Clawson defeated Cranbrook in three sets (25-19, 26-24, 25-11) in the Division 2 district quarterfinal on Monday. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 12 kills and seven digs. Aliyah Vesper had four kills and seven digs, and Jillian Liford had three kills and three blocks. Renata Carlesimo had 16 assists, six digs, three kills and three aces. Anna Smith had five assists, Ava LaMotte had 12 digs and three aces, and Natty Lertkasem had five digs and two aces. Gabrielle Kalcec had seven blocks, and Hayley Kauffman had three kills. Clawson advances to play Detroit Country Day in the Division 2 district semifinals at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday.

Clawson defeated Lamphere in four sets (25-12, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17) on Tuesday, solidifying its place as the top team in the MAC Silver. Aliyah Vesper led the Trojans with 13 kills, 15 digs and nine aces. Charlie Verner had 19 kills and 13 digs, and Jillian Liford had seven kills and six blocks. Ava LaMotte had 16 digs and five aces, and Natty Lertkasem had nine digs. Renata Carlesimo had 24 assists and seven digs, and Anna Smith had 23 assists and four digs. Gabrielle Kalcec had three kills and eight blocks, and Hayley Kauffman had six kills and five blocks.  Clawson dominated the first set, starting the match up 8-1 to force a Lamphere timeout. That lead continued to build up to a 15 point advantage at 21-6, with Verner netting seven of her 19 total kills in the first set to help the Trojans to a 25-12 win. The Trojans then shot out to another big lead in the second set behind Vesper's serving to go up 10-1. Lamphere then quickly responded to tie it at 10-10. After coming out of a timeout, Clawson settled down to regain the lead at 19-12. However, Lamphere once again turned the tables to tie it at 23-23, and then earned two aces to take the second set 25-23 to even up the match. The third set was played more evenly as neither team could build a lead larger than three points, until a tip kill from Kauffman gave Clawson the 21-17 edge. The Trojans then held Lamphere at arm's length, and Vesper scored Clawson's final two points of the set with kills, winning the third set for the Trojans at 25-21. That back-and-forth play carried over to the fourth set, as Clawson went up 8-4 before Lamphere rallied to a 10-8 lead. Clawson later took advantage of a Lamphere error to tie it at 14-14 with LaMotte stepping up to the service line. During her seven-point scoring run, which included two aces, Kauffman earned a kill, Liford scored a kill, and the two combined for a clutch block. The momentum favored Clawson at this stage, and the set ended with a Kauffman kill to make it 25-17. Clawson wraps up the regular season with an 18-6 overall record, and finished first in the MAC Silver at 9-1.

Clawson fell to host Warren Mott in five sets (9-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 16-14) on Monday, losing its first match in conference play this season. Hayley Kauffman led the Trojans with eight kills, 10 blocks and two aces. Charlie Verner had 14 kills and 16 digs, and Aliyah Vesper had 12 kills and 17 digs.  Ava LaMotte had 16 digs and four aces, and Natty Lertkasem had 14 digs and four aces. Gabrielle Kalcec had eight blocks, and Jillian Liford had four kills. Renata Carlesimo had 22 assists, 16 digs and four kills, and Anna Smith had 17 assists and nine digs. Clawson rolled to a big lead in the first set, scoring 12 straight points behind Verner's serving to lead 21-6. After two kills by Vesper and an error by Mott, Verner then got the kill to give the Trojans the 25-9 win. The Trojans took that momentum into the second set, and led by at most six points. Mott would rally and bring it within one point late in the set, but Kalcec earned two big blocks to seal the 25-22 win in the second. In the third, Clawson built up a nine point lead at 21-12, but costly errors on both offense and defense allowed Mott to inch closer. The Trojans were looking at match point with a 24-22 lead, but Mott put together back-to-back kills to tie the game, then forced two more errors to win the third set 26-24. The two teams played relatively even in the fourth, and Clawson saw its biggest lead at 20-15 after a block by Kauffman. Mott fought back hard, thanks in part to strong plays from their outside hitter. The Trojans tried to keep them in check, but two hitting errors and one dig error allowed Mott the 25-23 win in the fourth to even the match at 2-2. Clawson retaliated early in the fifth set, jumping out to a 7-3 lead and forcing a timeout. That lead was extended to 9-3, but Mott pushed back to a 10-10 tie. Ten more very intense points played out, but Mott would be the team to emerge with a 16-14 win in the fifth to complete the comeback. Clawson is now 8-1 in the MAC Silver, and 17-6 overall.

