Lincoln volleyball in Wayne County sports spotlight with continued hot start to season

RICHMOND, Ind. — Lincoln entered last week ranked third in Indiana Prep Volleyball’s Class 1A polls with an 11-1 record. Some teams slow down after getting recognition like that. It gets in the players’ heads. Not the Golden Eagles. They’ve swept both their opponents since that poll came out, playing like they still have something to prove. After all, third isn’t first.

Lincoln’s first match in the top three came Aug. 30 against Randolph Southern and ended in a 3-0 victory. Grace Sherwood led the offense with 14 kills, and Mia Cupp led the defense with 14 digs. Mallory Burns added 12 digs and seven service aces. Kaila Arthur had 35 assists.

Two days later, nothing changed. The Golden Eagles took a 3-0 win over Shenandoah on the road. This time, Cupp was all over the court with 16 kills and 13 digs. Burns had three aces, and Arthur had 30 assists.

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Volleyball

Northeastern only drops one set, Richmond still struggling

The Knights were one set away from a mirror image of Lincoln’s week, but they still went 2-0. Their first win came Aug. 30 in a 3-1 win over Richmond. Emma Neeley led the way with 14 kills. Bryelle Fisher was right behind with 13 kills to go along with 15 digs. Lilly Null and Olivia Null combined for 28 digs, and Ella Coddington had 40 assists. Neeley, Lilly Null and Abby Deitsch each had four aces, and Madi Austerman had four blocks.

The Red Devils went on to lose 3-1 to Muncie Central two days later, but Northeastern took a 3-0 win over Randolph Southern the same day. Fisher notched 11 kills, and Olivia Null had 11 digs. Coddington served up nine aces and 30 assists, and Neeley had five blocks.

Hagerstown goes 3-3 in busy week

The Tigers started their week with a split of two games. First was a 3-0 win over Monroe Central Aug. 30. Hattie Hobbs had 11 kills to lead the team. Jada Briar had 10 kills and seven blocks. Hannah Pyle and Olivia Klein each had three blocks, and Kylee Vinson recorded three aces. Emma Snodgrass and Ella Logston each logged 14 assists.

Next up was a 3-2 loss to Seton Sept. 1. Briar and Hobbs were at it again, Briar with 11 kills and nine blocks and Hobbs with 10 kills and 14 digs. Rylan Young had 22 digs, and Lindsey Golliher had 12. Pyle racked up six blocks while Bailey Jeffries, Klein and Vinson combined for another 10. Logston had 18 assists, and Snodgrass added 16.

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Hagerstown then split its four matches at the Kay Saunders Classic Sept. 3. Pyle and Jeffries combined for seven blocks in a 2-0 loss to Wes-Del. Jeffries had three aces in a 2-0 win over Mississinewa. Snodgrass and Logston each had 10 assists and Snodgrass had four aces in a 2-0 win over Blackford.

The Tigers finished their tournament with a 2-1 loss to Tipton. Briar had seven blocks, followed by Klein with five and Pyle with three. Young had 12 digs, and Kasiti Ferriell added 10. Logston had 10 assists.

Centerville wins twice before tournament

The Bulldogs’ week started great with a pair of 3-1 wins. The first came Aug. 29 against Knightstown. Chloe Goodman led the team with 11 kills, and Elly Waters had 19 assists.

The second win came Aug. 30 against Blue River Valley. Goodman and Ava McCurdy each notched 13 kills, and Goodman added 16 digs. Mailee Swiderek and Gracie Goodman each had 11 digs. Elly Waters finished with 41 assists.

Centerville then had a rough go of it at a Rushville tournament Sept. 3. The Bulldogs fell 2-1 to North Decatur, 2-1 to Rushville and 2-0 to Connersville.

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Seton ends week on positive note

Things weren’t looking great for the Cardinals after their 3-0 loss to Daleville Aug. 31. Once the calendar turned to September, things changed.

First, on the first of the month, Seton beat Hagerstown 3-2. Bryn VanVleet led the way with 17 kills and five aces. Ella Berger had 15 digs and 10 kills while Kara Berger had 30 digs and four aces. Jenna Johnston recorded 16 digs, 12 assists and three aces. Bella Cornell added 13 assists.

Seton ended the week Sept. 3 with two 3-0 victories over Anderson Prep and University.

