Middle School Volleyball ends season with win
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 28, 2016
The Wellsboro Middle School Volleyball team closed out their season with a 2-0 win over Cowanesque Valley on Wednesday, October 26.
The Lady Hornets won 25-22 and 25-15 to come home with the sweep. The B-team also won 2-0 (25-8, 25-19).
Skylar Runyan was the leading server with 15 points and 1 ace, 12 of those points were served consecutively. Shiloh Duff also contributed to the team's success at the service line with 13 points and 2 aces. Brei Kemp (5 hits, 1 kill), Chelsie English (7 hits), and Duff (5 hits, 2 kills) lead the team in hitting. Both Kemp (16) and Runyan (13) had hot hands setting, and Kathryn Burnett once again did a fantastic job as the defense specialist.
"The girls made tremendous gains this season in all areas of volleyball: mentally, physically, and skill wise," said head coach Jen Outman. "They were always eager to learn and willing to accept challenges placed in front of them. There was never a time they didn't want improve their level of play both individually and as a team. I am extremely proud of their effort, hard work, and dedication. The 8th grade girls will be extremely missed next year."
The win puts the Lady Hornets' record at 11-3 for the year.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
