Hurons suffer first conference loss of the season
The Rogers City volleyball team lost in five games to a scrappy Cheboygan squad on Monday. The Hurons played close to the net and battled back and forth with the Chiefs in a fast-paced grudge match. Both teams went into the match on the Chief’s court with perfect Straits Area Conference records of 4-0. In the end some unorthodox play by the Chiefs put the Hurons off their game at a few critical points and Cheboygan grabbed the victory.
Coach Mary Fairbanks said the Cheboygan team caught the Hurons off guard and even though the girls managed to battle back a number of times during the match, they simply ran out of time. The match started out with a 25-21 victory for Rogers City then the next two games went 15-25 and 17-25 in the Chief’s favor. In the fourth game the Hurons won decisively 25-13 before losing a grueling final game 15-17.
The coach noted that the girls showed determination throughout the match but could not build enough momentum to get the win. On the day, Ashley Fleming had 33 kills, 5 blocks, and 9 digs. Becky Bruning had 9 kills and 10 digs. Megan Hanson notched 10 digs and 25 set assists. Carrie Haselhuhn added 18 set assists, as Tiffiny Krueger contributed 5 kills and 8 digs. There were no aces scored by the Hurons in the game.
The tenth ranked Hurons will be going against some tough opponents at the St. Louis Invitational tournament on Saturday. They’ll be at Petoskey Monday, will host the SAC tournament February 19.