FRHS sweeps Trojans

FORT RECOVERY — Arcanum couldn’t handle the Tribe through the first two sets.
The Trojans put up a fight during the third, but the Indians put them away.
Fort Recovery High School’s volleyball team opened its season Thursday with a three-set sweep of the visiting Trojans, 25-12, 25-12, 25-20.
Carley Stone had a career-high 17 kills to lead the Indians (1-0). She also added 11 digs, three aces and a pair of blocks.
Paige Jutte was second on the team with 10 kills, and she too notched two blocks. Devin Post totaled eight kills, with Cassidy Martin and Brooke Gaerke recording three kills and three blocks.
Kiah Wendel had a team-high 17 service points to go with her seven digs. Madison Rammel totaled 36 assists, and Alexis Bubp led Fort Recovery with 10 digs.
The Indians’ junior varsity team also won, 25-19, 25-21.
Olivia Patch, Reagan Grieshop and Chloe Showalter had four kills apiece. Rachel Acheson totaled 20 assists and Brooke Kahlig had 14 digs.

Squaws beat SA
BERNE — The South Adams volleyball team fell to 6-2 on the season Thursday with a three-set loss to Class 3A No. 4 Bellmont, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20.
Madi Wurster had 11 kills to pace South Adams. Caralie Farlow had a team-high 15 digs, with Shania Neal contributing 13 and Morgan Alberson adding a dozen. Alberson also had four kills and three aces, and Julia Grabau had 19 assists.
The Starfire junior varsity team also lost, 25-15, 25-17. Shaelynn Bowman and Kylee Bixler had two kills each, while Hannah Dull had 12 digs.
South Adams’ freshman team rallied to win the second set, but eventually fell to Bellmont, 25-19, 24-25, 15-11.
Hannah Beitler and Katelyn Hamrick had three kills each, and Sidney Schwartz added 10 digs and 10 assists.

FRMS sweeps Flyers
MARIA STEIN, Ohio — Fort Recovery’s seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams both defeated the host Marion Local Flyers on Thursday.
The eighth grade Indians won 25-13, 25-23, while the seventh graders outlasted the Flyers 25-13, 23-25, 25-14.
Paige Fortkamp led the FRMS eighth graders with eight kills, and Hope Wendel tallied five to go with her team-high 20 assists. Ava Bubp had a team-high eight service points while also adding 14 assists.
For the Tribe seventh graders, Marissa Gaerke, Whitley Rammel and Melissa Laux each tallied five kills. Faith Grube had a team-high 11 service points, including five aces.
Both teams move to 2-0 on the season.