Valley MS Spikers Second In Tourney
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 8th grade volleyball team was runner-up in the conference tournament.
Valley defeated Rochester 25-11, 25-12 and Southwood 25-18, 25-16 to advance to the championship match. Wabash then defeated Valley 25-16, 25-7 in the title match.
Sydney Howard had 17 assists in the tourney for Valley, while Anna Walters had eight and Morgan Olivarez one. Hannah Durkes led her team with 16 aces, while Shayleigh Shriver had 12 and Howard seven.
Sophie Bussard had nine kills in the tourney. Hannah Jansma and Howard each had three. Bussard also had five blocks and Jansma had one.
The Valley 7th grade team lost to Rochester in a close match in the first round of the RRC Tournament. Rochester won the match 21-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Ally Betten had five kills, three aces and an assist for Valley. Makenzie Woodcox had three kills and two aces and Aleaha Cole had a kill and an ace. Emily Murphy had three assists and two aces, Caleigh Byrer two assists and three aces and Alli Miller two aces.