The North East Grape Pickers volleyball team (North East, PA), was nudged 1-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Meadville Bulldogs (Meadville, PA)

The Bulldogs (31-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Saegertown (Saegertown, PA). The Panthers enter the non-league challenge with a 19-5 record. In their last challenge, Saegertown nipped Slippery Rock (Slippery Rock, PA), 3-1, in a league challenge.

Next, the Grape Pickers meet the Girard Yellowjackets (Girard, PA) in a District 10 Region 4 challenge, on Tuesday, October 10. North East will attempt to move on its 22-10 season record. The Yellowjackets enter the challenge with a 1-14 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Northwestern (Albion, PA).