Red Hawk Volleyball seniors (L to R): Ali Sparling, Lyndsey Lehman, Brooke Morris, Sienna Wight and Kaitlyn Coons.
The Cedar Springs Varsity Volleyball team competed on three days this past week beginning on Tuesday night (Oct 18) when they traveled to Forest Hills Northern for a conference match that resulted in a 0-3 match loss. Senior Middle hitter Brooke Morris led in kills on the night with 5 and tallied one block while Baylie VanDyke added 4 kills and three blocks (including 2 solo blocks). Sydney Plummer added 3 kills, 2 digs, and an ace, while Libero Kaitlyn Coons recorded 11 digs and 26 serve receives. Setter Sienna Wight and Ali Sparling each put up 7 assists.
The Lady Redhawks hosted Class A ranked Forest Hills Central Thursday evening (10/20) ending in a 0-3 conference loss: 15-25, 11-25 and 13-25. The night, which the programs seniors and parents were honored at their last home match, was led with a solid performance by senior setter Sienna Wight, who had the team high 26 Sets and 12 assists. Sydney Plummer rallied with 8 kills, 12 digs and 2 blocks. Senior Setter Ali Sparlinghad 11 assists, 4 kills and 3 blocks, while Kaitlyn Coons recorded 14 digs and 25 serve receives. Middle blocker Brooke Morris added 7 kills and 2 blocks, while Lyndsey Lehman played a strong defensive game with 3 digs and 10 serve receives.
The ladies rounded out the week competing at the Sparta High School Invite Saturday (Oct 22), where they played in three matches ending in a loss in the Silver Bracket finals against Comstock Park. The competition began for the Lady Red Hawks with an impressive match against rival Greenville, falling 26-27 (games capped in Pool Play at 27), 25-18 and 20-25. The next match was against host Sparta and handed over a 0-3 loss (16-25, 14-25 and 24-26. In the Silver Bracket Finals, the Red Hawks took a loss to Comstock Park 10-25 and 14-25. Senior Middle hitter Brooke Morris led the offense with 15 kill and 9 blocks and Ali Sparling contributed 14 kills, 7 blocks, 27 assists, 7 aces and a team high 16 service points. Sydney Plummer, who left the tournament play in the second match with an injury, tallied 14 kills and 15 digs on the day, while Baylie VanDyke added 8 kills and a team high 11 blocks. Setter Sienna Wight had 27 assists, 3 blocks and 10 digs. Leading on defense was Libero Kaitlyn Coons with 34 digs and 58 serve receives. Also having a solid day on serve receives were Lindsey Lehman and Rachel Bouwers with 20 each.
The Lady Red Hawks (5-22-2) return to action at Northview Thursday night (10/27), travel to Central Montcalm on Saturday (10/29) for tournament play, and begin Districts on Monday, October 31, when they play Lowell at Lowell.
