Orioles wrap up regular season
The Lennox High School volleyball team closed out its regular season with a pair of victories last week, defeating McCook Central/Montrose at home on Tuesday, Oct. 20, before earning a road win over Baltic on Friday, Oct. 23.
The Orioles opened the week with a 3-0 sweep of McCook Central/Montrose, winning by scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-16. Libby Kranz and Mallorie Bittner led the offensive attack with 10 kills each. Kranz also reached a significant career milestone during the match, recording her 1,000th career kill. She finished the night with a 2.3 serve receive rating.
Peyten Wright led the Orioles from the service line with six aces, while Catie Sherard dished out 20 set assists. At the net, Sydney Johnson recorded nine blocks and Jersie Hostetler added six. Defensively, Addy Stucky led the team with 11 digs.
The evening also served as Senior Night for the Orioles, as Lennox recognized four seniors for their contributions to the volleyball program. Those honored included Wright, Rylee Hedin, Johnson and Bittner.
Lennox returned to action Friday, Oct. 23, traveling to Baltic for its final regular-season match. The Orioles took the opening two sets, 25-15 and 25-17, before Baltic responded with a 25-19 victory in the third. Lennox answered in convincing fashion in the fourth set, winning 25-10 to secure the 3-1 match victory. Complete individual stats were unavailable at press time.
The opening round of Region competition is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Nov. 3.