Tag: "GirlsVolleyball"
VOLLEYBALL: North Branch sweeps Notre Dame Prep to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — North Branch has ventured along a treacherous path so far this postseason. It has all proven to be worth it. The second-ranked Bronchos swept host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Tuesday, 25-18, 25-14, 26-24 in a Class B state quarterfinals matchup to advance to Thursday’s […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL sweeps Cardinal Mooney
MARINE CITY — Allison Samulon slammed 11 kills with four aces Monday, as Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes swept host Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 3-0, in CHSL volleyball play. The Lakers stymied the hosts 24-19, 25-17 and 25-16. Courtney Wightman had eight kills and Devon Valent chipped in with six aces and five kills […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Keating, Troy romp Troy Athens in three sets
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — An overmatched but upstart Troy Athens girls volleyball team was tied with favored Troy 7-7 in the first game of their rivalry match. Troy senior Hope Keating made sure that was as close as the visiting Red Hawks would get. Keating’s 12-point serving streak helped […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Troy struggles at East-West tourney
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WARREN — Troy volleyball coach Vince Muscat had five goals for his team. Be the first to 10. Make the opponent the first to call a time-out. Be the first to 20. Make the opponent the first to call a second time-out. Play well in the last five […]
Oakland Christian holds off Lutheran Northwest
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROYAL OAK — Priscilla Larned never thought she’d see the day. The veteran Auburn Hills Oakland Christian volleyball coach celebrated her 37th wedding anniversary with her husband, Patrick Larned, Tuesday night. “This was a great anniversary present,” admitted Larned, whose team swept Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 3-0 in a […]
Lahser outlasts Adams in five-game marathon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a five-game marathon, sometimes it’s the little things that can carry a team to victory. On Tuesday for Bloomfield Hills Lahser, it was the littlest player on the court, Megan Cunningham, that made the difference. The 5-foot-4 sophomore libero was all over the volleyball court, […]
Level Headed: Ninth-ranked Dragons keeping state ranking in stride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rankings are a huge part of sports. They often don’t measure up to an exact science, but they exist in just about every sport and at just about every level. So when Lake Orion’s volleyball team learned Monday that the Dragons were ranked in the state […]
