Four local varsity volleyball teams hit the court last night.

In a match that decided the NWCC title, Riverside lost a five-game thriller at Fairbanks.

The scores were 19-25, 25-23, 35-33, 27-29, 11-15.

Taylor Leiss had 16 points, 5 aces, 9 kills, and 2 blocks.

Amelia Carter recorded 12 points, 17 kills, and 14 blocks.

Victoria Thompson had 11 kills and 18 blocks.

Erica Snapp tallied 12 kills, 9 blocks, and 4 digs.

Abby Heaberlin had 7 points, 10 digs, and was 13/15 on serve receive.

Courtney Hurley recorded 11 points, 5 kills, and was 131/132 setting.

Brooklynn Purtee added 9 kills and 2 blocks.

Coach Crouch said, "The girls had a tremendous night even though we didn't come away with the win. We started off a little behind and then they really stepped up their game. We battled back and forth the entire night and the girls never gave up even with some bad calls in the fourth game. I'm very proud of them; they are a young group and very talented. They still have a lot to look forward to with tournament starting on Saturday. I know if they wanted it bad enough they could end up in the sectional finals. Fairbanks is tough but by no means was this win for them handed to them by my girls."

The Pirates are 15-7 overall and 6-1 in the NWCC.

They return to action Saturday night at 8:00 at Sidney High School for the sectional vs. Houston.

The Benjamin Logan varsity volleyball team ended their final game of the season with a win over rival Indian Lake in four games (25-23, 26-28, 25-14, 25-17).

The seniors spurred the Raiders attack.

Bailey Kerns had 8 kills.

Fellow seniors Jessica Allen and Abby Small added 6 kills apiece.

Senior setter Tiffany Rader ended the match with 31 assists, 3 kills, and 11 digs.

Freshman Lexi Coughlin tallied 14 kills, 2 solo blocks, and 2 aces.

Samantha Terrill had 4 kills.

Lauren Stahl had 32 digs and 2 aces.

Sarah Yoder and Caroline Lehmon added 5 digs apiece.

Benjamin Logan ends the regular season 13-8 overall and 5-5 in the CBC.

They will play the winner of the Indian Lake/Graham game next Wednesday at 7:30 PM at Tecumseh.

For the Lakers, Devin Grandi had 18 kills and 22 digs.

Sara Tevis tallied 12 kills and 16 digs.

Casey Craft added 13 digs.

The Lakers finish the regular season 19-3 overall and 9-1 in league play. They won the CBC Madriver division title outright.

The JV Lakers defeated Benjamin Logan 25-18, 18-25, 25-21.

Allison Allen had 22 assists, Maci Jones had 11 kills, and Morgan Boswell added 10 digs.

The JV team went 18-4.

For the Benjamin Logan JV team, Brooke Richard led the way with 7 kills and 10 digs, Rachael Rutan had 5 kills, and Brooke Erwin recorded 19 digs.

Benjamin Logan ended their season 17-4.

The Bellefontaine varsity volleyball team defeated Dayton Stebbins in straight games 25-8, 25-21, 25-8.

The Chiefs were led by their four seniors.

Addy Passaro had 24 kills, 11 digs, and 6 blocks.

Tiffany LeVan recorded 34 assists.

Rachel Rapp had 17 digs and 5 kills.

Malia Johnson added 7 digs.

Bellefontaine is now 15-7 overall and 8-2 in the CBC.

The Chiefs will start tournament play next Wednesday at 6:00 at Tecumseh High School.