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Lakeview volleyball takes sixth at Jimmy John’s tournament

By Daniel Lins 2 min read

MARSHALL -- The Lakeview volleyball team finished sixth overall at Marshall's Jimmy John's tournament after picking up three wins across pool play and bracket competition.

Lakeview opened the tournament with a pair of straight-set victories in pool play. The Lakers defeated Hutchinson 25-18 and 25-20 before sweeping Montevideo 25-16 and 25-14.

Lakeview moved into the gold bracket, where it faced Adrian-Ellsworth in its first match. The Lakers took the opening set 25-19, but Adrian-Ellsworth rallied to win the next two sets, 25-20 and 17-15, handing Lakeview a 2-1 loss.

The Lakers bounced back against Worthington in their next match. After dropping the opening set 25-21, Lakeview responded with a 25-14 win in the second set and secured the match with a 15-13 victory in the deciding set.

Lakeview closed the tournament against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, falling 25-23 and 25-20 to finish sixth overall.

Taylor Hinz led the Lakers offensively with 38 kills and also recorded a team-high 12 service aces. Avery Hinz added 22 kills, while Jaela Schmidt finished with 18. Allison Isaacs contributed 15 kills, and Laia Javens and Josie Spaude each added 11.

Khya Gawarecki led Lakeview with 60 assists, followed by Nicole Schwartz with 56. Schwartz also recorded eight aces, while Gawarecki added six.

Isaacs led the Lakers at the net with four blocks. Avery Hinz, Javens and Spaude each finished with three blocks.

Lakeview will be back in action early and often this week, with a game Monday (10/12) at Ortonville, and Tuesday at TMB. Both games are scheduled to start at 7:15pm.

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