Kristi Kamphuis serves for Mackinac Island volleyball team during the first match of the day against Maplewood Baptist. Lakers Take Black Bears

in Three of Five Matches

Mackinac Island defeated Maplewood Baptist Academy in three out of five matches in volleyball.

The Black Bears won the first match 28-26. Then the Lakers took the next two, 25-16 and 25-15. Maplewood rebounded and won the fourth match 25-22. Mackinac Island won the deciding match 15- 11.

Black Bears Hand

Lakers First Defeat

Maplewood Baptist Academy defeated Mackinac Island 50-44 Thursday, December 21, in the first setback this season for the Lakers.

Mackinac Island opened the season with seven consecutive victories before suffering the non-conference defeat.

The Lakers held a 10-9-scoring edge after the first eight minutes before the Black Bears outscored the Lakers 14-3 in the second quarter for a 23-13-halftime advantage.

Maplewood increased the lead to 30-17 at the 5:24 mark as Brad Shaw, who scored 12 points in the first three quarters, hit a threepointer and a two-point field goal to begin the second half.

The Lakers have three sisters playing on the volleyball team (from left): Karlena, Shayleen, and Shelbie Mosley. The Lakers regrouped to outscore the Black Bears 14-2, which included the final 12 points of the quarter, closing the margin to 32-31.

Michael Gamble scored to open the fourth quarter to give the Lakers its first lead (33-32) since the opening quarter. Allen Orr converted a three-point play for Maplewood and Woody Beardsley made two free throws to tie the score at 35, with 6:26 remaining in the game.

Shaw continued his offensive strength with six points to lift the Black Bears to a 15-9 advantage, clinching the road win.

Black Bears Stats: Brad Shaw, 18 points, four rebounds; Caleb Rader, 15 points, 10 rebounds; Allen Orr, 10 points, nine assists, six rebounds; Jason King, five points, 12 rebounds; John Kelly two points; Tony Sherman, four rebounds.

Lakers Stats: Woody Beardsley, 18 points; Tyler McLean, 11 points; Michael Gamble, six points; Paul Fisher, five points; Tymon Horn, four points.

Lakers Sweep Ojibwe

Mackinac Island swept Ojibwe of Brimley 86-42 in basketball and the Lakers volleyball team upended Ojibwe 25-15, 25-22, and 25-10 Tuesday, December 19.

Lakers Hoops Stats: Woody Beardsley, 39 points; Tyler McLean, 21 points; Michael Gamble, 11 points; Tymon Horn, six points; Thomas Rilenge, five points; Paul Fisher, four points.

Lakers Volleyball Stats: Karlena Mosley, 14 points, 26 sets, four digs; Kristi Kamphuis, 11 points, nine kills, three sets, three digs; Danielle Wightman, nine points, six kills; Shayleen Mosley, five points,

four digs, two kills; Arial Leeper, five points, two kills, two digs; Shelby Mosley, five points, two digs, Marie Bunker, four points.

Black Bears Sweep Ojibwe

Maplewood Baptist Academy swept Ojibwe 83-52 on the hardwood and the Black Bears volleyball team downed Ojibwe 25-16, 25-10, 18-25, and 25-16 Monday, December 18.

Black Bears Hoops Stats: Caleb Rader, 35 points, 11 rebounds, six steals; Allen Orr, 14 points, six assists; Jason King, seven points; Tony Sherman and Shawn Rader six points; John Kelly, four points, eight rebounds.