O’Neill traveled to Aktinson on Saturday, October 11th, to take part in a 7th grade triangular.  The first match of the day was against Atkinson and the team was defeated 25-19 and 25-20.  Abby Krysl served 11/13 for 10 serving points, and 2 servings points were contributed by each of the following girls: Janet Rodriguez, Nicole Babutzke, Brooke Bauer, and Shelby Skopec.

In the second match-up, O’Neill faced Valentine.  In the first set Valentine took an early 12-0 lead on one strong server, and the Eagles had a hard time overcoming the early deficit.  The game ended up 25-12 in favor of the Badgers.  In the second game the roles were reversed as Brooke Bauer at one point scored 7 straight aces and the Eagles won 25-17.  The Eagles fell 15-7 in the deciding game , but not without strong efforts of setting up the ball and working for 3 hits each volley.  Brooke Bauer’s 11 points led all  while Janet Rrodriguez contributed an additional 4 points towards the Eagles’ efforts.  The team looks forward to their last match of the season on Monday, Oct. 20 as they host West Boyd at O’Neill High School.