Pirates stop Tigers in opener

Ipswich opened its high school volleyball season with a straight sets loss to Highmore-Harrold in Ipswich last Thursday.

There were some bright spots for the Tigers, after falling behind 25-16 in their opener. But they would start the second set with five straight points before eventually falling behind 30-28. The final set then resulted in a 25-19 win for the Pirates.

They were unofficially led by Kendall Cermak's 24-27 hitting evening that featured nine kills. Ipswich, meanwhile, received 9 kills from Marley Guthmiller in her hitting effort. Gabby Wald added four kills.

The Pirates were led...