D-IV Aptos, D-V Mount Madonna advance to regional finals | NorCal girls volleyball roundup
(WorldNews Sport)

ESCALON — Heading into a NorCal Division IV semifinal, Escalon High girls volleyball coach Teresa Williamson watched film of Aptos and had her eye on all-around Mariners star Peyton Dueck. `We knew number three (Dueck) was their go-to player. She´s the best at serve receive and we didn´t want to serve to her, and we tried keep the ball away from her,â€� Williamson said. Dueck still was a factor and collected 12 kills and eight digs and sparkled on serve receive. But Escalon had more too worry about: Natalia Ackerman. Ackerman, playing the `opposite hitter` position, was on fire, smashing 17 kills, seven in a message-sending first set, to lead the No. 7 seed Mariners to a 25-19,...