HOUGHTON LAKE
The lady Beavers Volleyball team may have missed out as Jack Pine champions this season. The minor setback has not stopped the Beavers from making a deep playoff run. The Beaverton Beavers won their sixth straight district title after back-to-back trips to Houghton Lake. Their first trip, last Wednesday, they conquered Houghton Lake in the District semifinals, then slayed the Harrison Hornets Thursday night to take home the district crown.
“It’s pretty special to win our sixth straight district title,” Beaverton coach Steve Evans committed after defeating Harrison. “Our girls have worked very hard to be playing their best volleyball of the season in November,” the coach added.
Beaverton took down the Houghton Lake Bobcats in three sets, not waivering a single win to the Bobcats. The scores for the first two sets were 25-15 and 25-9.
The Bobcats fought strongly in the final set trying to avoid elimination, falling 25-20.
Leiyah Mungin finished the contest with eight kills, 14 assists, and three aces.
Faith Danielak had eight kills, nine digs, and four aces. Karley Fischer recorded six kills and nine digs. Kaelyn Fischer contributed 16 assists, six digs, and four kills.
The Beavers returned to Houghton Lake Thursday night to face the Harrison Hornets for the district finals. As they did with the Bobcats, the Beavers swept the Hornets three sets to none.
The first set was a one sided affair, the Beavers imposing their will on Harrison in a 25-9 victory. Harrison put up some fight in the final two sets; however, they still fell losing both sets to scores of 25-17 and 25-16.
Leiyah Mungin finished the night with 10 kills and 10 assists. Faith Danielak recorded seven kills and four aces. Karley Fischer had four kills, four aces, and 13 digs. Kaelyn Fischer finished with 16 assists and 12 digs.
The Beavers traveled to Lake City last night to kick off the regional playoffs, facing the Oscoda Owls. Results pending and will be in next week’s paper.