North Stokes Vikings sweep South Stokes, snap five-match skid in rivalry

DANBURY – North Stokes snapped a five-match losing streak against county rival South Stokes on Thursday, sweeping the Sauras 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 in a Greater Triad 1A/2A Conference match on Senior Night. The Vikings (8-12, 7-5 conference) had not beaten South Stokes (10-14, 9-3) since 2023. The win moved North Stokes to its fourth straight victory and its seventh in its last eight matches. The lone loss in that stretch was a 3-1 defeat to conference champion Bishop McGuinness. South Stokes still leads the all-time series 18-14 since 2009. Junior Milly Craig powered the offense with 22 kills on 37…