Local Sports: Monroe volleyball mixes skill and luck against Dundee
DUNDEE – Monroe volleyball fans knew it was going to be their night.
Sydney Button hit a ball into the net on set-point in the second set that rolled along the top of the net before finally dropping to the floor for the winning point.
A strong performance and a dash of that kind of luck lifted the Trojans to a 25-6, 25-23, 25-12 win over Dundee Thursday.
“I was really pleased on how the team came out to play tonight,” Monroe coach Angela Tedora said. “We only had two hitting errors and were aggressive at the net.”
Monroe had key serving strings in the first and third sets.
Mary Tedora stepped to the line with her team leading the first set 12-6 and served up the final 13 points, including 6 aces. Addy Simmons delivered four straight points following a Dundee timeout in the third to help her team pull away.
Button (11 kills) and Simmons (.666) led the hitters, while Brynn Reece (15 assists) and Alana Aulph directed the offense well. Anna Tedora led the defense with 15 digs, Mary Tedora collected 7 aces and Mara Bica also served well for the 7-9-1 Trojans.
Briley Bordine had 10 digs for Dundee. Kennedy Irwin and Macy Salenbien led with 3 kills apiece and Katie Beaufait and Lola Salenbien each had 4 assists.
Monroe’s junior varsity won 25-15, 25-21, 15-8. Trinity Sieb and Zoe Leach led the offensive attack and Bri Murphy served well.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Airport cruises
LINCOLN PARK − Joelle Shrewsbury (16) and Peyton Zajac (12) combined for 28 assists as Airport breezed to a 25-20, 25-11, 25-9 win over Lincoln Park Thursday.
Savannah Barkley led with 10 kills and Renee Shrewsbury added 9. Jade Mittendorf was credited with 7 digs and Sophia Goins 5.
Airport’s junior varsity also won.
Andrews leads Whiteford
DEERFIELD – Alaina Andrews racked up 20 assists and 3 aces to lead Whiteford to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-21 win over Britton Deerfield Thursday night.
Alyssa Ulery was credited with 14 digs. Allison Spradling 7 kills and 3 aces and Maddie Bieber 7 digs as the Bobcats improved to 7-6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Tri-County Conference.
Summerfield’s Fietz shines
MORENCI – Julie Fietz did a little of everything for Summerfield Thursday with 11 points, 5 aces, 6 kills and 6 digs in a 25-11, 25-21, 25-21 win over Morenci.
Ava Fisher (11 points, 4 digs), Addy Ciacelli ( 7 points, 3 kills, 10 digs, 21 assists), Kailee LaPlante (5 points, 9 kills, 7 digs), and Sophia LaRocca (3 aces, 4 kills, 12 digs) were other standouts for the Bulldogs.
The junior varsity also won 25-13, 25-17, 15-8. Mia Miller, Kyra Horak, and Sarah Prati led the way.
Big night for Zaranka
GIBRALTAR – Skylar Zaranka accumulated 14 kills and 15 digs, but Gibraltar Carlson fell 25-17, 25-18, 19-25, 19-25, 15-12 to Trenton.
Abby Schenavar (11 kills, 3 blocks), Emma Ferguson (31 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces), and Gloria Llakmani (18 digs) also had impressive numbers for the Marauders.
Mason called off
ERIE – Erie Mason's match against Sand Creek had to be postponed Thursday because of a power outage at Mason.
PREP SOCCER
Monroe, Bedford tie
Monroe and Bedford played to a 1-1 tie in the first night soccer game at Monroe’s Bill Bunkelman Field Thursday.
Monroe scored a first-half goal when Brian Palmer outran the defense to track down a pass from Austin Dunn and tucked it into the far corner of the net.
Zach Janowicz answered in the second half for Bedford.
Monroe appeared to have netted the game-winner with 30 seconds left when Talen Swinkey curled a fee kick around a defensive wall and into the net, but the referees ordered a re-kick. The second try bounced off the crossbar.
“Very entertaining game and one of the best performances of the season by the Trojan soccer team,” Monroe coach Ian Cooke said.
