Engadine Eagles captains (from left) Leah Blanchard, Kayla Miller, and Elisa Hobbs with the pink and white volleyball and T-shirts for the Dig Pink Volleyball game against Newberry Thursday, October 8. The Engadine Eagles varsity team, ranked number 11 in the state volleyball coaches association poll, and junior varsity volleyball team will host their second annual Dig Pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally Thursday, October 8, against the Newberry Indians.

October is the month set aside for high school and college volleyball teams to participate in Dig Pink and participating teams will set aside their traditional uniforms and wear special pink uniforms for this event.

Sponsored by the Naubinway Family Health Clinic, Mackinac Straits Hospital, and Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, the evening will full of special activities, raffles, information to help raise funds and awareness about breast cancer, and outstanding high school volleyball action between the Eagles and Indians.

Five area teams participated in the St. Ignace Invitational Saturday, September 26. Captains from each team include (front, from left) Holly Smith-St. Ignace, Jillian Collins-Cedarville, Kali Jo Marshall- St. Ignace, Callie Smith-Pickford, Kayla Miller-Engadine, Erica Leach-Pickford, Liz Schroeder- Rudyard; (back) Elisa Hobbs-Engadine, Christi Therrian-St. Ignace, Justine Hatfield-Pickford, Leah Blanchard-Engadine, Jenna Arnold-Cedarville, and Emily Jeffreys-Rudyard. Eagles Fall in Semifinals

During Articatz Tourney

The Engadine Eagles fell in the semifinals of the Articatz Volleyball Invitational Saturday, September 19 at Gwinn High School.

"This was a very competitive tournament and I was really pleased with the way the girls continued to improve throughout the day. Each girl on this team has an important role and they all work hard at every practice and the effort paid off," said Eagles Coach Kathy Miller.

Leah Blanchard Engadine The Eagles finished 8-2 in pool play after defeating Superior Central 25-21 and 26-24, Hancock 25-14 and 27-26, Chassell 25-16 and 25-21, and Gwinn 25-14 and 25-17, and falling to Calumet 19- 25 and 19-25.

In the quarterfinals, Engadine defeated Munising 23-25, 25-19, and 15-8 before falling to Houghton 25-23, 20-25, and 13-15 in the semifinals. Calumet downed Houghton for the championship.

Eagles statistics: Elisa Hobbs, 54 kills, 17 aces, 31 digs, nine block kills; Kacie Rutledge, 63 digs, six aces, two kills; Kayla Miller, 59 assists, seven aces, 12 digs, 19 kills, one block kill; Leah Blanchard, 14 kills, eight aces, 10 digs, two block kills; Morgan MacArthur, 29 digs, one ace, one kill; Katie Hobbs, 16 kills, four block kills, two digs; Lynzee Bigelow, 12 kills, 10 digs, one block kill; Tia Browning, two aces, six assists; Oyuna Gabbard, 13 digs, one ace; Lacey Bigelow, nine assists, six kills, five block kills; Kristy Swanson, four kills, and Kylie Swanson, three kills.

Callie Smith Pickford Engadine Sweeps Pickford

In EUPC Volleyball

Engadine swept Pickford 25- 18, 25-21, and 25-23 in an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference volleyball match Thursday, September 17.

Eagles statistics: Elisa Hobbs, 16 kills, four aces, four digs, one block kill; Kayla Miller, 24 assists, two aces, four digs, three kills, one block kill; Kacie Rutledge, 14 digs, two aces; Morgan Mac- Arthur, seven digs, one ace; Lynzee Bigelow, six kills, one block kill; Leah Blanchard, four kills, two aces, one block kill; Lacey Bigelow, two assists, one block kill, one kill; Oyuna Gabbard, four digs, one ace; Kylie Swanson, one kill, one block kill.

Jessica Graham Brimley Panthers statistics: Kristine Cline, seven digs, five kills; Justine Hatfield, five kills, two aces; Callie Smith, four blocks, three kills.

