Petoskey, Mackinaw compete in Indian River; Charlevoix takes on Mt. Morris Invite

INDIAN RIVER — Making up for a missed tournament earlier this season, the Petoskey volleyball team traveled to an Inland Lakes hosted tournament over the weekend.

Mackinaw City was also one of the 12 teams in attendance with the Northmen.

Petoskey opened with a win over Pickford in pool play, 25-18 and 25-21, then dropped a match with a tough Rudyard squad, 25-11 and 25-16.

The final pool play match then came against Traverse City St. Francis, who Petoskey split with, falling 25-23 before winning 25-18.

A matchup against Alpena first came in bracket play and a 25-23 loss opened the match. Petoskey then rebounded with wins of 25-15 and 15-11.

In the semifinal round, Petoskey then met Sault Ste. Marie and dropped the match by scores of 25-18 and 25-17.

Katelyn Wodek led Petoskey with 37 kills, Faith Bailey had 32 kills and five aces, Brynn Jonker added 13 kills and Lia Iacoangeli had 85 serve receptions, 36 digs and seven aces.

Olivia DeGroot also had 87 assists for Petoskey and Bailey added 39 serve receptions and 27 digs.

For Mackinaw City, the day came with just a round through pool play, which first came with a loss to Sault Ste. Marie in sets of 25-22 and 25-15.

The Comets then split with Oscoda, falling 25-18 before a 26-24 win in the second. The day later closed with another split against Johannesburg-Lewiston, who earned a 25-13 win in the opening set. The Comets then ended on a high note of a 25-21 win.

Marlie Postula had 38 assists, 17 digs, five kills and two aces on 24 of 24 serving, Madison Smith had 16 kills, five blocks and 16 digs, Larissa Huffman had 16 kills and 20 digs, Raeann Hingston had 26 digs and seven kills and Ella House added four aces. Julia Sullivan also had a pair of aces.

Mackinaw City (17-7-5) next heads to a match against DeTour-Cedarville on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Petoskey will next welcome in Alpena for a Wednesday, Oct. 20 match.

Charlevoix at Mt. Morris

MT. MORRIS — The Charlevoix volleyball team picked up some great competition over the weekend when they traveled to the annual Mt. Morris Invite.

The Rayders advanced their way to the semifinal round of bracket play before eventually falling to Carleton Airport.

“What I like about this tournament is each team really attacked different parts of our court and each zone really learned a lot defensively and tried to problem solve on the move,” Charlevoix coach Audra Randall said. “Overall we competed well, we learned, we are stronger in many ways but also know we need to work on keeping our tempo and attitude of ‘us’ as a team to be more consistent.  The talent is there on this Rayder team, but we have to continue to grow together as a team and carry that to our postseason.”

In pool play, Charlevoix opened with a loss to South Lyon East, falling 25-22 and 25-22, then split with Everest Collegiate in a 25-22 loss again, then a 25-9 win.

The final pool play game came as a win over Plymouth Christian, as they dropped a 25-22 opener, then earned a 25-19 win.

In the opening round of pool play, the Rayders met Freeland to start and dropped a 25-13 first set. They then rebounded with a 25-17 victory, sending it to extras, where they came through with a 15-11 victory.

Carleton Airport then topped the Rayders by scores of 25-23 and 25-19 in the semifinals.

Grace Lentz finished the day with 55 kills, nine blocks and went 54 of 55 on serve receive.

“Grace had a great day, really leading her team throughout the whole day,” added Randall. “She has such a nice demeanor on the team and everyone enjoys what a dedicated and hard working teammate she is everyday.”

Claire Scholten added 93 assists, 47 digs and six kills, Patria Muriel went 63 of 67 on serve receptions and had 56 digs, Anna Haf had 23 digs, 10 kills and three aces, Taylor Petrosky had 20 digs, 17 kills and 36 serve receptions, while Kylie Rice had 36 digs and eight aces.

Charlevoix next wraps up LMC play with a visit from Grayling Tuesday.

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