ARCHBOLD WEATHER

AHS Volleyball Falls To Defiance, Swanton





Olivia Smith (2) winds up for a spike in Blue Streak volleyball action.– photo by Mary Huber

Olivia Smith (2) winds up for a spike in Blue Streak volleyball action.– photo by Mary Huber

Archbold dropped a pair of volleyball matches last week to fall to 2-4, 1-1 in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League.

The Streaks traveled to Defiance, Tuesday, Sept. 4. The Bulldogs raised their record to 3-2 with a 25-14, 25- 18, 25-21 non-league victory.

“Tonight, we did not come out and execute Archbold volleyball the way we know how, and that is a credit to Defiance and the things that they did well,” said Jill Holdgreve, AHS head coach.

“They continued to attack at us and put us back on our heels, and when we had strong moments it just wasn’t enough to help us get the win tonight.

“Our girls know that we are capable of doing better.”

Swanton visited the Thunderdome, Thursday, Sept. 6, for an NWOAL match.

The Bulldogs improved to 4-3, 1-1 NWOAL with a 25- 17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17 victory.

“Tonight was a tough one,” said Holdgreve. “We had too many errors on our side of the net that we couldn’t recover from.

“We have a few short days until our next league match at Evergreen on Tuesday, Sept. 11. We will keep working to get better.

“If we can finesse our fundamental skills, we will be fine.”

Defiance def. AHS 25-14, 25-18, 25-21

Attacks: Hadley Galvan 28- 35, 5 kills; Olivia Smith 20-22, 2 kills; Lauren Coressel 14-18; Kayla Boettger 21-24, 4 kills; Elee Kammeyer 12-13; Kaitlyn Beck 12- 13, 3 kills. Team: 113-133, 14 kills.

Serving: Marli Cheney 16-17, 2 aces; Alexa Wilson 9-11. Team: 58- 62, 4 aces.

Setting: Gabby Nafziger 62-63, 6 assists; Cheney 25-27, 4 assists. Team 120-123.

JV: Defiance def. AHS 25-19, 25- 17.

Freshmen: Defiance def. AHS 23- 25, 25-17, 25-21.

Swanton def. AHS 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17

Attacks: Galvan 52-64, 10 kills; Smith 18-23, 3 kills; Coressel 19- 22, 1 kill; Boettger 52-59, 11 kills; Kammeyer 33-36, 6 kills; Beck 32-35, 5 kills; Carsyn Hagans 14-20, 1 kill. Team: 226-265, 38 kills.

Serving: Nafziger 13-13; Cheney 17-17, 1 ace; Boettger 16-16, 3 aces; Kammeyer 18-18, 2 aces; Wilson 15-16, 3 aces; Blair Bucklew 10-11. Team: 89-91, 9 aces.

Solo blocks: Kammeyer 2.

Setting: Nafziger 102-106, 17 assists; Cheney 76-77, 12 assists; Beck 17-18, 2 assists. Team 217-224.

JV: AHS def. Swanton 26-24, 25- 22.

Freshmen: AHS def. Swanton 19- 25, 25-21, 25-12.


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