EBEN JUNCTION — After breezing through the first set it appeared Superior Central was well on its way to a volleyball victory here Monday night.

The Cougars, however, had to fight for the rest of it in a 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-23) triumph over the Rapid River Rockets.

“They’ve come a long way,” Cougars’ coach Kris Bray said. “They were setting up and hitting. We’re a good serving team, but we made too many service errors in the second and third set.”

The victory enabled the Cougars to clinch a share of the Central U.P. Conference title with Big Bay de Noc.

Rapid River climbed within 24-23 on a kill by junior Madelyn Lindbert in the third before the Cougars secured the decision.

“I’m very proud of the way the girls responded after the first set,” Rockets’ coach Katrina McNamara said. “We

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