Pioneer volleyball briefs:

After wrapping up Hoosier North, Lady Panthers beat Twin Lakes, South Newton, Rochester, Frontier

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Volleyball

Pioneer def. Twin Lakes, 25-8, 25-15, 26-24 (Thursday): The visiting Lady Panthers improved to 23-3 with a road win over Twin Lakes Thursday.

Pioneer def. South Newton, 27-25, 22-25, 25-10, 25-16 (Tuesday): Madison Blickenstaff had 15 kills, and Hailey Cripe had 11 kills for the visiting Lady Panthers (22-3) in a win over South Newton Tuesday.

Cripe had four aces and 20 digs. Brooklyn Borges had three blocks. Olivia Brooke had 37 assists and nine kills. Mackenzie Walker had 15 digs and 22 serves received to go with her nine kills.

PIONEER STATS

Madison Blickenstaff - 15 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 14 digs, 10 serves received; Brooklyn Borges - 5 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs; Emma Novaski - 1 kill, 14 digs, 11 serves received; Olivia Brooke - 9 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 10 digs, 37 assists; Hailey Cripe - 12 kills, 4 aces, 20 digs, 1 assist, 6 serves received; Kennedy Corn - 3 kills, 1 block; Mackenzie Walker - 9 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs, 1 assist, 22 serves received; Mackenzie Robinson - 13 digs, 13 serves received

Pioneer def. Rochester, 25-17, 25-9, 23-25, 25-15 (Oct. 3): Pioneer earned a road win over Rochester Oct. 3.

PIONEER STATS

Madison Blickenstaff - 18 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 1 assist, 11 serves received; Brooklyn Borges - 6 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Mandee Weisenburger - 4 kills, 2 digs; Carlie Morris - 1 kill; Olivia Brooke - 5 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 13 digs, 38 assists; Hailey Cripe - 12 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 26 digs, 11 serves received; Mackenzie Walker - 8 kills, 19 digs, 3 assists, 20 serves received; Emma Novaski - 1 ace, 12 digs, 12 serves received; Mackenzie Robinson - 13 digs, 2 assists, 8 serves received

Pioneer def. Frontier, 25-19, 25-13, 26-24 (Oct. 1): Hailey Cripe had 14 kills, and Madison Blickenstaff had 11 for Pioneer in a home win over Frontier Oct. 1.

Mackenzie Walker had 22 digs and 19 serves received, and Mackenzie Robinson had 14 digs and 13 serves received. Olivia Brooke had 37 assists.

PIONEER STATS

Madison Blickenstaff - 11 kills, 1 block, 10 digs, 2 assists, 5 serves received; Brooklyn Borges - 8 kills, 1 block; Mandee Weisenburger - 3 kills, 2 digs; Carlie Morris - 1 kill, 1 dig, 3 serves received; Olivia Brooke - 7 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 37 assists; Hailey Cripe - 14 kills, 1 ace, 13 digs, 5 serves received; Mackenzie Walker - 9 kills, 22 digs, 2 assists, 19 serves received; Emma Novaski - 1 ace, 3 digs, 7 serves received; Mackenzie Robinson - 14 digs, 1 assist, 13 serves received

Pioneer def. Triton, 25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12 (Sept. 29): Madison Blickenstaff had 20 kills, and the visiting Lady Panthers wrapped up the Hoosier North title and a perfect 7-0 conference record with a win over Triton Sept. 29.

Mackenzie Walker had 26 digs and 31 serves received, Blickenstaff had 22 digs and 19 serves received, and Mackenzie Robinson had 21 digs and 24 serves received.

The teams could meet again at the Class 1A Culver regional on Oct. 24.

PIONEER STATS

Madison Blickenstaff - 20 kills, 5 aces, 1 block, 22 digs, 1 assist, 19 serves received; Brooklyn Borges - 5 kills, 1 block; Mandee Weisenburger - 8 kills, 3 digs, 1 serve received; Carlie Morris - 6 kills, 6 digs, 1 serve received; Hailey Cripe - 8 kills, 3 aces, 11 digs, 29 assists, 1 serve received; Mackenzie Walker - 5 kills, 3 aces, 26 digs, 1 assist, 31 serves received; Blair Grigsby - 1 ace, 7 digs, 15 assists; Mackenzie Robinson - 1 ace, 21 digs, 1 assist, 24 serves received; Emma Novaski - 17 digs, 8 serves received