Wolves sr. boys volleyball team returns to winning ways

Mason Long smashes a ball over the net last Wednesday evening against Cardinal Carter.

The North Star Wolves senior boys volleyball team have found their way to victory once again.

The Wolves snapped a three-match losing streak last Wednesday with a two sets to one win over the visiting Cardinal Carter Cougars. North Star took the first set 25-17, but Cardinal Carter won the second 25-21. The Wolves won the third set, and the match, with a 25-21 win in the third set.

The win came in the Wolves’ final regular season game and improved their record to 2-5 on the WECSSAA Tier 1 season.

“In the first set, we came out strong. We were playing as a team,” said captain Max Ricciuti. “In the second set, we lacked some energy and kind of fell apart.”

Ricciuti said the Wolves knew that going into the third set, they had to get their energy back up.

“We squeaked it out at the end,” he said. “We’ve definitely got some momentum going into our next game.”

The goal is to win their remaining three matches and get into the best possible position they can for the WECSSAA playoffs.

The Wolves played yesterday at Massey after this issue of the River Town Times went to press. They are back in Windsor Thursday for a 4 p.m. match at Herman. The regular season concludes Oct. 28 with a game in Kingsville against the Erie Migration Coyotes.

The junior boys team is 5-2 on the season as they also defeated Cardinal Carter last Wednesday in Amherstburg. The juniors swept their opponents 25-7, 25-11 and 25-23.

The junior Wolves only have two regular season matches left, including the game yesterday at Massey. After that, they play Oct. 28, also at Erie Migration.

Wolves sr. boys volleyball team returns to winning ways

By Ron Giofu