PELLSTON – It’s been a long time since the Pellston volleyball team defeated Onaway in a Ski Valley Conference match.

When asked about it, Pellston coach Brooke Groff wasn’t sure.

Eventually, she’ll know.

On Tuesday, the long losing drought against the Cardinals was ended by the Hornets, who captured a five-set victory over Onaway (25-20, 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 15-5) in a conference clash at Pellston.

“It’s a special night,” Groff said following the win. “We beat them (at a quad match last week), but this was our Ski Valley matchup with them, and I know the kids were focused coming into the match tonight. It was a big win for us.”

Here’s some more takeaways from Tuesday’s match.

Taking back control

The Hornets (10-8-5, 2-1 Ski Valley) used a pair of quality opening two sets to bui

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