Volleyball Season Ends in District Semifinals

The Stockbridge volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a loss to Laingsburg in the district semifinals Thursday, November 3.

The Wolfpack proved too much for the Panthers taking them down in straight sets 25-21, 25-14, 25-13.

Megan Mackinder led the team in kills with four, while Grace Burg and Maggie Jones had three each.

Jones added five digs, two aces, and three blocks. Alaina Kellenberger chipped in with two blocks and two kills, while Burg recorded a team-high nine digs.

Gracee Robidou added eight digs, Taylor Lockhart five, Mackinder and Mackenzie Dalton three each. Maddie Dalton dished out 12 assists and picked up seven digs for Stockbridge.

The Panthers reached the semis after a straight-set win over Ovid-Elsie Tuesday night.

Stockbridge cruised to 27-25, 25-12, 26-24 to advance to Thursday.

The opening set was back and forth between the teams before a kill by Mackinder ended it for a 1-0 lead.

Taylor Lockhart fights for a point at the net for the Panthers

Stockbridge came out quickly in the second and cruised to the easy 25-12 win to take a 2-0 lead.

Ovid-Elsie did not quit though and took a 17-10 lead in the third.

The loud Panthers student section led by “Number 1 Fan” Kameryn Gross helped fire up the Panthers after a timeout. Stockbridge would rally and take the set 26-24 with a block by Kellenberger after a long rally to end it.

Maddie Dalton with a save for the Panthers

Kellenberger finished with eight kills, three aces, and one block that clinched the match for the Panthers.

Mackinder added eight aces, while Jones and Lockhart had six each, and Burg four.

Kameryn Gross leads the Stockbridge student section in a cheer during the volleyball game against Ovid Elsie

Lockhart was booming from the service line with five aces on the night. Most came in the Panthers rally in the third set. Burg added three aces and Mackinder two on the night.

Burg led the team in digs with 13, while Robidou added nine, and Jones seven. Lockhart and Melanie Satkowiak chipped in with four digs each, and Mackenzie Dalton three.

Maddie Dalton dished out 22 assists and had six digs on the night.

The Panthers finish the season with a 15-19-7 record.