Trinity, Brownstown post volleyball wins

For a wedding anniversary, most people like to have certain things from their loved one, but on this particular night, Trinity Lutheran volleyball coach Sara Clark wanted something from her team.

The one thing she wanted was to get a win over West Washington. Her wish was granted as the Cougars picked up the 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 win over the Senators and upped their record to 8-7 on the year.
"We have been working a lot more on our net play," Clark said. "I think we are to the point where we are executing our offense like we should. Our defense is weak and we are still leaving some holes, but not near as many as we were."

"We have improved a lot from the beginning of the season and we have come a long way.
In the first game, the Cougars got off to a slow start as both teams struggled on the offensive side before  Kendall Lambring  scored two points for a 9-6 lead.

The Cougars led 10-8, but the Senators scored four points to lead 12-10. Sarah Onken then gave the Cougars a  13-12 lead, but the Senators answered back with a point of their own to tie the score at 13-13.
After the Cougars scored their 14th point on a kill, Emilee Newkirk was the catalyst they were looking for. She scored six straight points to put the Cougars up for good. Dakota Richart scored the final three points for the Cougars.

Richart led the Cougars in serving for the game by going a perfect 13 of 13 with one ace. Newkirk was 10 of 13 with four aces.

"I am proud of the girls," Clark said. "Our goal tonight was to come out and win in three games and we wanted the junior varsity to finish in two games."

Both teams battled hard in the second game, but freshmen Sam Stuckwisch and Onken kept the Cougars in the game with a few timely kills. Newkirk also had several saves to help the Cougars win.

The Cougars started the third game like the first by struggling to score any offensive points. The Senators led 3-1 on an ace, but Newkirk tied the score at 3-3 with two service points.

The Cougars managed a 9-6 lead, but the Senators scored four straight points to lead 10-9. Stuckwisch added four points for the Cougars to give them a 13-10 lead. The score was tied one last time at 14-14, before the Cougars slowly pulled away.

"A lot of the girls were hitting well," Clark said. "The one thing I did notice was that Alexis White was putting up

some nice blocks. We need to practice more on passing at the net. Newkirk sets the ball and plays defense well."

"These girls practice so hard and it's showing."

The Cougars finished the game with 34 attack kills, as Lambring recorded 10, White had nine, and Onken had eight. Stuckwisch was the leading setter with 25 assists.

The Cougars will play host to Bedford North Lawrence on Monday night.

Other matches
Brownstown increased its record to 14-0 with a 25-11, 25-18, 25-14 win over Columbus North; Seymour lost 25-22, 25-23, 25-13 at  Martinsville, and Medora at Henryville was postponed

Braves stay unbeaten
BROWNSTOWN - "It was a great volleyball showing by Brownstown," coach Jennifer Shade said after her team ran its record to 14-0.

"We came out on top and we stayed on top. We are playing excellent volleyball," she said.
The Braves had 40 attack kills with Jordyn Pendleton having 10 and Whitney Tormoehlen 8.
Brownstown will play host to Clarksville and Charlestown for Mid Southern matches Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.

Owls beaten
MARTINSVILLE - The Owls battled the Artesians close in the first two games, but didn't  have enough offense to keep up with the home team in the third game.

The Owls had 25 attack kills with Kristin Turner and Erin Murphy leading with eight apiece. Emily Krumme had 15 assists, while  Turner had 13 defensive digs.

Results

At TLHS
TLHS def. West Washington, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22

TLHS serving: Richart 13-13-1, Newkirk 10-13-4, Currao 7-8-1, team 47-55-6; hitting: Lambring 28-31-10, White 17-17-9, Onken 16-18-8, team 81-91-34; setting: Stuckwisch 91-95-25.

Junior Varsity
TLHS def. West Washington, 25-17, 25-14

TLHS serving: Elkins 12-13-5, Hackman 9-9, Redicker 8-8, team 43-47-9; TLHS hitting: Franke 16-18-9, Hackman 13-14-5, DeVore 6-8-1, team 43-53-19; setting: Elkins 48-49-16

At Martinsville
Martinsville def. Seymour 25-22, 25-23, 25-13.
SHS serving: Murphy 10-13-1, Turner 13-13, team 48-57-1; hitting: Turner 31-33-8,  Murphy 18-23-8, A. Carmichael 11-12-5, team 81-90-25;  assists Krumme 45-53-15, digs: C. Hendrix 9, Turner 13. Junior varsity SHS won 25-18, 25-16

Serving: Miller 9-10-4, Prange 8-8-2, Lorenzo 4-5-2, team 25-32-10; hitting: Hoene 9-10-8, Lorenzo 9-12-5, Booth 3-4-2, team 34-52-22; assists: Prange 39-39-17.

At Brownstown
Brownstown def. Columbus North 25-11, 25-18, 25-14.
BC serving: Tormoehlen 17-18-3, Pendleton 14-14-2, Morgan Wesner 11-11-2, team 70-74-12; hitting: Tormoehlen 22-25-8, Pendleton 24-26-10, Shoemaker 19-21-8, team 83-90-40; assists: Bane 36.

JV: Brownstown won 25-15, 25-22.
BC serving: Hall 11-11-2, Conrad 9-9, Wehmiller 9-9, team 36-39-4; hitting: Hall 18-20-7, Gray 14-17-8, Hackman 13-15-10, team 61-67-26.

Freshmen: North won 25-16, 25-17.
BC serving: Cockerham 7-7-1, Bracamonte 7-7, Mellencamp 7-7, team 29-30-5; hitting: Brown 15-17-2, Settle 9-11-2, Mellencamp 9-10-2, team 36-48-8.