Clawson defeated Hazel Park in three sets (25-20, 25-12, 25-12) on Thursday to clinch first place in the MAC Silver. The Trojans also celebrated senior night Thursday, and the three seniors combined for a total of 12 aces and 11 kills. Jillian Liford led the squad with eight kills and five aces. Hayley Kauffman had two kills and five aces, and Gabrielle Kalcec had one kill and two aces. Aliyah Vesper added seven kills and three digs, and Charlie Verner had five kills and five digs. Ava LaMotte had five digs, and Natty Lertkasem had two digs. Anna Smith had 13 assists and two blocks, and Renata Carlesimo had eight assists and two digs. Clawson improves to 8-0 in the MAC Silver, and 17-5 overall.

Clawson defeated host Clarenceville in four sets (25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18) on Monday to extend its winning streak to six games. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 14 kills and 13 digs. Gabrielle Kalcec had nine blocks and two kills, and Hayley Kauffman had seven blocks and three kills. Aliyah Vesper had six kills, five digs and three aces, and Jillian Liford had five kills and three blocks. Ava LaMotte had 11 digs and three aces, and Natty Lertkasem had 10 digs and three aces. Anna Smith had 23 assists and three blocks, and Renata Carlesimo had six assists. Clawson improves to 16-4 overall.

Clawson defeated host New Haven in three sets (26-24, 25-14, 25-19) on Thursday, extending its winning streak to five games. Aliyah Vesper led the Trojans with six kills, seven digs and four aces. Charlie Verner had 11 kills and six digs, and Jillian Liford had five kills and three digs. Hayley Kauffman had five kills and five blocks, and Gabrielle Kalcec had two kills and five blocks. The two middle blockers played a big role in the third set for the Trojans, combining for six of the team's nine total kills. Renata Carlesimo had 20 assists, and Anna Smith had nine assists. Natty Lertkasem had nine digs and four aces, and Ava LaMotte had 10 digs.  Clawson and New Haven were tied 18-18 in an evenly matched first set before New Haven had game point at 24-19. However, the Trojans were able to force errors on the New Haven defense and rallied for seven straight points to win the opening frame 26-24. That momentum carried into the second set, where Clawson would never give up a lead. Verner tallied six of her 11 kills in the second set, and the Trojan team had five aces and zero service errors, while also passing at a 2.38 average on serve receive. New Haven responded right out of the gate in the third set, jumping to an 8-0 lead before forcing a Trojan timeout. Clawson was able to settle the nerves, turning the tables on New Haven to go on a 13-3 run. The Trojans once again held onto their lead, and after a big block from Liford to give Clawson the match point, Kauffman put down the winning kill to close the third set at 25-19. Clawson improves to 7-0 in the MAC Silver, and 15-4 overall.

Clawson defeated South Lake in three sets (25-11, 25-18, 25-10) on Tuesday.  Aliyah Vesper led the Trojans with 12 aces and five kills. Charlie Verner had 11 kills and six digs, and Gabrielle Kalcec had four blocks. Ava LaMotte had eight digs, and Natty Lertkasem had five digs. Jillian Liford and Hayley Kauffman each had two kills. Anna Smith had 12 assists, and Renata Carlesimo had five assists and six digs.  Clawson is now 6-0 in the MAC Silver, and 14-4 overall.

Clawson defeated St. Clair, the No. 1 team in the MAC Gold, in three sets (25-22, 30-28, 25-31) on Monday, handing the visiting team its first loss of the season. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 14 kills and seven digs. Jillian Liford had nine kills and two blocks, and Aliyah Vesper had six kills, five digs and two blocks.  Gabrielle Kalcec had five blocks, and Hayley Kauffman had three blocks, as both played a pivotal role by defending against St. Clair's big middle hitter. Ava LaMotte and Natty Lertkasem each had 17 digs and two aces. Renata Carlesimo had 18 assists and six digs, and Anna Smith had seven assists.  Liford had a team-high four kills in the first set, including a sideout kill on the first play of the set, and a tip kill for the last point of the set, winning the first game for the Trojans at 25-22. Clawson then trailed 16-12 in the second set before battling back for a 17-16 lead. The two teams exchanged blows, and despite facing two different set points from St. Clair, the Trojans played a near-airtight defense to take the second set 30-28.  St. Clair responded with a 3-0 advantage early in the third, and another 17-14 edge later on, but that would be the largest lead they would have for the remainder of the match. A tip kill from Kalcec put Clawson up 18-17, and the Trojans held their lead until the last whistle at 25-21. Clawson improves to 13-4 overall, and is 5-0 in the MAC Silver.

