WASHBURN, Maine — The Fort Fairfield Tigers are the champions in the Aroostook League Girls’ Volleyball Div. II Championships, held Monday, March 19, at Washburn District High School.
Eight teams competed and Fort Fairfield and Ashland both had 6-1 records in pool play, with Wisdom and Washburn both one game back with 5-2 marks. Hodgdon (3-4), Greater Houlton Christian Academy (2-5), Easton (1-6) and Central Aroostook (0-7) were the other teams involved in the tourney.
In the playoff semifinals, Ashland topped Wisdom, 25-13 and 25-14, while Fort Fairfield bested Washburn, 25-14 and 25-13.
In the finals, the Tigers lost the first set to the Hornets, 20-25, but came back to win the next two by scores of 25-15 and 25-21.
Makaila Beck of Fort Fairfield was named tournament MVP. Other Aroostook League volleyball all-stars were Amanda Whipple of Fort Fairfield, Megan Cote of Ashland, Cassandra Boucher of Wisdom, Carly Bragg of Washburn, Emma Drew of Hodgdon, Chloe Fekete of GHCA, Paige Flewelling of Easton and Maddison Coffin of Central Aroostook.
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- Emerson Turner of Washburn sets the ball during a pool play match Monday in the Div. II girls’ Aroostook League volleyball tournament held in Washburn. (Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
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- Kayla Tisdale of the Tigers scrambles to keep the ball alive during a volley in a pool play match against Central Aroostook on Monday, March 19 in Washburn. Fort Fairfield ended up claiming the title, besting seven other teams in the Aroostook League’s Div. II tournament. (Kevin Sjoberg)
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- Chauntelle Kelley of Washburn attempts a serve during a pool play match Monday in the Div. II girls’ Aroostook League volleyball tournament held in Washburn. (Kevin Sjoberg)
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- Maddison Coffin of Central Aroostook sets the ball to a teammate during the Div. II volleyball tournament held Monday, March 19 in Washburn. Coffin was the Panthers’ representative on the all-tourney team. (Kevin Sjoberg)
