Tag Archive for: OHSAA Tournament

CARDINALS SHOCK BERKSHIRE MOVE ON TO TITLE

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BURTON OH- Cardinal Mooney came in to this district tournament with a record of 7-14 and the 16 seed, but that’s not how they’re playing now. They added another tournament win to their already impressive resume with a 5 set thriller over Berkshire (25-15 24-26 25-21 23-25 15-12).

Katie Hough led the Cardinals offense with 9 kills, but she was incredible on the defensive side totaling 37 digs. Alaina Scavina was right behind her with 8. Angelina Rotunno had a nice night setting up 28 assists. Scavina finished with 18 digs, Rotunno finished with 13.

Mooney advances to the district championship where they’ll try to Upset yet another team. They will travel to one seed Crestview on Saturday. That match will start at 1:00.

RESERVE BRINGS BADGER DOWN

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve would not be denied Wednesday night as they battled their way to a four set victory over Badger (25-22 25-14 21-25 25-13).

Dani Vuletich had a great night finishing with 21 kills to lead the Blue Devils offense. Gianna Paris was key to the Reserve attack as she set up 30 assists. Paris also played good defense collecting 9 digs. Alyvia Hughes put in a double double with 11 kills, and 10 digs. Lisa Eichert also finished with a double double totaling 11 kills, and 15 digs.

Western Reserve will advance to the district championship where they’ll travel to Wellsville. That match is scheduled for Saturday at 1:00.

RIDGE EASILY STRIDES TO DISTRICT FINAL

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Mineral Ridge continued their dominance of the Division 4 district with a quick sweep of St John and Paul (25-7 25-23 25-11).

The Rams were led by Katelyn Lesko who recorded a double double with 21 kills and 11 digs, Danielle Aulet also got herself a double double with 26 assists and 12 digs, Morgan Sigley with 20 digs and and 3 kills and Jersey Tucker with 6 digs and 4 kills.The Rams advance to the district title where they’ll host fifth seeded Columbiana. That game is scheduled for Saturday at 1:00.

LEOPARDS ADVANCE TO DISTRICT TITLE

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LOUISVILLE OH-

Louisville shut down a New Philly Quakers team in 4 sets with scores:
25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 25-14 Tuesday night

Leading the Leps were seniors:
Paige Cole with 29 kills and 13 digs
Lauren Siegfried with 30 assists
Amanda Clark with 12 service points and 2 aces

Louisville is now on a 10 game win streak and at a record of 16-8 are advancing on to the District Finals.

The Leps will play the undefeated #1 seed Jackson this Saturday at Jackson High School at 1:00.

*Contributed By Alicia Mihelic at leopardathletics.org

SPARTAN’S SEASON ENDS AGAINST JACKSON

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MASSILLON OH-

Boardman lost the district semifinal game to state ranked Jackson in 3 sets. (25-19 25-22 25-12). It wasn’t without lack of effort as the girls took the floor for their last time as a group. Leading the Spartans on the night was Maria Torres with 10 kills, 8 digs and 3 blocks. Katie Stamp had 7 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks and 2 aces. Raegan Burkey lead the offense with perfection, contributing 24 assists and 2 digs. Jenna Olexa had 5 kills on the night, while Paige Snyder had 2. Kathryn O’Horo wore the libero jersey for the night, picking up 10 digs. Ryleigh Neill made per presence at the net known with 4 timely blocks and Lanny Kilpatrick added 2 digs.

The Spartans finish the season with a record of 16-9.

*Contributed By Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org

FITCH NEVER STOPS FIGHTING IN FIVE SET VICTORY

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AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch found themselves in a district semifinal Tuesday against a Massillon Perry team that swept them in the regular season. They were determined to have a different outcome, and they did. It took every ounce of what the Falcons had, and some new faces stepping up for the Falcons to overcome Perry in five sets (26-24 16-25 23-25 28-26 15-13).

The first set established the tone the whole match would carry. Two evenly matched teams trading blows. Perry’s strength was through the middle of their offense, so right away Cate Maguire and Jocelyn Jourdan the two middle blockers for the Falcons stepped up with plays. Fitch was able to secure clutch points down the stretch, which would also continue to be a theme on the night to win set 1 26-24.

