Why a clean bill of health could go a long way for the Dragons Volleyball chances.

Written Thursday August 30th at 11:30 AM

The Lake Orion Girls Volleyball team sits in a unique spot right now.

21-0, winners of three straight tournaments, and is currently ranked number one in the State in Division One.

The reason why for the good start is a clean bill of health.

The Dragons last season were injury riddled which cost them dearly. They weren’t able to get healthy which cost them the Red and losing in the district semifinals to Clarkston in the State tournament.

This season, things are different as Lake Orion has managed to stay healthy and when healthy they are as talented as anyone in the State of Michigan which is a bonus for coach Tony Scavarda.

Paige Briggs had an injury riddled season a year ago is back and fully healthy along with Leigah Boes who also missed time last season due to injury but is back now healthy.

The Dragons also have Wren MaCaulay at setter along with Ciara Livingway whom is sharing liberio duties with Lauren Bell. Sydney Smith is a solid outside hitter. Riley Hunter who saw significant playing time while Briggs was out last season contributes and Reagan Goeke along with basketball standout Kendall Robertson handle the middle.

Depth is another factor, which the team does have.

One of the factors that Lake Orion could be favored is that they have wins against not only Red foes in Clarkston, Stoney Creek, Oxford, and Bloomfield Hills but they have knocked off Farmington Hills Mercy, St. Catherine Sienna Academy, Northville, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, and Novi in the process.

The Dragons will have their own quad next Wednesday when they host Stoney Creek, Farmington Hills Mercy, and Mount Morris.

The Red will be a challenge for sure which includes road trips to Clarkston, Troy, and Adams but Stoney Creek, Bloomfield Hills, Seaholm, and Oxford come to Lake Orion. They will also play in some tough tournaments as well.

The question for Lake Orion will be is can they stay healthy??? If they do this could be a team that could possibly rival the 2011 team and we know what happened there.

It’s still early but anything is possible.