GHS Sports Roundup

By JON KLEINKNECHT

Inquirer Sports Editor

sports@galioninquirer.com

TENNIS

Galion (8–1) picked up a big North Cen­tral Con­fer­ence win on Thurs­day defeat­ing Bucyrus (7–2) 3–2.

It was the eight con­sec­u­tive tri­umph for the locals.

Scor­ing for the Lady Tigers were: Raven Craw­ford with a 6–2, 6–2 win in sec­ond sin­gles; Sierra John­son, with a 6–2, 6–2 vic­tory in third sin­gles; and the first dou­bles pair of Kelsey and Sara Cas­sady via a 6–1, 6–2 triumph.

Oth­ers com­pet­ing for Galion were: Kayla LaFor­est, who dropped a 6–1, 6–1 deci­sion in first sin­gles; and the sec­ond dou­bles team of Don­netta Lester and Kate­lyn Smith, who lost 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 (3–7 tiebreaker).

On Wednes­day, the Lady Tigers defeated vis­it­ing Shelby for the first time in 10 years in what was a non-conference match. The locals outscored the Lady Whip­pets 3–2.

In first sin­gles, Kayla LaFor­est scored a hard-fought 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 vic­tory for the Orange-and-Blue.

Sec­ond sin­gles showed another long match, and another point for the win­ners as Raven Craw­ford bounced back for a 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 triumph.

Galion’s other point was gar­nered as the first dou­bles team of Kelsey and Sara Cas­sady won a match that lasted more than three-and-a-half hours 2–5, 7–6 (10–8 tiebreaker), 6–4

Suf­fer­ing losses for the hosts were Sierra John­son by a 8–6 (14–12 tiebreaker), 6–2 count, and the sec­ond dou­bles pair of Don­netta Lester and Kate­lyn Smith was bested 6–2, 6–4.

GOLF

Just two days after their best per­for­mance of the sea­son, the Tigers turned in their worse, los­ing to North Cen­tral Con­fer­ence foe Wyn­ford 183–189 on Thurs­day at The Golf Course in Bucyrus. Galion is 6–2 in NCC competition.

Scor­ing for the Orange-and-Blue were: Eric Pow­ell, 42; Seth Van Dine, 48; Clay­ton Kendall, 49; and Con­nor Camp­bell, with a 50.

Nathan Smith took match medal­ist hon­ors with a 37 for the Royals.

Wyn­ford also won the junior var­sity match, 212–221. John Pof­fen­baugh (48), Evan Hug­gins (51), Jeremy Mason (54), and Karissa Rine­hart (68) did the scor­ing for Galion.

Tues­day at the Galion Coun­try Club, the Orange-and-Blue blasted NCC foe Bucyrus 150–190.

Galion’s Clay­ton Kendall was match medal­ist with a season-best, one-under-par 34.

Oth­ers scor­ing for the locals were: Con­nor Camp­bell, 37; Eric Pow­ell, 39; and Seth Van Dine, 40.

Pre­ston Ford was low man for the Red­men with a 41.

Galion took the junior var­sity match, 224–242. Spencer Reynolds carded a 44 for the win­ners, Jeremy Mason had a 49, John Pof­fen­baugh shot a 52, and Karissa Rine­hart turned in a 79.

VOLLEYBALL

Galion dropped to 5–2 over­all and 0–2 in the North Cen­tral Con­fer­ence after falling 3–1 to Colonel Craw­ford on Thurs­day at the high school.

The Lady Tigers’ lone point came with a 25–17 win in the first game.

The Lady Eagles took the final three games by 25–21, 25–23 and 25–18 scores, respectively.

Car­o­line Del­greco topped the hosts with 19 points, Reanne Neal ham­mered down 14 kills and blocked 4 shots; Addi­son Zeisler recorded 15 assists, while Jen­nifer Harsh was tops in recep­tions (13) and digs (32).

Galion took the junior var­sity match 2–0, win­ning the first game 25–14, and the sec­ond one 25–16.

Liz Valen­tine was the top per­former for the win­ners with 9 kills and 6 points. Also, Clair Erl­sten had 8 points and 6 recep­tions; Bradley Sater­field, 25 assists; while Lyn­d­say McMullen recorded 4 blocked shots and 5 digs.

After win­ning their first five inde­pen­dent matches of the sea­son, the Lady Tigers fell to Wyn­ford 3–2 in their open­ing NCC match on Tuesday.

Galion won games one and three by 25–20, 25–16 scores respec­tively. The Lady Roy­als took the sec­ond game 25–23, claimed the fourth bat­tle 25–21, and gar­nered a 16–14 tri­umph in the fifth and decid­ing contest.

Reanne Neal led the hosts in scor­ing with 11 points. She also knocked down a team-high 18 kills and served up a trio of aces. Ellie Frye and Jen­nifer Harsh added 9 points apiece.

Other lead­ers for the Lady Orange-and-Blue were: Car­o­line Del­greco, 21 assists; Kris­ten Bene­dict, 12 recep­tions; Kait­lyn Sut­ton, 3 blocked shots; and Harsh, with 38 digs.

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