<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2KHjS6_0wBiiSSq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2KHjS6_0wBiiSSq00" width="1200" height="632" ></figure>CLARION, Pa. – Trailing two sets to one, Clarion-Limestone dug deep and rallied to win its second consecutive KSAC title, 3-2 (25-20, 14-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-10), at PennWest Clarion’s Tippin Gym.‘The Lady Lions started their comeback by jumping out to a 9-4 lead in the fourth set and never looking back to force the deciding fifth set.The fifth set started out back and forth at the start with Clarion tying things at six on a kill by Hadlee Campbell.But Marley Kline followed with a service error and a hitting error putting C-L up for good, 8-6 before a Campbell kill made it 8-7.Another service error, this one from Anna O’Toole, followed by a Hannah Beggs kill then gave the Lady Lions a 10-7 advantage that became 13-8 thanks to a Jenna Dunn kill, a Clarion hitting error, and a Maddy Greely block.Greely had another strong game with 12 kills, three aces, and four blocks while setting the school record for blocks with 131. The previous record was 129 set by Ali Speer from 2002 through 2004.Greely talked about the winDunn added 12 kills and 28 digs for C-L while Beggs had nine kills. Dunn comCorinne Hepfl and Caitlyn Wolfe each added 12 digs for the Lady Lions, and Raegan Love chipped in three aces.Kaylee Smith ran the offense for C-L with 33 set assists.Campbell and Kline each had 20 kills for Clarion and both had double-doubles with Campbell recording 16 digs and Campbell 11.Ali Burford chipped in four kills and three blocks, Sophie Babington had nine digs and two kills, and Natalie Durish added 15 digs.Addi Campbell ran the offense for the Lady Cats with 44 set assists while adding 10 digs.’<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1oHupr_0wBiiSSq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1oHupr_0wBiiSSq00" width="1200" height="635" ><figcaption>Maddy Greely set the C-L block record on Thursday night. Photo by Chris Rossetti</figcaption></figure>COCHRANTON 3, WARREN 2COCHRANTON, Pa. – In a battle of state-ranked opponents, Claire McCartney had a double-double of 14 kills and 15 digs to lead Cochranton past visiting Warren, 3-2 (25-22, 11-25, 18-25, 25-15, 15-12).Dani Hoffman also had a double-double for the Cardinals, ranked 10th in Class 2A, with 11 kills and 21 digs, while Eve Pfeiffer added eight kills.Macie Williams led the Cochranton defense with 22 digs.Maggie Jackson ran the offense for the Cardinals with 39 set assists.Warren, ranked sixth in Class 3A, got 16 kills, 23 digs, and two aces from Maddy Jones and 25 kills and 22 digs from Madelyn Nosel.Hulia Getner added eight kills for the Dragons with Malysia Sorensen contributing 27 digs.Lindsay Madigan ran the offense for Warren with 42 set assists while adding 14 digs and two aces.NORTH EAST 3, HARBOR CREEK 2HARBORCREEK TWP., Pa. – Jalyssa Wicker had 24 kills to lead visiting North East to a 3-2 (25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 17-15) win over Harbor Creek.Mariah Rodemoyer ran the offense for the Grape Pickers with 24 set assists while adding 13 digs and seven kills, Kaylee Boyd had 17 digs and Cyana Chadwick added 15 digs.Maisy Post also had seven assists in the win, and Olivia Bulger chipped in eight digs.Elise Benim had 10 kills and 15 digs for Harbor Creek while Brianna Masterson had seven kills and Addison Lucas added nine assists and 10 digs.Also for the Huskies, Kaytla Bresee had 17 digs, Anna Bossart contributed 11 digs, and Lexis Janke added 10 digs.Talon King helped run the Harbor Creek offense with 16 set assists.CORRY 3, SAEGERTOWN 1SAEGERTOWN, Pa. – Corry the top-ranked team in the state in Class 2A, overcame a slow start to beat Saegertown, 3-1 (25-27, 25-13, 25-20, 25-19).Grace Allen had a monster night for the Beavers with 24 kills and four digs, while Hallie Albers added 17 kills, 15 digs, an ace, and a set assist.Sadye Dyne also had nine kills and two digs for Corry with Aubrey Chase and Emmalee Carr each adding five kills. Chase also had six digs and two aces while Carr added four digs and three blocks.Payton McCray (31 