Lady Tiger Freshmen Win Michigan City TournamentThe Warsaw freshman volleyball team went 4-0 to win the Michigan City Invitational title. Warsaw beat Kankakee Valley 25-12, 25-15 in the championship match. Warsaw defeated New Prairie 25-15, 25-16, South Bend Adams 25-14, 25-14 and Valparaiso 25-15, 25-19 earlier in the tourney. The Tigers are now 10-0 on the season. Katie Schmidt had a big day for Warsaw, with 22 service aces during the tournament to go with 64 assists, 14 digs and two kills. Sierra Derossett and Sophia Long each totaled 16 kills to pace the offense. McKenna Hawblitzel and Gwyn Bellamy each had 11 kills, while Brooklyn Slone had nine, Kaia Hummitch four and Delaney Walters three. Allie McGuire and Hawblitzel each finished the day with eight aces. Kylie Prater had six, while Derossett had four and Slone two. Prater paced the defense with a total of 48 digs in the tourney. McGuire finished with 45, Hawblitzel 33 and Derossett 21. Slone had 14 digs, while Julia Crater had four, Walters three and Reagan Roulo three. In the front row (L-R) are Long, Bellamy, McGuire, Prater, and Crater. In the back row are Slone, Roulo, Derossett, Hawblitzel, Katie Schmidt, Walters, and Coach James Schmidt.
