Prep Roundup: Lenawee Christian volleyball sweeps at Onsted Invite
ONSTED — The majority of Lenawee County's volleyball teams were at Onsted Saturday for the Onsted Invite where Lenawee Christian came out on top.
The Cougars went 6-0, beating Leslie (25-7, 25-13), Quincy (25-15, 25-3) and Hudson (25-18, 25-7) in pool play before taking out Onsted (25-16, 25-16), Addison (25-20, 25-12) and Adrian in the final (25-22, 27-25).
The Maples went 3-2-1, beating Jonesville (25-6, 25-20), splitting with Whiteford (25-19, 24-26) and falling to Addison (25-22, 25-19) in pool play before eliminating Hudson (25-7, 25-21) and Madison (12-25, 25-11, 15-11).
Addison went 3-2, knocking off Adrian and Jonesville (27-25, 25-18) in pool play before falling to Whiteford (25-23, 25-14). The Panthers got some revenge on the Bobcats, eliminating them 25-20, 25-14, before falling to LCS in the semis.
Madison was the other semifinal team, sweeping pool play against Morenci (25-15, 25-21), Reading (25-19, 25-23) and Onsted (25-22, 25-21). The Trojans knocked out Morenci in the quarterfinals, 15-25, 25-21, 15-6, before falling to Adrian in the semis.
Hudson went 2-2, winning its first two matches against Quincy (25-14, 25-9) and Leslie (25-12, 25-15) before falling to LCS in pool play and Adrian in the quarterfinals.
The host Wildcats went 1-2-1 with a win against Reading (26-24, 25-17) and split with Morenci (15-25, 25-16) and loss to Madison before losing in the quarterfinals to the champions, LCS.
Morenci also went 1-2-1 with a win against Reading (25-17, 25-21) before splitting with Onsted and dropping two matches to Morenci, but forcing a third set against the Trojans in bracket play.
Top Performers
Lenawee Christian
Isabelle Kirkendall: 66 kills
Gabby Bryja: 121 assists, 21 aces
Ally Day: 20 digs
Adrian
Morgin White: 51 digs, 46 kills, 7 aces
Lauren Fraser: 35 kills, 6 aces, 5 blocks
Liv McKenzie: 133 assists, 7 aces
Addison
Emily Hicks: 41 kills
Molly Brown: 25 digs, 22 kills
Ellie Clark: 40 digs
Madison
Jillian Kendrick: 34 assists, 13 kills, 8 aces
Tatum Wilson: 30 kills, 13 blocks
Roni Flores: 77 digs
Hudson
Keely Hinzman: 34 digs, 31 kills, 8 blocks, 6 aces
Lauren Hill: 25 kills, 25 digs, 11 blocks, 6 aces
Jozlyn Weber: 41 digs
Onsted
JayElle Christian: 33 digs, 16 kills
Nicole Harrah: 22 digs, 11 kills
Kaylee Rankin: 37 assists
Morenci
Alyssa Gibbs: 26 digs, 22 kills, 3 aces
Rachel Shoemaker: 38 assists, 26 digs, 5 aces, 4 kills
Addyson Valentine: 13 kills, 6 digs
Coach Thoughts
Glenn Christansen, LCS: We played really well all day in winning all six matches in two games. The championship match with Adrian was a back and forth, exciting match. We made a few key plays at the end of each game to win the Gold Division Championship.
Kerry Davis, Adrian: We improved as the day went on. Once the playoffs started, we played with a lot of energy and got some good wins. We played LCS tough in the finals. It was an exciting game and came down to them making a couple more plays than we did.
Kristine Walker, Morenci: Morenci climbed and climbed throughout the day, competing with more heart and energy as the day went on.
Up Next
Lenawee Christian: 9 a.m. Tuesday host quad
Adrian: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tecumseh
Addison: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Vandercook Lake
Madison: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Britton Deerfield
Morenci: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sand Creek
Onsted: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Onsted
Hudson: 5 p.m. Monday at Erie Mason Quad
Whitmore Lake Invite
WHITMORE LAKE — The championship of the Whitmore Lake Invite came down to two Lenawee teams, Tecumseh and Blissfield.
