High School Sports

South beats Service volleyball team on night when $12,000 is raised for American Cancer Society

The South volleyball team beat Service in three sets Tuesday at South High, but the Wolverines weren't the night's only winners.

The Cook Inlet Conference match marked the 8th annual Spike Out Cancer Night, a joint fundraising effort by the South and Service teams.

Players and boosters raised more than $12,000 for the American Cancer Society through t-shirt sales, a silent auction and sponsorships, South coach Amy Mestas said.

"We had a great crowd last night," she said by email. "… It was a sea of pink in our gym."

South won the match 25-18, 25-14, 25-15. Makenna Besch led the Wolverines with seven kills and three blocks, Zoey Keene added three blocks and 17 assists and Emilye Grace Williams had seven kills and nine digs.

For Service, Isabelle Watkins had five kills and four blocks, Julia Fetko totaled nine digs and 15 assists and Autumn Monkelien added 15 digs and two aces.

At a match Tuesday at Grace Christian School, another $200 was raised on the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night. Spectators pledged one dollar for every Grace Christian kill in its three-set win over Anchorage Christian.

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Alli Hagen led the effort with six kills and Jessee Tompkins added five. Other leaders for the Grizzlies included Alyssa Rogers (5 aces, 15 assists). Megan Cowell (14 assists), Kendall White (15 digs) and Anna Christiansen (14 digs).

In other action Tuesday, Bartlett outlasted East in five sets, Dimond beat Eagle River in three sets and West topped Chugiak in three sets.

Dimond def. Eagle River 25-15 25-16 25-17

Dimond — Summer Zelinsky 8 kills; Hahni Johnson 21 assists, 4 digs, 5 kills; Alissa Pili 7 kills, 10 digs.

Eagle River — Geena Graf 10 kills, 12 digs, 2 aces; Liz Rheule 18 assists, 8 digs.

West def. Chuigiak 27-25, 25-23, 25-22

West — Jackie Suka 12 kills, 14 digs; Kelsey Ross 38 assists, 10 digs, 1 ace; Brooke Dexter 11 kills, 8 digs.

Chugiak— no statistics reported.

Bartlett def. East 19-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12

Bartlett — Leeanna Atafua 39 assists; Violet Togaga'e 12 kills, 20 digs; Celeste Filoalii 14 aces; Liu Pa'ia Togaga'e 11 kills, 16 digs.

East — Daisy Page 15 kills, 26 digs; Nyanuer Bidit 19 kills, 13 digs, 3 blocks (1 solo); Leona Tau'ese 32 digs.

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