M-ettes start 2-1 as season kicks off

The Malta M-ettes are off to a solid start after defeating Harlem on Friday at home and defeating Poplar in Poplar last Saturday. The wins come after the team dropped the season opener to Chinook in Chinook on Tuesday, September 6. Malta defeated Harlem 3-0, with the set scores being 25-18, 25-18 and 25-16.

Ella Schye led Malta with six of 20 team kills and seven of 36 digs. Sam Mitchell had 11 of 16 assists. Raina Mortenson also had seven digs. Shay Garfield had five of 13 aces and two of Malta's three blocks.

"We all worked really hard and then came together as a team," Garfield said. "We ma...