YATES CENTER — The Marmaton Valley High School volleyball swept its three matches at the Yates Center Invitational on Wednesday.
The day began for the Wildcats with a two-set victory over Altoona-Midway, 25-10 and 25-15.
Players contributing at the serving line Marmaton Valley included seniors Tayven Sutton, Kaitlyn Drake and Madi Lawson, juniors Janae Granere and Maider Arbulu and freshman Gabby Briggs.
“I thought we played well together,” said Marmaton Valley head coach Sharon Fritch. “We had our ups and downs just like everyone else. It is a joy to watch the girls play together and have fun on the court. It is important that the girls know that it is OK to lose, but it is not OK to give up. We will keep working hard to achieve our goals.”
Against Uniontown, Marmaton Valley won both sets, 25-19 and 25-21.
MV’s Granere dominated at the service line, serving 11 straight points in the second set. Other strong servers were Drake, seven points, Sutton, five points, and Arbulu and Granere, four points apiece.
In the last matchup, Marmaton Valley defeated Yates Center, 25-23 and 25-17.
The starters for this game were senior Roslyn Houk, freshman Braelyn Sutton, T. Sutton, Granere, Scharff and Abulu. Arbulu and Sutton each served five straight points in the first set.
Granere served up seven straight points in the second set to take the eight-point victory.
Marmaton Valley will compete at the Humboldt Invitational this Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
