Unatego wins MAC volleyball title

OTEGO – Raelynn Parks made 10 kills to help host Unatego sweep Delaware Academy, 25-20, 25-22, 25-17, in the Midstate Athletic Conference volleyball championship Monday, Oct. 26.“This is a huge accomplishment for us,” Coach Kelly Post said. “We worked hard all season long. The only two losses we saw this season were Delhi and Walton. We came in with a vengeance. We came in ready. We prepared. We’ve been breaking film down for weeks and watching it and getting ready. They really rose to the challenge.”Parks also had eight digs and six service points for the Spartans, which also got 10 service points from Nica Hurlburt, including three aces, along with five digs and four kills. Mallory Hafele had 17 assists, 11 service points and four kills. Vivienne Tesoro made four kills and three blocks.The first two sets were close, but Unatego held serve at critical times all night. The second set was tied at 17 before a Spartan run.The Bulldogs led through much of the third set, but Unatego rallied to a tie at 14. Once the Spartans took the lead, the momentum of the championship celebration seemed to take hold.Unatego (11-2) had never won a MAC volleyball title, according to school officials.“It is amazing,” Post said. “This group of girls, who are mostly seniors, I have had them up on varsity with me since they were in eighth grade. It is almost indescribable how it feels.“They came ready to play,” she said.Tegan Perry made 10 kills and had three blocks and two digs for Delaware Academy (8-3), which also got 21 assists, three digs and three aces from Madalyn Moody, seven kills from Carly Potrzeba and six kills and an assist from Carly Guy.Both teams await the Section IV playoff brackets for an opening-round match next week.In other results Monday:Windsor 3, Oneonta 0Grace Harper made 19 assists but the host Yellowjackets lost a Southern Tier Athletic Conference East Division match to Windsors, 25-23, 25-17, 25-21 on Monday to determine the division champion.Kylie Carr and Carley Mistler each made four blocks for Oneonta (12-2).Windsor (13-3) will play Owego Apalachin for the STAC small school title on Wednesday, Oct. 28.