FINDLAY - Bodies were flying, sometimes landing on elbows and knees - and even heads - and each time punctuated with a squeak. Each serve was momentus as one-handed digs kept hope alive and thunderous... Full story
ELIDA - Marion Local will defend its Division IV state championship after disposing of Leipsic 25-11, 25-13, 25-18 in the regional championship at the Elida Fieldhouse on Saturday.
Marion Local will face Newark Catholic at noon Friday at the... Full story
FINDLAY - Ever since Dave Franklin took over the Lima Central Catholic volleyball program, the motto has been the same.
Be relentless on the court.
The Thunderbirds found themselves down after their first game Thursday night, but came back to take the... Full story
ELIDA - Volleyball has its own kind of designated hitters.
And those hitters took center stage in the Division IV volleyball regional at Elida when Leipsic and defending state champion Marion Local overpowered their semifinal opponents on Wednesday night.
Leipsic,... Full story
LIMA - Lima Central Catholic volleyball coach Dave Franklin could only smile and shake his head. The script his Thunderbirds normally follow was flipped on its ear Tuesday in a district semifinal match.
Except for one thing, they still won.
The... Full story
MIDDLE POINT - Against Delphos St. John's in a regular-season volleyball matchup earlier this season, it took Crestview five games before they put the Blue Jays away.
Delphos St. John's (8-9) did not make Tuesday's Division IV district semifinal... Full story
VAN WERT - Celina used solid hitting and precise serving as it made quick work of Western Buckeye League rival Shawnee in Division II district semifinal volleyball Tuesday.
Celina won 25-15, 25-17, 25-22 and will face Tiffin Columbian at 5p.m.... Full story
ADA - Ohio Northern middle hitter Liz Schnelle leaps and stretches her right arm toward the overhead running track.
She uncoils and gives the striped ball a hard smack.
The ball barely clears the net and bangs off the new ONU parquet wood floor.
This... Full story
LIMA - Two area volleyball powers will collide in Division III district semifinal action at Lima Senior High School on Tuesday evening after Lima Central Catholic and Columbus Grove both advanced in action on Saturday afternoon.
In sectional... Full story
VAN WERT - Van Wert's game plan is to control the ball.
The Cougars did just that as they defeated Elida 3-1 to win its Division II sectional volleyball match at Van Wert on Tuesday.
However, Elida (8-15) was the one controlling the ball in... Full story
COLUMBUS GROVE - Kalida clinched a share of the Putnam County League volleyball championship with a 3-2 victory over Columbus Grove Monday.
Kalida notched a 25-22, 10-25, 25-17, 21-25, 16-14 victory.
Jess Knueve's 14 kills paced Kalida. Ashley Remlinger... Full story