𝗗𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗘, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵. – The Father Gabriel Richard girls volleyball team captured its first district championship since 2020 with a straight-set victory over Ida (25-16, 25-20, 25-13) on Thursday (Nov. 5) at Dundee High School. The Irish, who improved to 34-6-2 on the season, were led offensively by 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 ’𝟮𝟵, who recorded 14 kills, 13 digs and two blocks. 𝗠𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 ’𝟯𝟬 added nine kills and two blocks while hitting at a 42.1 percent clip. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘇𝗸𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗰𝘇 ’𝟯𝟬 finished with nine kills and four service aces, while 𝗔𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗔𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲 ’𝟮𝟵 added four kills and two blocks. 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗢𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 ’𝟯𝟬 tallied 37 assists and eight digs, and 𝗥𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲 ’𝟮𝟴 recorded 12 digs. “I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together this season. It has been a true testament to what happens when we believe in each other and in our potential to make great things happen. The best is yet to come!” said head coach Ryan Minarik. FGR advances to the regional round of the MHSAA Division 2 Tournament at Dearborn Divine Child, where it will compete in the regional semifinal on Tuesday (Nov. 10) at 5 pm. The Irish will face the winner of Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Romulus, who are scheduled to play Friday (Nov. 6). The regional final is scheduled for Thursday (Nov. 12) at 6 pm. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘏𝘚𝘈𝘈 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵: www.mhsaa.com/sports/girls-volleyball