One area volleyball team is represented on the first class 1A rankings released on Monday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union with Winfield-Mt. Union making the cut. 

The Wolves are slotted No. 15 to start the year and look to improve off of a 22-11 campaign. They finished second in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division with a 7-1 mark and only lost two players to graduation. Four all conference selections return for their senior year in Bradie Buffington, Keely Malone, Melina Oepping, and Keetyn Townsley. Buffington led the group with 192 kills, Oepping was second with 157, Malone set everything up with 526 assists, and Townsley took care of the defense with 458 digs. 

Wolves’ Head Coach Dave Pieart tells KCII Sports those four are a great foundation to build around. “They represent a middle, outside, setter, and libero so we have a very solid core everywhere in our positioning with a lot of experience. All four were playing as freshmen and they were a part of our conference championship two years ago. I hope to use their experience to our advantage.”

WMU will start the fall on Thursday when they travel to Keokuk.