Team Ultra captures Silver in 5

Team Ultra won the Silver Division final of the Coed 4's league on March 19, beating the Flying Squirrels 25-14, 25-20, 21-25, 24-26, 15-9.

"Papa'' Jim Elliott led Ultra in the deciding game with 5 of his 21 kills. Three of his kills came at the beginning of the game, helping Ultra jump to a 3-1 lead, and the final one provided the game-winning point. Elliott also had at least 13 digs (statman Fred is unable to keep track of all digs!) and an ace in the match.

Alex Desau led Ultra with 31 kills, including 8 each in games 1, 2 and 4. He also had 4 aces and at least 6 digs. Jeff Shirtz contributed 6 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, and at least 16 digs.

Edna Cetina did most of the setting for Ultra, and also had 5 kills and 2 aces.

Scott Shaw led the Squirrels with 23 kills, 2 aces, and at least 15 digs. Mark Menadier contributed 11 kills, 2 aces, and at least 16 digs, and Tom Koehler chipped in 4 kills, an ace and at least 9 digs. Melissa Eckhoff did the setting and also had a kill, 5 aces, and at least 3 digs.

Koehler provided a key play in the Squirrels' Game 3 win, registering an ace to give his team a 24-21 lead. Menadier then had a dig and kill to end the game for the Squirrels, which were the sixth seed in the playoffs but beat the No. 3 and 7 seeds to advance to the final. Cupsaw had knocked out the No. 2 seeds, the Purple Cobras, in the opening round of the playoffs.

The next coed 4's league will be held on Wednesday nights starting either April 9 or 16. Contact Mark Thatcher (mthatcher@powerzonevb.com) for information.