The Troy Middle School Volleyball team took the short trip to Midway to take on the Doniphan West Mustangs. Troy B team was the first to take the court. The Lady Trojans played hard and were able to put together some successful volleys with good serves and returns from Makenna Thomas, Adleigh Popple, and Tillie Keller. Despite their improved performance, they were unable to pull out a win in their 2 matches.
Next to take the court was the A team. The Doniphan West team had a distinct height advantage coming into the match, but the Lady Trojans played hard to keep the matches close. Braelyn Popple, Kenadee Christopher, and Nicole Judd provided solid back row defense against the strong Doniphan West hitters while Harper Whetstine, Alyson Grable, and Cadence Popple made some key plays at the net. Despite their efforts, the Lady Trojans fell to the Mustangs in both sets.
The night concluded with the C team games. The C team showed improvement in their serving and passing and rallied to force 3 matches before Doniphan West came away with the win. Annamaria Root and Jacqueline Jenkins stepped up when their team needed them and made substantial contributions to their team's efforts.
The Lady Trojans A team will be on the road Saturday as they travel to McLouth for a tournament this weekend and hope to seek out a win.
The Troy Trojans Middle School football team traveled to Midway on Thursday, September 16th to clash with the Mustangs.
The offense came out aggressive, scoring multiple touchdowns in the first quarter. Everything was firing on all cylinders. Lane Hall (OL) did an excellent job blocking up front, opening holes for the running backs. Brayson Elrod (QB) and Bransen Elrod (C) came in as a quarterback-center-brother duo and accumulated some yardage.
On defense, the Trojans were stingy, allowing zero points. Kaston Jasper (S) made sure nothing ran behind Troy’s defense. Holden Bowe (DT) and Colton Luedke (DT) stuffed attempted runs up the middle.
The final score was 38-0 in favor of the Trojans. Troy improves their record to 3-0. They host the Centralia Panthers next Thursday (9/23). Game time: 6:30pm.
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Troy High School Volleyball - Sat., Sept. 18th at Hiawatha Tourney. Lady Trojans will play at 9 a.m. on Court 1.
Admission - $5 adult/$3 children - NO Passes
Good Luck Ladies!
TMS Lady Trojans will play at McLouth Volleyball Tourney - Saturday, September 18th. First game at 10 a.m.
Good Luck Lady Trojans!
HS Student Council Fundriaser - Sept. 15 - Nov. 10th! Contact bcluck@troyusd.org for information.
Troy High School volleyball team was on the road Tuesday, September 7th to Frankfort in a tri with Axtell. JV came into the night 0-3 from last week’s Quad at Blue Valley. They took a win against Axtell first 25-13 and 25-17 but came up short against Frankfort 20-25 and 18-25. Varsity also came into the night 0-3, looking to pick themselves up a win still in the start of the season. They took on Frankfort first and completed through both sets finishing 14-25 and 16-25. Their second game of the night, Varsity came out with a fight and periods of holding the lead but didn’t finish with a win 14-25 and 24-26. Freshman team finished the night with a game against Frankfort, and took away with a win 25-17, 22-25 and 15-13. Troy is back on the road Tuesday, September 14th to Axtell in a tri with Doniphan West.
Troy Middle School Lady Trojans A team took on Onaga for their season home opener. The Trojans came out slow in the first game, but were able take the second game and force a 3rd. The Trojans took the win in 3. Harper Whetstine and Braelynn Popple led the way with serves, Nicole Judd and Cadence Popple received the ball exceptionally well. Alyson Grable and Kennedy Christopher each had kills.
The B team didn't come out with the Win but they continue to improve. Jacqueline Jenkins and Annamaria Root were able to go on a run with their serves. Passes by Tillie Keller and Violet Mullins, along with Makenna setting the ball very well wasn't enough, as they fell to Onaga in two sets.
The Lady Trojans take on Doniphan West Thursday at Midway starting with a C game at 4pm.
By Coach Kelli Rodgers
Troy Trojan Cross Country
The Troy Trojan Cross Country team competed last week at Washington County taking home two medals. Medals were awarded to Gracie Grable who placed 19th and Macy Grable who placed 20th in the varsity girls race. Sara Houghton also competed finishing 33rd with a personal best of 31:26. Jake King competed for the boys finishing 58th with a season best time of 30:15. Cross Country will be back at it this Thursday at Mclouth.
Submitted by Coach Roger Purdy
Picture by Megan Grable
