The Mackinac Island Lakers in action against Munising Baptist Tuesday, September 29, include (from left) Morgan Brodeur-Bunker (3), Diana Dupre (5), Halee Tokarz (16) (setting the ball), Hailey Armstrong (2), Adrienne Rilenge (4), and Amelia Roe (14). Lakers Enjoy Successful

Volleyball Season

The Mackinac Island Lakers volleyball team is enjoying a successful season after posting a 4-1 record during the last five matches.

The Lakers swept Munising Baptist 25-6, 25-14, and 25-15 Tuesday, September 29, downed Ojibwa Charter 25-2, 25-9, and 25-14 Tuesday, September 24, fell to Posen 18-25, 22-25, and 10-25, Tuesday, September 22, and defeated Hannahville 25-11, 25- 18, and 25-19 Friday, September 18, and 25-22, 25-19, and 25-18 Saturday, September 19.

“The girls have played hard and worked together as a team,” said Lakers Coach Terri Armstrong.

Sydney Beaune Brimley Lakers combined statistics: Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, 163 sets, 8 good serves, 28 aces, 58 good passes, one kill; Marie Bunker, 73 good passes, 30 good serves, eight aces, seven kills, two blocks; Jane Finkel, 33 good serves, two aces, 33 good passes, 24 sets, seven kills; Jessica Beaune, 36 good passes, nine aces, 27 good passes, four sets; Hailey Bean, 24 good passes, 10 good serves, six sets, one ace; Maggie Chambers, 39 good passes, 19 kills, 12 good serves, four aces, 10 sets, four blocks; Hailey Armstrong, 20 good serves, five aces, four good passes; Amelia Roe, 12 good passes, three good serves, three kills; Halee Tokarz, five good serves, five good passes; Adrienne Rilenge, seven good passes, and Diana Dupre, two good serves, two good passes, one kill.

Lakers To Host Invitational

The Mackinac Island Lakers will host the annual volleyball invitational Saturday, October 10.

Elisa Hobbs Engadine The 10 teams to participate include the Lakers, Beaver Island, Vanderbuilt, DeTour, Hannahville, Northern Michigan Christian Academy, Paradise, Posen, Alanson, and Wolverine.

Bays Down Eagles

in EUPC Showdown

The Brimley Bays defeated the Engadine Eagles in a four-game match 16-25, 25-15, 25-19, and 25- 19 to gain a share of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference lead with the Eagles Thursday, October 1.

"This was a big night for the Brimley volleyball program," said Bays Coach Rhonda Amble. "After dropping the first match, the team showed character in coming back to win four straight."

Bays statistics: Stephanie Lynn, 12 kills, five aces; Ellen Routhier, 27 assists, eight digs, four aces; Jessica Noyce, nine kills, one block; Lynnette Carrick, six digs, two blocks, one kill; Sydney Beaune, 37 pass/ receives, three aces, two digs; Whitney Frazier, four kills; Jessica Graham, nine kills, one block.

Leah Wallis Rudyard No statistics for Engadine were available at press time.

Elisa Hobbs Earns

All-Tourney Honors

Senior Elisa Hobbs of Engadine High School earned All- Tournament honors during the St. Ignace Invitational Saturday, September 26.

The Eagles finished 6-2 in pool play and were defeated by the eventual champions, the Cheboygan Chiefs. in the semifinals. Individual game scores were published in the October 1 issue of The St. Ignace News.

Eagles statistics: Elisa Hobbs, 33 kills, 19 kills, six block kills, four aces; Kayla Miller, 33 for 33 in serving, 45 assists, nine kills, 12 digs, four aces; Leah Blanchard, 13 kills, four aces, one block kill; Lacey Bigelow, 12 assists, seven kills, one block kill; Kacie Rutledge, 40 digs, three aces; Morgan MacArthur, 18 digs, 12 kills, two aces, two block kills; Lynzee Bigelow, eight kills; Oyuna Gabbard, eight digs, four aces; Tia Browning, five digs; Kristy Swanson, one kill; Kylie Swanson, one block kill.

Abbey Stocking DeTour Bulldogs Down Indians,

But Fall to Panthers

The Rudyard Bulldogs defeated Newberry 25-14, 25-20, and 25-10 during a Straits Area Conference match, but lost to Pickford 25-22, 8-25, and 9-15 Tuesday, September 29.

