Ozaukee volleyball is improving

The Ozaukee High School girls’ volleyball team put up a strong showing against perennial powerhouse Oostburg last Thursday in Fredonia in the Warriors’ Big East Conference opener.

Despite the Lady Dutch earning a 3-1 win, the Warriors got their first set win over Oostburg since 2005.

The Lady Dutch won, 25-11, 25-21, 14-25, 25-21.

“Our scores continued to get better and better. I was happy to see this team fight back after losing big in the first game. They continued to fight, which showed the competitive nature of this group,” Ozaukee coach Paul Jungbauer said

 Junior Sydnie Stadler had 23 kills, 13 digs and 17 service receptions.

“Sydnie was on fire, so we continued to feed her,” Jungbauer said.

Senior Naomi Smith had 11 kills and Emma Poeschl had 26 digs and 26 serve receives.

“Emma Poeschl did a fantastic job on defense,” Jungbauer said.

Setter Izzy Clark dished out 36 assists.

“We are still looking for a third or fourth person other than Sydnie and Naomi to step up and put a ball away,” he said.

On Thursday, Ozaukee plays at Random Lake at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Warriors host a six-team tournament beginning at 9 a.m.

Cedar Grove-Belgium wins league match

Cedar Grove-Belgium beat Sheboygan Christian, 3-1, at home last Thursday to open Big East play.

The Rockets went 2-2 last Saturday in the Brookfield Academy Tournament. They beat Cudahy and Milwaukee School of Languages and lost to Brookfield Academy twice.

The Rockets play at Sheboygan Lutheran on Thursday and in a Sheboygan South tournament on Saturday.

Port Washington drops first league match

Port Washington got swept by West Bend East, 25-8, 25-22, 26-24, in its first North Shore Conference match last Thursday.

At the Milwaukee Lutheran tournament last Saturday, the Pirates went 2-3, beating South Milwaukee and Carmen Northwest. They lost to Grafton, Marshall and South Milwaukee.

Port hosts Nicolet on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Grafton starts conference play 0-1

Grafton took Cedarburg to four games but lost, 25-21, 10-25, 14-25, 17-25, in last Thursday’s conference opener.

The Black Hawks went 4-1 at the Milwaukee Lutheran tournament. They beat Marshall, Port Washington, South Milwaukee and Milwaukee Lutheran before losing a rematch to Marshall.

The Hawks play at Homestead on Tuesday, Sept. 17.