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CUSICK — After emerging victorious from four more games last week, the Cusick High School volleyball team has hit a five-game win streak.
That means Cusick (7-5, 8-5) is now up one place in the Northeast 1B North league, ranking third as of Monday, Oct.
19.
The Panthers visited seventh-ranked Columbia (1-9, 2-10) Tuesday, Oct.
13, defeating them 3-0.
Cusick took the first set 25-18, the second 25-17 and the third 25-8.
Lacey Porter led in kills with five and blocks with four. Denise Whitford-Renaud led in aces with 10 and assists with 14.
Kaylani Treetop added seven digs.
They hosted fourthranked Selkirk (4-5, 5-7) Friday, Oct. 16, defeating the Rangers 3-0 as well.
Though the second set ended at a close 25-20, Cusick took the first 2516 and the third 25-17.
It was the north county rivals’ second game of the season.
Kylee Jo Cullooyah, the lone Panther senior celebrated that game for Senior Night, led in blocks with two. Lexie Seuss led in kills with 13 and digs with 18, adding two aces. Whitford-Renaud led in assists with 21, also adding two aces.
They hosted sixthranked Curlew (1-8, 1-10) Saturday, Oct. 17, defeating them 3-0 in the Panthers’ third straightset win of the week.
Cusick took the first set 25-14, the second 25-11 and the third 25-15.
Seuss led in kills with nine and aces with four.
Whitford-Renaud led in assists with 15. Oakley Bluff, Jazzlyn Rutherford and Porter each added one block. Rutherford added three aces, Seuss eight digs and Treetop eight digs.
For their final game of the week, the Panthers hosted second-ranked Republic (7-2, 8-6) later that night, ending backand- forth sets with a 3-2 victory.
Cusick dropped the first set 14-25, but that did not stop them from taking the second 25-20 and the third 25-13. Republic took the fourth set 25-17, forcing Cusick into a tiebreaker, and after a brief deuce, the Panthers won the set 16-14.
Harlow Butler led in kills with 10; Seuss in aces with five and digs with 28; and Whitford- Renaud in assists with 21. Whitford-Renaud and Seuss each added two blocks, and Treetop added 23 digs.
Their Tuesday, Oct. 20 game against St. John’s Endicott was cancelled.
The Panthers next visit Inchelium at 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22. The following week, they host Wellpinit at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 and visit Chesterton at The Hub at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.
28.
