July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Fort Recovery shoots down No. 10 Flyers (10/03/03)
Fort volleyball
The Tribe has been close in its matches against top teams this year. This time, the Indians decided close wasn’t good enough.
Fort Recovery’s volleyball team rallied on the road from a game-one defeat to knock off the Division IV No. 10 Marion Local Flyers 13-15, 15-13, 16-14. The win improved the Indians to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
The match was a great one all around, with game three being tied at 10, 11, 13 and 14 before finally being decided. The Tribe even had a 13-11 lead, only to watch Marion Local pull back ahead 14-13.
The Indians earned a side out on a Briget Metzger kill, but that would not be the 6-foot-3 senior’s biggest swing of the game. With Joscie Kaup serving, Mandy Hartings of the Flyers hit an attack out of bounds, and Marion Local was called for a carry on the next point to put Fort Recovery up 15-14.
The ball went over the net several times before Metzger hit her biggest shot. Kaup set her up in the middle and Metzger sent the ball to the floor for the resounding final point in the upset.
Metzger finished a tremendous match with 13 kills and 14 blocks.
The Indians won the second game, but had a rough time doing it.
They built a 10-point lead only to have the Flyers come back for a 13-13 tie.
Still the Tribe held on as Joscie Kaup served the final two points — her first two of the match after being shut out in game one — with freshman Tiff Gaerke forcing a third game with back-to-back kills.
Kaup scored nine points in the final two games. She also had nine kills, 16 digs and 32 assists in the match.
Julie Grube added eight kills, eight points and 12 digs in the Tribe victory. Renee Schmackers scored a team-best 12 points, Gaerke had eight blocks, and Jenn Stahl put away seven blocks.
The Indians will face another incredible challenge Tuesday when they host the Division IV No. 1 St. Henry Redskins at 6 p.m.
JV/freshman
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity and freshman volleyball teams each lost for just the second time this year Thursday.
The JV team dropped a 15-4, 15-11 decision to Marion Local. The freshman team suffered a 15-3, 6-15, 15-7 loss to St. Henry
Ciera Rammel had five points, eight assists and eight digs for the Indian junior varsity (12-2). Kelly Link added five kills, four points and a pair of blocks.
Julie Link picked up 10 digs, and Kristi Westgerdes had five kills.
The Tribe freshman team (13-2) got 14 points and 23 sets from Abby Niekamp. Holly Stein had 24 sets to go along with a pair of kills.
Sam Staugler finished with three kills, and Jodi Tobe and Lauren Wenning each had two. Brittany Brackman came away with 16 digs.
Junior high
The Fort Recovery eighth grade volleyball team slipped to 6-6 with a 15-7, 15-11 loss to Coldwater Thursday. The seventh grade team rallied for a dramatic 15-17, 15-11, 17-15 win over the Cavaliers.
Kinsey Wenning had another huge match for the seventh grade team (7-5). She scored 14 points, and also led the team with six kills, three blocks and two digs.
Kelsey Wuebker, Anne Koesters and Chelsea Klenke each scored eight points. Koesters matched Wenning with three blocks, and Klenke finished with 13 sets.
The eighth grade team got eight points and six sets from Angie Wenning. Heather Schmackers added four points and six sets.
Ashley Grube finished with five kills, and Lindsey Fortkamp had four digs.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery’s volleyball team rallied on the road from a game-one defeat to knock off the Division IV No. 10 Marion Local Flyers 13-15, 15-13, 16-14. The win improved the Indians to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
The match was a great one all around, with game three being tied at 10, 11, 13 and 14 before finally being decided. The Tribe even had a 13-11 lead, only to watch Marion Local pull back ahead 14-13.
The Indians earned a side out on a Briget Metzger kill, but that would not be the 6-foot-3 senior’s biggest swing of the game. With Joscie Kaup serving, Mandy Hartings of the Flyers hit an attack out of bounds, and Marion Local was called for a carry on the next point to put Fort Recovery up 15-14.
The ball went over the net several times before Metzger hit her biggest shot. Kaup set her up in the middle and Metzger sent the ball to the floor for the resounding final point in the upset.
Metzger finished a tremendous match with 13 kills and 14 blocks.
The Indians won the second game, but had a rough time doing it.
They built a 10-point lead only to have the Flyers come back for a 13-13 tie.
Still the Tribe held on as Joscie Kaup served the final two points — her first two of the match after being shut out in game one — with freshman Tiff Gaerke forcing a third game with back-to-back kills.
Kaup scored nine points in the final two games. She also had nine kills, 16 digs and 32 assists in the match.
Julie Grube added eight kills, eight points and 12 digs in the Tribe victory. Renee Schmackers scored a team-best 12 points, Gaerke had eight blocks, and Jenn Stahl put away seven blocks.
The Indians will face another incredible challenge Tuesday when they host the Division IV No. 1 St. Henry Redskins at 6 p.m.
JV/freshman
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity and freshman volleyball teams each lost for just the second time this year Thursday.
The JV team dropped a 15-4, 15-11 decision to Marion Local. The freshman team suffered a 15-3, 6-15, 15-7 loss to St. Henry
Ciera Rammel had five points, eight assists and eight digs for the Indian junior varsity (12-2). Kelly Link added five kills, four points and a pair of blocks.
Julie Link picked up 10 digs, and Kristi Westgerdes had five kills.
The Tribe freshman team (13-2) got 14 points and 23 sets from Abby Niekamp. Holly Stein had 24 sets to go along with a pair of kills.
Sam Staugler finished with three kills, and Jodi Tobe and Lauren Wenning each had two. Brittany Brackman came away with 16 digs.
Junior high
The Fort Recovery eighth grade volleyball team slipped to 6-6 with a 15-7, 15-11 loss to Coldwater Thursday. The seventh grade team rallied for a dramatic 15-17, 15-11, 17-15 win over the Cavaliers.
Kinsey Wenning had another huge match for the seventh grade team (7-5). She scored 14 points, and also led the team with six kills, three blocks and two digs.
Kelsey Wuebker, Anne Koesters and Chelsea Klenke each scored eight points. Koesters matched Wenning with three blocks, and Klenke finished with 13 sets.
The eighth grade team got eight points and six sets from Angie Wenning. Heather Schmackers added four points and six sets.
Ashley Grube finished with five kills, and Lindsey Fortkamp had four digs.[[In-content Ad]]
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