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Dig Pink

Batavia Lady Devils holds its third annual Volleyball Dig Pink Fundraiser

By Steve Ognibene
Batavia Lady Devils Seniors prepare for the third annual PINK night volleyball fundraiser  Photo by Steve Ognibene
Batavia Lady Devils Seniors prepare for the third annual PINK night volleyball fundraiser  Photo by Steve Ognibene

On Tuesday evening at Batavia High School, the Lady Devils volleyball team held its Third Annual Pink Game to raise funds for Genesee Cancer Assistance.

In total, the even raised $2,300, with more funds expected to come in on Friday. 

Dr Kevin Mudd, board president, spoke about the community’s help and appreciation to support this annual fundraiser. 

Head coach Jeremy Mettler said, "I am really glad they added this event to the Volleyball program. It was great to see all the teachers, administrators, students, family members and other community members show up in pink. But I want to give a special thank you to all the players' family members who organized and ran the event."

Batavia lost to Honeoye Falls-Lima three sets to one.  

Batavia’s stats

  • Sofia Branche 10 kills 4 Blocks 
  • Violet Lopez 4 aces 22 assists
  • Lilly Gray 8 kills 18 digs 
  • Mollie Banford 30 digs
  • Ava Anderson & Karizma Wescott 7 kills 3 aces

The next game is home against Geneva at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

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 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Photo by Steve Ognibene

Photos: O-A digs pink

By Howard B. Owens

The Oakfield-Alabama Volleyball Team hosted its fifth annual Dig Pink fundraiser tonight in a match against Kendall. Over the past four years, the team has raised more than $4,000 to support breast cancer research.

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