Engadine Volleyball To Host Breast Cancer Awareness Rally October 23
By David Latva

Kayla Miller Engadine

The Engadine Eagles varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams will host the Cedarville Trojans Thursday, October 23, and the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference teams will participate in the Dig Pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally that will begin at 6 p.m.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has granted teams permission to set aside their traditional uniforms, allowing them to wear pink T-shirts for the event. Each player will secure a sponsor for her Dig Pink shorts, which they may dedicate in honor or memory of a loved one who has battled cancer.

Fundraising activities that will take place include T-shirt sales, raffles, and a bake sale, hosted by the Engadine junior high volleyball teams.

The pink and white game ball will be auctioned off and signed by the team of the winning bidders' choice.

Organizers are encouraging spectators to dress in pink. Those who do will be entered into a raffle for a special prize.

Contact Engadine High School at 477-6449 for more information.

Eagles Sweep Indians The Engadine Eagles swept the Newberry Indians in three games (25-9, 25-10, 25- 9) during a nonc onference match Monday, October 6.

Leah Blanchard Engadine

The Eagles improved to 18- 9-1 overall.

Eagles statistics: Kayla Miller, three aces, 100% serving, eight assists, three kills; Lauren MacArthur, 12 aces, three kills; Shannon Browning, four aces; Kacie Rutledge, three aces, three assists; Elisa Hobbs, two aces, eight kills, one block kill; Leah Blanchard, four kills, one block kill; Lynzee Bigelow, two kills; Oyuna Gabbard, two aces.

No statistics were available for Newberry.

Eagles Drop EUPC

Match to Bays

The Engadine Eagles dropped an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match to the Brimley Bays in five games (18-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17, 13-15) Thursday, October 9.

"It is tough to lose a conference match on your home court," said Eagles Coach Kathy Miller. "I was pleased with our improvement at the serving line."

Eagles statistics:

Kayla

Miller, five aces, 100% serving, 22 assists, one kill; Kacie Rutledge, one ace, 100% serving, seven assists, one block kill; Shannon Browning, 12 digs, three aces; Elisa Hobbs, 21 kills, three aces, two block kills; Leah Blanchard, 10 kills, three aces, one block kill; Lauren MacArthur, three aces, six kills; Lynzee Bigelow, six kills; Oyuna Gabbard, one ace.

Emily Sposito St. Ignace

No statistics were available for Brimley.

Saints Down Bulldogs

in Five-game Match

The St. Ignace Saints lost the first two matches to the Rudyard Bulldogs (22-24, 13-25) before bouncing back with three consecutive victories (25-20, 25-22, 15- 12) to improve to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in the Straits Area Conference Tuesday, October 7.

Saints statistics: Holly Smith, 22 good serves, three aces, 49 sets, eight good passes, two attacks; Emily Sposito, 17 good serves, 11 sets, 10 attacks, four good passes, five digs, one kill assist; Dana Schieding, 15 good serves, two aces, 28 good passes, three digs; Amanda Coveyou, 15 good serves, four aces, five attacks, five blocks, four good passes, two kills, one dig; Kali Jo Marshall, 14 good serves, 44 sets, 17 attacks, 17 good passes, two digs, one kill assist; Marcie Rickley, six good serves, 38 good passes, 20 sets, 18 attacks, eight digs, seven kills, two blocks; Molly Therrian, 17 good passes, one dig, one attack; Christi Therrian, five sets, five attacks, three kills, two blocks; Brooke Allan, six attacks, four good passes, three digs, two sets.

Christi Therrian St. Ignace

Amaris Sets School Dig Record

Rudyard senior Dolly Amaris set a new school match record with 29 digs against the Saints Tuesday, October 7.

Bulldogs statistics: Amaris Dolly, 29 digs, nine aces; Caitlin Murdoch, nine kills, two block kills; Betsy Wileman, nine kills, four block kills; Leah Wallis, 17 assists.

Rudyard 4-4 at Escanaba

Invite

Rudyard recorded a 4-4 record at the Escanaba Invitational Saturday, October 11. The Bulldogs defeated Marquette in two games (25-22, 25- 13), split with Ishpeming (18-25, 25-20) and Negaunee (16-25, 25- 17), and lost to Gladstone (16-25, 18-25).

Bulldogs statistics: Emily Jeffreys, 13 kills, six aces, 11 digs, two block kills; Amaris Dolly, 29 digs, six aces, 100% serving; Katia Locke, 10 assists; Leah Wallis, six assists.

Katia Locke Rudyard

Mackinac Island 10-2 During

Lakers Invite Mackinac Island finished with a 10-2 overall record during Lakers Invitational Volleyball Invitational, which was won by the DeTour Raiders at Mackinac Island Saturday, October 11.

The Lakers swept Vanderbilt, Paradise, Northern Michigan Christian Academy (NMCA), and Maplewood Baptist Academy in two games, split with DeTour for a 9-1 mark in pool play, and split with NMCA in the semifinal match.

DeTour won the championship, followed by NMCA, Mackinac Island, and Beaver Island.

The Lakers will host a tri- match with Hannahville and Beaver Island Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1.

Lakers statistics: Danielle Wightman, 45 points, 15 aces, 81 good passes, 18 sets, seven kills; Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, 200 sets, 41 points, seven aces, 84 good passes, two kills; Michi Mullings, 38 points, nine aces, 100 good passes, 19 sets, 14 kills; Marie Bunker, 26 points, five aces, 119 good passes, 15 sets, 10 kills; Maggie Chambers, 22 points, two aces, 69 good passes, 25 kills, 11 sets; Kate Dupre, 11 points, 38 good passes, four sets, three kills; Arial Leeper, 23 good passes, three sets; Hailey Bean, four points, one ace.

Danielle Wightman Mackinac Island

Lakers Sweep Black Bears

The Mackinac Island Lakers swept the Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears in three games (25-8, 25-17, 25-20) during a non-conference match Tuesday, October 7.

Lakers statistics: Danielle Wightman, 21 points, eight aces, 15 sets, 12 passes, six kills; Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, 12 points, five aces, 35 sets, 10 passes; Marie Bunker, six points, two aces, seven passes, two kills; Arial Leeper, five points, nine passes, three sets; Kate Dupre, five points, one pass; Michi Mullings, six points, 10 passes; Maggie Chambers, three points, five passes; Hailey Bean, two points, one pass.

Trojans Fall to Bays, Panthers

The Cedarville Trojans fell to the Brimley Bays in four games (25-10, 9-25, 23-25, 18-25) Thursday, October 2, and to Pickford in four games (25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 21-25).

Trojans combined statistics: Billie McLeod, 25 kills, three aces, two blocks, one block kill; Jillian Collins, 47 assists, six aces; Jessie Duncan, four aces, four kills; Jenna Arnold, seven aces, eight kills, four block kills; Kacie Simpson, four aces, three kills; Rebecca Dowdell, four kills, four aces, two blocks; Ashley Sweeney, four aces, one kill.

Panthers statistics: Justine Hatfield, eight kills, seven aces, eight blocks; Cheyenne Cline, five kills two aces, two blocks; Callie Smith, seven kills, two four aces; Rachel Schmitigal, 21 assists.