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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026
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Shelby volleyball finishes 3rd at WMC Rivers tournament; Hesperia goes 2-2

Shelby went 3-1 Saturday at the West Michigan Conference Rivers tournament, matching its third-place regular-season league finish.
The Tigers opened the day by edging Hesperia in three games, 25-21, 14-25, 15-6. They fell to No. 2 seed Ravenna in the semifinals, 25-17, 25-10, before closing the day with two wins - 25-18, 25-12 over Manistee and 25-18, 25-12 over Mason County Central.
Briar Peters led the Tigers throughout the day, collecting 38 kills in all. She was especially effective against Manistee, in which she hit .381, and in the loss to Ravenna, in which she hit .304. In the Ravenna match, Peters had 10 kills and no other Tiger had more than one.
Peyton Rapes posted 61 assists and six aces on the day, both team highs. Annabelle Stark had nine blocks, five of them against Hesperia. Peters led the Tigers in digs, with 37.
Hesperia went 2-2 at the conference tournament. After their first-round loss to Shelby, the Panthers defeated Holton (25-8, 25-20), lost to Mason County Central (25-20, 18-25, 16-14) and defeated Manistee (21-25, 25-21, 15-9).
Hesperia statistics were not reported from Saturday's matches.