The second set is where the Falcons started to stumble a bit. Perry made adjustments, and the Falcons could not get good serve receive, their defense against Perry’s opposite side hitter faltered, and their net defense weren’t getting hands on swings. Perry dominated set 2 25-16.

Perry took that momentum into set 3 opening up a big lead early. Things started to turn when the Falcons erased a 12-5 deficit to get back into the set. Jourdan served up the rally to get the Falcons back in it. During the third set, another change came. With senior setter Emma Bartlett struggling a bit, Coach Bartlett went to her bench and put in junior Erin Burke who brought a huge spark to the defense, and offense. Even though Fitch found a rhythm, they couldn’t pull out set 3 and fell behind 2-1 in the match.

With their backs against the wall the Falcons once again fell behind early in set 4. Perry jumped out to a 10-2 lead. But it was Burke once again who brought a flow to the Fitch offense. Senior Samira McWreath also came in and sured up Fitch’s defense, and serve receive. Making some serious effort plays down the stretch to fend off a couple Perry match points the Falcons were able to win set 4 28-26 and force a set 5.

3 of Perry’s first four points in set five were off of service errors. When you took those away it was clear to see Fitch was playing better at that moment. They were the team consistently in system, and consistently getting good swings on the ball. Perry fought their way to a 13-13 tie. Fitch got the next point, and then with match point a Perry net violation ended it.

Jourdan dazzled with 30 kills on night. Burke led the team and set up 28 assists. Alyssa Leskovac led the defense with 15 digs.

The Falcons now advance to the district championship as they will hit the road to Nordonia on Saturday. That match is set for 1:00.

RESERVE RAKES WARRIORS TO GO TO DISTRICTS

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve got their feet wet in tournament play on Saturday with a sectional final against Brookfield. The Blue Devils swept the Warriors to advance to the district semifinals (25-21 25-9 25-12).

Gianna Paris collected an impressive double double with 16 assists, and 11 digs. She also served up 5 aces. Dani Vuletich led the offense in kills with 13. Vuletich also finished with 5 digs. Kayla Owen led the defense with 16 digs.

Western Reserve now advances to the district semifinals where they’ll host the four seed Badger on Wednesday. That match is slated to start at 6:00.

CRESTVIEW STRIDES TO DISTRICTS

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COLUMBIANA OH- The number one seed in Division III Crestview has no trouble on Thursday in the sectional finals. The Rebels swept their way past Osborne and on to the district semifinals (25-13 25-6 25-16).

Lucy Montgomery narrowly missed a double double with 13 kills and 9 assists. She also finished with 6 digs. Molly Emch was also in double digit kills with 10. Grace Auer did produce a double double with 15 assists, and 14 digs. Kendra Greaves led the team in digs with 15.

Crestview advances to host the winner of Pymatuning Valley vs Lake Center Christian. That match will start at 6:00.

SPARTANS UPSET LAKESIDE ON THE ROAD

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ASHTABULA OH- Boardman knew after their win on Tuesday that the rest of their tournament run would be on the road. On Thursday it was no problem for the Spartans as they went to Lakeside and upended the Dragons to continue on (25-20 22-25 25-18 25-13).

The Spartans had three players record double doubles on the night. Raegan Burkey recorded 39 assists, and 21 digs. Maria Torres led in kills with 16, she completed a double double as well with 11 digs. Katie Stamp has a solid night as well with 13 kills, and 22 digs. She led the team in digs.

Boardman will have to be road warriors again in the district semifinals as they travel to one seeded Massillon Jackson on Wednesday. That match will start at 6:00.

HEARTLAND DISPATCHES BLUE JAYS AND MOVES ON

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COLUMBIANA OH- On paper the matchup between Jackson Milton and Heartland seemed like an even one. The Lions left no doubt on the court on Thursday who was the better team as they swept the Blue Jays to move on to the District Championship (25-16 25-9 25-19).

Makayla Osborn shined as per usual as she finished with a double double. Her totals were 22 kills, 13 aces, and she added 3 aces. Emma Hall also has a nice day with 14 kills, 7 digs, and 5 aces. Lydia Wilson set up 37 assists. Jessica Brunk led the team in digs with 15.

Heartland advances to the district semifinals on Wednesday traveling to Wellsville. That match is set for 6:00.