Heather Patterson winds up for a hit at the Oscoda Invitational.
Brent Baker
Margaret Negro's net presence helped the Owls to a strong finish at their home invitational on Saturday.

OSCODA - Sept. 22, 2007 - The Oscoda volleyball team took third place at its home tournament on Saturday, running up a 4-1-1 record.

The Owls defeated Alcona 25-16, 25-17; swept Whittemore-Prescott 25-12, 25-16; topped AuGres-Sims 25-9, 25-9; beat Hale 25-13, 25-19; lost to Standish-Sterling 19-25, 19-25 and split with tourney champion Ogemaw Heights 21-25, 25-16.

"We had a good day," said Oscoda coach Laura Franklin. "We passed the ball well and attacked well. We just need to focus on our serves more."

The Owls improved to 6-4-1 overall and travel to John Glenn on Wednesday for a North East Michigan Conference match.

Oscoda stats: Heather Patterson 90% serve rec.; Stephanie Campbell 90% serve rec.; Margaret Negro 36 spike kills; Tiffany Rios 34 assists; Krystin Inman 21 assists.