A-J varsity volleyball squad falls to 12-10

The Anna-Jonesboro High School volleyball team lost twice in action last week.

Sparta 25-25, A-J 15-19: Jordan Edwards had 13 digs and 9 serve receives in leading visiting A-J in the loss Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Chandra Parr had 10 digs and 5 kills. Emma Basler had 8 serve receives and 4 kills.

Mackenzie Houseman had 10 assists and Amanda Conaway had 4 blocks and Katie Edwards 1.

Cheyenne Lingle had 19 good serves, an ace, 5 serve receives and 4 kills to lead the A-J junior varsity to 27-25 and 25-13 wins.

Katie McIntyre had 7 serve receives and Basler had 5. Basler also had 4 digs.

Karley Heath had 11 assists and Rebecca Mitchell had 4 kills.

Conaway had 3 blocks, Katie Whiteside 2 and Katie Edwards 1.

Edwards had 9 serve receives, 5 kills and 5 good serves and 4 aces to lead the A-J freshmen to 21-17 and 22-20 wins.

Mikayla Dammerman had 5 assists, Krista Pender 6 and J.J. Ford a block.

Pinckneyville 22-25-25, A-J 25-22-12: Adriel Cross had 11 good serves, an ace and 10 assists to lead host A-J in the loss Thursday, Sept. 30.

Jordan Edwards had 19 serve receives and 11 digs. Parr had 10 kills, 7 good serves and an ace and a block.

Basler had 18 serve receives, 10 digs, 5 kills and a block Lindsey Patterson had 8 good serves and an ace.

Housman had 9 assists. Sammi Coleman had 3 kills.

The A-J varsity is 12-10.

Lingle had 7 digs, 4 serve receives and a block to lead the A-J junior varsity to  25-11 and 25-22 wins over Pinckneyville.

Heath had 6 good serves, 3 aces and 5 assists. Amanda Conaway had 6 good serves and 4 serve receives.

Mitchell had 3 kills and a block. Kim Mixen had 6 good serves.

Basler and Edwards each had 2 kills. Katie Whiteside had a block.

The A-J JV is 8-1.

Kim Carter had 8 good serves, 2 aces, 18 serve receives and 18 digs to lead the A-J freshmen in 23-25 and 20-25 losing effort to Pinckneyville.

Coleman had 6 assists. Erica Friebel had 4 kills and Ford had 2 blocks.

The A-J freshmen are 6-3.