PREP SWIMMING
Hester, Carter lead way
DUNDEE – Brook Hester (backstroke, 50-yard freestyle) and Sara Carter (breaststroke, 100 freestyle) were double winners as Dundee beat St. Mary Catholic Central 111-62 and New Boston Huron-Taylor 115-63 Thursday.
The Vikings also swept the relays and got individual wins from Joslyn Ball (individual medley), Kaylee Imo (200), Lia Parry (butterfly), and Lilly Ratliff (500).
Emma Schramm and Kiersten Matzinger went 1-2 in diving and both have now qualified for Regionals.
McKenzie Kidd, Maya Zaleski, Monika Burkardt, Mary Claire Wright, Katelyn Rutkowski, Kaylee Kamprath, Catherine Ambs, Sunny Duran, Isabelle Niedermeyer, Brigeta Yahoo, and Joyce Dietrich had strong performances for SMCC, which beat Huron 104-71.
“The Kestrels swam amazing tonight,” SMCC coach Gretchen Bylow said.
Huron freshman Isabella Maitland had a pair of second-place finishes and joined Jenna Nieman, Lillian McGunagle, and Amelia Campbell for a season-best time in the medley relay.
Diver Alyssa Henniger had a personal-best score for Huron.
McNamara sets records
FLAT ROCK – Lauren McNamara set school records in three of her four swims Thursday, but Flat Rock fell 90-75 to Woodhaven.
She set individual records in the 200-yard freestyle and breaststroke, and teamed with Riley Chevalier, Sophia Chan and Ashlin Woodman to set a school record and qualify for state in the 400 relay.
McNamara, Chan, Chevalier, and Bella Thomas won the medley relay.
Chan ruled the 50 and 100 freestyles and Chevalier was first in the individual medley and 500.
Lincoln stops Monroe
WILLIS – Lauren Lahna, Nicole Rykse and Delani Willey were the top point earners for Monroe in a 98-62 loss to Ypsilanti Lincoln Thursday.
Abby Dieckmann and Natalie Synowiec also swam well.
Time drops for Mules
SALINE – Jordan Brabbs shaved three seconds off her best time in the 50-yard freestyle and freshmen Izzy Richman and Lily Landolt swam well for Bedford in a 141-43 loss to Saline Thursday.
Hannah Smith and Gracie Ahl had second-place finishes for the Mules.
PREP TENNIS
Monroe players perfect
Monroe won every match in a 6-2 win Thursday over Jackson, which got its only points on voids.
The Trojans took the top three singles flights with Azariah Duran, Hosea Duran, and Jack Drougel, and the top three doubles slots with Christian Koszka-Lombardo-Kyle Pafford, Max Hassett-Zane Johnson, and Elliott Moore-Booke Shipe.
Devils nip Milan
GROSSE ILE – Grosse Ile pulled out a pair of crucial three-set matches to escape with a 5-3 win over Milan Thursday.
Wins for 10-5-4 Milan came from Zach Fink, Nathan Bowman-Tyler Denham, and Luke Morse-Zach Farmer.
PREP GOLF
Monroe third
Monroe finished in third place during a Southeastern Conference tri-meet Thursday at Carrington Golf Club. Ann Arbor Pioneer was first with 173, Ypsilanti Lincoln second with 193, and the Trojans scored 212.
Kendra Zureki and Makayla Hammond each shot 51 to lead Monroe, Allison Casey had a 53, and Katelyn Boss carded a 57.
Lincoln's Emily Moore was medalist with a 37.
Balance not enough
TEMPERANCE – Bedford got a 49 from Ashlen Trimmer, 50 from Grace Lump, 51 from Elyse Czarnik and 52 from Elaina Smith, but it was not enough for Bedford in a 185-202 loss to Chelsea Thursday.
PRO BASEBALL
Hens’ streak ends
TOLEDO – The Toledo Mud Hens had their franchise-record, 12-game winning streak snapped with a 9-8 loss to Columbus Thursday, but bounced back to win the second game of the doubleheader 7-2.
Kody Clemens, Daz Cameron and Brenton Davis had two hits each in the first game. Clemens homered in the second game and he and Zach Short had two hits apiece.
Toledo (83-61) is five games behind Nashville in the International League West.
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