Soccer

Centerville comes out of week 2-1

The Bulldogs earned a pair of close wins early in the week. First was a 2-0 win over Wapahani Aug. 29 in which Anna Davis and Kylar Marshall scored. Next was a 4-2 win over Rushville Aug. 31 in which Davis netted three goals and Cailin Ballenger added one. Centerville ended the week Sept. 1 with a 5-0 loss to Oldenburg.

Richmond takes big win over Anderson

The Red Devils treated their fans to a pair of hat tricks in their 7-0 win over Anderson Aug. 30. Mallory Cook and Paighton Morken each scored three goals, and Izzy Wetzel added another. This was Cook’s second straight game with a hat trick. She, Morken and Vallolet Chama-Rodriguez each had two assists.

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Cross country

Richmond, Northeastern compete at Marion

The Red Devils placed 11^th in their division at the Marian Invite with two top-35 runners. Lizzy Graham finished eighth with a time of 20:46.5, and Keena Barker placed 27^th with a time of 21:50.2.

The Knights placed ninth in their division with only one medalist, but that one nearly won the meet. Marissa Cates finished third with a time of 20:04.00.

Centerville, Seton, Lincoln travel to Union City

The Bulldogs won the Union City Invite. The Cardinals’ lone runner, Gwynie Falcone, finished sixth (22:03.29). The Golden Eagles did not have any runners medal.

Centerville placed 11 runners in the top 35:

Chloe Scales — 3^rd — 20:27.56

Aubrey Morgan — 7^th — 22:06.52

Mia Lickfelt — 9^th — 22:26.38

Kendra Shipman — 11^th — 22:39.69

Lily Black — 14^th — 23:18.66

Delaney Foster — 16^th — 23:32.42

Victoria Beatty — 20^th — 24:20.08

Ella Claypoole — 25^th — 24:31.23

Tizeta Jarvis — 28^th — 24:43.62

Julie Carter — 29^th — 24:55.12

Cora Burton — 32^nd — 25:08.69

Hagerstown has successful two-meet week

The Tigers’ first meet of the week came Aug. 30 against Cowan and Monroe Central. Hagerstown finished between the two with two top-10 runners:

Ava Moore — 6^th — 24:22.28

Logan Klein — 10^th — 25:05.60

Hagerstown then competed in the East Central Invite Sept. 3. The Tigers won their division and had four runners in the top 20:

Logan Klein — 3^rd — 23:45.6

Ava Moore — 4^th — 25:01.4

Jenna Smith — 17^th — 28:05.3

Delaney Oliger — 18^th — 29:17.3

Golf

Northeastern goes 2-0 throughout week

The Knights’ week started Aug. 31 with a 187-219 win over Shenandoah. Zoe Cline and Lauren Lacey led the way with 44s, Baylee Wissler shot a 48, Ava Bales shot a 51 and Julia Beatty shot a 59.

Northeastern then beat short-handed Tri by default Sept. 1. Wissler shot a 43 to lead the team. Lacey (47), Sadie Gammon (55), Bales (56) and Beatty (59) followed.

Centerville has three tri-matches and a tournament

The Bulldogs’ first round of the week ended in a win over Wapahani and Knightstown Aug. 29. Centerville shot a 186 in total with Alex Goodwin’s 42 pacing the team. Aurora Biava (45), Emma Staton (49), Kensy Isaacs (50) and Kenna Hemmerling (52) weren’t far behind.

Two days later, Centerville topped Franklin County and Blue River Valley with a team score of 220. Goodwin shot a 49, Biava shot a 53, Isaacs shot a 57, Staton shot a 61 and Hemmerling shot a 67.

Two days after that, the Bulldogs’ 194 fell short of Union County’s 190 but bested Hagerstown’s 232. Goodwin (41), Staton (49), Biava (50), Isaacs (54) and Lilah Bellew (56) competed for Centerville.

Finally, the Bulldogs placed 13^th out of 18 teams Sept. 3 at the Carrol Invite. The team shot a 406 in total with Goodwin’s 84 leading the way. Behind her were Staton (104), Biava (106), Bellew (112) and Claire Kaucher (130).

Lincoln takes win in lone match of week

The Golden Eagles defeated North Decatur, Eastern Hancock and Knightstown Sept. 1 with a team score of 230. Addyson Pitcock led the team with a 47, and Paige Robinson (58), Nataleigh Felder (62), Lilly Griffey (63) and Zariah Davis (64) followed.

Zach Piatt reports on sports and education for The Palladium-Item. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

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