Saints Sweep Inland Lakes

In Non-League Match

The St. Ignace Saints swept the Inland Lakes Bulldogs during a home non-league match Thursday, September 24.

"The girls played very hard and tonight the effort paid off," said Saints Coach Gracia Marshall. "They are playing well as a team and that is important."

Saints statistics: Kali Jo Marshall, 24 assists, two aces, 14 good passes, 17 good serves, five digs, seven spikes, two kills, two blocks; Dana Schieding, 22 good passes, four aces, seven good serves, six digs, four assists, four kills, four spikes; Anna St. Andrew, 10 good passes, three aces, five good serves, nine digs, two blocks, two spikes; Holly Smith, eight good passes, two aces, five good serves, 15 assists, two blocks, two kills, two spikes; Carissa Cowell, 14 assists, seven spikes, two kills; Mallory LaLonde, seven good serves, seven good passes, two digs; Amber St. Andrew, six good passes, seven good serves, two aces; Martina Beaudoin, five good passes, five good serves, two kills, two spikes; Amanda Dixon, four good passes, four digs; Katy LaTour, five good passes, seven kills, five blocks, five spikes; Christi Therrian, three good passes, for good serves, seven spikes, six kills, four blocks; Lauren Winkelman, four good serves, two good passes.

Katie Tominac DeTour Eagles Defeat Raiders

In EUPC Match

The Engadine Eagles defeated the DeTour Raiders 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, and 25-15 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match Thursday, September 24.

Eagles statistics: Kayla Miller, 29 for 29 serving, 28 assists, four aces, two kills; Elisa Hobbs, 24 kills, four aces, four digs, two block kills; Kacie Rutledge, 27 digs, one ace; Katie Hobbs, eight kills, one block kill; Lynzee Bigelow, eight kills; Leah Blanchard, six kills, two aces; Lacey Bigelow, seven assists, one kill; Morgan MacArthur, two aces, four digs; Oyuna Gabbard, six digs.

Bays Down Trojans

In EUPC Match

The Brimley Bays won three of four matches over Cedarville 25- 11, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-1 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match-up Thursday, September 24.

Bays statistics: Ellen Routhier, 21 assists, six aces, two kills, two digs; Stephanie Lynn, 14 kills, four aces, one kill; Jessica Noyce, nine kills seven aces, one block; Jessica Graham, seven kills; Lynnette Carrick, two assists, two kills, two blocks.

Trojans statistics: Jillian Collings, eight assists, one ace, five kills; Jenna Arnold, seven kills; Stacy Moss, seven assists, five kills, one ace.

Chiefs Down Blue Devils

for Saints Invitational Title

The Cheboygan Chiefs defeated Sault Ste. Marie for the championship of the St. Ignace Invitational Saturday, September 26.

Five area teams competed in the tourney. Engadine finished with a 6-2 record in pool play after defeating Inland Lakes 25-18 and 25-22, Pickford 25-21 and 25-23, and Newberry 25-17 and 25-21. Engadine fell to the Blue Devils 23-25 and 19-25. Engadine lost to Cheboygan in the semifinals 25- 23, 17-25, and 11-15.

Rudyard, 5-3 in pool play, defeated Cedarville 25-21 and 26- 24, and Manisique 25-15 and 25- 9; split with St. Ignace 25-21 and 13-25, and lost to Cheboygan 14- 25 and 15-25 before losing to Sault Ste. Marie 25-19 and 25-12 in the semifinals.

St. Ignace, 4-4 in pool play, defeated Manistique 25-14 and 25-16, split with Rudyard 21-25 and 25-13, and Cedarville 22-25 and 25-21, and lost to Cheboygan 12-25 and 17-25.

Pickford, 3-5 in pool play, defeated Newberry 25-17 and 25- 21, split with Inland Lakes 25-23 and 17-25, and lost to Engadine 21-25 and 23-25 and Sault Ste. Marie 19-25 and 24-26.

Cedarville, 2-6 in pool play, split with Manistique 25-15 and 23-25 and St. Ignace 25-22 and 21- 25 and lost to Cheboygan 11-25 and 11-25 and Rudyard 21-25 and 24-26.

