Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.  The Gilpin High School Eagles will play their last regular season game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. They will host the Shining Mountain Waldorf. At this point, Gilpin has a 10-5 win record in the league.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Eagles lost a 1-3 match to the Heritage Christian Eagles.

Game Scores:

25-17 22-25 25-13 25-12

Individual Statistics:

Alicia Johnson: 3 attacks, 1 ace, 3 serves, 1 serve received

Courtney Holmes: 3 aces, 28 serves, 5 digs

Katelyn Armstrong: 3 attacks, 1 block

Aspen Nadeau: 3 attacks, 1 ace, 7 serves, 12 digs, 12 serves received

Cicely Lepro: 3 kills, 10 attacks, 2 aces, 15 serves, 1 block, 2 digs, 19 assists, 80 ball handling

Karen Nielson: 8 kills, 40 attacks, 1 ace, 7 serves, 1 block, 7 digs, 14 serves received

B. Hobson-Kroll: 1 kill, 3 attacks, 1 ace, 16 serves, 8 serves received

Alex Martin: 17 kills, 47 attacks, 1 ace, 15 serves, 7 digs, 14 serves received

Nicole Adams: 5 kills, 25 attacks, 5 blocks

On Thursday, Oct. 5, the Eagles lost a 0-3 hard-fought match against the Union Colony Prep Timberwolves.

Game scores:

21-25 16-25 17-25

Individual Statistics:

Katelyn Armstrong: 1 block

Aspen Nadeau: 2 attacks, 1 ace, 7 serves, 16 digs, 2 assists, 12 ball handling, 23 serves received

Cicely Lepro: 2 kills, 2 attacks, 8 serves, 11 digs, 18 assists, 38 ball handling,

Karen Neilson: 9 kills, 34 attacks, 6 serves, 1 block, 7 digs, 1 block, 10 serves received

B. Hobson-Kroll: 2 kills, 5 attacks, 2 aces, 12 serves, 5 digs, 3 serves received

Alex Martin: 8 kills, 28 attacks, 11 serves, 1 block, 6 digs, 3 serves received

Sarah Trujillo:1 ace, 7 serves, 2 digs,

Nicole Adams: 2 blocks, 4 kills, 16 attacks

On Friday, Oct. 6, the Eagles hosted the Kiowa Indians and after a spectacular five-game match, took the tie breaker, to win, 3-2.

Game scores:

25-17 22-25 25-17 19-25 15-7

Individual Statistics:

Alicia Johnson: 1 ball handling

Aspen Nadeau: 2 attacks, 7 serves, 20 digs, 2 assists, 9 ball handling

Cicely Lepro: 8 attacks, 4 aces 24 serves, 7 digs, 35 assists, 75 ball handling

Karen Neilson: 15 kills, 27 attacks, 1 ace, 3 serves, 6 digs, 8 serves received

B. Hobson-Kroll: 3 kills, 17 attacks, 3 aces, 20 serves, 10 digs, 3 serves received

Alex Martin: 12 kills, 25 attacks, 19 serves, 10 digs, 1 assist, 2 ball handling, 7 serves received

Sarah Trujillo: 3 aces, 15 serves, 2 digs

Nicole Adams: 8 kills, 17 attacks, 10 digs

(Originally published in the October 12, 2017 print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)