Clawson defeated Warren Mott in four sets (25-20, 25-11, 21-25, 25-15) on Thursday. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 20 kills and four digs. Aliyah Vesper had 10 kills, 10 digs and seven aces.  Gabrille Kalcec had six blocks, and Hayler Kauffman and Jillian Liford each added three blocks. Ava LaMotte had nine digs, and Natty Lertkasem had eight digs. Renata Carlesimo had 22 assists and seven digs, and Anna Smith had nine assists. Clawson improves to 5-0 in the MAC Silver, and 12-4 overall.

Clawson defeated Warren Mott in four sets (25-20, 25-11, 21-25, 25-15) on Thursday. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 20 kills and four digs. Aliyah Vesper had 10 kills, 10 digs and seven aces.  Gabrille Kalcec had six blocks, and Hayler Kauffman and Jillian Liford each added three blocks. Ava LaMotte had nine digs, and Natty Lertkasem had eight digs. Renata Carlesimo had 22 assists and seven digs, and Anna Smith had nine assists. Clawson improves to 5-0 in the MAC Silver, and 12-4 overall.

Clawson defeated host Lamphere in four sets (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16) on Thursday for its fourth conference win of the season. Charlie Verner led that Trojans with 20 kills, nine digs, five blocks and four aces. Aliyah Vesper had 14 digs, six kills and four aces, and Gabrielle Kalcec had eight blocks and three kills. Anna Smith had 17 assists and five digs, and Renata Carlesimo had 16 assists and eight digs. Ava LaMotte had 17 digs and two aces, and Natty Lertkasem had seven digs. Hayley Kauffman had five blocks and four kills, and Jillian Liford had three kills and three blocks. Clawson's front row put up a season-best 23 blocks, and reached its second-highest kill total with 38. However, it all starts with a pass, and the Trojan defense put up a season-best 60 digs. The Trojans came out to a hot start, stringing together six points in a row in the early stages of the first set. Lamphere was determined to keep it close, but Clawson never let the Rams take more than a two point lead. After the set was tied at 19-19, LaMotte served a big ace, and Verner added a kill to put the Trojans up 22-19. Verner would later have the set-winning block, giving Clawson the 1-0 lead. Clawson would then take another early lead in the second set at 6-1, but Lamphere battled back to a 6-6 tie. The two teams kept within two points of each other until Lamphere built up a 17-13 lead, and would not give it up for the remainder of the set to even the match at 1-1. The Trojans found themselves down for much of the third set, until Kauffman had a tip kill to tie it at 19-19, and Verner followed that point with an ace to give Clawson the lead. Those two points proved to be pivotal, along with two kills from Vesper that kept Clawson ahead, until Liford hit a cross-court kill to help the Trojans to a 2-1 lead. Clawson carried that momentum into the fourth set and never relinquished control. The Trojans would lead by as many as 10 points before Lamphere inched closer at 19-15. But after that, Clawson would give up only one more point, and Verner hit an attack down the line for the match-winning kill. Clawson improves to 4-0 in the MAC Silver, and 11-4 overall.

Clawson fell to host Oakland Christian in three sets (25-21, 25-17, 27-25) on Tuesday. Aliyah Vesper led the Trojans with four kills and 10 digs. Jillian Liford had five kills and four blocks, and Charlie Verner had eight kills. Renata Carlesimo had 12 assists and nine digs, and Anna Smith had five assists and five blocks. Ava LaMotte had 10 digs, and Natty Lertkasem had four digs. Hayley Kauffman had three blocks, and Gabrielle Kalcec had two blocks. Clawson is now 10-4 overall, and 3-0 in the MAC Silver.

Clawson won all three games in the quad it hosted on Monday, defeating Novi Christian (25-17, 25-19), Bishop Foley (25-15, 25-15), and Warren Woods Tower (26-27, 25-22, 15-11). Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 33 kills and 23 digs. Aliyah Vesper had 14 kills and 18 digs, and Hayley Kauffman had five kills, five aces and three blocks. Ava LaMotte had 27 digs and four aces, including the match-winning ace on the last point against Warren Woods Tower. Natty Lertkasem had 26 digs and three aces, Anna Smith had 40 assists and eight digs, and Renata Carlesimo had 14 assists and 10 digs.  Jillian Liford had seven kills, and Gabrielle Kalcec had two kills and seven blocks. Clawson improves to 10-3 overall, and is 3-0 in the MAC Silver.

