Leah Blanchard Engadine The Engadine Eagles and the Brimley Bays shared the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference championship with 7-1 records after De- Tour forfeited the final league match with Engadine and Brimley defeated the Cedarville Trojans 25-10, 22-25, 25-20, and 25- 20 Thursday, October 29.

Bays statistics: Ellen Routhier, 32 assists, five aces, four digs; Stephanie Lynn, 10 kills, four aces; Jessica Graham, nine kills, five aces; Jessica Noyce, eight kills, five digs; Whitney Frazier, seven kills; Lynnette Carrick, three kills, two blocks.

Cedarville statistics not available.

"I am very happy with the intensity girls are playing heading into the districts," said Bays Coach Rhonda Amble. "We are co-champs in the EUPC and all the girls played well all season."

"We wanted to play DeTour, but we didn't have the final say. We are co-champs with Brimley," said Eagles Coach Kathy Miller.

Mallory LaLonde St. Ignace Eagles Down Panthers

in EUPC Volleyball

The Engadine Eagles lost the first match 20-25 before posting 25-19, 25-13, and 25-21 road victories over the Pickford Panthers Monday, October 19.

"We started out slow after not practicing for a week due to illness," said Eagles Coach Kathy Miller.

Eagles statistics: Elisa Hobbs, 17 kills, four aces, eight digs, four block kills; Kayla Miller, 18 assists, three aces, eight digs, one kill; Kacie Rutledge, 17 digs, two aces; Lynzee Bigelow, six kills, three aces, three digs; Leah Blanchard, seven kills, one dig; Lacey Bigelow, nine assists, one dig, one block kill, one kill; Oyuna Gabbard, four aces, seven digs; Kylie Swanson, two kills, one block kill; Morgan MacArthur, one ace.

Pickford statistics not available.

Saints Take Bays to Five

Matches Before Losing

The St. Ignace Saints took the Brimley Bays to five matches before falling 25-21, 11-25, 25-22, 20-25, and 12-15 during a non-conference contest on the Bays’ home court Tuesday, October 27.

"Everyone contributed with a balanced effort," said Bays Coach Rhonda Amble. "St. Ignace has improved since early in the season and tonight reminded me of the old days when every match against the Saints was a fight to the end."

Bays statistics: Jessica Graham, 19 kills, two aces, two blocks; Stephanie Lynn, 15 kills, three aces, three digs, one block; Jessica Noyce, five aces, six kills; Sydney Beaune, 41 assists, three aces, four kills; Lynnette Carrick, nine kills, five aces, four assists; Whitney Frazier, six kills, three assists.

Saints statistics: Holly Smith, 18 sets, 15 good serves, two aces, two blocks; Lauren Winkelman, 18 good serves, two aces, 18 good passes; Dana Schieding, 40 good passes, one block, eight good serves, four spikes; Anna St. Andrew, 25 good passes, 16 good serves, three kills; Mallory LaLonde, 15 good passes, 12 good serves, two aces; Christi Therrian, nine spikes, three sets, three blocks; Kali Jo Marshall, 37 sets, 10 good serves, 22 good passes, six spikes, two blocks; Carissa Cowell, 25 sets, three spikes; Martina Beaudoin, three good serves, eight good passes; Katy LaTour, 10 kills, eight spikes, nine blocks, three sets; Amanda Dixon, six good passes; Amber St. Andrew, seven good passes, two good serves.

Saints Complete Regular

Season With 1-9 Mark at SAC

The St. Ignace Saints volleyball team completed the regular season with a 1-9 mark at the Straits Area Conference (SAC) meet at Cheboygan Saturday, October 31.

The Saints split with Rogers City 25-20, 15-25 and lost to Rudyard 19-25, 23-25, Newberry 22-25, 20- 25, Sault Ste. Marie 19-25, 18-25, and Cheboygan 19-25, 9-25.

Saints statistics: Kali Jo Marshall, 110 sets, 30 good serves, two aces, two blocks, nine kills, 15 spikes, five digs; Dana Schieding, 35 good serves, four aces, 115 good passes, 10 sets, 10 spikes, 10 assists, 10 digs, one block; Christi Therrian, 27 spikes, 14 kills, 18 blocks, two sets; Holly Smith, 10 good serves, two aces, 36 sets, three kills, two spikes, two blocks; Lauren Winkelman, 16 spikes, eight kills, 12 blocks; Mallory LaLonde, 20 good serves, four aces, six digs; Carissa Cowell, 90 sets, eight good passes; Martina Beaudoin, 15 good serves, three aces, 20 good passes.

The Saints were without the services of Katy LaTour and Amber St. Andrew for the SAC tourney, owing to illness.