Lady Outlaws sweep on the hardwood

The Lady Outlaws' volleyball squad continues to dominate in league play. They beat Elmira and La Pine in back-to-back sweeps on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28-29.

In Tuesday's matchup, Sisters cruised to a win over Elmira with scores of 25-13, 25-8 and 25-18. Kill leader on the night was Megan Minke with eight kills and three blocks. Bailey Bremer, Mary Jane Schulte and Lizzy Carhart all added three kills. Carhart also tallied five blocks on the night for the Outlaws.

On defense, Sydney Stoneback and Kaity Douglass led the team with five digs, and Marisa Calavan put up a solid performance with four digs and went nine for 10 from the service line.

Coach Diane Bremer had special praise for her team captains.

"Marisa (Calavan), Kaity (Douglass) and Mary Jane (Schulte) are doing an excellent job of on- and off-court leadership," said Bremer. "These guys have really stepped it up and set high team expectations for attitude, hustle and work ethic."

A day later the Outlaws defeated La Pine in three sets with scores of 25-7, 25-11 and 25-7. Sisters came out aggressive and played their game the entire match.

Minke again led the Outlaws with eight kills and two blocks. Schulte recorded four kills and two blocks and Carhart and Kristina Sparling each added three kills on the night.

Stoneback led the defense with seven digs in the back court. Douglass had seven aces from the service line and dished out 21 assists.

Calavan, Kristina Johns and Samantha Williamson provided solid defense for the Outlaws. The win puts Sisters at 3-0 in league and 12-1 overall.

Setter Kaity Douglass said,

"Our defense is just spectacular right now, especially Sydney (Stoneback). Her passes are perfect and help us execute our offense better. Our goal as a team is to win state again this year. We definitely have the mentality to get us there."

The Outlaws were to host Junction City on Wednesday, October 6.