The North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team had a good week last week, winning both matches they were in.
The week opened last Tuesday night at home against the Sandwich Sabres. The game resembled the previous Tuesday against Villanova, where the Wolves took the first set, battled hard but lost the second set, only to rebound and win comfortably in the third and final set.
The match against Sandwich saw North Star win 25-18 in the first set, lose a back-and-forth second set 25-23 before clinching the match with a 25-14 win in the third set.
“It was a good game overall,” said Wolves’ head coach Jeff Miller.
The team had to play without Leora Sharman, who was injured in a fall earlier in the day. Miller said they were able to move players around and they got the job done.
North Star is now 6-3 on the 2024-25 WECSSAA Tier 1 regular season and Miller said after the Sandwich (3-6) game and the game two nights later at St. Joseph (1-8) were important for playoff positioning.
“We need the win and the points,” he said.
Coach Mary Ewer was happy with the team’s performance against Sandwich noting Sharman’s injury saw players such as Lydia Mereszak and Julia Mailloux having to play different positions.
“Payton (Meloche) did a fabulous job in the back row,” added Ewer.
The Wolves travelled to Windsor last Thursday night and beat St. Joseph 25-17, 25-17 and 22-25.
The senior team has a tough match to close out the regular season, as the 8-1 St. Anne Saints were in Amherstburg Tuesday night after this issue of the RTT went to press.
The juniors also played a tough St. Anne opponent last night. The Wolves split two matches last week, with the loss coming last Tuesday evening against Sandwich. North Star was competitive but lost in three straight sets, 22-25, 19-25 and 23-25.
They won two nights later at St. Joseph two sets to one, 25-20, 25-5 and 21-25.
The junior team is 2-7 on the WECSSAA Tier 1 season.
Sr. Wolves win twice, juniors once on volleyball court last week
By Ron Giofu
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