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Trojans, Cardinals, Cougars fall short in NCL I action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> The St. Helena Saints put up a good fight the entire way before the Kelseyville Knights emerged with a 25-22, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19 victory in North Central League I varsity volleyball action Tuesday night in Kelseyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights improved to 3-0 in the league standings and 5-1 overall. They are one of only two undefeated teams left, the Fort Bragg Timberwolves being the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSt. Helena was scrappy and picked up a lot of balls by chasing them down,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Donelle McCallister said. \u201cThey also were really strong on serve receive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setters Ashlyn Klien and Riley Hanson had a strong passing night with 18 and 13 assists, respectively. They fed a front row anchored by Nyejzniya Krohn\u2019s 13 kills (.314 hitting average on the night).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matisyn Mateer led the team with four blocks while Bella Patti amassed 23 digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCali Schnabl continues to be the primary serve receive person on the floor,\u201d McCallister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added McCallister, \u201cOur team continues to work on consistency in the attack and at the service line. I am proud of how they work hard to improve each day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville hits the road Thursday to play Upper Lake (0-4). Junior varsity action starts at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In JV action Tuesday, Kelseyville beat St. Helena 25-22, 25-18 to improve to 3-0 in league play. Grace Hobbs and Olivia Bushey powered the offense with six kills apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also for the Knights, Brooklyn Young led the team with 10 assists and Aubrey Sperber had four aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

At Lower Lake, Middletown recorded its first league win with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-9 victory over the Lower Lake Trojans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe team continues to improve,\u201d Middletown head coach Norberto Quiroz said. \u201cMany facets of the game are coming along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makayla Mace\u2019s 13 kills led the Mustangs. Teammates Carly Johnson and Mia Hoogendoorn also turned in strong performances, Johnson with eight kills, four blocks and 10 digs, and Hoogendoorn with nine kills, 13 digs and nine aces. Isa Barnes added 25 assists and nine digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Middletown (1-2) travels to Fort Bragg (3-0) on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake dropped to 0-4 in the league standings despite playing well in the first two sets against the Mustangs, according to head coach Shannon Tubbs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are getting better, we\u2019re just not over that jump yet,\u201d Tubbs said. \u201cHopefully soon we can get into the other side of the win-loss column.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tubbs had high praise for a trio of Lower Lake players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJamiya Lee-Ayers played a great game on the net tonight, had some good blocks and a couple of nice attacks,\u201d Tubbs said. \u201cBrooke Watson played well tonight too. Her sets are coming along, and Brooke Benson has continued to be invaluable as a team leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake hosts St. Helena (1-2) on Thursday with JV action beginning at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the JV match Tuesday, Middletown defeated Lower Lake 26-24, 25-12 to up its league record to 2-1. Izzi Hoogendoorn led the Mustangs with seven aces and one kill while Samantha Maccario led the team with five aces. Bridget Lisenbee added three aces, two kills and eight assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe got off to a rocky start but were able to regroup and play solid in the second set,\u201d Middletown head coach Erika Galvan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Bragg def. Clear Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Lakeport, in a battle of 2-0 teams, defending league champion Fort Bragg prevailed in a four-set battle, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaylah Billig led the Cardinals with 11 kills and three blocks while Lindee Bingham added six kills. Setter Emily Gersalia logged 16 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRegardless of our effort we couldn\u2019t finish off strong,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Izzy Short said. \u201cThis game was a great learning opportunity to grow as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake (2-1) hosts Cloverdale (3-1) on Thursday. JV action starts at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the JV match Tuesday, Fort Bragg beat Clear Lake 25-20, 25-16. Kiara Hopkins had four kills and Avery Fiske three kills for the Cardinals (2-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Cardinals struggled to get in rhythm,\u201d Short said. \u201cTherefore, we are going to be focused on playing our game in upcoming matches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale def. Upper Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cloverdale, the Upper Lake Cougars took Cloverdale to five sets when the two teams met earlier this month in Upper Lake, but the host Eagles dominated the rematch, winning 25-7, 25-9, 23-25, 25-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale improved to 3-1 in the league standings while Upper Lake fell to 0-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No individual statistics were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake returns home Thursday to play Kelseyville (3-0). JV action starts at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale also swept the JV match, prevailing 25-15, 25-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No individual statistics were reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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