Rob Kleinschmidt knew he had talent and depth inside his Middleton boys volleyball program this season.
Last week, he found out just how much.
The Cardinals were placed in contact tracing quarantine on March 17. That meant Middleton’s JV Red team was called into action last Saturday against Appleton North and Kimberly — two state powers.
Appleton North defeated Middleton, 25-17, 25-23, 25-20 and Kimberly toppled the Cardinals, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19. Both matches were extremely competitive and the Cardinals discovered how strong their program is from top to bottom.
“We learned a lot about what it takes to compete at the highest varsity level,” Middleton JV coach Josh McCall said. “Every player showed me something special throughout the day.”
Before the Cardinals’ varsity team was put into quarantine, they rolled by Fort Atkinson, 25-7, 25-12, 26-24 on March 15.