Reeths-Puffer topped local teams Saturday at the GMAA tournament,
coming in fifth place on a day that featured three extremely competitive
matches.
Montague beat Whitehall in a play-in match and went on to finish eighth, and the Vikings took ninth.
The
Rockets battled Western Michigan Christian to, effectively, a tie in a
first-round matchup before the Warriors eked out a win, 23-25, 25-23,
17-15. R-P rebounded in the consolation bracket with a close victory
over Oakridge (25-19, 14-25, 15-10) and defeated Ravenna in the
fifth-place match, 15-25, 25-15, 15-11.
"I am very very proud of how our team competed today," R-P coach Justin Birr said. "Although
we were two points away from advancing to the semifinals, and it comes
with disappointment, we are also moving in the right direction as a
program. Seeing the improvement of the varsity team and our entire
program over the past couple of years has been great, and we continue to
build on young talent as well as a core group of upperclassmen."
Makayla
Disselkoen led the R-P offense with 22 kills, and Mairyn Peterson was
strong from the service line with 11 aces. Kate Tindall did well setting
up her teammates with 63 assists in the three matches, and also
recorded 17 digs. Carlee Bowen notched 19 digs.
Montague
topped Whitehall in a play-in match to the eight-team bracket, 25-17,
25-14. The Wildcats then fell to No. 2 seed Fruitport, 25-10, 25-16, and
lost the seventh-place match to Oakridge 25-13, 25-22.
Reagan
Cederquist led the Montague attackers with 15 kills, and Annelyse
Schneider had a great day defensively at the net, with 13 blocks.
Schneider chipped in nine kills. Jenna Woller had 36 assists. On
defense, Gentry Knop had 45 digs and Cederquist added 41. Abbi Tallquist
had 29 service points on the day, with four aces.
Whitehall
bounced back from its loss to Montague by defeating Muskegon Catholic in
a close ninth-place match, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11.
The Vikings
struggled at the service line on the day, making 15 errors in the two
matches against 12 aces. Kate Beda had a good performance defensively,
recording 16 total digs, including 11 against Muskegon Catholic. Clare
Westerlund had three blocks against Catholic and four overall.
On offense, Lou Mulder recorded 18 assists. Delaney Kramer had 14 kills and Westerlund added 11.
