Lady Hornets Open Season On Road With 3-0 Sweep Of Canton
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | August 27, 2025
The Wellsboro Varsity Volleyball team started their season with a 3-0 sweep of Canton in NTL cross-over play on Tuesday, August 26.
After a close first set, which Wellsboro won 25-21, the Lady Hornets dominated the 2nd set, winning 25-9. Wellsboro then closed out the match with a 25-13 win in the 3rd set.
Sophomore Kendall Sweet led Wellsboro with 16 points and 4 aces while junior Ellie Largey had 12 points and 2 aces. She also made 22 assists. Sophomore Adelyn Frantz had 9 kills, junior Blake Eckart had 8 kills and 4 digs, and sophomore Peyton Keane had 6 kills.
Sweet also had 5 kills and junior Madison Cruttenden made 6 digs.
Wellsboro started the evening with a 2-1 win in the JV game. Wellsboro took the first set 25-7, lost the 2nd 25-18, then cruised to a 15-3 3rd set win.
Wellsboro (1-0, 1-0 NTL) travels to Sayre Thursday.
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.
