At least in the early going, the Chittenango girls volleyball team is replicating its 2017-18 championship blitz.
The Bears paid a visit to Christian Brothers Academy last Monday night, and what appeared to be the first serious test of the winter instead turned into another three-set sweep.
A 25-9 romp by Chittenango in the first set was followed by 25-18 wins in each of the next two sets over the Brothers as Savannah Penoyer and Tyla Cutrie earned 12 kills apiece, Penoyer adding five aces and Cutrie three aces.
Shelby Maring finished with 12 assists, three aces, three kills and two digs. Bayla Cutrie had five kills and five assists, with Brenna Stanton earning six digs. Natalie Cowburn had five assists and two aces. Chloe Foran and Chelsea Lamphere had two kills apiece.
Not until Friday did the Bears play again, hosting Cato-Meridian and roaring past the Blue Devils 25-7 in each of the first two sets and 25-16 in the third set for another lopsided victory.
Bayla Cutrie had seven aces to go with her nine assists, Sydney Pellman adding five aces. Penoyer managed four aces as Maring and Cowburn each earned three aces. Tyla Cutrie got five kills, helped by Jada Masciat’s five kills as Maring and Caroline Myka both produced five assists. Foran and Sarah Martin both finished with three kills.
Action picks up a bit this week as Chittenango would go on the road twice for matches Monday against Cortland and Thursday against Onondaga
Moving to bowling, Chittenango had several matches last week at Strike-N-Spare Lanes, starting with Monday’s battle with Bishop Grimes.
The girls Bears got a point against the Cobras, yet still lost 2-1 as Abbie Austin led her side with a 392 series and Brooke DiFlorio added a 356 series. For Grimes, Raquel McDonald’s 163 game was part of a 421 series that led all individuals.
Chittenango’s boys lost 3-0, Jake French getting a 431 series for the Bears and Nick Bailey contributing a 402 series. For Grimes, Jeff Dargiewicz had a 467 series and Matt Rogers had a 447 set.
Then the Bears faced Homer on Tuesday, unable to gain a point in either sided as they lost by equal 3-0 margins. Mike Grant (627 series) and Matt Hurteau (606 series) led the boys Trojans as Blaik Gale set the pace for the Homer girls with a 523 series.
