Volleyball Rolling with New Coach

After a 0-3 start to the season, the Stockbridge volleyball team was struggling, but a new coach stepped in to take over the helm and the Panthers have been rolling ever since.

Since Scott Pitcher took over, the Panthers have gone 15-4-2 and have three runner-up finishes at tournaments.

The Panthers went 1-2 at a tough tri-meet at Tecumseh.

Stockbridge defeated the host Indians 27-25, 12-25, 15-12, fell to Division 1 Deter 21-25, 21-25, and to Grass Lake 18-25, 19-25.

Maggie Jones had a big night with 11 kills and five blocks, while Alaina Kellenberger had 11 kills and nine blocks.

Megan Mackinder was a force at the net with 10 kills, one block, five aces, and 15 digs.

Grace Burg recorded six kills, three blocks, and five assists, Taylor Lockhart, six kills, three blocks, 15 digs, and one assist, Gracee Robidou six aces and 17 digs, Jessica Sparks three digs and one ace, and Micaela Forcum two digs, two assists, and one ace.

Clinton

Stockbridge took down the Redhawks 25-15, 20-25, 26-24, 25-20.

Mackinder had a huge night with 13 kills, eight aces, six digs, and one block to lead the Panthers.

Dalton had 17 assists, two aces, and two digs, while Jones had five blocks, five kills, and one assist. Burg finished with seven digs, six kills, two blocks, and one ace, Kellenberger three kills, two aces, two blocks, and two digs, Lockhart eight digs, three aces, and one kill, Sparks six digs and one kill, Robidou eight digs, and Forcum four digs and four assists.

Summerfield

The Panthers swept Summerfield in a close match 26-24, 25-18, 28-26.

Burg had nine kills, seven digs, three aces, and one block, while Jones had three kills and two blocks. Lockhart was all over the court with 15 digs, four aces, and three kills, Kellenberger six kills and one block, Mackinder eight kills, two aces, one block, seven digs, and two assists, Dalton 23 assists, two aces, and two digs, Robidou six digs and one assist, and Sparks two digs.

Hillsdale/Webberville

Stockbridge swept a home tri-meet, beating Webberville 25-9, 25-17 and rallying to take down Hillsdale 16-25, 25-20, 18-16.

Mackinder led the way with 13 kills, four digs, and one ace, while Kellenberger had 10 kills and one block.

Jones had seven kills, one block, and one dig, Burg six kills, one ace, 16 digs, and one assist, Lockhart six kills, 12 aces, eight digs, and one assist, Dalton 32 assists, one ace, and five digs, Sparks two digs, Robidou 10 digs and one assist, and Forcum three assists and one dig.

Webberville Inv

The Panthers rolled to a second-place finish at the Webberville Invite with a 4-1-1 record. They defeated Vestaburg 25-10, 25-10, East Lansing 25-8, 25-13, Holly 25-22, 25-13, Webberville 25-19, 25-16, and split with Portland St Patrick 22-25, 25-19.

They then fell to PSP in a rematch for the championship 17-25, 18-25.

Burg finished with 26 kills, three aces, three blocks, 35 digs, and five assists, while Mackinder had 35 kills, eight aces, two blocks, 26 digs, and three assists.

Jones had 13 kills, six aces, eight aces, four digs, and three assists, Lockhart 11 kills, 10 aces, 19 digs, four blocks, and four assists, Kellenberger 30 kills, three aces, eight blocks, and three assists, Elliya Vogel two kills, two digs, and one assist, Robidou one kill, 10 aces, 43 digs, and one assist, Dalton two kills, 12 aces, 12 digs, and 80 assists.

Reading

Stockbridge swept Reading 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.

Burg had eight kills, seven digs, one assist, one ace, and one block, while Jones had six kills and one block. Kellenberger added seven kills and one block, Mackinder 14 digs, six aces, four kills, and one block, Lockhart 13 digs, four kills, and one ace, Dalton 25 assists four digs, one kill, one ace, and one block, Robidou 23 digs, one ace, and one assist, Vogel one dig, Danielle Hand two digs,, and Forcum one assist.