Clawson went 2-1 in the Silver Pool to finish sixth overall at the Tribune Tournament.  The Trojans defeated Novi Chrisitan (25-17, 25-17) and Cardinal Mooney (25-13, 25-18), but lost by one point to Bishop Foley in the final match (22-25, 25-11, 17-16). Aliyah Vesper and Charlie Verner both earned All-Tournament Team honors. Vesper led the Trojans with 24 kills, 24 digs and four aces, and Verner had 26 kills and 11 digs. Jillian Liford added nine kills.  Renata Carlesimo had 37 assists and 12 digs, and Anna Smith had 28 assists. Ava LaMotte had 27 digs and six aces, and Natty Lertkasem had 12 digs.  Hayley Kauffman had six blocks, four kills and five aces, and Gabrielle Kalcec had two kills.  Shrine claimed the championship after winning the Gold Pool. Earning co-MVP honors were Oakland Christian's Katie Hopkins and Clarenceville's Sydney Nardizzi. Clawson improves to 7-3 overall, and is 3-0 in the MAC Silver.

Clawson defeated host Hazel Park in straight sets (25-14, 25-5, 25-12) on Thursday for its third win in a row. Aliyah Vesper led the Trojans with 12 kills and six digs. Charlie Verner had eight kills and five digs, and Ava LaMotte and Natty Lertkasem each had five digs. Jillian Liford had seven kills, including a perfect five kills on five attacks in the second set. Anna Smith had 26 assists, and Renata Carlesimo had four assists and four digs. Hayley Kauffman and Gabrielle Kalcec added two kills each. The Trojans put up season bests in both hitting percentage (0.359) and serve receive passing average (2.00). Clawson improves to 3-0 in the MAC Silver, and 5-2 overall.   

Clawson defeated New Haven in three sets (25-19, 26-24, 25-21) on Tuesday. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 15 kills and 10 digs, and Aliyah Vesper had 11 kills, nine digs and three aces.  Ava LaMotte had 14 digs, and Natty Lertkasem had 11 digs. Renata Carlesimo had 23 assists and seven digs, and Anna Smith had 10 assists.  Jillian Liford added four kills, and Gabrielle Kalcec had four blocks.  Clawson improved to 2-0 in the MAC Silver, and 4-2 overall.

Clawson finished the opening weekend of its Tribune Tournament with a 1-2 record. The Trojans started their morning with a tough match against Oakland Christian, falling in two sets (25-23, 25-18). Clawson then lost to Shrine (25-9, 26-24), and wrapped up the day with a win against Cardinal Mooney (25-14, 25-20). Charlie Verner finished the day with 16 kills and 20 digs, and Aliyah Vesper had 13 kills and 17 digs. Ava LaMotte had 22 digs and three aces, and Natty Lertkasem had 15 digs. Renata Carlesimo had 33 assists, 14 digs, five kills and four aces, and Jillian Liford had eight kills. Clawson advances to the Silver Pool next weekend for the conclusion of the Tribune Tournament. The Trojans will play Cardinal Mooney, Bishop Foley and Novi Christian. The Gold Pool will feature Oakland Christian, Shrine, Clarenceville, and Lamphere. Clawson is 3-2 overall, and 1-0 in the MAC Silver.  

Clawson defeated host South Lake in straight sets (25-9, 25-14, 25-10) on Thursday in its first league match of the year. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with seven kills, seven digs and three aces. Aliyah Vesper had nine kills and four aces, and Renata Carlesimo had 13 assists and seven digs. Ava LaMotte had six digs and three aces, and Abby Myren had five assists, four digs and three aces. Clawson is 1-0 in the MAC Silver, and 2-0 overall.

Clawson defeated Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in four sets (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23) on Friday in its first game of the season. Charlie Verner led the Trojans with 17 kills and 14 digs. Aliyah Vesper had 13 kills, nine digs and two aces, and Renata Carlesimo had 33 assists and nine digs. Ava LaMotte and Natty Lertkasem each had 12 digs and two aces. Jillian Liford and Gabrielle Kalcec each had three blocks. Clawson trailed by as many as five points in the first set, but battled back to a 22-22 tie. Vesper put together back-to-back kills for the 24-22 lead, and after a Lady of the Lakes sideout, she closed the set with a tip kill to give Clawson the one set advantage. The Trojans took that momentum into the second set, leading 12-7 early on. The two teams would battle to another late tie at 19-19, but Verner had nine of her 17 kills in the second stanza to help Clawson take the 2-0 lead. It looked as if Clawson was about to wrap things up in three sets, but could not hold onto its 21-12 lead. Our Lady of the Lakes rallied, winning 13 of the last 14 points to win the third set 25-22. Another close set followed, but the Trojan defense was relentless. Clawson tallied 17 total digs against a hard-hitting Our Lady of the Lakes offense, and closed out another close set to win the match 3-1. Clawson is 1-0-0 overall.