The James Logan Courier

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Sports Writer

The James Logan Girls Volleyball team extended their league record to 4‑0 after beating the Irvington Vikings in at home Tuesday.

The Lady Colts beat the Vikings three games to two. The Colts lost games one and four by scores of 22‑25 and 24‑26 and won games two, three and five by scores of 25‑13, 25‑18 and 15‑6. Shellyse Patolo, a sophomore, contributed with 17 kills while Lisa Nguyen had a couple of aces.

The girls excelled on both offense and defense.


"The team did a very good job on blocking in tonight's game" said sophomore Lisa Nguyen.

"We also did a great job with our passing and hitting" said Patolo.

Sophomore Mimi Lu said, "It was really fun. At first we struggled," but after the team settled down "it was a real game.

Watching from the bench, injured team member Dana Llarena, a junior, said there's still room for improvement. "We need to fix some small mistakes we made," she said.

The girls will try and extend their league record to 5‑0 on today at home against John F. Kennedy High.