West Liberty-Salem’s volleyball team went toe-to-toe with visiting Mechanicsburg on Thursday, but came up short in a four-set loss during Ohio Heritage Conference play.
The Tigers took the first set 25-19, but the Indians came back to win the next three in close sets 25-21, 28-26, 25-23 to secure the win.
WL-Salem slides to 10-7 overall and 9-4 in the OHC, while the Indians improve to 13-2, 12-2.
Bailey Poppe led the Tigers’ efforts with 23 kills, 14 digs, was 18-20 serving with one ace and was 10-13 on serves received.
The Tigers’ Leah Ropp had 13 kills, 22 digs, was 13-13 serving with one ace and 21-21 on serves received, Gabby Williams tallied 42 assists, three aces, 10 digs, two blocks and was 19-20 serving, Olivia Wilcox had 14 digs, was 9-11 serving with one ace and was 12-14 on serves received and Ally Garver had 19 digs, was 19-20 serving with one ace and 36-40 on serves received.
In junior varsity action, M’burg beat WL-Salem 25-15, 25-15. MaKenna Smith led the Tigers with four digs and was 6-6 serving, Rylie Schultz had six digs, two kills and was 7-8 serving and Whitney Strapp had three digs and was 7-7 serving.
WL-Salem hosts West Jefferson on Tuesday for its next OHC contest.
Ben Logan down Urbana
Benjamin Logan’s volleyball team picked up a four-set win over host Urbana on Thursday 25-11, 21-25, 25-16, 25-14 for a Central Buckeye Conference Mad River division win.
The Raiders move their record to 11-7 overall and 5-3 in the CBC Mad River division.
The Hillclimbers drop to 8-11, 2-6.
Molly Vance powered Ben Logan with 20 points, 16 kills and four digs, Kylie Frazier had eight points, 11 kills, two aces and 21 assists, Lynzee Cronkleton had seven kills and 18 assists, Ryelle Gibson had 12 points, five kills, one ace and a block, Makenna LeVan had three kills, four blocks and was 12-12 serving, Lily Makin added five kills and Elliott Bailey had seven digs.
Ben Logan’s junior varsity Black team handled Urbana in straight sets to stay unbeaten at 18-0.
Brielle Moorhouse led the Raiders with 15 points, three aces, two kills and 10 assists, Lauren Dixon had four kills, eight points, one ace and four assists, Kyndal Cronkleton had six kills and Lily Blackburn added four kills and seven digs.
Ben Logan’s junior varsity Gold team beat Urbana 25-4, 25-18 to improve to 11-2 on the season.
Lexi Sutherly sparked the Raiders with 10 points, five kills, three aces and five assists, Madelyn Harmon had three kills with 11 assists, Kaitlyn McMurrough had 11 points and three aces and Bailee Stover added seven digs.
Falcons claw Lakers
Graham derailed Indian Lake 25-15, 25-7, 25-13 in a Central Buckeye Conference volleyball match Thursday.
The Lakers drop to 4-15 overall and 2-6 in the CBC. Graham improves to 13-5, 7-1.
For the Lakers, Shania Fruchey was 8-8 serving, 14-14 hitting with three kills and six digs and Allix Cotterman was 7-7 serving, 17-21 on serves received and had 12 digs.
In the junior varsity match, Graham won 25-18, 25-13. For IL, Katie Roby was 19-20 setting with four assists and had two kills, Madison Brentlinger was 7-8 serving with three aces, was 15-15 setting with five assists and had three kills and four digs, Allison Culp had four kills, Tori Roby tallied four kills and Megan Kimbler, Lexi Lones and Paige Mefford each had four digs.
Riverside sweeps Upper Scioto Valley
Riverside’s volleyball team rolled past host Upper Scioto Valley in three sets on Thursday 25-11, 25-10, 25-5 for a Northwest Central Conference win.
The Pirates stretch their record to 17-1 overall and 7-0 in the NWCC.
Jenna Woods paced Riverside with 15 kills, three aces and five digs, Lauryn Sanford had six kills, five aces, four digs and eight assists, Sierra Snow tallied 16 assists and four aces, Alaina Heath, Jade Copas and Olivia Perk each had three kills and Allison Knight and Copas each had three digs.
In junior varsity action, Riverside beat USV 25-7, 25-4. Rachel Knight Grace Brownlee and Trinity Notestine led the team in serving.
Riverside hosts Bradford on Saturday for a non-league match.
Fairbanks zaps Triad
Triad’s volleyball team was bounced by host Fairbanks in three sets on Thursday 25-13, 25-8, 25-14 in Ohio Heritage Conference play.
The Cardinals fall to 1-17 on the season and 0-11 in the OHC, while the Panthers move to 11-3, 10-3.
Triad travels to Mechanicsburg on Tuesday for OHC action.