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Volleyball: Lady Trojans made strides

Volleyball

CARNEY — Forest Park’s improvement from the first days of the season to the end was evident in an MHSAA Division 4 District 99 volleyball semifinal.

The Lady Trojans were thumped early in the season by eventual Skyline Central Conference champion Carney-Nadeau. Those same Wolves had a more difficult time beating Forest Park 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-18) in the district Wednesday.

“It was a night and day difference of how our team performed against Carney in the beginning of the season to tonight,” FP Coach Ana Cornelia said after the match. “It was a hard fought volleyball match. I’m proud of how the girls held their heads high, because they left everything they had on the floor. I will say this team sure knows how to fight back even when things aren’t going their way.”

Cornelia said “that’s been a common occurrence for this team.”

“They have been resilient to anything that has been thrown at them,” she said. “Everyone on this team has continued

to push themselves, and their teammates to make the team better. These young woman embody the true meaning of being a good teammate.”

Mercedes Simmons’ 10 kills, Sydney Honkala’s 18 assists and Cassie Divine’s 5 solo blocks led the Trojans, who finished the season 12-17-3 overall and 6-5 in the conference.

“It’s been a pleasure to coach this team and I will miss our senior captains very much, but I look forward to working even

harder in the gym next year with these young woman,” Cornelia said.

Summary:

Caitlyn Bloomberg — 1 ace

Cassie Divine — 2 kills, 5 solo blocks

Destiny Ferrara — 2 aces, 7 digs

Elle Soderberg — 1 kill, 2 solo blocks, 2 block assists

Kelsey Ragio — 3 kills, 6 digs, 1 solo block

Laina Toivonen — 5 kills, 1 dig

Mercedes Simmons — 2 aces, 10 kills, 2 solo blocks, 2 block assists

Sydney Honkala — 1 ace, 1 kill, 18 assists, 2 digs

Elaina Perry — 1 ace, 1 assist

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