Volleyball: Gresham eliminates Niagara
GRESHAM, Wis. — Gresham ended Niagara’s volleyball season Thursday, downing the Badgers 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-18) in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal.
“We couldn’t get a rhythm going,” said Niagara head coach Carol St. Arnauld. “We had moments of greatness but they were sporadic and too infrequent.
“Gresham was scrappy and kept us on our toes and they played smart. This year we had two sophomores and two freshman that were in our starting line-up, so we were young and at times, especially tonight, it showed.”
Jasmine Racine and Allison Wells each had five kills for the Badgers (11-17-3).
“It’s unfortunate that our season comes to an end tonight,” St. Arnauld said. “I know we are a better team than we played, but sometimes that’s just how it goes.”
The veteran coach expressed appreciation to seniors Allison Wells, Sydney Weber, Maddie West, Addelynn Amundson and Abi McCarthy.
“I would never doubt their love for the game,” she said. “They all will be greatly missed.”
Three Lakes will host Gresham for the regional title Saturday.
Niagara performance summary:
Jasmine Racine — 3 aces, 5 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs
Jessica Oratch — 1 block
Allison Wells — 5 kills, 8 digs
Sydney Weber — 1 kill
Maddie West — 1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 5 digs
Abi McCarthy — 9 assists, 6 digs
Annalise Colenso — 1 assist, 12 digs
Cassie Gill — 2 kills, 1 block, 1 assist, 2 digs
Julia Brown — 2 digs
Alyssa Ivey — 1 kill
Faith Borchardt — 11 digs
Wykons sweep L’Anse
IRON RIVER — West Iron County swept a third straight volleyball opponent Thursday.
The Wykons celebrated Senior Night by downing L’Anse 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-12) in West PAC volleyball at Charles Greenlund Gymnasium.
Rachael Tefft led the Wykons with nine kills and Victoria Maloney had eight.
WIC (15-11-7, 4-3) swept Forest Park and Norway earlier in the week.
The Wykons complete the regular season Tuesday at Houghton.