GIRARD PACKS THEIR BAGS FOR DISTRICTS

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GIRARD OH- Girard finished their final home match of the year in style on Thursday night. The top seeded Indians had no trouble sweeping the conference rival Niles for the third time this season. (25-11 25-12 25-11)

 

Lauren Pallone held the lead in kills for the offense. She finished with 16. Bree Latell contributed 9 kills to the cause.  Allison Durkin found all of her hitters in rhythm finishing with 30 assists.   Bailey Walters led the back row grabbing 12 digs. Latell went down and got 9 digs.  Girard had 22 aces as a team, Walters and Latell both had 6 to lead the way.

Girard advances to the district semifinals with the win. They are lined up with 9th seeded Aurora. That game is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:00 at Jefferson Area High School.

SEBRING STUNS BLUE JAYS IN SECTIONAL FINAL

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NORTH JACKSON OH- The seeding told you it was going to be a good game on Thursday night as twelfth seeded Sebring matched up with eleventh seeded Jackson Milton.  But Sebring was not in the mood for a tightly contested thriller, and they ran away with the match in sweeping fashion. (25-11 25-15 26-24)

Leading the Trojan offense was Blake Thomas who cashed in 8 kills, and 5 aces.  Mallory Harshman managed to set up a great offense by leading in assists with 11.  Emma Lynn played exceptional defense with 21 digs to lead the Trojans.  Thomas was also in double figures with digs finishing with 14.

Sebring advances to the district semifinals on Tuesday. They’ll be lined up against top seeded Wellsville at Lisbon.  First serve is set for 6:00.

BRUNN BRINGS HER BEST

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CAMPBELL OH- There is plenty of talent to talk about on the volleyball court this season. It’s easy to let a few names get lost in the shuffle. We don’t want  Kendall Brunn from Campbell to be one of those players. Brunn has quietly become one of the best players in the area. The numbers don’t lie. Brunn has over 300 kills on the season for the Red Devils.

To be exact, Brunn currently sits at 345 kills.  She averages over 4 per set at 4.3.  With 749 total attacks, Brunn has a hitting percentage of .358.  She has only made 77 errors all season.  On the defensive side, Brunn has a total of 49 blocks.  She isn’t a liability in the back row either, she has 101 digs on the year as well.

Ty Bartell got the chance to catch up with Kendall this week to talk about her incredible season. They talk about her leadership qualities, what has been working for her offense this season, and so much more. Check out the latest Campbell Volleyball Player Profile only on YSN!

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RESERVE HAS NO RUST AFTER FIRST ROUND BYE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve is the top seed in their district bracket. They elected to take a bye straight in to the sectional final. There was no rust from the time off as the Blue Devils swiftly swept Windham to punch a ticket to the district semifinal.  (25-10 25-13 25-7)

Alyvia Hughes had13 kills 14 digs and 7 service aces. Lisa Eichert had 11 kills 10 digs and 7 service aces. Raelyn Meyer had 17 assists and Angelina Cappabianca had 2 Blocks 8 kills  and 1 service ace.

The Devils record improves to 19-4 and they play Southern Local at 6:00 on Tuesday Oct 25 at Columbiana High school with a trip to the district championship on the line.

LAKEVIEW DOESN’T FALTER TO CONFERENCE FOE

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COLUMBIANA OH- They say it’s hard to beat a team three times in a season. That is exactly what Lakeview would have to do if they wanted a trip to the district semifinals. The Bulldogs didn’t waiver an inch as they swept Poland for the third time this season to advance. (25-13 25-15 25-9)

Emma Schmader and Tara Lytle both took the team lead in kills with 10 a piece.  Maggie Pavlansky had a productive night setting with 25 assists.  Maddie Bayus led the defense in the back row gathering 14 digs.  Brooke Schneider served well gathering 14 service points.

Lakeview advances to the district semifinals where they’ll match up with a fellow state ranked team in Crestview. First serve is set for 6:00 at Grand Valley High School on Wednesday.

