Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
The
2005 ORVC Ladies Reserve Volleyball
Tournament was held in Osgood,
in the gyms of JCD High School
and JCD Elementary School, on
Saturday August 20. Two teams
were scheduled to play simultaneously
at each site.
The
games began at 9:00 a.m. Saturday
morning at both gyms, continued
the scheduled game two contests
at 10:15 a.m., and on schedule,
started the final rounds near
noon.
The
schools represented in the tournament
were Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Rising
Sun, and South Ripley.
Seated
at the high school for the first
game were Milan and Rising Sun.
Seated for the first contest
at JCDES were Jac-Cen-Del and
long time rival South Ripley.
In the opener at JCDHS, Rising
Sun took the best two of three
matches defeating Milan with
scores of 25-13, and 25-19 in
back to back games. Rising Sun
secured the first set win for
the tournament.
SR
vs. JCD Game
At
JCDES, the Raiders and the Eagles
battled for the win. The first
serve of the game was by JCD's
#2, Natasha Gregory. South Ripley
won the point and with that the
first lead of the game. Quickly
the game was tied as SR's #5,
Erica Ester watched her serve
attempt fall short into the net.
The game was again tied at 2.
With a score of 7 to 5, South
Ripley in the lead, Raider #2,
Chelsea Durham went to work at
the serve line. A scoring run
of 8-5, 9-5, 10-5, 11-5, 12-5,
and JCD Coach Tina Ashley called
for a timeout.
Following
the timeout, JCD regained the
ball on a miscommunication between
the SR squad. The score was then
12 to 6, the Raiders leading.
At
a score of 17 to 11, Lady Eagle
#1, Regina Ricke took to the
serving line and led her team
on a come back run, to the score
of 18 to 15.
Serving
Raider #3, Kellie Collier, added
to their lead. At 21 to 15, JCD
Coach Ashley called for her second
timeout. Following the timeout,
the Raiders gained one more point,
but then gave one back as the
serve changed. The score was
22-16. When the score had reached
24-18, Lady Raider #11, Katie
Polly served for the twenty-fifth
point. With her serve, a score
and a win of game one by the
Lady Raiders, securing a one
to none lead, in the best two
of three game match.
In Game
two, of the
Raider/Eagle match, South
Ripley's #2, Chelsea Durham
began with the serve. The
serve fell short and dropped
into the net giving JCD
the first score of the
game. The Lady Eagles took
their advantage to a 5
to 2 lead off the serving
of #9, Danielle Leighty.
Neither team gained while
serving more than one to
three points, up to the
score of 13 to 11, with
JCD yet in the lead.
Raider
Durham went to the serve line
and took the game to a tie at
13, however, JCD regained the
lead at 14 to 13. A tie at 14,
an Eagle lead at 15-14, and then
Janine Huff, #6 for the Eagle
squad, served to advance their
lead to 18 to 14. Coach Payne
called a timeout. Following the
timeout, Huff drove on to the
score of 23 to 15.
Only
minutes passed since a tie game
at 14. JCD held on and took the
game 25-18. The Raider first
game win and the Eagle second
game win , set up the need for
a third deciding match to declare
a winner for the match.
Game
three opened
with a serve by Raider
Durham, who served the
Raiders to a 3 to 1 lead.
Later, with the score 9
to 5, Raider #1, Paige
Fossett toed the line to
serve an ace for a 10 to
5 lead.
Eagle
Coach Ashley called a timeout.
Following the timeout, Fossett
continued to the score of 12
to 6. Lady Eagle, #10, Audrey
Huffmeyer served to the score
of 12 to 8. With the game tightening
up, SR Coach Payne again called
timeout. Huffmeyer served to
a 13-10 score, and the Raiders
next serve went awry, score 13
to 11 in a game to be decided
by the first team to reach fifteen
points.
Eagle
#1, Ricke served the game to
a tie at 13. Coach Payne called
another timeout. The serve following
the timeout was into the net,
thus a Raider lead at 14 to 13.
Again the game was tied at 14.
Jac-Cen
Del's Natasha Gregory served
for an ace and the JCD victory
in their second match win at
15 to 14 to the Raiders one win.
Eagles
declared the game winner.
Round
two of the ORVC tournament paired
Rising Sun against Jac-Cen-Del
at the high school, and Milan
against South Ripley at the elementary.
Again Rising Sun won their game
in a two match sweep with the
scores of RS 25 to JCD 23 in
the first and RS 25 to JCD 9.
Milan
vs. SR Game
In
the Raiders vs Indians match,
ties at 1, 2, 3, and 4, before
with a 5 to 4 lead, SR #10, Jana
Lloyd served to a 7 to 5 lead.
The game progressed in a "gain
a little-lose a little" mode
with no great advantage for either
team all the way to the final
score of SR 25, Milan 23.
Game
two of Milan/South
Ripley match, scores were
tied at 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5. SR was in the lead at
8 to 6 when Milan's #2,
Kara Teer, went to the
serving line. The Indians
took the lead as they ran
off six straight points
putting them in the lead
at 12 to 9. At a score
of 16 to 13 with Milan
in the lead, Milan's #9,
Jessica Wessler began serving.
She continued to serve
to the score of 22-14,
and the Indians went on
to win 25 to 15 over the
Raiders.
In Game
three, SR got
off to a 4 to 1 lead, but
at the score of 8 to 5,
#4, Darcy Robinson went
to work for the Indians
and took the lead in the
game at the score, 11 to
9. Milan won the game 15
to 9 and their second win
of three giving them the
game victory.
Rising
Sun was again victorious in back
to back contests in their third
team to play. The Shiners defeated
SR with scores of 25 to 21 and
25 to 11.
JCD
vs. Milan Game
Milan
served first, but JCD scored
the first point. At a score of
4 to 1, JCD's Ricke served to
take the score to 11 to 2. Robinson
of Milan served from 13-3 to
14-7. The game progressed with
teams gaining one or two points
sporadically to a final score
of JCD 25 to 21 for Milan.
Game
two, Eagle
Gregory opened with a serve
for first point. Scoring
ties followed at 2, 3,
4, and 5.
At
the score of 17 to 16, with Milan
in the lead, Lady Eagle # 11,
Tanasha Simon served to a tie
score at 17. Simon continued
to serve, giving the Lady Eagles
the lead at the score of 21 to
18. The game was again tied at
scores of 23 and 24. With the
score tied Milan #5, Becca Haugh,
served to take the second game
victory. Both teams earned a
game win, therefore game three
decided the match winner.
Game
three, the
final game of the match,
posted JCD on the serve
line. A serve by Lady Eagle
Gregory opened the game.
Harlement of the Eagle
team was called for net
interference, giving the
first point of the game
to Milan. A tie at one
followed. Lady Indian Jessica
Weesler served to a 4 to
2 score.
At
a score of 5 to 2, Milan's #6,
Kayla Stutler, served to a lead
of 8 to 3. Milan gained points
little by little through several
different servers and JCD likewise
gained points as play continued.
At
a score of 14 to 6, with Milan
in the lead, of a game to fifteen
for the win, Lady Eagle Gregory
went to the serve line. Score
one for JCD, the second by on
ace serve, and Milan Coach Siebert
called a time-out.
Following
the timeout, Gregory served for
points 9, 10, 11, and 12. Coach
Siebert called another timeout.
Gregory went to the line again
following the timeout and served.
After a long volley, Milan scored.
15 to 12 for game and 2 to 1
match victory. |
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