VOLLEYBALL
Shenandoah
22-25-25-25,
Lapel 25-9-13-16
The Raiders rallied from one game down to win in four games over the Bulldogs.
Yardley Collett paced the winners with 22 kills, 20 assists, four aces and three blocks. Teammate Kirstyn Pierce had 12 kills, five aces and nine digs.
For the Bulldogs, Stephanie Miller had five kills and three blocks, Kelsey Blessing added 12 digs and Abbey Hull contributed six blocks.
Lapel finishes the season at 8-19 and will play in the Muncie Burris Sectional next week.
Madison-Grant
25-25-25,
Blackford 21-15-14
Brandie Russell had 14 digs and 27 assists as the Argylls handled Central Indiana Conference foe Blackford.
Hunter Wise had 14 kills and Olivia Stroup added three aces. The Argylls are 25-6 and close out the regular season against Wes-Del on Thursday.
Liberty Christian 25-25-25, Anderson 21-10-15
Riley Ramsey’s 17 assists and 11 digs helped the Lions to a three-game win.
Karon Earley had 10 digs and five kills and teammate Suzannah Dragash had 13 kills. The Lions will take a 15-13 record into Thursday’s match at Elwood.
Alexandria 25-25-25, Frankton 10-10-6
Emily Wyatt had 11 kills and six assists to lead the Tigers to win No. 22 against seven defeats.
Lauren Miller had 16 digs and 10 kills. Alexandria will play in a tournament Saturday at Union High School.
Frankton finished the season at 4-15. Kaley Ritenour had three kills and six digs while Morgan Harvey had seven digs and Alicia Roudebush five assists.
Indiana Christian Academy 25-19-25-25, Cross Point 7-25-20-10
Aubre Metzger served 15 straight points and Brittany Roysden served 13 in a row to help the Whirlwinds to their eight win against five loss. ICA hosts Suburban Christian on Friday.
– The Herald Bulletin
Local Sports
Area roundup: Shenandoah beats Lapel volleyball
Madison-Grant beats Blackford, Alexandria beats Frankton
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Wiles’ heart leads her to Hoosiers
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