IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City volleyball team rallied for a 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12 triumph against Cros-Lex in a Division 2 district volleyball opening round battle Monday night.
Armada High School is where the action unfolded.
Monday’s victory marked the first time in 13 years Imlay City has won a district game.
Rylee Dingwell, of Imlay City, gets ready to hit a shot at the net during a match this season. Photo by Rod Soule
Emma Sellers led Imlay City with 16 kills. Natalie Giglio (10 kills) and Rylee Dingwell (nine) supported her performance.
Abigail Thibodeau (28) and Dingwell (16) contributed Imlay City’s highest dig outputs.
Sellers (one solo and four assists), Kayla Rossen (two solos and one assist) and Baylee Wetzel (three assists) accounted for Imlay City’s highest block totals.
Thibodeau (15), Wetzel (12) and Mackenzie Allen (eight) put up Imlay City’s top point totals.
Wetzel and Allen took turns springing Imlay City’s offensive attack into motion. They generated 21 and 14 assists, respectively.
Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.
