Wolves senior boys volleyball team drop three straight matches last week

North Star’s Evan Scott (5) goes up for a block Oct. 7 against the Holy Names Knights. Holy Names defeated the Wolves two sets to one in a game played at North Star High School.

It was a tough week for the North Star Wolves senior boys volleyball team as they dropped three straight matches on their home floor.

The Wolves first hosted the Holy Names Knights last Tuesday night in Amherstburg. After a strong first set where the Wolves won 25-10, the Knights clawed back and won the next two by identical 25-22 scores.

“It was a really good game,” said North Star’s Max Ricciuti. “We played well.”Ricciuti said they blocked and served well, particularly in the first set. Holy Names put in some different players in the second set and that turned the tables. North Star hustled hard in the third set but couldn’t earn the victory.

“We came up short in the end,” he said. 

Ricciuti said after last Tuesday’s match that he believes North Star can play with any team in the league. He said they have to work on their passing, hits and blocking.

The Wolves are getting better as the season progresses, he added, and believes their improvement will continue.

North Star hosted Leamington in a make-up game last Wednesday evening. The game was postponed due to a fog day earlier in the season. Leamington won two sets to one.

The match against the Lions was close for the most part, with the Wolves winning 25-21 in the first set but falling 26-24 in a tight second set. Leamington won the match with a 25-12 victory in the third and final set.

The undefeated Essex Red Raiders came to Amherstburg last Thursday evening and proved to be a tough opponent. The Red Raiders swept the Wolves 25-10, 25-21 and 25-16 to improve to 6-0 and drop North Star to 1-5.

The senior Wolves will look to get back on the winning track tonight at home (Oct. 15) with a 5:20 p.m. match against the Cardinal Carter Cougars.

The junior Wolves played the same three opponents on the same three days on the same court. They beat Holy Names three straight last Tuesday (25-17, 25-12 and 25-12), lost to Leamington two sets to one Wednesday (25-19, 22-25 and 16-25) and swept Essex Thursday (25-13, 25-14 and 25-20). The juniors’ match versus Cardinal Carter is Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. Their record is 4-2.

Wolves senior boys volleyball team drop three straight matches last week

By Ron Giofu