RAIDERS SEASON STAYS ALIVE

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MENTOR OH- South Range has been the upset team of the district so far this season. The 11th seeded Raiders beat a higher seeded opponent for the second straight night beating the 8 seed LaBrae in straight sets. (25-15 25-10 25-23)

The Raiders were led on offense by Maria Primavera who completed a double double with 10 kills, and 22 digs.  Maddie Mook had a great night with 6 kills, and 8 digs.  Jamie Feren also notched a double double for the Raiders with 15 assists, and 11 digs. Gianna Pasquale played well in the back row finishing  with 15 digs.

South Range advances to the district semifinals on Wednesday where they’ll have to come with their biggest upset yet. They’ll be matched up with top seeded Lake Catholic.  That match is slated for 6:00 at Medina High School.

MORE RECORDS FALL AS REBELS GO ON TO DISTRICTS

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COLUMBIANA OH- Crestview Volleyball has seen a lot of records fall this season as they have stormed to a 20-2 record. In their sectional final against Waterloo on Thursday night they saw another record broken as Abbey Emch eclipsed the most kills any Rebel has had in a season. Emch now sits at 367 kills. The previous record was held by MacKenzie Daub at 362.  The Rebels swept their way to victory. (25-4 25-3 25-3)

Emch led the offense with 12 kills on the night and also finished with 6 blocks, and 5 digs.  Grace Auer found another double double with 11 kills, and 13 assists.  Lainy Auer also had 13 assists on the night while adding 5 kills.  Alyssa Smotherman’s serve was electric. She had 20 service points and 5 aces.

Crestview advances to the Grand Valley district semifinal where they’ll meet Lakeview. That game is slated for Wednesday at 6:00 at Grand Valley High School in Orwell.

RAMS BROOM BROOKFIELD

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- The MVAC Scarlett tier champion Mineral Ridge Rams started their road to a district championship on Wednesday as they hosted Brookfield. They swept the Warriors to end the regular season, and swept them to open the tournament as well.  (25-21 25-19 25-12)

The Rams were led by Faith Schneider with 19 digs 13 kills and 2 blocks, Olivia Booth chipped in with 10 kills, Gianna Paris had a nice opening to tournament play with 10 digs and 3 Aces and Sammie Aulet kept setting the offense up for success with 24 assists.

With the victory the Lady Rams improve to a season record of 21-2 and advance in the tournament to play Wickliffe on Saturday October 22nd at Kirtland High School.

CAMPBELL SWEEPS PAST THE EAGLES

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GARRETTSVILLE OH- Campbell was not phased by the start of tournament time. They got right to work on Wednesday night as they played United on a neutral court in Garfield.  The Red Devils were able to get in and get out with a sweep of the Eagles to move on to the next round. (25-14 25-18 25-16)

Kendall Brunn led the offense once again as she rolled her way to 18 kills.  Cyra Cross played exceptionally well earning a double double with 11 kills and 12 digs.  Carla Ramirez Ortiz had a double double too with 32 assists, and 11 digs. Gabby Villanueva Santos, and Angeliz Diaz we’re both in double digit digs with 11, and 10 respectively.

Campbell advances to play Burton Berkshire on Saturday at 6:00 in Berkshire. The winner of that game punches a ticket to the district semifinals. It would be Campbell’s first trip to districts in program history.

WARRIORS WIN THIRD MATCH OVER SALEM TO ADVANCE

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BELOIT OH- The Warriors took care of business at home over EBC rival Salem in an OHSAA Sectional tournament winning in three sets 25-17, 25-12, and 25-20.  The win moves the Warriors record to 17-5 on the season and a trip to the sectional finals on Saturday.

West Branch saw contributions from a number of players tonight.  Isabel Martig led the team with 10 points and three aces.  Emily Sprowl added eight points for the winners.  Mikalyn Fitts had 10 kills and five blocks while Claire Brunner chipped in nine kills.  Olivia Showalter had seven kills and Hanna Rush had 15 assists.  Kendyll Kaley was big at the net with two blocks while Ragan Greeneisen and Adel Peters led the team in digs with 16 and 11 respectively.

The 6th seeded Warriors will face 15th seeded Geneva on Saturday at Jefferson High School in a sectional final matchup.  The game is currently scheduled for 3:30 PM and tickets must be purchased online via the OHSAA website.  Check the main page for details regarding ticket purchases once they become available.

*Contributed By Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org