Tri County finishes third at invite

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GENEVA - DeWitt Tri County’s Lady Trojans downed the Wilber-Clatonia Lady Wolverines in their final match to finish third in the Geneva-Fillmore Central Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.

Tri County opened tournament play by splitting a pair of games in the Black Pool.

The Lady Trojans downed Milford, 25-19, 25-18, but fell to host Fillmore Central, 25-22, 22-25, 15-9.

Tri County coach Brett Scheiding said he was disappointed with the lack of “intensity” exhibited by the Lady Trojans to open the tournament.

Against Milford, Scheiding said the Lady Trojans played “fairly decent” at the net.

“It seemed we were awfully gracious and donated a bunch of points right back at Milford,” Scheiding said.

Lauren Cammack led the Lady Trojans’ attack against Milford with seven kills, while Jamie Erskine had 15 set assists.

Shelby Zimmerman had three ace blocks and a team-high three ace serves.

In the Fillmore Central match, Scheiding said the Lady Trojans were “flat.”

“Our passing was inconsistent, our setting was inconsistent and, in turn, our hitting was softer than normal and much less aggressive,” Scheiding said.

Zimmerman led the Lady Trojans in kills with 10 against Fillmore Central, while Erskine had 14 set assists.

Sarah Genrich had a team-high eight digs and Zimmerman had three ace blocks.

In the third-place match, Tri County defeated Wilber-Clatonia, 23-25, 25-16, 26-17.

Scheiding said the Lady Trojans gave up a late five-point lead to the Lady Wolverines in the first set, but came back to win the next two.

“Play at the net was incredible for both teams,” Scheiding said. “I can’t say that I have seen a better blocking battle.”

Cammack had a team-high 12 kills for Tri County in the Wilber-Clatonia match, while Erskine had 21 set assists.

Genrich led in digs with 13, Zimmerman have six ace blocks and Erskine had four ace serves.

Wilber-Clatonia fell to eventual champion Hastings St. Cecilia, 25-18, 25-23, in their first game in the Purple Pool, then defeated Lincoln Christian, 25-21, 27-29, 25-16.

Next action for the Lady Trojans will be Tuesday as they host Sutton.

Wilber-Clatonia returns to action Tuesday at Utica-Centennial.

Fillmore Central Invite

Championship: Hastings St. Cecilia def. Geneva-Fillmore Central, 25-15, 25-14

Third-place: DeWitt Tri County def. Wilber-Clatonia, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17

Fifth-place: Lincoln Christian def. Milford, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20

Tri County vs. Milford

Ace serves: Tri County (Jessica Zimmerman one, Shelby Zimmerman three, Lauren Cammack two, Jamie Brandt two, Katey Pflanz one, Kristin Bloomquist one). Kills: Tri County (Jamie Erskine five, Jessica Zimmerman five, Shelby Zimmerman two, Cammack seven, Brandt two, Pflanz five, Bloomquist one). Set assists: Tri County (Erskine 15, Jessica Zimmerman 12). Ace blocks: Tri County (Erskine one, Jessica Zimmerman one, Shelby Zimmerman three, Pflanz one). Digs: Tri County (Erskine three, Jessica Zimmerman four, Sarah Genrich three, Shelby Zimmerman three, Cammack three, Brandt one, Pflanz five).

Tri County vs. Fillmore Central

Ace serves: Tri County (Erskine one, Jessica Zimmerman one, Shelby Zimmerman one, Cammack one, Brandt two, Pflanz two). Kills: Tri County (Jessica Zimmerman two, Shelby Zimmerman 10, Cammack three, Brandt two, Pflanz five, Bloomquist one). Set assists: Tri County (Erskine 14, Jessica Zimmerman seven). Ace blocks: Tri County (Erskine two, Shelby Zimmerman three, Brandt one, Pflanz one). Digs: Tri County (Erskine three, Jessica Zimmerman seven, Genrich eight, Shelby Zimmerman one, Cammack six, Pflanz three, Bloomquist one).

