Capac volleyball sweeps Dryden
TRI-CITY AREA — Capac claimed a 25-14, 25-11, 25-18 win against visiting Dryden in a Big Thumb Conference Blue Division varsity volleyball encounter on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
MaryBeth Klein (seven) registered Capac’s top ace outputs. Liliana Uribe-Arce (12) and Madelynn Dudley (nine) registered Capac’s highest kill totals. Capac also received 22 set assists courtesy of Klein.
Abby Tonkoshkur and Stori Zink led Dryden with three ace serves each. They were backed by Elaina Yatros (two aces) along with Karley Phillips and Celine Nguyen (one apiece).
Angelina Urick added a block to Dryden’s cause.
Imlay City finishes 2-1, Almont goes 0-3 at BWAC Tourney
The Imlay City and Almont varsity volleyball teams managed 2-1 and 0-3 marks, respectively, at the BWAC Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Imlay City opened its three-match tournament stint with a 25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 25-16 win against Cros-Lex. That was followed by a 17-25, 15-25, 25-14, 16-25 loss to North Branch and a 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 30-32, 16-14 victory over Richmond.
Mia Zepeda (43), Evelyn Robertson (36), Mia-Ann Grapentin (26) and Millie Craven (24) amassed Imlay City’s highest kill totals. Roslyn Bruman (46), Lyla Russell (37), Zepeda (32), Isabella O’Malley (21), Robertson (16), Kendall Jones (11) and Grapentin (nine) registered Imlay City’s digs. Grapentin (17), Robertson (eight), Craven (seven) and Zepeda (two) generated Imlay City’s blocks. Zepeda (11), Bruman (six), Russell (five), Jones (four), O’Malley (three) and Grapentin (one) managed Imlay City’s ace serves while O’Malley (84), Jones (35) and Russell (15) added Imlay City’s set assists.
Almont began tournament play with a 17-25, 11-25, 12-25 setback to Lutheran North. That was followed by a 19-25, 23-25, 21-25 loss to Yale and a 16-25, 24-26, 23-25 setback to Armada.
Madison Derk (25), Cora Wangler (18), Emily Howard (15), Norah Bishop (six), Jocelyn Stewart and Nora Battaglia (two each) along with Lilly Samp, Kali Tencza and Aubrey Hrubetz (one apiece) collected Almont’s kills. Tencza (40), Wangler (35), Howard (32), Derk (25) and Battaglia (11) managed Almont’s digs. Bishop and Stewart (two each) supplied Almont’s blocks.
Tencza (five), Wangler (four), Allie Johnson and Howard (three apiece) and Derk (one) contributed to Almont’s ace serves. Wangler (34) and Battaglia (28) added Almont’s set assists.
Dryden turns back SASA
DRYDEN — Dryden picked up a 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 victory over host Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy in a non-league varsity volleyball battle last Thursday.
Kayla Lapka (five), Abby Tonkoshkur and Celine Nguyen (three each) plus Karley Phillips and Elaina Yatros (two apiece) furnished Dryden’s ace serves.
Tonkoshkur and Phillips (one each) provided Dryden’s kills.
Dryden also received two blocks courtesy of Tonkoshkur.
Almont drops match to Cardinal Mooney
ALMONT — Almont fell 19-25, 18-25, 21-25 to visiting Cardinal Mooney in a non-league varsity volleyball matchup on Monday, Oct. 26.
Madison Derk (10), Kali Tencza (nine), Nora Battaglia (six), Emily Howard (five) and Cora Wangler (three) furnished Almont’s digs.
Serena Evola and Lilly Samp (two each) along with Jocelyn Stewart (one) contributed to Almont’s blocks.
A group consisting of Derk (five) plus Allie Johnson, Samp, Tencza and Wangler (one apiece) supplied Almont’s ace serves. Battaglia and Wangler shared the setting responsibilities for Almont. They managed 12 and eight assists, respectively.
Almont winds up 3-0 at quad
The Almont varsity volleyball team wound up with a 3-0 mark in non-league action this past Wednesday. Cros-Lex is where the action unfolded. Almont started things off with a 25-19, 25-5 win at Marine City’s expense. That was followed by a 25-22, 15-25, 25-23 victory over Marlette and a 16-25, 25-17, 25-23 triumph against Lake Fenton.
