Fans at Thursday's non-league contest between the Paton-Churdan Rockets (Churdan, IA) and the visiting Storm Lake St. Mary Panthers (Storm Lake, IA), observed Paton-Churdan's volleyball team top Storm Lake St. Mary by a count of 3-1.

The Rockets (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Orient-Macksburg (Orient, IA). The Bulldogs enter the non-league contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Orient-Macksburg was knocked off by Melcher-Dallas (Melcher, IA), 3-2, in a league contest.

Next, the Panthers battle the East Sac County Raiders (Lake View, IA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, August 31. Storm Lake St. Mary will attempt to move on its 0-1 season record. The Raiders enter the contest with a 1-1 record after their 3-0 league win over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (Ruthven, IA).