Tag: Volleyball

Despite tearing through the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in the regular season, the Hiram Terriers’ volleyball team learned about the intensity of postseason play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III postseason. The Terriers were swept by conference rival Grove City 25-20, 25-20, 25-23 in the PAC championship last...

For the first time since 2018, there will be a regional playoff round for the Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball team. The Badgers secured the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 2 district banner, fending off Triway’s comeback in a five-set thriller, winning 25-17, 25-11, 18-25, 16-25, 15-7 last...

The Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball soccer team ended its regular season with an exclamation point, overcoming a slow start to top Canfield 11-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19 last Saturday afternoon in Burton. “We were obviously flat in the first set,” noted Coach Joan Prots. “It took us a little while to wake...

The Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team is one win away from winning the title in the Northeastern Athletic Conference Stars Division, sweeping league rival Fairport Harding 25-3, 25-16, 25-15 for their 14th consecutive victory in their home finale last Thursday evening in Middlefield. “We had a really good first game especially...

The Hiram Terriers’ volleyball team has announced its presence in a big way this season, as they pushed their winning streak to 10 matches by sweeping Presidents’ Athletic Conference foe Saint Vincent College 25-11, 25-13, 25-23 and storming back to edge the University of Mount Union 23-25, 20-25, 26-24,...

The Garfield G-Men volleyball team has shaken off an 0-2 start to the season. The G-Men’s resurgence continued when they swept Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier foe Liberty 25-15, 25-15, 25-6 last Thursday evening in Youngstown. “They were upset starting 0-2 at the beginning of the season and made...

The Berkshire Badgers’ volleyball team has wasted little time in asserting themselves this season and continued their fast start by sweeping Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe Rootstown 25-16, 25-7, 25-21 last Thursday evening in Burton. “We have been looking forward to that game,” said Coach Joan Prots. “Our mantra...

The Crestwood Red Devils’ volleyball team’s winless start to the season is no more. The Red Devils earned their first two victories when they defeated Portage County rival Ravenna 25-6, 25-19 then swept Chagrin Valley Conference rival Harvey 25-11, 25-19 in a tri-match last Saturday at James L. Coll...

It’s been a while since the Crestwood Red Devils’ volleyball team began the season with almost an entirely new roster. The Red Devils remained winless to start the season, being swept by Tallmadge 25-8, 25-16, 25-15 last Thursday evening in Summit County. “The experience showed,” said Coach Wanda Hoffman. “I...

The Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team has not allowed themselves to get complacent in the wake of finishing a historic season last year. The Huskies continued their undefeated start by sweeping Garfield 25-22, 26-24, 25-22 last Saturday afternoon at Middlefield. “We talked early in the second set when we were down...

The Windham Bombers’ volleyball team will be starting from square one at the beginning of the season. The Bombers showed flashes but succumbed to self-inflicted errors, losing their season-opener against Portage County Conference foe Waterloo 25-19, 25-21,25-18 last Saturday morning at Marty Hill Court in Windham. “We definitely need to...

In the wake of longtime Hiram Terriers women’s volleyball Coach Brittany Dye’s departure from the program, Hiram has promoted from within to fill her position. Graduate Assistant Coach Macy Roell has been tapped to succeed Dye as the new women’s volleyball coach on an interim basis, as formally announced...

It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship...

For the second half of the regular season, the Garfield G-Men volleyball team struggled to find their winning ways after a fast start to the campaign. Garfield returned to its roots when it swept Brookside 25-12, 25-11, and 25-19 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast...

For the first time since the 2017 season, the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title will belong outright to Berkshire. The Badgers dominated CVC Valley Division rival Beachwood in a 25-11, 25-12, 25-8 to capture sole possession of the conference banner last Thursday evening at Beachwood High School. “I was...

After a lackluster season in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier last season when they finished fourth in the conference, the Garfield G-Men girls’ volleyball team proved that it is still a force to be reckoned with.  But the G-Men will once again have to settle for a...

The Cardinal Huskies’ girls’ volleyball team may not have had the best start to the season but have turned things around. The Huskies continued to remain in the thick of things in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division race when they swept conference foe Wickliffe 25-12, 25-15, and 25-14...

After a slow start to the season, the Windham Bombers’ volleyball team is bouncing back in a big way. The Bombers’ resurgence continued when they swept Northeastern Athletic Conference Stripes Division rival Bloomfield 25-12, 25-18 and 25-18 last Thursday evening at Marty Hill Court in Windham. “Bloomfield has a scrappy...

Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee acknowledged that it has not been an ideal start for his team this season. Cardinal is hoping to have turned a corner after recording a 1-1 record in a tri-match by defeating Chagrin Valley Conference rival Madison 21-25, 25-23, 25-17 and being bested...

Even early in his retirement, former Windham Bombers’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee is not content with just taking long walks or playing pickleball. He is a teacher at his core and is eager to get back to his roots, having been announced as Cardinal’s new volleyball coach in April. “It’s...

It seemed that when Crestwood Red Devils’ volleyball Coach Wanda Hoffman’s coaching days were behind her when she resigned from her post as the varsity coach following the 2012 season after 25 years of coaching. But Hoffman was not finished with Crestwood yet, returning to the sidelines before the...

The Berkshire Badgers volleyball team could not sustain their momentum entering the playoffs. Berkshire’s postseason ended early when Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe Kirtland ousted them from Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast I Medina sectional championship 26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19) last Saturday at Lakeview High...

There is no better way to end the regular season than by defeating a neighborhood rival. The Crestwood Red Devils volleyball team did just that when they swept Portage County foe the Garfield G-Men 25-16, 25-19, 25-10 in their regular season finale last Saturday afternoon in Mantua.“It was very...

Playing in another conference game right after a conference loss is just what the doctor ordered for the Crestwood Red Devils’ volleyball team. The Red Devils kept pace in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division, sweeping Cardinal 25-10, 25-21, 25-23 last Thursday evening at Crestwood High School in Mantua. “You are...