The Analy volleyball squad wrote a new chapter in the Sonoma
County League history books last week, defeating Windsor and Casa
Grande to secure their seventh straight SCL championship.
The victories were both achieved in three games, and the Oct. 21
win over second place Casa Grande guaranteed Analy the league title
outright.
The Tigers opened the week with a decisive victory over the
Jaguars; 25-16, 25-15, and 25-17. Leading the offensive attack were
Claire Sullivan (10 kills), and Courtney Covey (8 kills).
Two nights later, the Tigers took care of second place Casa
Grande; 25-20, 25-23, and 25-23. Turing in outstanding efforts were
Megan Winters (14 digs), Sullivan (9 kills), and Briana Adviento (7
kills).
At press time, the Tigers (10-0, 16-8) held a three-match edge
over second-place Casa Grande, with remaining matches at Petaluma
(Oct. 26), and home against Sonoma (Oct. 28, Senior Night) standing
in their way of an unbeaten regular season.
“It feels great having won a seventh consecutive league title,”
said Analy coach Nancy Williams. “This team has not had it easy
this year in terms of being 100-percent the majority of the season
due to injuries and illnesses. Everybody has had to step in and
pick it up for their teammates. This has been a complete and total
team effort,” she added.
Next week, Analy will be the number one seed in the SCL playoff
tournament which features the top four teams. The Tigers will host
the fourth seed in the SCL playoff tournament opener next Tuesday,
Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. The North Coast Section Division-three playoffs
loom the following week.
Lions fall to Gauchos, Trojans
El Molino didn’t fare as well last week in league competition,
falling to Casa Grande and Petaluma in a pair of matches.
The week began at Casa Grande on Oct. 19, as the Lions fell in
three games; 19-25, 22-25, and 17-25. Leading the net attack were
Erica Gutsch (9 kills), Siera Taylor (13 kills), Taylor Lunardi (22
digs).
The Lions played host to Petaluma on Thursday on Senior Night,
falling in three; 23-25, 21-25, and 21-25.
“We played better against Petaluma but just couldn’t finish,”
said El MO coach Leslie Grassl. “We got good contributions from all
of our seniors.”
Top senior contributors were Emma Vierra (21 digs, 4 kills),
Siera Taylor (9 kills), Melissa Manni (8 kills, 14 digs, 3 aces),
Taylor Olmsted (3 kills), Bethany Garman (4 kills), Lorena Cruz (9
digs), Katrina Traumann (1 kill, 1 block), and Sara Hoener (4
digs). Also turning in good efforts were Taylor Lunardi (30 digs),
and Erica Gutsch (11 kills, 4 aces).
The Lions (27-8, 6-5) will close out the SCL schedule at Sonoma
on Oct. 26. A win over the Dragons would secure fourth place and a
berth in the league tournament next week.
