Whitmer escapes with five set win over Findlay

Whitmer escapes with five set win over Findlay TOLEDO – Sammy Vance had 15 kills and Caitlyn Lentz served four aces, but Findlay came up just short at Whitmer Thursday. The Panthers held on for a 25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-7 Three Rivers Athletic Conference victory. The loss dropped the Trojans to 3-12, 1-5. Kirsten Sellhorst and Kristen Scherger each had nine kills for Findlay, while Ashleh Robinson dished out 36 assists. Shannon Klotz registered 11 digs, while Alexis Buddelmeyer lined 12 kills. RIVERDALE 3 VANLUE 0 VANLUE – Riverdale took control of its match at Vanlue, sweeping the Wildcats 25-19, 25-19, 25-23. The Wildcats dropped to 10-10 with the loss. For Vanlue, Sydney King had eight kills and 12 digs, while Aubrey Phillips added 22 assists and 11 digs. Emma Franks registered b22 digs and five kills. Morgan Crowe recorded six digs for the Wildcats. ADA 3UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY 0MCGUFFEY -- Kirsten Poling dished out 22 assists and added ten digs, giving her a double-double in Ada's 25-13, 25-13, 25-16 win over Upper Scioto Valley. Poling alsoslammed home three kills and added three blocks.Ada's Madison Wills and Megan Light each led the team in kills with 11, Wills also had seven digs, three aces, and three blocks while Light had six aces and six digs. Courtney Sumner added 9 digs for the Bulldogs in their win. LIBERTY-BENTON 3ST. MARYS 0ST. MARYS -- Karis Willow had led the team in kills and in aces, with 13 and five respectively, in Liberty-Benton's sweep over St. Mary's, 25-18, 25-14, and 25-8. L-B moves to 18-4 on the year with the win.Sydney Elseser dished out a team-leading 20 assists in the Eagles' victory. Izzy Grenger slammed home nine kills in the win. Avery Zuercher added four kills and a pair of blocks. LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC 3ARLINGTON 0ARLINGTON -- In straight sets, Arlington fell to LCC, 25-20, 25-9, and 25-15.Arlington's Carlee Simon slammed a team-high nine kills in the loss; she also led the Red Devils in digs with 12. Adriana Aguapo had five more kills, a block, and an ace in the losing effort. PANDORA-GILBOA 3KALIDA 1PANDORA -- Alexis McCoy dished out 30 assists and added 13 digs, helping Pandora-Gilboa defeat Kalida in four sets, 25-17, 25-17, 22-25, and 25-21. With the win, the Rockets finished their regular season with a record of 17-5.P-G's Erin Shartell had a team-high in kills with eight and she also had six blocks. Taelor Miller had seven kills and three blocks in the winning effort.Kalida's Lacie Fenstermaker had 12 digs, seven kills, and an ace in the loss. RIVERSIDE 3HARDIN NORTHERN 0PAINESVILLE -- Riverside was able to make easy work of Hardin Northern, sweeping the Polar Bears 25-7, 25-14, and 25-12.Renee Newton had five digs, three kills, a pair of blocks, and an assist in the loss for the Polar Bears. Georgia Grindell led the team in digs with 10. MOHAWK 3UPPER SANDUSKY 0UPPER SANDUSKY- Mohawk's Kennedy Cleveland set the pace with 22 assists, three digs, three aces, and a kill in its win over Upper Sandusky,, 25-17, 25-11, and 25-7. Mohawk moves to 14-8 on the year with the win.Jenna Kurtz had five kills and four blocks for the Rams in their loss and Savannah Kinley added a pair of aces.Catherine Klopp slammed home a team-high 18 kills for Mohawk in the win, she also had three blocks and a dig. OTSEGO 3ELMWOOD 0BOWLING GREEN -- Brooklyn Thrash had 11 kills, eight blocks, and an ace for Elmwood in its loss to Otsego, 25-14, 25-13, and 25-16. The Royals finish the regular season with a record of 10-12, 4-4 in the NBC.The Royals' Mackenzie Mareches led the team with 14 assists and also had eight digs. Bri Gonyer added nine digs in the loss for Elmwood. LAKE 3FOSTORIA 0MILLBURY -- Jasmine Groves had nine kills, nine digs, four blocks, and an ace but it was not enough for Fostoria to beat Lake, as Lake swept it 25-16, 25-15, and 25-20.Zoe Rice led the Redmen with 14 digs and added seven kills in the loss. Madi Delarosa blocked five and had a kill for the Redmen. Jolie Counts dished out a team-leading 14assists in the loss. DELPHOS JEFFERSON 3CORY-RAWSON 1DELPHOS -- Cory-Rawson's Alli Garmenter has 16 digs and 12 kills, giving her a double-double on the night, but it was not enough as it lost to Delphos Jefferson, 25-22, 25-14, 21-25, and 29-27. Cory-Rawson finished its regular season at 3-19.Maddy Wellington set the pace for the Hornets, dishing out 22 assists, having 13 digs, slamming four kills, and having a pair of aces in the loss. Karissa Welte had nine kills, seven digs, five blocks, and two aces in the loss for C-R. BLUFFTON 3VAN BUREN 1VAN BUREN- Taylor Schwab had 20 digs and 15 kills, giving her a double-double and helping Bluffton defeat Van Buren in four sets, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, and 25-19. With the win, Bluffton improves its record to 13-8, while Van Buren drops to 12-9.Bluffton's Kylie Stackhouse slammed home 20 kills and had one block, both were team-highs. Skyler Scoles dished out a team-high 45 assists and added three aces. Kylie Monday and Cara Young each added 14 digs in the win for the Pirates.Van Buren was paced by Sophia Rieneke, who had 27 digs, 19 kills, and four aces in the loss. Clare Hoerig dished out a team-leading 17 assists and added five digs in the losing effort for the Black Knights.