The Friendly Little War

Throughout the winter and spring sports seasons, the female athletes from Scales Mound and River Ridge are teammates – whether in basketball or softball, they work together and have built some strong friendships. But in the Fall, Volleyball, is the only sport in which they get a chance to square off against each other ... and that means a lot.

"Oh, it's huge," said Gwen Miller of River Ridge. "For me it's bigger than Galena."

And with both teams having vastly improved, strong young squads this season, the conference opener in Elizabeth was ... tense to say the least.

In game one, neither team...