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Upper Lake volleyball knocks off Fort Bragg in straight sets; Mustangs, Cards fall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPPER LAKE >> The Upper Lake Cougars won their second straight North Central League I varsity volleyball match Thursday night, knocking off the Fort Bragg Timberwolves 25-22, 25-17, 25-20 before a large homecoming crowd at the Upper Lake High gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHomecoming was exactly what we needed this week,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Dani Paige Gudmundson said. \u201cThe girls came out fired up and played at the level we\u2019ve been grinding for all season. The last time we faced Fort Bragg, it was the start of our slump, and honestly, it weighed on us through most of the first half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Bragg defeated Upper Lake in four sets Sept. 9 in Fort Bragg, the league opener for both clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis group never stopped working,\u201d Gudmundson added. \u201cDay in and day out they\u2019ve been pushing themselves, and it\u2019s paying off. Tonight, they played with confidence and intensity from start to finish. Our defense dug everything, our hitters stayed aggressive, and the energy on the court never dipped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the second straight three-set loss for the Timberwolves (5-3), who started league play 5-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aimee Schaefers dominated up front for the Cougars with 19 kills and nine blocks. The junior also had nine digs. Also coming up big for Upper Lake were Camila Martin with 32 assists, 10 service points and five aces, Alyssa John with 12 digs, eight service points and six kills, and Kiri McCutcheon with 10 digs and eight service points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake hosts Clear Lake, a team it also lost to in the first half of league play, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake\u2019s junior varsity squad squared its league record at 4-4 with a 25-12, 25-23 victory over Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreat game tonight,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Fawn Rave said. \u201cIt\u2019s our homecoming and the girls showed up ready and excited to play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kylee Solorio served up nine aces for the Cougars. She also had five assists, one kill and one dig. Jordyn Parker led the team with six kills to go along with four digs, three aces and one block. Kenzie Foley added six digs and three aces while Tillie Boomer had seven digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other NCL I action Thursday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale def. Middletown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cloverdale, the Cloverdale Eagles (7-1) snapped Middletown\u2019s three-match league winning streak with a straight-set victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a rough night,\u201d Middletown head coach Erika Galvan aid. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t have the energy. There were a few times that we were close with the Eagles. Once we got behind, we allowed our energy to fizzle. Hopefully we are able to work that out before Tuesday (home match with league-leading Kelseyville).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown leaders were Bridget Lisenbee with seven assists, six digs, two service points and one ace; Hailey Williams with five kills; Carly Johnson with eight digs and two kills; and Trinity Galvan with six service points, five digs, five assists and one ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown\u2019s JV team improved to 7-1 with a 25-16, 25-13 win over Cloverdale behind a big night from setter Hannah Tribby, who finished with 13 assists, eight service points, four aces and two kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHannah Tribby made some amazing plays, setting up her teammates 32 times,\u201d Middletown head coach Vanessa Davis said. \u201cShe was hustling and leading with grace and confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside hitter Emma Davis led the team with seven kills and also had four digs and two aces. Another outside hitter, Emma Jones, finished with four kills, three digs and two aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma Davis and Emma Jones came up big on defense and offense,\u201d Davis said. \u201cWe played clean in-system volleyball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JV Mustangs head to Ukiah on Saturday for the Ed Schweitzer Classic. They host undefeated Kelseyville (8-0) in their next league match on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Helena def. Clear Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At St. Helena, Clear Lake dropped a 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 decision to St. Helena as the Saints snapped a three-match league losing streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe girls played some good volleyball and kept great energy,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Izzy Bonilla said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindee Bingham led Clear Lake (2-6) with 12 kills and also had two blocks. Other team leaders were Atiana Patino with 23 digs, Faith McIntire with five kills and two aces, Triniti Kuecker with four kills and nine digs, Jazmine Wiebusch with 23 assists, Aniya Jauregui with three kills, Ashlynn Cruz with 13 digs, and Avery Fiske with two kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saints improved to 3-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Helena beat Clear Lake 25-11, 24-26, 15-9 in the JV match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake\u2019s teams are on the road Tuesday in Upper Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville def. Lower Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Kelseyville, Kelseyville\u2019s varsity and JV teams both improved to a league-best 8-0 with forfeit wins over the Lower Lake Trojans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Lower Lake teams are 0-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville\u2019s varsity plays a non-league match Friday in San Rafael and is entered in a Saturday tournament at Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park. The Knights resume league play Tuesday in Middletown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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