Kayla Miller Engadine The Engadine Eagles varsity volleyball team improved to 7-4-2 overall and 3-0 in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of the Pickford Panthers (25-18, 26- 24, 25-18) Thursday, September 20.

"This team continues to amaze me," said Eagles Head Coach Kathy Miller. "We were down 14-3 in the second match and the girls didn't lose their heads, and kept working together for a two-point win. The girls are doing everything I have asked of them."

Eagles stats: Shannon Browning, 11 of 11 in serving for 100%, one ace; Tristina Browning, 29 assists, five kills, three aces; Shauni Rutledge, 19 kills, one ace; Elisa Hobbs, six kills, one block kill; Lauren MacArthur, five kills; Jamie Maison, two kills, one ace; Kayla Miller, four kills, one ace.

Panthers stats: Melissa Kucharczyk, 12 assists, two aces; Veronica Morrison, four kills, one ace; Justine Hatfield, three kills, two aces; Courtney Bruni, five kills, two blocks.

Engadine will travel to DeTour to face the Raiders Thursday, September 27.

Black Bears

Becky Rader Maplewood Sweep Comets,

Fall to NMCA

Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears swept the Mackinaw City Comets (25-10, 25-10, 25-20) Thursday, September 20, and fell to Northern Michigan Christian Academy (19-25, 25-14, 6-25, 29- 27, 12-15) Tuesday, September 18, during non-conference matches.

Black Bears stats versus Comets: Becky Rader, six aces, 10 kills; Jillan Hill, six aces, Cherith Plesscher, six kills.

Black Bear Stats versus NMCA: Becky Rader, eight aces, 12 kills, seven blocks; Cherith Plesscher, six aces, four kills, five saves; Jillan Hill, six aces, 15 assists, four kills.

Bays Down Raiders

The Brimley Bays downed the DeTour Raiders (25-19, 25-21, 25- 11) during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match Thursday, September 20.

Bays ztats: Courtney Amble, seven kills five assists, three aces; Amber Aikens, 11 kills, three aces; Ellie Routhier, 17 assists; Jenna Somes, seven kills.

Arial Leeper Mackinac Island Raiders Sweep Lakers

DeTour Raiders swept the Mackinac Island Lakers (25-21, 25-6, 25-20) during a non-conference match Tuesday, September 18.

Lakers stats: Morgan Brodeur- Bunker, seven points, two aces, eight good passes, five sets, two kills; Michi Mullings, three points, 10 good passes, two kills; Arial Leeper, three points, eight good passes; Danielle Wightman, three points, three aces, four kills, two blocks; Karlena Mosley, three points, 15 good passes, eight sets; Maria Bunker, two points, one ace, six good passes, two blocks; Shayleen Mosley, two points.

In the junior varsity game, the Raiders edged the Lakers 25-23.

The Lakers' Jane Finkel recorded five good passes and three digs and teammate Kate Dupre notched six sets, and six good passes.

Veronica Morrison (4) of Pickford returns the ball against St. Ignace Monday, September 10.