The Royals got the title by knocking off Tecumseh.
No Blissfield stats were available yet.
Top Performers
Tecumseh
Jada Moore: 53 kills
Lily Hammond: 66 assists
Josie Mineff: 67 digs
Up Next
Blissfield: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Clinton
Tecumseh: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Adrian
Ypsilanti Lincoln Tournament
YPSILANTI — Clinton traveled to Ypsilanti Lincoln where the Redwolves went 1-2-1 on the day.
Clinton went 1-1-1 in pool play with a loss to the host Railsplitters (25-21, 25-22), a win against Chandler (25-10, 25-18) and a split against Belleville (26-24, 20-25).
Clinton met back up with Belleville in the quarterfinals and lost, 25-20, 25-19.
Top Performers
Clinton
Kaylee Kranz: 23 kills
Nalani Schanz: 32 assists, 32 digs
Kaylee Honoway: 27 digs
Up Next
Clinton: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Blissfield
BOYS SOCCER
Maple Invite
ADRIAN — Adrian took second at its own tournament after beating Three Rivers, but falling to Ida in the championship.
The Maples opened the day with a 4-2 win before the Bluestreaks won the final, 6-2.
Joey Spagnoli and Aiden Smith had strong days on the pitch for Adrian.
Top Performers
Adrian
Aidan Smith: 3 assists, 1 goal
Joey Spagnoli: 2 goals
Emanuele Potenza: 2 goals
Up Next
Adrian: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Chelsea
Lenawee Christian 2, Lutheran Westland 0
WESTLAND — The Cougars picked up a shutout victory as it traveled to Westland and won.
Elijah Brainard and Gabe Miller scored the goals for LCS.
Top Performers
Lenawee Christian
Elijah Brainard/Gabe Miller: 1 goal
Christian Orta: 1 assist
Up Next
Lenawee Christian: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Manchester
Dearborn Divine Child 7, Tecumseh 1
TECUMSEH — Due to injuries and illness, Tecumseh was low on numbers against a stellar Divine Child team, which included the starting goalkeeper and JV keeper.
Three penalty kicks hurt Tecumseh in the second half as Divine Child scored on three chances.
Top Performers
Tecumseh
Coby Wild: 1 goal
Matt Holm: 1 assist
Coach Thoughts
Jerry Nowak, Tecumseh: We did not get over run by Divine Child, we played right with them. There were just a few unfortunate moments with the lineup moved around that did us in.
Up Next
Tecumseh: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Ypsilanti
CROSS COUNTRY
Fayette Eagle Invite
FAYETTE, Ohio — The Royals girls cross country team won the Fayette Invite with a score of 47 points while the boys finished seventh with 150 points
Hope Miller won the girls race while teammate Mari Cueto took fourth.
Top Performers
Girls Race
Hope Miller, Blissfield: 20:20, 1st
Mari Cueto, Blissfield: 21:09, 4th
Hailey Sills, Blissfield: 21.22, 6th
June Miller, Blissfield: 22.23, 13th
Boys Race
Nathan Cole, Blissfield: 19:48, 14th
Up Next
Blissfield: 5 p.m. Tuesday hosts invite
New Boston Huron Invite
NEW BOSTON — Tecumseh's girls team traveled to New Boston for the 53rd New Boston Huron Invite at Willow Metropark where the team came in second by the narrowest of margins.
Tecumseh and Southeastern Conference White Division rival Chelsea tied, 33-33, but it was the Bulldogs who had the top sixth runner on the day.
Top Performers
Tecumseh
Kaylee Pesta: 19:44
Chesney Wilke: 20:07
Emma Abbott: 21:30
Up Next
Tecumseh: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Blissfield Early Bird
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Lenawee Christian volleyball sweeps at Onsted Invite
