Lady Wolverines go 3-2 at Sleepy Eye Public Volleyball Tournament
THE SLEEPY EYE Public Volleyball Tournament Runner-Up squad – the MLA Lady Wolverines. Front, from left, Kalley Rempel, Brook Sunderman, Chanah Brandt, Emily Jahnke, Carly Paulson and Michaela Cate. Back, from left, Assistant Coach Jaime Banks, Assistant Coach Karla Wendt, Marta Stoesz, Samantha Stahl, Jaden Hoek, Signey Stoesz, Carmen Syverson, Lexia Peters, Margo Stoesz, Meredith Suess, Head Coach Cheri Hanson, Assistant Coach Michelle Ott and Manager Meesha Hoek. (Photo courtesy of Meridee Paulson)
The Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Lady Wolverines Varsity Volleyball squad went 3-2 in the Saturday, September 12 Sleepy Eye Public Tourney, making it to the finals.
To advance, they tripped up Lake Crystal/Wellcome Memorial (LCWM) 24-23 and 25-22 in the semis.
In that championship match, the team faced Redwood Valley, losing to the eventual champs 24-26, 16-25. Redwood Valley had earlier beat the Lady Wolves 15-25, 19-25 – accounting for their only match losses on the day.
In addition to defeating LCWM, the Maroon-and-Silver opened the day by dropping host Sleepy Eye Public by a pair of identical scores of 25-20. Their third tournament match win came over Truman, the Lady Wolves stopping the Bluejays 25-20, 25-17.
LIBERO EMILY JAHNKE (in white jersey) goes low to handle the serve, backed by Brook Sunderman. (Photo courtesy of Meridee Paulson)
BLOCK OVER THE net by Lady Wolverines at right, Carmen Syverson, left and Brook Sunderman, right. At far left is Marta Stoesz. (Photo courtesy of Meridee Paulson)
CARLY PAULSON, RIGHT, fingertip-diverts her tip at the net away from the blockers. (Photo courtesy of Meridee Paulson)
