Volleyball Team Nets Three Wins Last Week
Photo courtesy of Rusty Cooper
Heidi Raines puts the ball up for the Lady Wolverines as two defenders try to block her shot.
Dade County High School’s Lady Wolverine volleyball team traveled to Gordon Central last week for a A-AA Area match.
Dade didn’t waste any time with the host as they dominated play in both sets, picking up 25-14 and 25-10 win to take the match 2-1.
Highlights from the match included Ella Thomas, three aces; Zoie Smith with seven aces, five kills, nine assists, two digs; Brooklyn Konrad had six kills, two blocks; Heidi Raines three kills; and Delaynee Davis eight digs.
The Lady Wolverines then took on Oakwood Christian Academy and had their hands full. After dropping the first set 17-25 Dade rebound to take the second set 28-26 and then took the final set 15-12 to claim the match 2-1.
Highlights include Anna Ballard two digs; Kendal Emmett, two kills, five digs; Ella Thomas, four; Smith, seven aces, three kills, four assists, nine digs; Konrad, five kills, five blocks; Raines, three kills, nine digs; Davis, two aces, 20 digs; and Abby Guffey two kills.
On Thursday Dade took on the Ridgeland Lady Panthers and took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-23. After dropping the third set 20-25 they rebound to take the fourth set 25-22 and claimed the hard fourth match 3-1.
Highlights include Frint, five aces, 12 kills, nine digs; Emmett, three aces, eight digs; Thomas, two digs; Smith, three dills, 21 assists, 15 digs; Konrad, 10 kills, two blocks; Raines, three kills, six digs; Davis, 32 digs; and Guffey, three kills, two blocks, two digs.
This week the Lady Wolverines hosted Pisgah, Ala., and Ft. Payne, Ala., on Monday, Fannin County and Trion on Tuesday and then face East Ridge and Ridgeland on Thursday.