Troy, Liberty, Wyalusing earn volleyball sweeps
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 6, 2017
Northern Tier League volleyball kicked into high gear as teams began their season on Tuesday, September 5 with three teams earning sweeps.
Canton 3, Athens 1
Sam Proseus had 18 points, 8 kills, 8 dighs and 8 aces for Canton; Caitlyn Pepper had 20 assists and 11 digs; Hailey Wesneski had 8 points for Canton and Ellie Binford had 13 digs. For Athens, Amelia Martin had 15 points, 14 assists and 11 digs; Cassidy Stackpole had 7 digs; Sydney Liechty & Elly Shaff had six blocks each for Athens.
Troy 3, CV 0
Cassie Shedden had 13 points, 10 assists and 8 kills for Troy; Emilie Cole had 10 digs and 7 points; Caitlin DeLosa had 8 kills; Mallori Morse had 9 assists & Savannah Sakosky had 9 digs.
North Penn-Liberty 3, Williamson 0
Mariah Kshir socred 15 points and had 11 assists in the Lady Mounties' sweep of Williamson. JoAnne McNamara had 21 assists, Brooke Harvey & Maddison Minyo had nine points each, and Charisma Grega had 10 kills.
Towanda 3, Sayre 1
Madigan Allen had 13 points, 13 kills and 13 digs for the Black Knights; Rachael Bair had 16 points & 15 digs; Justine Vargason had 8 points, 8 assists, 9 digs; Madi Doss had 35 digs; Sydney Schoonover had 11 kills; Reagan Hill had 13 digs, and Blair Wood had 8 kills.
For Sayre, Lexi Post had 27 assists and a dig, Julia Boyle had 11 kills, and Miranda Tappen had 2 blocks.
Wyalusing 3, Elk Lake 0
Karlye Huffman had 1 kill, 15 assists, and 5 aces; Kristie Epler recorded 9 aces; Melody Kneller had 6 kills and 4 aces; and Makayla Voda made 7 kills.
Wellsboro 3, Northeast Bradford 1
Wellsboro won the first set 25-12 and the second 25-21 before NEB won the third 26-24 to force a fourth set. Wellsboro prevailed 26-24 in the fourth for their first win.
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.
