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Comet girls take two more
The Comet girls are getting a handle on tailoring their defense to combat their opponents’ offensive attack, as the Comets sat in their zone defense to turn back the Washburn Cardinals in District 10 action, then switching from man-to-man when their zone wasn’t doing enough to shut down the Bulldogs.
Comets finish fourth at Velva
The Underwood Comets are going to use the upcoming break from school to work on a lot of things.
Comets snare third in New Salem
The Comets captured the third-place trophy at the New Salem Invitational this past Saturday after the tournament game times were eventually shuffled around enough to actually get to play.
Underwood Comets take two
Two game – two wins. That’s how Underwood Head Coach Jared Kautzman likes to get things started.
Seniors leading Comets run for regionals
The Underwood Comets were dealt a serious blow to their lineup before the season even started this year as a senior guard suffered a football- and basketball-season-ending knee injury during a football game.
Bulldogs top Comets in three
The Underwood Comets struggled to get their mojo back Thursday night in the Region 5 third-place game after falling Tuesday night to Shiloh, putting the Comets in the third-place match-up against Flasher.
Comets bump off Miners in ‘5’ opener
The fifth-ranked Comets kept their state dreams alive Monday night when they bumped off the 4th-ranked Wilton-Wing Miners in three sets Monday night.
Comets bump off Holsteins; ready for regionals
Barring any strange upsets, the Underwood Comets will be the fifth seed going into this week’s regional tournament in Washburn, taking on Wilton-Wing, with the game starting at about 4:30 or 5 p.m., depending on the length of the preceding game.
Comets look to rebound from downward funk
Bruno Mars is all about uptown funk being a great thing. Being in a volleyball funk – not so much.
Injuries continue to hamper Cougars
Not much is as it was expected to be this year on the Cougars’ gridiron.