Bays Battle in Strong

Durand Invite

The Brimley Bays made the long trip to Durand High School, where they played in the Railroaders Invitational Saturday, September 19.

Competing against larger schools, the Bays won one of three games against the Class B Charlotte Orioles of the Capital Area Activities Conference 21- 16, 19-21, and 10-15. The Bays lost to Class A Lapeer West Panthers of the Flint Metro League 15-21 and 5-21; suffered defeats to Class C Byron Bulldogs of the OK Conference 19-21 and 11-21, and lost to the host Railroaders of the Genessee Area Conference 12-21 and 10- 21.

"This was definitely a different arena than the girls are used to playing in, but this was a great experience," said Bays Coach Rhonda Amble. "I was pleased with our overall play. Although the scores may not show it, in five of nine games we stayed with our opponents."

Brimley has not backed down on stronger competition this season with invitationals at Durand, Northern Michigan University, and Ferris State University, plus tough Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference matches.

"We needed another invitational and I went online and found the tourney at Durand. This was a great experience that will make us better for state tournaments," said the coach.

Bays statistics: Ellen Routhier, 41 assists, 11 digs, three kills; Stephanie Lynn, 21 kills; Jessica Noyce, 15 kills, two blocks. Bays Sweep

Raiders

in EUPC

The Brimley Bays swept the DeTour Raiders 25-23, 25-12, 25- 15 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match Thursday, September 17.

Bays statistics: Ellen Routhier, 16 assists, seven kill tips, five digs, four aces; Stephanie Lynn, 14 kills, eight aces; Jessica Graham, four kills three digs, two blocks; Jessica Noyce, four kills, three aces.

Raiders statistics: Kiah Barbeaux, seven kills, three aces; Darci Wilson, Nicole Melcer, four kills, Katie Tominac, three aces.

Brimley will host the Engadine Eagles in a key EUPC

Saints Down Trojans,

Fall to Hurons

The St. Ignace Saints volleyball team defeated Cedarville 25- 22, 25-15, 27-29, and 25-18 Thursday, September 17, but fell to the Rogers City Hurons 25-17, 19-25, 21-25, and 22-25 Tuesday, September 22.

Saints combined statistics: Dana Schaedig, seven aces, 71 good passes, 21 good serves, 18 spikes, eight kills, 13 digs; Kali Jo Marshall, seven aces, 69 assists, 29 good serves, 12 blocks, 25 good passes, 10 digs, 13 spikes, eight kills; Katy LaTour, 23 blocks, six assists, 20 spikes, 14 kills, eight good passes, seven good serves; Carissa Cowell, 50 assists, 17 good serves, 12 good passes, two spikes; Christi Therrian, 15 blocks, 17 spikes, seven good serves, six kills, four good passes, one ace; Mallory LaLonde, 23 good serves, 37 good passes, three digs, two aces, seven spikes; Anna St. Andrew, 15 good serves, two aces, 37 good passes, 14 spikes, four assists; Holly Smith, 23 assists, three blocks, three spikes; Lauren Winkelman, 24 good passes, five digs, one ace; Martina Beaudoin, 18 good serves, 30 good passes, five digs, seven spikes, two assists, three kills; Amber St. Andrew, 33 good passes, two aces, three good serves, four digs, and Amanda Dixon, three good serves, one dig.

Trojans statistics: Jenna Arnold, nine kills, six aces, one block; Logan Smith, four aces, and Stacy Moss, five assists.

In the junior varsity matches, the Saints took two of three against Cedarville 25-23, 21-25, and 15-12 and fell to Rogers City 21-25, 19-25.

Bulldogs Drop Matches to Chiefs

The Rudyard Bulldogs fell to Cheboygan 8-25, 18-25, and 11- 25 Tuesday, September 22.

Bulldogs statistics: Emily Jeffreys, 16 digs, six kills; Leah Wallis, 12 digs, 100% serving; Caitlyn Mudroch, eight digs, two block kills.