Republic’s volleyball teams swept Parkview Tuesday, with the freshman, JV and varsity teams picking up victories.
The freshmen followed up on their win at the Joplin tournament with a victory in straight sets, 25-8, 25-19. The JV team dropped the first set, but rebounded to take a 3-set victory, 22-25, 25-19, 25-14. The victory keeps the JV squad’s undefeated record intact.
In the varsity match, 5th-ranked Republic won a close one in the first set, 26-24. They took the second set 25-20, to improve to 7-3-2 on the season.
Nicole Hallam led the Lady Tigers with 8 kills. She hit .500 for the match. Jordan Jones had 24 assists. Elle Aston and Mallory Long had 12 digs apiece to key the defensive effort.
The varsity team has a week off, and will return to action at Ozark next Tuesday. The JV team will host the Republic Tournament this weekend.
