Roadrunner Spikers Take Two of Three to Start new Season

In their first varsity action of the season, the Roadrunner volleyball team came home with a winning record and more confidence while leaving Clarke with a broken net. After losing a tough match to Winterset early in the night, Interstate bounced back taking out their anger from the defeat by smashing Clarke and Lenox in two games respectively.

The quadrangular ended with Interstate, Clarke, and Winterset all taking two matches. In the final match of the night senior Olivia Sulentic brought down more than a group of shell shocked Lenox Tigers. The net was brought down by a powerful right-handed spike attempt.
"The sheer velocity of the ball broke the net." commented Ellen Lupkes.

The Roadrunners will head to the ADM tournament in Adel on Thursday September 1.

Strong First Half Propels the Roadrunners to Victory

With over 400 total yards of offense, the Roadrunners took down the North Mahaska Warhawks 47 to 6. The Roadrunners were galvanized by strong performances by running backs Sam Bedwell, Andrew Morris, and Alex Middleton. Middleton, a sophomore, had over 100 yards on only four carries on the night. The ground game was balanced out by almost 100 yards passing through the air with Tommy Bregar doling out a touchdown pass to Tanner Bean on the second play on offense and Briar Vogel for the last score of the first half that pinned the Warhawks back 33 to 6 right before intermission.

A hard-hitting Interstate defensive core held North Mahaska in check most of the night. Among the hard hits, freshman defensive back Zach Goering recorded his first interception of his high school career. The Roadrunners look to improve their record to two and zero this Friday at their first home game against an undefeated Southeast Warren Warhawk squad.

Roadrunner JV starts season on top

The junior varsity football team needed a first quarter wake-up call against Southeast Warren Monday. After a botched opening kickoff, the Warhawks were able to steadily take the ball down the field and punched in the first touchdown with a little over four minutes left in the first quarter. The Roadrunner offense then answered with 18 unanswered points to reserve their first win of the season. With a final score of 18-6 in favor of the home team, the same JV Roadrunners look to improve their record next Tuesday at home against Panorama.