set assists) and Haley Mumau (30 set assists) ran the offense for Corry. Both players added eight digs.Makenna Moore paced the Beavers’ defense with 31 digs, and Sydney Woods added 13 digs.Brywn McLaughlin had 17 kills, 17 digs, and four blocks for Saegertown.Paige Smith added eight kills for the Panthers while Riley Zimmerman had five kills.Lindsey Greco ran the offense for Saegertown with 31 set assists while adding two aces and 12 digs.Rylie Braymer and Abby Rockwell each had 21 digs in the loss.MAPLEWOOD 3, CRAWFORD CHRISTIAN 0GUYS MILLS, Pa. – Bree Neely had eight kills and 20 digs, as Maplewood swept visiting Crawford Christian, 3-0 (25-15, 25-3, 25-11).Lilly Stevenson and Megan Woge each added seven kills for the Tigers with Woge also serving four aces.Lexy Potosky helped the Maplewood defense with 13 digs.Maggie Means ran the Tiger offense with 15 set assists while adding eight digs.CRANBERRY 3, UNION 0RIMERSBURG, Pa. – Sarah Schoch had 14 kills, four digs, and a block to lift visiting Cranberry past Union, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-10).Haylie Gregory added eight kills for the Berrie while Kennedy Stewart had six kills, and Jadyn Shumaker contributed five kills, eight digs, and two aces.Avery Coe also served three aces for Cranberry while adding eight digs, Raegan Antrilli had three kills and four digs, and Rhetta Boocks chipped in with five digs.KEYSTONE 3, REDBANK VALLEY 0CLARION, Pa. – Isabella Brandon had nine kills, four digs, and two aces to lead Keystone to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-11) win over Redbank Valley in the KSAC consolation game at PennWest Tippin’s Gym.Ava Patrick added five kills, five blocks, two digs, and an ace, Gwyn Manno had seven aces and six digs, and Katherine Burrows contributed seven digs and two kills.Katie Altvatter and Addison Say ran the offense for the Lady Panthers with Say recording 11 set assists and Altvatter five. Say also added three digs, a block, and a kill, and Altvatter chipped in two kills, two aces, and a dig.EISENHOWER 3, SHEFFIELD 2SHEFFIELD, Pa. – Eisenhower found itself on the brink multiple times, including 14-10 in the fifth set, but rallied for a 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-12, 25-17, 16-14) win at Sheffield.Rewatch the match:The Knights fell behind in the match 2-0 but turned it on in the third and fourth sets. Eisenhower opened the fifth set with a 3-0 run, but Sheffield bounced back to take a 10-5 lead. The Knights came back to tie it at 10-10, but the Wolverines went on a 4-0 run to get to match point, 14-10.Eisenhower responded with a 6-0 run to win the match.“Everyone, everyone, wants to win,” Eisenhower’s Caroline Smyth said. “It’s never easy. Everyone just saw that it’s never easy. I’m so proud of how we did and honored. That’s all there is to it.”See Smyth’s full interview:Sheffield had to rally to win the first set. After trailing for most of the set, the Wolverines took their first lead at 18-17 and never trailed again.Both teams were visibly emotional following the match as it was the final game of the season for the teams, the final game of their careers for many of the seniors, and possibly the final varsity home game ever at Sheffield.“It’s honestly an honor to play on this court on what is quite possibly the last time it’s ever going to be used,” Smyth said.Madi Connolly led Sheffield with 14 digs, nine kills, and three blocks. Emily Davidson had 20 digs, and Lily Richards had 26 assists.Smyth had 12 kills, five blocks, and two aces for the Knights. Marissa Gourley had nine kills and four aces, Alanna Byrd – who served the final six points of the match – had five kills, two blocks, and four aces.Paisley Lawson had four kills, two blocks, and three aces, and Lainey Font had four kills and two aces.ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 3, ST. MARYS 1ST. MARYS, Pa. – Visiting Elk County Catholic saw Mya Pistner and Payton Newton combined for 33 kills, 21 digs, and three aces in a 3-1 (29-27, 20-25, 25-19, 25-18) win over St. Marys.Pistner had 17 kills, 11 digs, and an ace, and Newton added 16 kills, 10 digs, and two aces.Ashlynn Schutz also had 10 kills, 11 digs, four blocks, an ace, and an assist for the Lady Crusaders while Lena Polaski served seven aces while adding eight digs and three kills.Alexa Chamberlin contributed to the win with 11 digs, three aces, a block, and a kill, and Rachael VanSlander ran the offense with 42 set assists while adding 11 digs.Molly Hanslovan had another nice night for St. Marys with seven kills, 13 digs, and 11 set assists.Taylor Gornati added six kills, nine assists, five digs, and two aces for the Lady Dutch with Calleigh Buzard chipping in five kills, 10 digs, and three blocks, and Madelyn Ryan added five kills. Mia Piccirillo also had eight digs.ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN 3, COMMODORE PERRY 0HADLEY, Pa. – Addy Tyree had nine kills, seven aces, and 15 digs to help visiting Erie First Christian sweep Commodore Perry, 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-20).Savana Numer added 25 digs for the Eagles, and Abby Sabotchick ran the offense with 32 set assists.BRADFORD 3, AUSTIN 0BRADFORD, Pa. – Haley Keane and Addison Carter each had 10 kills to lead Bradford to a 3-0 (25-7, 30-28, 25-15) home win over Austin.Keane added three blocks and Carter contributed two aces.Lily Wells ran the offense for the Lady Owls with 26 set assists while adding six kills, and Lauren Perry also had five kills.SENECA 3, GIRARD 1GIRARD, Pa. – Seneca went on the road and beat, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19) behind nine kills and 14 digs from Emily Stafford.Madison Morvay added seven kills and five digs for the Bobcats who also got six kills apiece from Reese Sharpe and Sophia Primavere and 14 digs from Samantha Harvey.Primavera ran the offense for Seneca with 23 set assists and also served six aces.HICKORY 3, JAMESTOWN 0HERMITAGE, Pa. – A balanced offensive output helped Hickory to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-11) home win over Jamestown.Brynn Patterson and Ellie Ference each had five kills for the Hornets with Lily Martin and Mya Odem both contributed four kills and Zamyra Smith three kills.Ference also had two blocks while Odem added three set assists and a block.Mia Musulin helped run the offense for Hickory with eight set assists while adding three aces and a kill, and Emersyn Hruska also had three assists.Teresa Giusepuuci led the Hornets’ defense with five digs while adding three aces, and Gia Russo also had four digs.Hannah Hart paced Jamestown with six kills and nine digs, Alayna Cadman added four kills and nine digs, and Makyla Williams had seven digs.Cadman also ran the offense with 12 set assists.TIDIOUTE CHARTER 3, YOUNGSVILLE 2YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – In perhaps the final volleyball game ever played at Youngsville High School, visiting Tiidoute Charter spoiled the party – or wake – with a 3-2 (11-25, 25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 16-14) victory.Katelyn Hart led the Bulldogs with 10 kills, 21 digs, and three aces while Marlee Buttall added eight kills, 11 digs, and three aces.Layla Rulander also served four aces while adding seven digs for Tidioute with Tegan Wightman chipping in seven digs, two kills, and two aces.Ashleigh Johnson ran the offense for the Bulldogs with 21 set assists while completing a double-double with 13 digs. She also had two aces, a kill, and a block.BOLIVAR-RICHBURG (N.Y.) 3, OSWAYO VALLEY 1SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. – Despite taking the first set from visiting Bolivar-Richburg (N.Y.), Oswayo Valley dropped a 3-1 (23-53, 26-24, 25-7, 25-19) decision.Makenna Manning had 11 kills, eight digs, four blocks, four aces, and a set assist for Oswayo Valley.Eva West added seven kills, six digs, and two blocks for the Green Wave, whose offense was run by Reese Thompson’s 18 set assists.Thompson also added eight digs, an ace, and a kill.</div></body>

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CLARION, Pa. – Trailing two sets to one, Clarion-Limestone dug deep and rallied to win its second consecutive KSAC title, 3-2 (25-20, 14-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-10), at PennWest Clarion’s Tippin Gym. ‘. The Lady Lions started their comeback by jumping out to a 9-4 lead in the fourth set...