Cloverdale pushes record to 10-1 with flurry of wins
Excitement is back for the Cloverdale High School varsity volleyball team, as the Eagles continue their best start in years.
The Eagles, who posted a modest 5-14 overall record in 2016, improved to 10-1 and 2-0 in league last week with wins over Willits and St. Helena. Cloverdale’s lone setback of the season came on Monday in a non-league loss at St. Vincent.
On Saturday, the ladies went 4-0 on the day to take first place at the Calistoga Tournament, notching wins over Round Valley, Laytonville, Salesian and Calistoga.
Cloverdale resumed league play on Sept. 19 (after press time) at Middletown and will return home to face Lower Lake on Thursday, Sept. 21. The varsity match starts at 6 p.m.
Eagles on a roll
Cloverdale began a busy week with a Sept. 11 visit to St. Vincent in Petaluma, falling to the Mustangs in three sets; 25-18, 25-16, 25-1. Pacing the attack were outside hitters Camryn Figueroa and Tehya Bird, who recorded six kills apiece, while defensive specialist Jaedyn Jenkins chipped in eight digs.
Cloverdale was back in the win column the following night against visiting Willits, easily defeating the Wolverines in three; 25-9, 25-17, 25-14. Statistical leaders included Figueroa (6 kills) and Lane Hughes (15 service points, 2 aces).
The Eagles traveled to St. Helena on Sept. 14, slipping past a determined Saints team in straight sets; 26-24, 25-20, 25-20. Leading the way were Bird (11 service points, 5 kills, 9 digs), setter Hannah Bireschi (18 assists), Jenkins (18 digs), outside hitter Lane Hughes (8 service points, 4 kills, 9 digs) and Figueroa (8 kills).
