Cincinnati Area Notes: Three-way tie for GGCL crown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For as hotly contested as these contests have been, it is not a surprise that Seton (18-2), St. Ursula (14-4) and Ursuline (13-6) finished in a three-way tie for the championship at 6-2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Ursula beat Ursuline to take the lead on Tuesday, but Seton won in three on Thursday with Ursuline beating Mercy McAuley to claim a share of the crown. On Tuesday, Mercy McAuley (6-15) downed Mount Notre Dame (11-9), 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 15-12) to win its first GGCL game this year. Mount Notre Dame and Mercy McAuley finished 1-7 in GGCL play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='176096' first='Molly' last='Creech'], [player_tooltip player_id='227615' first='Callie' last='Combs'], [player_tooltip player_id='195856' first='Lindy' last='Radaszewski'] and [player_tooltip player_id='176087' first='Katie' last='Gielas'] lead the league in kills. Mercy McAuley junior [player_tooltip player_id='403525' first='Emma' last='Adkins'] is one kill from joining them in the 200 club for the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eastern Cincinnati Conference</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson (17-3) took over sole possession of first place at 14-2 with 16 straight wins finishing undefeated in September. The Raptors can clinch a share of the crown with a win over Little Miam on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Little Miami (8-12) will not roll over. The Panthers won all three games this week including a 3-0 win over Milford on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loveland (16-3) moved into a tie for second with Kings (14-3) at 13-3 with wins over Kings and Anderson this week. The Tigers have won seven straight since losing at Anderson on Sept. 17. [player_tooltip player_id='502470' first='Abby' last='Dorn'] and [player_tooltip player_id='227616' first='Josie' last='Nichols'] continue to lead the Tigers with 218 and 217 kills, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GCL Co-Ed</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McNicholas (17-3) finished off a perfect run through league play with a sound 3-0 win at Carroll on Thursday. The Rockets have games against Mount Notre Dame and New Richmond to conclude the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Greater Miami Conference</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason (14-4) won the showdown at Sycamore on Saturday, 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-20) to win the 12th in a row and lengthen the hold on another conference crown. The Comets travel to Princeton on Thursday trying to wrap up another undefeated run through league play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cincinnati Hills League</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor stayed undefeated winning a tough 3-1 (26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20) game at Madeira on Saturday. The Yellowjackets have a home game Monday against Harrison before going to Reading then hosting Indian Hill on Thursday to round out the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southwest Ohio Conference</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talawanda (18-2) is 5-0 in conference play and faces Oak Hills on Tuesday before facing Harrison on Thursday trying to claim the crown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Miami Valley Conference</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roger Bacon (17-4) and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (14-3) face off Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CHCA won the earlier meeting in five to take control of the Scarlet Division. Roger Bacon will take a share of the division crown with the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami Valley Christian (15-4) at 11-0 leads the Gray Division. Seven Hills (13-6) is one game back at 10-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='403522' first='Kendall' last='Northern'] leads the conference with 347 kills. CHCA's [player_tooltip player_id='151958' first='Allie' last='Barrick'] and Roger Bacon senior [player_tooltip player_id='179022' first='Mariah' last='Gaines'] follow at 230 and 228 kills, respectively. Seven Hills senior Annie Katsura is fourth with 187 kills and leads the league with 85 aces. Roger Bacon senior setter [player_tooltip player_id='152056' first='Ally' last='Hughes'] leads the conference with 538 assists and teammate Elizabeth Strouble leads the league with 235 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notable Performances</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["403525"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670354aeb93a5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Adkins brings a solid hitting option for the Wolves. She approaches the net strong and smacks balls down. She can take out of system sets and deflect balls off defenders. She understands angles. Adkins brings versatility to Mercy McAuley with precision sets. Adkins has 199 kills on the season to lead the Wolves to go with 239 assists and 179 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["227621"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670354aeb9430"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wall brings a different challenge to the opposite side as a lefty for the Panthers. She hits balls at unique angles. She takes back sets and pounds them to different parts of the court. Wall also does a nice job passing on defense then quickly transitioning to offense. Wall has 151 kills on the season to go with 119 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["403522"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670354aeb948e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Northern is solid all the way around. She not only hits hard, but looks for spots while going up then delivering balls where they are needed. She hits from the middle, the creases and the pins. Her flow is so smooth that defenders have to be in the right spot to even have a chance to dig her up. Northern adds in a slide kill. Overpasses land with a thud.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["152056"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670354aeb94e2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hughes is athletic and versatile. She brings a lot of flare to the court. She does a great job anticipating where balls are going and putting herself in position to make the necessary passes and keep plays alive. She does a good job making things happen out of system. She delivers her sets with precision. Hughes can still take solid swings when needed. Hughes has 538 assists, 48 aces and 104 digs on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["151958"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670354aeb9523"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Balls come flying off her hands because she has a great net approach, solid form then finishes with the follow-through. She puts balls down with solid sets. Barrick (pictured) goes up for blocks then makes quick transitions offensively. Barrick is second in the conference with 230 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->