{"id":7354,"date":"2026-10-07T17:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=7354"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:14:46","slug":"knights-down-cougars-in-north-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=7354","title":{"rendered":"Knights down Cougars in North battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mustangs stumble against Saints in North Central League I South match<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake County Sports on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPPER LAKE >> The Upper Lake Cougars made the North Central League I North-leading Kelseyville Knights work for a 25-22, 25-23, 25-19 victory Tuesday night in Upper Lake. The match closes out the first half of league play for both teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake (3-2) could have pulled into a first-place tie atop the North standings with a win, but Kelseyville (5-0) prevailed despite the Cougars\u2019 best efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, man what an exciting game,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Fawn Rave said of the match. \u201cI\u2019m overall proud of the Lady Cougars. They played well. We\u2019ve been moving things around and finding out what works. The girls worked well together and had some great saves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville, coming off a 1-2 finish Saturday at the Rancho Cotate Tournament in Rohnert Park, had its hands full against the Cougars, according to head coach Donelle McCallister. \u201cWe committed a lot of errors as a team that the girls don\u2019t usually make. Upper Lake came to play and put up both a strong defense and offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooklyn Young led the Knights with 20 assists while teammates Riley Hanson and Olivia Bushey had a team-best eight kills. Cassidy Hanson, a freshman, finished with 16 digs. Bushey also had five aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Upper Lake, freshman Marina Quiett had a big night with 10 service points, including seven aces, eight digs, two kills and one block. Senior Alyssa John finished with 16 digs, six kills and two blocks, Rilee Sperber had 12 assists, 10 digs and one kill, Jordyn Parker added three kills, four blocks and four digs, and Aubree Sperber had seven digs, three aces, two kills and two blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a battle of undefeated junior varsity teams, Kelseyville (5-0) took over sole possession of the North lead with a 25-12, 25-12 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Arredondo and Nya Martinez had six kills apiece for the Knights while Kaia Bohan served up five aces. Mali Rico had 10 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Upper Lake (4-1), Jordin Hughes finished with four aces, one kill and one solo block. Mariah Hoaglen, Kyra Santos, Lizzie Fernandez and Kylee Solorio had one kill apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy girls were down on themselves and couldn\u2019t pull it together,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Raelene Cromwell said. \u201cI know they can play better than they did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville returns to action Thursday in Lakeport against Clear Lake while Upper Lake travels to Willits. Junior varsity matches begin at 5 p.m. at both locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

At Lower Lake, Clear Lake finished the first half of its league schedule at 2-3 following a 25-21, 25-18, 25-21 win over the Lower Lake Trojans (1-4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashlynn Cruz and Aniya Jauregui led the way for Clear Lake, Cruz with 10 kills and two aces, and Jauregui with nine kills and four aces. Paisley Himenes added nine digs and five aces, Jazmin Wiebusch had 17 assists and two aces, Kiara Hopkins contributed two kills and two aces, and Avery Fiske had two aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake statistics were not reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake hosts Kelseyville on Thursday while Lower Lake is home against Fort Bragg. JV matches start at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Helena def. Middletown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Middletown, looking for its first NCL I South win, the St. Helena Saints upset Middletown, rallying for a 25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 25-20, 15-13 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe struggled tonight with our mental toughness and strategy,\u201d Middletown head coach Erika Galvan said. \u201cWe were hitting the ball hard, but St. Helena was able to dig us up enough times to turn the game. What hurt us a lot was missing 15 serves throughout the night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown libero Jordyn Harbison finished with 32 digs, 14 service points, six assists and one ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe hustled in our back row and is crucial as our secondary setter,\u201d Galvan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Davis, a sophomore, also had a big night with 15 kills, 20 digs, 14 service points and eight aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is a powerhouse, and was really strong with her serves today,\u201d Galvan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridget Lisenbee added 22 assists, 16 digs and one ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown is 3-2 in the South standings and St. Helena 1-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Helena won the JV match 25-22, 25-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery game we are getting better,\u201d Galvan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rylee Gabbert sparked the Mustang with 10 digs, two kills and one ace. Other team leaders were Lilly Reyes with three kills, two blocks, one assist and one ace, and Janel Wilkinson with eight assists and five digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRylee Gabbert is improving on defense,\u201d Galvan said. \u201cOur setter, Janel Wilkinson, has been working hard at learning the position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown hosts Roseland University Prep on Thursday beginning with the JV match at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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