PAGE UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 11 A.M.
South Ripley Lady Raiders capture Ripley County varsity volleyball title
Gary Franklin
SPORTS EDITOR
The South Ripley Lady Raiders Volleyball varsity squad delivered on capturing a long absent Ripley County Championship trophy for their awards case.
The annual Ripley County Invitational was held at South Ripley High School with varsity competition in the high school gym and JV action playing out in the middle school gym on Saturday morning.
GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO
The 2015 Ripley County Girls Volleyball Tournament Champion South Ripley Lady Raiders pictured above, front from left, include seniors Elizabeth Bodenberg (11), Kayla King (7) and Mercedes Bowling (4). Standing underclassmen and coach are Mariah Gentile (22), Kiley Sparks (2), Laken Farrell (9), Toria Tucker (8), Julia Rea (3), Morgan Peetz (6) and Head Coach Robyn Greiwe.
Varsity
JCD vs. Milan
Varsity battles opened with Milan Lady Indians against the Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles where JCD played to an extended lead, just shy of enough of the action to actually capture the first game win, falling to the Lady Indians 23-25 in the best of three game match. However, the style of the day had been established with tight battles to follow. The second game of the opening match found JCD the 25-16 victor, before squeezing out the match victory with their third set 17-15 where they would anxiously await the outcome of the South Ripley vs. Batesville match to learn who they would meet in the championship contest action.
Varsity
SR vs. Batesville
Varsity action continued with the hosting South Ripley Lady Raiders falling to the Batesville Lady Bulldogs in their opening action 23-25. However, the Lady Raiders were not to drop their chin and surrender but ignited into another gear to overtake the Lady Bulldogs 25-19, forcing a third set to 15. A win in each of the teams column meant all out war for the opportunity to advance to the championship game against the awaiting Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles. Momentum back in South Ripley’s corner, the Lady Raiders stepped up to the challenge to establish a 10 point, 15-5 victory to move onward of the match 15-5 over Batesville.
Varsity Title Match
South Ripley vs. Jac-Cen-Del
Vigorous action between the hosting rival SR Lady Raiders and visiting JCD Lady Eagles resulted in a back to back Lady Raider title earning outing by game scores of 25-16 and 25-22 . All four teams proudly represented their schools with sportsmanship in solid competitive fashion. Nice job ladies and coaches.
2015 RC VB Tournament
Varsity Team Rosters
South Ripley: Coach Robyn Greiwe, Elizabeth Bodenberg, Mercedes Bowling, Kayla King, Laken Farrell, Mariah Gentile, Julia Rea, Kiley Sparks, Toria Tucker and Morgan Peetz
Jac-Cen-Del: Coach Tracy Siebert, Hayley Bruns, Jordan Day, Kaitlyn Moore, Rachel Schwanholt, Andrea Smith, Teha Merkel, Rosie Newhart, Brittany Pickett, Olivia Voss, Allison Borgman, Kayla Borgman and Katelyn Gehl
Milan: Coach Terry Wullenweber, Shelby Wullenweber, Courtney Cann, Kristina Marksberry, Abigail Yelton, Sierra Kern, Alexis Wert, Abigail Riehle, Jordan Healy, Kassidy Boyce, Baylee Yorn and Aryn Getz
Batesville: Coaches Kateri Paul and Jody Thomas, Maddie Pierson, Morgan Meyer, Meg Reidy, Kylie Paul, Audrey Amberger, Jenna Ertel, Rachel Gerstbauer, Sarah Wilson, Maddy Ketcham, Sophia Fledderman and Hattie Westerfeld