INDIANAPOLIS — High school volleyball teams will now be permitted to designate up to two libero players during each set, creating additional participation opportunities without needing to use a substitution. In all, seven rules changes were recommended by the NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee at its annual meeting Jan. 11 to 13. All rules changes were […]
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Lex’s Brown repeats as North Central Ohio Volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s assault on the state record book is in full swing. The two-time North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Brown recorded 527 kills in leading Lexington to a runner-up finish in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. In three varsity seasons, Brown has accumulated 1,407 kills. Another 500-kill season — she’s averaged 538.5 […]
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Shelby falls to Marlington in volleyball Final Four
VANDALIA —Shelby’s storybook postseason run came to an end Thursday evening, but the Whippets went down swinging. Unranked Shelby gave No. 4 Marlington all it could handle but came up short in a 3-1 loss in the Division IV state semifinals at Butler High School, just outside Dayton. The Dukes ran their winning streak to […]
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Tragedy, injury force Lexington volleyball team to battle adversity
LEXINGTON —How long does it take to rehabilitate a torn ACL? Or mend a broken heart? Those questions have kept Janelle Wyant up late at night — and Lexington’s volleyball coach doesn’t have all the answers. Nothing could have prepared Wyant for all Lady Lex has endured this season. There are no pages in the […]
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Major changes coming as OHSAA announces new divisional assignments
MANSFIELD — The new-look high school sports landscape came further into focus earlier this week. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced in February the divisional expansion of several sports, including girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer, effective for the 2024-25 school year. On Tuesday, the OHSAA released its preliminary divisional assignments for those […]
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Lexington’s Brown is area volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown authored one of the greatest single-seasons in area volleyball history this fall and Lexington’s sophomore outside hitter is well on her way to a record-setting career. The area Player of the Year, Brown ranked fifth in the state with 550 kills and has 880 kills at the midway point of her […]
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Brown, McDougal selected 2nd team All-Ohio volleyball
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s star continues to rise. Lexington’s sophomore outside hitter, Brown was selected to the All-Ohio second team in Division II by the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association. The 6-foot-2 Brown was an All-Ohio third-team selection as a freshman. Brown led Lady Lex (19-6) to a berth in the district championship for […]
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Galion puts two on All-MOAC volleyball first team
GALION — Galion and Highland shared the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown and shared top honors when the All-MOAC volleyball team was announced. The Tigers and Fighting Scots claimed five of the eight first-team spots up for grabs. Galion’s Ashley Dyer and Hailey Young were joined on the first team by Highland’s Kameron Stover, Larsen Terrill […]
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Ontario stops Mansfield Sr. for sectional volleyball title
LEXINGTON — Olivia Kreger and her Ontario teammates made history Thursday night. The fourth-seeded Warriors cruised to a 3-0 win over No. 11 Mansfield Senior in the early match of a Division II sectional final doubleheader at Lexington High School. The sectional championship was the first for the Warriors since 2003. “It means a lot […]
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Lex knocks off Clear Fork for sectional crown
LEXINGTON — Once Ava Brown and her Lady Lex teammates got up to speed, there was no slowing them down. A 6-foot-2 outside hitter, Brown registered 24 kills as Lexington shook off a sluggish start for a 3-0 win over Clear Fork in a Division II sectional final Thursday at Lexington. Top-seeded Lexington (18-5) advances […]