Volleyball: Mineola goes 4-5 during first week of play
Published 6:44 pm Monday, August 15, 2022
- Tyler High’s Maniya Simpson (3) goes up for a kill Thursday afternoon against Mineola’s Kyra Jackson in the Tyler ISD Tournament at Tyler High Gym.
The Mineola Lady ‘Jackets finished 4-5 during the first week of the volleyball season.
The Lady ‘Jackets travel to Diana to meet New Diana on Tuesday for a match on Tuesday. The contest is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
On Aug. 9 in Mineola, the Brownsboro Bearettes scored a 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Leaders for Mineola were Mylee Fischer (8 kills, 10 assists, 11 digs, 3 blocks), Olivia Hughes (7 kills, 10 assists, 10 digs, 1 block assist), Macy Fischer (18 digs) and Paris Spigner (12 digs).
Mineola then participated in the Tyler ISD Tournament from Thursday through Friday.
On Thursday, the Lady ‘Jackets defeated Jacksonville 2-0 (25-21, 25-12), while falling to Gilmer (25-15, 25-23) and Tyler (25-19, 19-25, 25-19).
Leading the way were Mylee Fischer (11 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace, 26 assists, 5 blocks), Hughes (16 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace, 23 assists, 1 block), Jocelyn Whitehead (18 kills, 8 digs, 1 block), Shylah Kratzmeyer (17 digs, 1 ace), Spigner (12 digs, 1 ace), Macy Fischer (9 digs) and Gracie Finley (9 kills, 10 digs).
On Friday, the Lady ‘Jackets were 3-0 with wins over West Rusk 2-0 (25-9, 27-25), Gladewater 2-0 (25-12, 25-14) and Tyler Cumberland Academy 2-0 (25-15, 25-20).
Stat Leaders were Mylee Fischer (15 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces, 26 assists, 10 blocks), Hughes (19 kills, 9 digs, 14 assists, 1 block), Whitehead (11 kills, 4 digs), Kratzmeyer (2 aces, 3 kills, 20 digs) and Macy Fischer (12 digs).
During Saturday’s Silver Bracket, Mineola was 0-2 with three-set losses to Mabank 2-1 (14-25, 25-20, 25-22) and Rusk 2-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-12).
Leading the way for Mineola were Mylee Fischer (12 kills, 10 digs, 17 assists, 8 blocks), Hughes (6 kills, 20 digs, 2 aces, 21 assists), Whitehead (19 kills, 2 digs), Kloey Garcia (3 aces, 13 digs) and Kratzmeyer (1 ace, 17 digs).