By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
The Dowagiac varsity volleyball team wrapped up its regular season Monday night with a three-game loss to Lakeland Conference champion Coloma.
The host Lady Comets defeated the Chieftains, 13-25, 16-25 and 16-25.
Brittney Reist led Dowagiac with nine kills, while Ashley Urbanski finished with five kills.
Anne O'Keefe led the team with nine digs. Kim Luthringer finished with seven digs.
Amy Wood had a block and an ace for Dowagiac, which also got a block from Reist.
Brittany Bruens had 11 assists for the Chiefftains, who will face Big 16 Conference champion Sturgis in the semifinals of the Division 2 district tournament on Saturday.
The Chieftains and Lady Trojans will play in the semifinals at approximately 11 a.m. at Sturgis High School.
Paw Paw and Vicksburg will open the tournament at 10 a.m. with a first round match.
The winner of the Paw Paw-Vicksburg match will take on Three Rivers, which also received a first round bye, following the Dowagiac-Sturgis semifinal.
The championship match will be played 30 minutes after the last semifinal match.
Sturgis captured the Big 16 Conference volleyball championship on Saturday, unseating the No. 2 ranked Lady Mustangs.
Sturgis reached the finals by defeating Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Mattawan and No. 8 ranked St. Joseph.
Portage Central reached the finals by defeating Benton Harbor, Battle Creek Central and Portage Northern.
St. Joseph defeated Portage Northern to take third place, while Mattawan defeated Lakeshore to finish fifth.
Battle Creek Lakeview finished seventh as it defeated Battle Creek Central.
Coldwater finished ninth with a win over Battle Creek Harper Creek, while Marshall finished 11th with a victory over Dowagiac.
Dowagiac lost to Battle Creek Central (10-25 and 15-25), defeated Benton Harbor (27-25 and 25-18), lost to Harper Creek (15-25 and 11-25) and lost to Marshall (16-25 and 19-25) to finish 12th.
Loy Norrix was 13th as it defeated Niles, while Kalamazoo Central placed 15th with a win over Benton Harbor.