Patriots open volleyball season with Adrian tourney

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team went winless in the Adrian tournament on Saturday, but coach Meghan Zylstra said it was a great opportunity to shuffle players around and see where her team needs to improve before Tuesday.
The Patriots were without two starters Lanae Elbers and Larissa Steinhoff, which hurt them at the net.
Zylstra said the team struggled with blocking and getting kills.
“It was a little hard today with two starters being gone,” she said. “But I feel like some of our younger girls really stepped it up today to try and fill holes and having to readjust.”
H-BC, Central Minnesota Christian, Adrian-Ellsworth, and Martin County West participated in the tournament. 
H-BC lost to CMC 15-25, 7-25, to Adrian/Ellsworth 8-25, 18-25 and MCW 18-25, 12-25
“Communication needs work, along with serve receive, and our defense needs to be solidified before Tuesday,” Zylstra said. 
The Patriots were scheduled to take on Viborg-Hurley Tuesday night in Hills, and then they’ll be off until they travel to Luverne Sept. 10 and to Southwest Christian in Edgerton Sept. 13.