Tri County vs. Wilber-Clatonia

Ace serves: Tri County (Erskine four, Cammack two). Kills: Tri County (Erskine two, Jessica Zimmerman four, Shelby Zimmerman seven, Cammack 12, Brandt one, Pflanz eight, Bloomquist six). Set assists: Tri County (Erskine 21, Jessica Zimmerman 12, Genrich one, Pflanz one). Ace blocks: Tri County (Jessica Zimmerman one, Shelby Zimmerman six, Cammack one, Brandt one, Pflanz three, Bloomquist one). Digs: Tri County (Erskine seven, Jessica Zimmerman eight, Genrich 13, Shelby Zimmerman three, Cammack six, Brandt two, Pflanz five, Bloomquist one).

Fairbury Invite

FAIRBURY — Fairbury’s Lady Jeff volleyball team finished fourth at its own invitational Saturday.

The Lady Jeffs won their first game over Falls City, 25-9, 25-15, before falling in the semifinals to eventual champion Syracuse, 25-15, 25-16.

In the third-place match, the Lady Jeffs dropped a two-set decision to David City, 25-18, 25-16.

Syracuse won the tournament, downing Seward, 25-16, 26-17, in the championship final.

David City finished third with Fairbury fourth, York fifth, Fairfield-Sandy Creek sixth, Auburn seventh and Falls City eighth.

Fairbury coach Kristi Peterson said the Lady Jeffs played well in their opening match against Falls City.

“The girls were clicking and moving well,” Peterson said.

Amy Simpson led the Fairbury attack against Falls City with 12 kills, while Whitney Ebke had 22 set assists.

KaLee Cromer had three ace serves in the match, Mandy Osborne had two ace blocks and Miranda Barber and Ebke had seven digs each.

In the semifinals, Peterson said the Lady Jeffs were defeated by a “very athletic” Syracuse squad.

“They (Syracuse) blocked us very well, which affected our attackers negatively,” Peterson said.

Cromer had a team-high four kills in the Syracuse match, while Ebke had 12 set assists.

Ebke led the Lady Jeffs in digs with 10.

Peterson said unforced errors led to the Lady Jeffs’ loss to David City in the third-place match.

“We missed too many serves and serve receives to expect to win,” Peterson said.

The Lady Jeffs also made some “mental mistakes” which were costly, Peterson said.

“We must play hard and smart at all times,” Peterson said, “not just when things seem to be going our way.”

Against David City, Simpson had a team-high seven kills, while Ebke had 13 set assists.

Cromer had two ace blocks and Paige Pfingsten had eight digs.

Fairbury Invitational

Finals

Championship: Syracuse def. Seward, 25-16, 26-17

Third-place: David City def. Fairbury, 25-18, 25-16

Fifth-place: York def. Fairfield-Sandy Creek, 26-24, 25-20

Seventh-place: Auburn def. Falls City, 25-23, 30-28

Fairbury vs. Falls City

Ace serves: Fairbury (KaLee Cromer three, Whitney Ebke two, Meggie Ehle one, Paige Pfingsten two, Amy Simpson two). Kills: Fairbury (Cromer two, Ebke five, Ehle four, Mandy Osborne two, Pfingsten three, Simpson 12). Set assists: Fairbury (Cromer two, Ebke 22, Ehle three, Osborne one). Ace blocks: Fairbury (Osborne two). Digs: Fairbury (Miranda Barber seven, Cromer six, Ebke seven, Ehle five, Osborne two, Pfingsten five, Sydney Schroeder one, Ashlee Siebe two, Simpson four).

Fairbury vs. Syracuse

Ace serves: Fairbury (Cromer one, Pfingsten one, Simpson one). Kills: Fairbury (Cromer four, Ebke two, Ehle one, Osborne three, Pfingsten three, Simpson one). Set assists: Fairbury (Ebke 12, Ehle two). Ace blocks: Fairbury (Ebke one). Digs: Fairbury (Tara Beu four, Cromer three, Ebke 10, Ehle two, Osborne two, Pfingsten five, Simpson six).

Fairbury vs. David City

Ace serves: Fairbury (Cromer two, Ebke one, Osborne one). Kills: Fairbury (Cromer four, Ebke three, Ehle one, Pfingsten three, Simpson seven). Set assists: Fairbury (Ebke 13, Ehle three). Ace blocks: Fairbury (Cromer two, Ebke one, Osborne one). Digs: Fairbury (Barber four, Cromer three, Ebke four, Osborne three, Pfingsten eight, Simpson three).