Milestones keep coming as Canandaigua volleyball chases a title

CANANDAIGUA – Maya Wiitanen and Addison Eckert were quick to identify what drives Canandaigua girls’ volleyball.

Fun. Energy. Positivity.

Those traits, the senior captains said, define the group which is seeded first in the Section V Class A playoffs. They moved one step closer to the finals with a Halloween sweep of No. 8 Batavia (25-18, 25-14, 25-15).

Canandaigua has lost just twice this season. It avenged its most recent setback – an Oct. 5 sweep to Pittsford Mendon – by defeating the Vikings three weeks later.

Kadyn Chapman, a junior, reached 1,000 career assists against Batavia. She’s not the first Gray Wolves standout to reach a milestone this season.

Eckert recorded her 500th career dig on Sept. 18. Wiitanen reached 1,000 career digs four days later.

Watch above as the captains detail Canandaigua’s win over Batavia, its eight-game winning streak, and the mindset driving its Section V run.

Jeff Uveino joined the USA Today Network in 2023 and began covering Rochester-area high school sports in 2026. He is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication and native of Perry. Contact him at juveino@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @realjuveino and on Instagram @jeffusports. 

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Milestones keep coming as Canandaigua volleyball chases a title