Charlevoix volleyball goes 3-0 in hosted quad, Lions hand out week one coach honor
CHARLEVOIX — After making the rounds to others schools throughout Northern Michigan, the chance to host their first quad came for the Charlevoix volleyball team Tuesday.
The Rayders welcomed in Rogers City, St. Ignace and Onaway, coming away with a 3-0 day.
“Offensively we had some some great growth as we continue to see where each person is best,” Charlevoix coach Audra Randall said. “Defensively, girls are adjusted to their roles and getting better with each touch. Very proud and excited to see them grow and work better together.”
Charlevoix earned wins of 25-17 and 2-11 over Rogers City, then toped the Saints in games of 25-18 and 25-15. The final pair of wins over Onaway then came with the same score, with Charlevoix winning by in 25-19 sets.
Claire Scholten led with 57 assists and three aces, Anna Haf was 30-of-32 on serve receptions, had 28 digs and four aces, Addison Boop had 21 kills, Aeryn Larson had 18 kills and two blocks, Abbey Wright had 14 kills and an ace and Anna Kemp was 15-of-16 on receptions and had three digs.
Ava Boss also had five kills, Karlee Eaton had two aces and was perfect on serves and Kylee Rice went 12-of-12 on serve receptions and had six kills.
Charlevoix, now 8-2-1 overall, will get in a bit of a break before welcoming in Harbor Springs for their Lake Michigan Conference opener on Thursday, Sept. 8.
FOOTBALL
Lions Coach of the Week named
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have named Tony Sigmon of Whitehall High School the week one recipient of the 2022 High School Football Coach of the Week Program.
Sigmon’s Vikings kicked off the season with a convincing 54-26 victory over the 2021 Division 4 runner-up Hudsonville Unity Christian Crusaders. The Vikings outscored Unity Christian 27-0 in the 2nd half. Whitehall is currently ranked No. 2 in Division 4. On Thursday, September 1st, Whitehall travels to 1-0 Hastings for the first ever matchup between these two programs.
Sigmon is in his 10th season as head coach at Whitehall where he has compiled a 55-37 overall record while leading the Vikings to the playoffs during 7 seasons. Last season, Whitehall finished 8-3 and earned a share of the West Michigan Conference title for their first conference title since 1999. Sigmon is an art teacher at Whitehall High School and played football himself at Alma College.
Detroit Lions Football Education sat down with Tony Sigmon and Whitehall Athletic Director Brian Beebe to talk about what goes into building a football program at the high school level. Sigmon was also informed of his Coach of the Week selection on Head Coach Hangout. See his reaction and the entire interview by visiting www.DetroitLions.com/coachoftheweek.
Each week throughout the 2022 high school football regular season, one coach that best demonstrates success on and off the field, develops players’ character, discipline, and football skill in addition to emphasizing player health and safety in their program, will be recognized for his commitment to the team, school, and community. The winner is selected by a panel of high school football media members—Mick McCabe (Detroit Free Press), Hugh Bernreuter (Saginaw News), Bret Bakita (WOOD Radio-106.9 FM, 96.1 FM- The Game, Fox 17/Grand Rapids), James Cook (Traverse City Record-Eagle) and Scott DeCamp (CatchMark SportsNet).
(Provided release)
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Charlevoix volleyball goes 3-0 in hosted quad, Lions hand out week one coach honor
