Middleton’s girls volleyball team finished in fourth place at the highly-competitive Appleton West Invite last Saturday.
The Cardinals went 3-2 overall, going a perfect 3-0 in pool play, then losing a pair of playoff matches.
“We started out the tournament strong, but were not able to maintain the same level of play,” Middleton coach Franco Marcos said.
The Cardinals opened with a 25-10, 25-16 win over Wausau West.
Mane Bobadilla had three aces, 10 kills and eight digs, while Leia Peterman had three aces and 14 digs. Reed Espie had three blocks, Bre Schlueter had 20 assists and Logan Welti had six kills.
The Cardinals then toppled Waupaca, 25-14, 25-21.
Bobadilla had 13 kills and five digs, while Schlueter had two aces and eight assists. Espie had five kills and 2.5 blocks, and Peterman had 10 digs. Welti added eight digs, Rachel Severson had 12 assists, and both Morgan Schmitt and Grace McMurray had two aces.