Three Tigers named to all-conference team

Three Red Oak High School volleyball athletes received All-Conference volleyball honors from the Hawkeye Ten Conference.
Junior outside hitter Gabi French was the lone Tiger to receive first team honors.
Senior setters Rachel Pierson and Brittany Walker received second team and honorable mention honors, respectively.
The three athletes played vital roles in taking Red Oak to its first state volleyball tournament since 2007. Red Oak was eliminated in the first round when they lost to eventual 3A champion, Mount Vernon.
French finished the season second in the conference in kills with 266 and also finished first on the team in digs. Pierson finished tied for fifth in the conference in assists with 353 along with Kuemper Catholic’s Hannah Riesberg. Walker finished second for the Tigers in the kills category with 168 and second in kills per game with 1.8.