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September 17, 2009

Roundup: Titan, Trojan volleyball prevails

FROM STAFF REPORTS

TRAVERSE CITY -- Traverse City West downed Petoskey in four games to set up a key Big North Conference volleyball showdown with Cadillac next week.

West and the Vikings are the only remaining undefeated teams in league play.

The Titans (6-7, 4-0 BNC) beat Petoskey 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 25-20.

Gaby Muller led West with 13 kills, 10 digs, two blocks and two aces, while other top contributors were Taylor Rodes (six blocks, six kills), Courtney Saxton (16 digs), Paige Johns (26 assists, six digs) and Kelly Flynn (eight kills).

The Titans travel to the Kalamazoo Central Invitational on Saturday before next Wednesday's battle with Cadillac.

The TC West JVs beat Petoskey 26-28, 25-11, 25-23. Lauren Ellison had seven kills, Meriah Hackney five kills, eight assists and three aces and Colby Forton had four aces and five digs. The Titans are 2-2 in BNC play.

TC Central 3
Alpena 0

Traverse City Central made quick work of Alpena with a 25-13, 25-16, 25-11 Big North Conference win.

The Trojans (20-2, 2-2) were led by Laura Spencer (eight kills, four blocks, five digs), Meredith Aja (six kills, seven digs, four aces), Carly Beers (26 assists, four digs, three kills) and Nina Radakovich (six digs, two aces, four kills).

Alpena won the JV match 25-23 25-22, 9-25. Brittany Bell (nine assists, 19 of 19 serving with four aces), Chelsea Saunders (12 digs) and Kelsey Cummins (three kills, two blocks) paced the Trojans.

The Central freshmen won 25-8, 25-13, 25-15.

Glen Lake tops Frankfort, GT Academy

Glen Lake improved to 5-12-2 with a 25-19, 25-14, 25-13 win over Frankfort and a 25-15, 17-25, 15-12 win over Grand Traverse Academy.

The Lakers were led by Dani Frost (25 kills, eight digs, four blocks) and Krissy Bush (11 kills, 17 digs, six aces). Casey Hawkins added four kills and 13 assists in the win over Frankfort while Natalie Flowers contributed 10 assists, three aces and Marriah Sobczak three kills and eight digs in the win over Grand Traverse Academy.

SOCCER

Northport 3
Benzie 2

Armando Hernandez scored the winning goal three minutes into overtime as Northport edged Benzie Central 3-2.

Edward Perez assisted on the Hernandez goal.

Alan Holt and Bill Stowe also tallied for Northport (3-4). Jason Tropf turned aside 17 shots in goal.

Andrew Warden and Brandon Baesch scored for Benzie.

Suttons Bay 3
Glen Lake 2

Suttons Bay soccer fans sure are getting their money's worth this season.

For the third time this season, the Norsemen went into overtime on their home pitch, this time coming away with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Glen Lake.

"They're getting their money's worth, and our guys are getting in shape," Suttons Bay coach Randy U'Ren said.

Ryan Manning had a hand in all three Norse goals, including scoring the game-winner in the second overtime off a Danny Holmes assist.

Glen Lake scored first, striking with 58 seconds left in the first half on an Austin Flees goal on the Lakers' first shot on goal of the game.

Suttons Bay surged back int he second half, going up 2-1 on goals by Evan Glowicki and Manning, who also set up Glowicki's score. Conor Ott drew an assist on Manning's go-ahead goal.

Glen Lake's Luke Wichtoski evened it up at 2-2 with nine minuted left and the two team battled to a scoreless stalemate in the first extra session.

The Lakers' Ryan Black was busy in net as the Norse outshot Glen Lake 35-11. Jared Orban was in goal for Suttons Bay (5-4-2, 3-1-1 Greater Northwest Soccer Conference).

Grayling 3
Elk Rapids 2

Trevor DeWitt scored a pair of goals as Grayling posted a 3-2 win over Elk Rapids.

Trevor Chase netted the two Elk Rapids goals.

Nick Sendek had 15 saves for the Vikings (6-1) in goal.

GOLF

TC Central second at Chippewa Hills Invite

Courtney Dye shot a team-best 90 to lead Traverse City Central to a second-place finish in the Chippewa Hills Invitational at Canadian Lakes Country Club.

Dye's 90 was third overall in the 12-team tournament on a difficult course that features water hazards on 13 of 18 holes.

Kelly White's 99 was ninth overall, followed by 107s by both Katie Madison and Ally Schultz.

Cedar Springs won the event with a team total of 396, followed by Central's 403. The Trojans' JV Black was sixth with a 464 and TC West was eighth at 478.

Leading the JV Black was Chloe Simonilli (97) and Teagan Knowles (103). Simonilli's score was eighth overall.

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