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From left, Sailors volleyball players Ava Drennen, Makayla Slamal, Cam Romero, Maizey Bringuel, Ava Hicks and Kaitlin Struble celebrate after scoring a point in a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. The Sailors won 24-26, 25-11, 25-17, 22-25, 15-12 in their first game of the season at home to improve their record to 4-1. After facing Roaring Fork on the road, the Sailors are scheduled to play Moffat County on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Steamboat.
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Steamboat senior Maddie Wejroch sets the ball as Macee Wettlaufer and Janie Gonzales, right, approach the net in a volleyball match against Middle Park. Wejroch had a team-high 22 assists in the game.
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Steamboat junior Cam Romero serves as the Sailors face Middle Park in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. The Sailors won the match in five sets. Romero had 15 assists and two digs in the game.
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Steamboat junior Makayla Slamal sets up to handle a Middle Park serve in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS.
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Steamboat junior Ava Hicks spikes the ball in a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Hicks recorded a team-high 17 kills as well as seven receptions, five digs and three aces.
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Steamboat senior Kietalyn Bongiorno handles the serve with the Sailors leading 14-12 in the fifth set of a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Steamboat won the point and the match. Bongiorno recorded 15 receptions and five digs in the contest.
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Steamboat junior Ava Drennen records a kill in the second set of a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Drennen had eight kills, three aces and three blocks as the Sailors won in five sets.
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Steamboat junior Macee Wettlaufer receives a Middle Park serve in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. The Sailors won in five sets, and Wettlaufer had 14 receptions, four digs and an ace in the game.
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Steamboat junior Ava Hicks serves to the Panthers in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Hicks recorded three aces and a team-high 17 kills as Steamboat won 24-26, 25-11, 25-17, 22-25, 15-12.
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Steamboat senior Kietalyn Bongiorno receives a serve as the Sailors play host to the Middle Park Panthers in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Bongiorno recorded 15 receptions and five digs in the contest as the Sailors won in five sets.
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Steamboat junior Ava Hicks receives a Middle Park serve with senior Maizey Bringuel backing her up in the first set of a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
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The Steamboat Springs student section reacts after a Sailors point in a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS.
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Steamboat junior Cam Romero sets the ball as teammate Makayla Slamal approaches the net in a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Romero had 15 assists and two digs in the game.
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Steamboat junior Ava Drennen spikes the ball as the Sailors face Middle Park in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Drennen recorded eight kills, three aces and three blocks in the matchup.
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Steamboat junior Janie Gonzales hits the ball past the defense as the Sailors face Middle Park in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Gonzales had five kills, four blocks and two aces as the Sailors won in five sets.
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Steamboat senior Maizey Bringuel receives a Middle Park serve in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS. Bringuel recorded a team-high 26 receptions and seven digs in the game.
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Steamboat junior Janie Gonzales serves the ball as the Sailors play Middle Park in a volleyball match Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS.
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Steamboat Springs students form a tunnel as the volleyball team takes the court to face Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at SSHS.
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The Steamboat Springs players react after the Sailors won the fifth set in a volleyball match against Middle Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
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Eli Pace is the editor of the Steamboat Pilot & Today. Reach him at epace@steamboatpilot.com or 970-871-4221.

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