Pella Christian Volleyball Falls in Both Matches at Grinnell Triangular

The Pella Christian volleyball team made the trip to Grinnell Thursday night for a triangular against the hosts and Class 2A #4 Grundy Center, and fell in straight sets in both matches.

The Eagles opened the night against the ranked Spartans squad and fell 25-14, 25-15, before closing out the night with a 25-20, 25-21 loss to the host Tigers. Against Grundy Center, Brynn Roozeboom recorded four kills in the match, while Rachel Kacmarynski added three and Brynn Runner dished out nine assists. Addie Van Arendonk added two aces in the opener. In the second match against Grinnell, Van Arendonk and Kacmarynski each had five kills in the loss, while Runner added another 15 assists and two aces.

Pella Christian fell to 10-11 overall on the year with Thursday’s results, and are now off until the Grand View Christian Quadrangular on Monday, October 6th.

Pella Christian Football Travels to Centerville Tonight

The Pella Christian football team will seek to pick up their first win of the season on the road tonight, traveling to Centerville for a Class 2A District 7 game.

The Eagles fell to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the district last Friday, dropping their district opener to PCM 58-27. Meanwhile, the Big Reds enter the contest with unblemished records of 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the district, earning victories against Knoxville, Fairfield, Chariton, and Davis County. Centerville features one of the top offenses in 2A over the first four weeks of the season, leading the class in total touchdowns (26), while also ranking second in passing touchdowns (13) and third in both all-purpose (2,061) and passing yards (1,053). Pella Christian head coach Rich Kacmarynski said that it will take a complete effort in all phases of the game to knock-off a good Big Reds squad.

“Offensively, we need to control the line of scrimmage and control the ball. I’d like to play a little keep away [from the Centerville offense] tonight. And then obviously we’ve got to keep leverage on their receivers, get the pass rush on the quarterback, and not give up any big plays. We’ve got to make them earn everything and we need to punish their receivers when they catch the ball, and I think those are all things we can do.”

Coverage of Eagles football at Centerville tonight can be heard live on 92.1 KRLS, beginning with pregame coverage at 6:30 pm.