Bulldogs statistics vs.

Newberry: Liz Schroeder, nine points; Hunter Perry, 14 for 14 serving, three aces, three kills, three block kills; Leah Wallis, six digs, six assists, three kills, three block kills.

Abbie Andrezejak Pickford Bulldogs statistics vs. Pickford: Hunter Perry, 13 for 13 serving, nine points, three aces, nine digs; Emily Jeffreys, eight digs, five kills, one block kill; Caitlyn Mudroch, three kills, one block kill; Leah Wallis, eight assists, seven digs, three kills, one block.

Leah Wallis Earns

All-Tourney Team Honors

Leah Wallis was named to the all-tournament team at the St. Ignace Invitational, where the Bulldogs’ team effort was the key to their success. The Bulldogs advanced to the final four before falling to Sault Ste. Marie.

Bulldogs statistics: Leah Wallis, 40 assists, nine kills, two block kills; Emily Jeffreys, 26 kills, 17 digs, five aces, one block kill; Hunter Perry, 17 digs, five kills, five aces, one block kill; Liz Schroeder, 16 digs, five aces; Caitlyn Mudroch, 10 digs, five kills, two block kills.

Carissa Cowell St. Ignace Rudyard Downs Inland

Lakes

Rudyard downed Inland Lakes 25-16, 13-25, 25-13, and 25-15 during a non-conference match Thursday, October 1 at Inland Lakes.

Bulldogs statistics: Leah Wallis, 20 assists, four kills; Emily Jeffreys, 11 kills, four blocks; Caitlyn Mudroch, eight kills; Liz Schroeder, five kills; Morgan Zeeryp, 13 digs; Hunter Perry, nine digs, three kills.

Raiders Down Comets

DeTour downed Mackinaw City 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, and 25-22 during a non-conference home match Thursday, October 1.

Raiders statistics: Jesse Kelleghan, 18 assists seven aces; Abby Stocking, seven digs; Darci Wilson, 11 kills, Kiah Barbeaux, five kills, five digs; Abby Stocking, seven digs, Nicole Melcer, four kills.

No statistics for Mackinaw City were available at press time.

Panthers

Defeat Trojans

Pickford swept Cedarville 25-11, 25-19, and 25-19 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference match Thursday, October 1 at Cedarville.

Panthers statistics: Rachel Reich, 14 assists; Kristen Cline, five aces, nine digs, four kills; Justine Hatfield, six kills, four blocks.

Trojans statistics: Stacy Moss, seven assists, three kills; Jillian Collins, six assists, two aces, three kills; Jenna Arnold, three kills; Hope Wittmus, two kills.

Saints Fall to Panthers, Chiefs

St. Ignace fell to Pickford 25-19, 25-13, and 25-19 during a non-conference match Wednesday, September 30, and fell to Cheboygan 25- 13, 25-18, 25-7, and 25-7 in a Straits Area Conference contest Tuesday, September 29.

Panthers statistics: Callie Smith, 10 kills, 18 digs, two aces; Abbie Andrzejak, 10 assists, four aces; Kristen Cline, 18 digs, two kills.

Saints statistics vs. Pickford: Kali Jo Marshall, 17 assists, 14 good passes, eight attacks, six digs, two blocks; Dana Schieding, 19 good passes, nine attacks, one ace, two digs, four assists; Carissa Cowell, 15 assists, one attack; Holly Smith, 14 assists, two aces, two digs, one kill; Anna St. Andrew, 14 good passes, four good serves, one ace, one attack; Martina Beaudoin, six good passes, five good serves, two attacks, one dig; Katy LaTour, five kills, five attacks, four blocks; Christi Therrian, four kills, four blocks, two attacks; Amber St. Andrew, 15 good passes, two digs; Mallory LaLonde, four good passes, three good serves; Lauren Winkelman, five good passes.

Saints statistics vs. Cheboygan: Kali Jo Marshall, 14 assists, three aces, four attacks, two kills, two blocks; Carissa Cowell, 13 assists; Holly Smith, 11 assists, two attacks; Dana Schaedig, six attacks, three kills, three digs; Christi Therrian, five attacks, two blocks, four kills, two assists; Katy LaTour, two blocks, two kills, one attack; Anna St. Andrew, three aces, one digs, one assist; Amber St. Andrew, two aces; Martina Beaudoin, one ace.