PAGE UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING AUGUST 27, 2015 11 A.M.
South Ripley Lady Raiders JV win Rising Sun hosted ORVC Tourney
Gary Franklin
SPORTS EDITOR
With just seven girls in uniform, the South Ripley Lady Raiders won the ORVC JV Volleyball Tournament. Coached by Ellen Gentry, the team valiantly battled for the title. Rising Sun High School hosted the annual tournament on Saturday, August 18. The four ORVC schools in contention were South Ripley, Milan, Jac-Cen-Del and hosting Rising Sun.
GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO
Pictured left are the South Ripley Lady Raiders JV Team who won the Rising Sun High School hosted ORVC Tourney Round Robin: #4 Cheyenne Caplinger, #5 Haley Shadday, #11 Elexah Roepke, #8 Emma Wilhoit, #9 Hannah Schwarte, #10 Kyla Isaacs and #6 Morgan Peetz. Coach Ellen Gentry was not available for photo.
Final Match Set
Championship Round
Game scoring for the final matches included:
South Ripley 15-10 Milan
Milan 25-19 South Ripley
South Ripley 25-24 Milan
JCD 15-12 Rising Sun
Rising Sun 25-24 JCD
JCD 25-15 Rising Sun
Second Match Set
Milan 25-17 JCD
Milan 25-22 JCD
S. Ripley 25-22 Rising Sun
S. Ripley 25-15 Rising Sun
Opening Match Set
S. Ripley 15-10 JCD
JCD 25-19 S. Ripley
S. Ripley 25-19 JCD
Milan 25-22 Rising Sun
Milan 25-18 Rising Sun
The event found solid competition between the contesting teams. The hosting Lady Shiners opened their first game of the day with a 6-0 run before finally falling 18-25 to Milan. Every game of every match found multiple lead changes, tied scores and unwillingness of players to accept defeat until the final ball hit the floor.