Late Season Notes: Volume 2
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Lake Catholic Can Clinch Crown Title TuesdayWith two conference matches remaining, the Lake Catholic Cougars can clinch the Crown Conference championship with a win over current second place team Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. The Cougars have a two match lead over…
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Continue ReadingLake Catholic Can Clinch Crown Title Tuesday
With two conference matches remaining, the Lake Catholic Cougars can clinch the Crown Conference championship with a win over current second place team Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. The Cougars have a two match lead over the Lions in league play. With the win, Lake Catholic will secure the league title with one conference match left on Thursday versus the Beaumont School. The Cougars last faced off versus NDCL in September earning a convincing 3-0 win. In that match junior
Katie Sowko
Katie
Sowko
6'0" | OH
Lake Catholic | 2024
State
OH
led Lake Catholic with 13 kills and 13 digs. She is averaging a team high 4.3 kills per set. Junior setter
Hannah Pattie
Hannah
Pattie
5'7" | S
Lake Catholic | 2024
State
OH
(*pictured) dished out 36 assists and averages 11.5 assists per set as one of the state’s assists-per-set leaders. Senior libero
Emma Briganti
Emma
Briganti
5'3" | DS/L
Lake Catholic | 2023
State
OH
had 15 digs in that win over NDCL and is averaging nearly four digs per set to go along with her team high 33 total service aces. Natalya Bergant, a 6’0 sophomore, also deserves some recognition as this team’s second best offensive option at 2.8 kills per set. Lake Catholic has held the #1 ranking in Ohio for all five weeks of the Division III state poll.
Midwest Conference Log Jam
With Coldwater’s recent 3-0 win over previously league-unbeaten Marion Local, the Midwest Conference has a solid triad of quality teams tied atop the league standings, all currently sitting at 6-1 with two conference matches left this week. Coldwater, 16-4 overall, is currently ranked #4 in the state’s Division III poll and are led by a quality tandem at the outside hitter position in senior
Jenna Leugers
Jenna
Leugers
5'8" | OH
Coldwater | 2023
State
OH
and sophomore Spencer Etzler as both are averaging 3.3 kills per set. Sophomore middle Morgan Blasingame contributes 2.6 kills per set as junior middle
Madison Wendel
Madison
Wendel
5'11" | OH
Coldwater | 2024
State
OH
adds 2.3 kills per set and while hitting a team best .332. New Bremen and Marion Local are currently ranked #1 and #2 respectively in the Ohio state Division IV poll. The versatile attacking of junior
Olivia Heitkamp
Olivia
Heitkamp
6'1" | RS
New Bremen | 2024
State
#185
Nation
OH
results in 4.8 kills per set to lead New Bremen as middle Lindsey Koenig leads Marion Local offensively with 3.0 kills per set.
Badin Earns Greater Catholic Coed Title with Roger Bacon Showdown on Thursday
At 9-1 in league play (18-1 overall) the Rams have been crowned as the GCC champions for 2022. Currently ranked #2 in the Ohio state Division II poll, Badin’s only loss (3-0) came at the hands of league foe and runner-up Archbishop McNicholas early in the season. Since then the Rams have handled both conference and non-conference opponents often in convincing fashion as they have lost only eight sets this entire season. With three non-conference matches left to play this week, their biggest remaining test will be from DII #8 ranked Roger Bacon this Thursday to round out the regular season. The Rams are led by seniors
Sarah Newberry
Sarah
Newberry
6'1" | MB
Badin | 2023
State
OH
and Lauren Trusock. For Roger Bacon, Ohio’s 2021 DII state runner-up, look for them to get big production on the pins from an athletic sophomore in
Mariah Gaines
Mariah
Gaines
5'10" | OH
Roger Bacon | 2025
State
OH
and a savvy and experienced junior in
Kelsey Niesen
Kelsey
Niesen
5'9" | DS/L
Roger Bacon | 2024
State
OH
. Senior middle Mariya Montgomery leads the team in hitting efficiency at .357 while terminating 2.4 kills per set. She also leads the team in total blocks with 61. This match will feature two DII postseason hopefuls that each have big strengths on both sides of the ball.