News Herald 2025 for Our Southgate Titans
This past weekend, the 43rd Annual News Herald Invitational Volleyball Tournament took place. Our Lady Titans did okay in pool play, winning against Cabrini, splitting with Riverview, and then losing to Carlson. At the end of pool play, Southgate ended with 3 sets won. With that score, Southgate was taken as a wildcard to the high school for the gold bracket. For their first game within bracket play, the Titans took down #3 in the league, Carlson, in 2 sets. Moving on to the next game, our Southgate Titans were defeated by Huron, placing 4th within the tournament. While improving from the last time that these 2 teams played each other, the loss was still disheartening. The Trenton Trojans and Flat Rock Rams, the defending champions, played each other for the overall win. The Trojans, coached by Amanda Sammons, took down the Rams in 2 straight sets, securing their first such crown in nearly a decade.
Six Southgate players stood out during the tournament. Read ahead for their stats.
Server Specialist: #1 Abby Zaborowski, 7 total aces.
All-Around Impact Player: #17 Elaina Druchniak, 7 kills, 4 digs, and 5 blocks.
Blocker: #13 Kylee Stamper, a pulled-up JV player with 5 total blocks.
Offensive Player: #10 Bristol Davenport, 44 kills, 0.276 hitting efficiency, and 29 digs.
Defensive Anchor: #2 Lydia Duran, 32 digs, 5 assists, and 2 aces.
Playmaker of the Tournament: #8 Reese Randall, 35 assists and 6 aces.