Girls tennis
Hoggard 8 Ashley 1
Hoggard claimed the Mideastern Conference title for the second consecutive year with an 8-1 victory over Ashley Monday. McKayla Zupan and Ellie Scialabba registered 6-0, 6-0 victories. Melanie Post, Lydia Hartley and Brianna Smith each dropped just a single game.
Hoggard won the conference title in 2011 and has now claimed six of the past eight Mideastern crowns (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012). This year’s conference championship came with little challenge. The team won all five conference matches by 8-1 scores.
Next up for the Vikings is a non-conference matchup at Laney Tuesday with the individual conference tournament set for Thursday at Ashley.
There will be a seed meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday with first round matches to start at 10 a.m.
Courtesy: Tim Hower
Conference match at Ashley
Singles:
No. 1 McKayla Zupan (H) def. Heather Parra 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Melanie Post (H) def. Brianna Rogers 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Ellie Scialabba (H) def. Julia Koff 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Lydia Hartley (H) def. Carman Westra 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Brianna Smith (H) def. Madeline Hatcher 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Caroline Tervo (H) def. Clotilde Druhen 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles: No. 1 Sarah Spaulding/Dallas Barnhardt (H) def. Rogers/Koff 8-6; No. 2 Parra/Westra (A) def. Catie Dull/Tessa Clarke 8-4; No. 3 Bonnie Hu/Tess Jarden (H) def. Hatcher/Druhen 8-5.
Girls volleyball
Pender 3 Wilmington Christian 2
(22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21)
Pender: Jackier Sanabria 33 assists, two kills, three aces, one block, three digs; Kayvia Thompson 14 kills, one assist, two aces, eight digs; Alyssa Carter 10 kills, two aces, one assist, three digs; K. B. Hansley nine kills, 12 digs, four aces; Brianna Pittman three kills, four blocks; Cassidy Miller three kills, three aces, one dig; Katy Stewart one assist, one dig; Ruby Gasca seven digs; Brenee’ Jones one kill.
WCA: Kalli Herchen Hahn four kills, two aces; Mackenzie Morgan four kills, three blocks; Jensen Attoe two kills, two aces; Morgan Sullivan five kills, two aces; Meredith Fennen four kills, two blocks; Courtney Mullinax one ace; Erin Hayden one ace, one kill; Miranda Ellington one ace.
Pender is 16-4 and 12-0 in Tri-County 1A Conference. This afternoon, Lakewood will play Pender for top stop in the conference. Lakewood has one league loss (11-1) to Pender. Wilmington Christian will take on longtime rival Wilson Christian.
Tuesday’s high school schedule:
Girls volleyball
Hoggard at Ashley
New Hanover at Rose
West Brunswick at South Columbus
Topsail at Croatan
WCA at Wilson Christian
Trask hosts James Keenan
Lakewood at Pender
Girls tennis
Hoggard at Laney
Boys soccer
Laney at Ashley
Hoggard at New Hanover (Legion Stadium)
