Katy LaTour (left) and Kali Jo Marshall at the net during the St. Ignace/Brimley varsity volleyball match-up Tuesday, September 1. Brimley Downs St. Ignace

During Non-League Volleyball

The Brimley Bays swept the St. Ignace Saints 25-18, 26-24, and 25-12 during non-conference varsity volleyball Tuesday, September 1.

"We pulled everything together and our offense and defense was clicking," said Bays Coach Rhonda Amble. "St. Ignace is a good team and they are going to get stronger as the year goes on. Everyone stepped up against the Saints, but the difference was our defense."

Bays statistics: Ellen Routhier, 30 assists, four digs, two kills; Stephanie Lynn, 13 kills; Jessica Noyce, eight kills; Jessica Graham, seven kills, four aces, one block; Sydney Beaune, four aces, three kills, two digs, and Whitney Frazier, four digs, three kills, one block.

Tia Browning Engadine Saints statistics: Dana Schieding, 10 good serves, eight digs, five attacks; Kali Jo Marshall, 11 good serves, 17 assists, five attacks, five digs, two kills; one block; Katy LaTour, eight attacks, four blocks, three assists, two kills, one dig; Lauren Winkelman, eight good serves, four digs, one assist, one ace; Christi Therrian, two blocks, five attacks, five kills; Carrisa Cowell, 10 assists, six good serves, two aces, two digs; Holly Smith, 10 assists, three good serves, one block; Anna St. Andrew, five good serves, three attacks, two assists, two digs, one kill; Amber St. Andrew, four good serves, two digs; Martina Beaudoin, five good serves, three digs, and Amanda Dixon, two good serves, two good passes.

In the junior varsity match, Brimley defeated St. Ignace two games to one.

Eagles Sweeps Indians, Comets

Ellen Routhier (3) returns the ball for Brimley against Christi Therrian (12) of St. Ignace. in Non-League Matches

The Engadine Eagles swept the Newberry Indians 25-15, 25-16, and 25-16 during a non-league road match Tuesday, September 1, and downed Mackinaw City 25- 13, 25-14, and 25-8 in a home contest Thursday, September 3.

Eagles statistics vs. Indians: Elisa Hobbs, 13 kills, four aces, four block kills; Kayla Miller, 19 assists, four kills, one ace; Kacie Rutledge, 16 digs, five aces; Morgan MacArthur, five aces; Lynzee Bigelow, three aces, two kills; Katie Hobbs, three kills, one ace; Lacey Bigelow, three assists, one block kill; Kylie Swanson, one block kill.

Eagles statistics vs. Comets: Tia Browning, seven aces, 22 for 22 serving; Leah Blanchard, three aces, six kills; Elisa Hobbs, nine kills, two block kills, one ace; Morgan MacArthur, three aces, four digs; Kayla Miller, 11 assists, four kills; Kacie Rutledge, eight digs, one kill; Lynzee Bigelow, two kills, one ace, one block kill; Lacey Bigelow, five assists; Katie Hobbs, three kills.

Amanda Dixon serves for the Saints against the Bays. "Tia Browning got her first start and did a great job against Mackinaw City," said Eagles Coach Kathy Miller. "She works hard in practice and is improving rapidly after sitting out last year."

Bulldogs Split Tri-Match The Rudyard Bulldogs split their tri-match, defeating Cedarville 25-13, 25-20, but falling to Cheboygan 16- 25 and 11-25 Tuesday, September 1.

Bulldogs combined statistics: Leah Wallis, 10 kills, seven assists; Emily Jeffreys, 14 digs, eight kills; Hunter Perry, 10 assists, 100% serving against Cedarville, four aces; Liz Schroeder, seven digs; Caitlyn Mudroch, four kills, two block kills.

Emily Jeffreys Rudyard Trojans Fall to Raiders in

EUPC; Drop Tri-Match

to Chiefs, Bulldogs

The Cedarville Trojans fell to DeTour 23-25, 20-25, and 24-26 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference contest Thursday, September 3, and dropped the trimatch to Cheboygan 21-25, 10-25 and Rudyard 13-25, 20-25 Tuesday, September 1.

Trojans statistics vs. DeTour: Jillian Collins, 13 assists, two kills; Jenna Arnold, 12 kills, two aces, one block; Stacy Moss, three aces, seven assists, two kills; Logan Smith, three kills, one ace.

Trojans combined statistics in tri-match: Stacy Moss, 20 assists, three aces, two kills; Jenna Arnold, 11 kills, three aces; Hope Wittmus, three aces, two kills, two blocks; Logan Smith, three kills, one ace.

Stacy Moss Cedarville Raiders Sweep Comets

in Non-League Volleyball

The DeTour Raiders continue to be the surprise of the Eastern Upper Peninsula’s young volleyball season after sweeping the Mackinaw City Comets 25-11, 25- 17, and 25-10 Tuesday, September 1.

Raiders statistics: Kiah Barbeaux, five aces, six kills; Darci Wilson, eight kills; Abby Stocking, four aces, four digs; Kesse Kelleghan, nine assists.
Darci Wilson DeTour