Judging by its performance in Saturday's season-opening Livonia Ladywood Tournament, 2010 could be a banner season for Canton's volleyball team.

  The Chiefs won the event by upending the host Blazers, 28-26 and 25-22, in the championship match and going 5-0-1 on the day.

  "We played strong throughout the entire day," said Canton coach Mary Kryska. "We came out strong and finished strong, which was an improvement form how we have been practicing lately. We had a three-hour break, which made us a bit flat, but we picked it up quickly after calling a timeout.

  "The offense has been doing an amazing job with running different plays that have been our main focus in practice. Serve-receive could still use some work, but it was also better than our performance in practice. Our servers are very aggressive and consistent, which also has helped us a lot."

  The Chiefs went 2-0-1 in pool play, splitting with Ann Arbor Pioneer before knocking off Mason and Capac.

  Canton sidelined Garden City in the quarterfinals, 25-22 and 25-13, before besting the Pioneers in the semis, 25-22, 20-25 and 15-10.

  Standouts included Alaina Turner (29 kills, 19 aces, 12 blocks), Kristen Muir (32 kills, 60 digs, 15 aces and three blocks), Erica denBoer (17 kills), Maggie Deloy (18 kills 39 digs and four blocks), Jackie Waite (44 assists, three aces and 22 digs) and Lauren Martin, who compiled 30 assists, six aces and 24 digs.