Eighth Grade – Bellefontaine 2, Urbana 1
The Bellefontaine eighth-grade girls battled Urbana in a three-set match, with the Chieftains coming away with a 2-1 victory.
Bellefontaine dropped the opening set 24-26 before rallying to win the second set 27-25. The Chieftains then closed out the match with a 25-21 victory in the third set.
Skylar Phan led the Chieftains with 34 digs, along with one kill, two assists and two aces.
Arianna Rumer added 15 digs, two kills, 10 assists and an ace, while Alivia Rogan recorded nine digs, seven kills and two aces.
Evie Schmidt finished with seven digs, five kills, seven assists and an ace. Braelynn Neer added five kills, one block and six aces.
Myra Varner contributed five kills and a dig, while Charley Frazier had three digs, two kills, an assist and an ace.
Amaya Branson added four digs, Me’lah Conklin had two kills, Marissa Oaks recorded nine digs and Mia Regula finished with two digs.
The victory improves the Chieftains to 6-2 on the season.
Seventh Grade – Bethel 2, West Liberty-Salem 0
The West Liberty-Salem seventh-grade Lady Tigers dropped a non-league matchup to Bethel Tuesday night, falling 2-0.
The Tigers dropped the opening set 21-25 before Bethel closed out the match with a 25-15 victory in the second set.
West Liberty-Salem recorded 11 aces in the match but struggled to get its offense going.
The loss drops the Tigers to 3-2 overall, while their OHC record remains 3-1.
Seventh Grade – West Liberty-Salem 2, Fairbanks 1
The seventh-grade Lady Tigers bounced back Wednesday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Fairbanks.
West Liberty-Salem dropped the opening set 17-25 before rallying to win the final two sets 25-19 and 25-19.
The Tigers finished with 15 kills and 15 digs as a team.
The victory improves West Liberty-Salem to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the OHC.
Eighth Grade – West Liberty-Salem 2, Fairbanks 1
The eighth-grade Lady Tigers also picked up a 2-1 victory over Fairbanks on Wednesday.
West Liberty-Salem dropped the opening set 26-28 before battling back to win the second set 25-18. The Tigers then closed out the match with a 25-20 victory in the third set.
West Liberty-Salem recorded 13 kills and 10 aces as a team.
The victory improves the Tigers to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in OHC play.
The Lady Tigers will return home Wednesday, September 9, to face West Jefferson. Match time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
