Volleyball Results: Aug. 24
NorthWood 3, Fairfield 2
After falling behind 2-0, NorthWood made a roaring comeback to defeat the Class 2-A No. 4 Falcons in Benton.
Fairfield took the first two games 25-16, 25-23, only for NorthWood to win games three and four 25-20, 25-18. Game five would go to the visitors 15-7.
Macy Lengacher had a monster night on the backline, recording 35 digs, four aces and a pair of assists. Alana Lehman had 12 kills and five aces, Claire Payne had 10 kills and four blocks and Annika Bennett put up 34 assists.
NorthWood took the JV contest 25-20, 21-25, 15-13. Emery Porter sent up 22 assists, with Sadie Beasy putting down six kills and Maddy Birk and Tatum Evans both having five kills. Jessie Price and Porter each had 16 digs.
Wawasee 3, Central Noble 0
The beat kept on for the Lady Warriors in Albion.
Wawasee topped the Cougars 25-17, 25-14, 25-19 to move to 4-0 on the year. Amanda Allen paced Wawasee with 24 assists, eight digs and three aces. Leslie Vazquez pounded 14 kills and added five digs, Emma Siri had three aces and Amber Beer chipped in five kills.
In JV action, Wawasee won 25-19, 25-12, paced on offense with Abbi Burelison and Julie Mishler with seven kills each and Emma Young with 14 assists.
Wawasee’s freshman team also took down Central Noble 19-25, 25-24, 15-10. Hannah Truex had three aces, Abby Dusek 11 assists and Kenzie Hackleman eight kills in the win.
Tippecanoe Valley 3, Winamac 0
The Vikings carried on with a 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 victory at Winamac.
Mallory Durkes led the offense with nine kills and added 3.5 blocks. Macy Kirchenstien had 18 assists and four aces, Brayden Baney had 10 digs and Bree Sheetz chipped in six kills.
JV honors went to Valley in a 25-9, 25-15 finish. Mackaylie had six aces and three kills to lead the Viking charge.