Pickford Places Second at Onaway

Courtney Bruni Pickford

Pickford Panthers varsity volleyball team finished second during the Onaway Invitational, as Courtney Bruni was named the tournament's best player Saturday, January 27.

The Panthers finished 8-4 on the day and 6-2 in pool play after sweeping Johannesburg-Lewiston (25-14 and 25-16), Hillman (25-19 and 25-24), and splitting with Mackinaw City (17-25 and 25-19) and the host Cardinals (25-24 and 12-25).

Pickford upended Harbor Springs 25-15 and 25-21 in the semifinals before falling to Boyne City in the championship match, 20- 25 and 24-26.

Panthers Stats: Courtney Bruni, 13 digs, nine kills, one ace, one block kill; Renae Reich, eight aces, eight digs, one block kill; Veronica Gough, three aces, 17 digs, 10 kills, two block kills; Caitlin Mortinsen, two aces, 16 kills, four digs, three block kills; Melissa Kucharczyk, 24 assists, three aces; Kristen Schmitigal, 12 digs; Brittany Kucharczyk, three digs, two kills; Alicia Bjunes, two kills, two block kills; Alli Priskhorn, three digs.

Panthers Fall to Blue Devils

Pickford fell to Sault Ste. Marie 16-25, 25-16, 20-25, and 14-25 Monday, January 22.

Panthers Stats: Chelsey O'Connor, six kills, four digs, three assists, three block kills, one ace; Renae Reich, five digs, 11 assists, two kills, one ace; Caitlin Mortinsen, five kills, three block kills; Melissa Kucharczyk, 10 assists, two aces; Courtney Bruni, two digs, two kills, one ace, one block kill, one assist; Veronica Gough, four kills, three digs, one block kill, one assist; Brittany Kucharczyk, one kill, one block kill, one dig; Kristen Schmitigal and Alli Priskhorn, two digs.