Mariposa libero Abby Beery is shown. Beery hit a notable career mark last week, surpassing 500 total digs.
Just a few days ago, die hard Boston Red Sox supporter Holly Earling’s favorite baseball team was dismissed from the Major League Baseball playoffs by the New York Yankees. The Sox might want to consider hiring Earling, because she simply knows how to win.
On Oct. 6, Earling’s Mariposa County High School varsity volleyball team defeated the visiting Gustine Reds 25-14, 25-18, 25-12. Kylie Williams led the way with 15 kills while Gillian Pioske recorded 13.
Kylee Hutchings led the way with four kills. Abby Beery finished with seven digs. Emma Pioske logged 39 assists.
After the game, it was announced that Gillian Pioske has accumulated over 750 career kills during her time as a Grizzly player.
Two days later while hosting Modesto Christian, MCHS blanked the visiting Crusaders, 25-17, 25-5, 26-24.
During that match, libero Abby Beery surpassed 500 career digs.
Gillian Pioske led the team with 11 kills, while Grace Beery had nine. Abby Beery had six aces and Emma Pioske finished with five. Abby Beery also had eight digs. Emma Pioske led with 36 assists.
Mariposa then played in a tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10 but results were not available by press time.
Scores shared on the popular sports website MaxPreps.com indicated that Mariposa had lost one of its matches, a close one against Escalon, by a score of 29-27, 22-25, 14-16. The Gazette will attempt to share those scores in the next edition of this newspaper.
The Grizzlies did drop one match last week, to Sierra at home, prior to the games reported above. On Oct. 5, with the volleyball team wearing pink to raise awareness for breast cancer, the Grizzlies fell 23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 26-28.
Gillian Pioske had 19 kills while Kylie Williams had 16 of her own. Abby Beery had 25 digs while Emma Pioske accumulated 16 and Gillian Pioske recorded 15. Emma Pioske had 43 assists.
During the match on Oct. 5, Gillian Pioske accumulated over 750 career kills.
Mariposa is now 11-0 in the Southern League, the clear powerhouse in the league. Stone Ridge Christian is the next closest team, possessing a 7-3 record.
The Grizzlies were set to play at Waterford on Tuesday and will then head to Le Grand for a match on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. They will close out the regular season Thursday at Stone Ridge Christian at 6 p.m.
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