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REED CITY — Karli Mesyar had a big game defensively and Maddy Vaara was the big gun on offense as the Ludington girls’ volleyball team swept all six of its matches Saturday.
That result earned the Orioles the title in the Reed City Invitational.
“I couldn’t be happier,” said Orioles head coach Liz Holden. “I saw confidence in the girls I have been waiting to see this season. They don’t seem to realize how talented they really are. I am proud of how well they pulled together and persevered.”
The Orioles dispatched Evart (25-8, 25-6), Kent City (25-10, 25-10) and Traverse City Christian (25-11, 25-11) before moving on to bracket play where they split with Comstock Park (25-27, 25-23), took down Gaylord (25-17, 25-22) and knocked off Petoskey (25-11, 22-25, 15-11).
Mesyar finished the day with 49 digs along with 12 assists, six aces and two kills. Vaara had 78 kills and also had 27 digs, eight blocks and one assist.
Another defensive standout was Mia Pung who hustled for 44 digs and had three aces, Mya Bryant recorded five aces, had two assists and 24 digs and Jordyn Anderson produced six aces, 99 assists, 18 kills and 14 blocks. Jaelyn Laird contributed 13 kills, 13 blocks, four digs and one assist. Ashley McPike followed with six aces, seven digs, two assists, 20 kills and 16 blocks. Mia Voss had 21 kills, four blocks and one dig; Lilly Slater added four digs, three kills and two blocks and Isabel Ramirez contributed five digs and one kill.
Ludington’s next competition is the Grand Haven Invitational on Friday, Sept. 1.
