High School Volleyball

November 3, 2023 Local Sports

District Finals results for Jackson area teams.

Division 2, District 48 @ Western

Western 3 vs. Marshall 2

The Western volleyball hosted Marshall in the District Championship on Thursday night. After a back-and-forth game, your Panthers are 2023 District Champions with the scores of  26-24, 25-23, 22-25, 22-25, 15-12. It was great to see the team play at such a high level and never give up. The community couldn’t be more proud of the amount of grit the girls showed tonight.

Kayda Herrick led the way with 29 kills and 36 digs. Bayli Stewart and Izzy Schlundt really stepped up their game with 11 kills each and Schlundt added an impressive 7 blocks. Abby Nieswender contributed with 48 assists, 16 digs, and 3 blocks. Palmer Fortress added 31 digs. Peyton Budd was 100% from the service line and had 2 aces along with 8 digs. Lael Falde and Sophia Heydenburg each added 4 kills and 4 blocks. JJ Lewis helped her team with 19 digs.
Western will travel to Parchment to compete in the semi-finals of Regionals on Tuesday for a 5:30p game against Otsego.
Overall: 38-12

11/7 Regional Semifinal @ Parchment

Western 15-5 vs. Otsego 15-4 @ 5:30pm

Division 3, District 80 @ Homer

Homer 3 vs. Springport 0

Homer won its first district in 22 years defeating Springport 25-22, 25-14, 25-18

Elle Petersen led the attack with 12 kills.
Paige Austin had 9
Kennedy Miller had 7 kills with 4 block kills.
Emma Jones had 12 assists.
Matilde Stocchi dominated serving   23 of 24  and 8 aces in set 2 and 3.One of those aces was match point. She dominated the defense as well with 14 digs.
Homer came out slow in the first game and were down by as much as 7. The girls were playing a little tense on defense making it difficult to attack. Paige Austin put down the first kill for the team and we’re brought back behind her 8 of 8 serving effort.
The second game Matilde got the team to a 5 point lead with her tough serving.
After the slow start, the energy picked up and the girls were able play with strong defensive efforts that kept plays alive and forced Springport into errors.
This has been a goal since the first day. We walked the halls and looked at the successful teams and the trophies in the cases. We noticed the long gap for volleyball and set out to add to the hall walls. I’m proud of the way girls stayed focused and played with determination to win. I could tell from the time I arrived how much the girls wanted the win tonight.  I am ecstatic for them.

Division 3, District 82 @ Concord

Hanover-Horton 3 vs. Napoleon 0

11/7 Regional Semifinal @ Lumen

Hanover-Horton 14-9-3 vs. Addison 23-1-3

Division 3, District 83 @ Ann Arbor Greenhills

Grass Lake 3 vs. Manchester 0

The Lady Warriors traveled to Greenhills to take on Manchester in the District Finals. The team came out strong in the first set up 18-13 but let the Dutch come back late in the set tying the score 18-18. The teams fought point per point until the Warriors closed the set 28-26. Manchester controlled most of the second set early until we found our groove and won the second 25-21. They finished the third set with a score of 25-22 earning them their back to back District Title. Mia Buttigieg had 41 assists, 19 digs, and served 16-for-16 with nine points. Hanna Alvarez had 36 digs and served 17-for-17 with ten points. Nadene Hubbard had 11 digs. Adrianna Kline led at the net with 15 kills while Monique Diehl followed with 11. Olivia Turner had nine kills and 25 digs. The Warriors will move onto regional semifinals Tuesday at Lumen.

11/7 Regional Semifinal @ Lumen

Grass Lake 18-3-1 vs. Erie Mason/Monroe St. Mary Catholic