Bluffton’s Kendall Stackhouse spikes against Elida’s Abby Daugherty during Tuesday’s match at Elida High School.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
ELIDA – It took a little while for Bluffton to find its rhythm in Tuesday’s non-league volleyball match against Elida.
However, once Bluffton got into sync, it took just three sets for the Pirates to dispose of Elida – 25-15, 25-11, 25-15.
In the first set, the score was tied four times before Bluffton managed to pull away.
“I’ll be honest with you – we just had two days of school, and I feel that we could sense this,” Bluffton coach Kevin King said about the slow start. “We’re tired. It’s a new schedule and they’re not used to it. It did take a little bit to warm up. But we did and then we took care of business.”
Ayla Grandey led Bluffton with 11 kills. Teammate Kendall Stackhouse added eight kills.
“Stackhouse and Grandey – those two are veteran players,” King said. “They’re going to put the ball away whenever they can. Our middles have been a little bit banged up. So, we can rely on those girls. … It’s been great.”
After the slow start in the first set, Bluffton took control of the match.
The Pirates’ strong play around the net, good play in the middle and solid serving proved to be too much for Elida to overcome.
“We have a team that seems to be pretty complete right now,” King said. “It’s exciting and fun. We can distribute the ball across the net. I do think we serve the ball pretty tough. That gives teams fits and keeps them out of their offense. Everyone is ready to play. So, every night you must come and be ready to play.”
Gracie Yarnell dished out 18 assists and served up two aces for the Pirates. Vanessa Cross had nine digs, while teammate Avery Talavinia had eight digs.
For Elida, Addy Sneary led the way with six kills and two aces. Teammate Kayla Hunter knocked down four kills. Delaney Miller recorded 24 digs for the Bulldogs.
Top performers
Several area volleyball players recorded at least 15 kills, 20 digs, or 25 assists in recent games.
• Crestview got 18 kills from Adelyn Figley 16 kills from Kaci Gregory and 29 assists from Emily Lichtle in a 3-1 loss to New Bremen.
• Allie Miller recorded 26 digs for Lincolnview in a 3-1 loss to Wayne Trace.
• Cloe Kuhlman had 16 kills for Miller City and Payton Michel recorded 50 assists in a 3-1 win over Antwerp. Michel added 41 assists, Morgan Verhoff had 16 kills and Libby Erford added 23 digs for the Wildcats in a 3-0 win over Patrick Henry.
• Kendal Schnipke had 19 kills, Carly Thorbahn added 15 kills and 20 digs and Jocelyn Langhals recorded 20 digs in a 3-1 win over Patrick Henry. Schnipke had 19 kills and Erica Thorbahn recorded 41 assists in Ottoville’s 3-0 win over Arlington. Erica Thorbahn also had 27 assists in a 3-0 win over Lincolnview.
• Lila Capps had 22 digs for Bath in a 3-2 loss to Van Wert. Capps added 20 digs in a 3-1 loss to Shawnee.
• Karleigh Hutchins recorded 38 assists and Maggie Jordan added 27 digs for Shawnee in a 3-0 win over Elida. Hutchins added 19 kills and Sami Rettig added 22 digs in the Indians’ 3-1 win over Bath.
• Sienna Fry had 19 kills, Addy Bellman recorded 38 assists and Carlie Crawfis added 20 digs for Ottawa-Glandorf in a 3-1 win over Kenton.
• Mallory Gipson recorded 33 assists and Ali VanMeter added 22 digs in Lima Senior’s 3-2 win over LCC. Gipson also had 25 assists in the Spartans’ 3-0 victory over Woodward.
• Malia Romes had 15 kills for Kalida in a 3-0 win over Van Wert.
• Elyse Fortman recorded 26 assists for Columbus Grove in a 3-0 win over Upper Scioto Valley.
• Haley Kizer recorded 26 assists for Celina in a 3-0 loss to Versailles. Kizer had 30 assists in a 3-0 win over Van Wert.
• Leipsic’s Karmyn Brough recorded her 1,000th career assist in a 3-0 win over Ayersville and finished with 46 on the night. Danaysia Danzy added 28 kills and 19 digs for the Vikings. Brough recorded 31 assists and Danzy added 17 kills in a 3-0 win over Pandora-Gilboa.
• Gracie Yarnell recorded 33 assists and Avery Talavania added 24 digs for Bluffton in a 3-0 win over Ayersville.
• Avery Altenburger and Maddy Conley both recorded 21 digs for Delphos St. John’s in a 3-2 win over Minster. Grace Moenter recorded 27 assists and Laila Sites added 21 kills for the Blue Jays.
• Tacsharyel Stubblefield had 16 kills for Perry and Madelyn Bodine added 33 digs in a 3-1 loss to Ridgemont.
• Kendall Frank had 31 Assists for Hardin Northern in a 3-1 loss to North Baltimore.
VOLLEYBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Aug. 24
Lima Senior 3, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Eastwood 3, Defiance 1
Bellefontaine 3, Wapakoneta 0
Tri-match at Bluffton
Bluffton 2, Miller City 0
Miller City 2, Riverdale 0
Bluffton 2, Riverdale 0
Delphos Jefferson 3, Cory-Rawson 0
Lincolnview 3, Antwerp 0
Tri-match at Ada
Ada 2, Spencerville 0
Waynesfield-Goshen 2, Spencerville 0
Ada 2, Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Parkway Invitational
Ottoville 2, Elida 0
Shawnee 2, Elida 0
Shawnee 2, Ottoville 0
Parkway 2, Columbus Grove 0
Celina 2, Columbus Grove 0
Parkway 2, Celina 0
Columbus Grove 2, Elida 1
Ottoville 2, Celina 0
Parkway 2, Shawnee 0
Monday, Aug. 26
Lima Senior 3, LCC 2
Marion Local 3, Celina 0
Bellefontaine 3, Kenton 1
New Knoxville 3, Botkins 1
Carey 3, Columbus Grove 0
Waynesfield-Goshen 3, Delphos Jefferson 0
Lincolnview 3, Continental 1
Ottoville 3, Arlington 0
Riverdale 3, Temple Christian 0
Van Buren 3, Hardin Northern 0
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Van Buren 3, Bath 0
Versailles 3, Celina 0
Defiance 3, Liberty-Benton 0
Bluffton 3, Elida 0
Kenton 3, Ridgemont 0
St. Henry 3, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
New Knoxville 3, St. Marys 0
Kalida 3, Van Wert 0
New Bremen 3, Wapakoneta 0
Coldwater 3, Crestview 0
Delphos St. John’s 3, Spencerville 0
Allen East 3, Temple Christian 0
Columbus Grove 3, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Ottoville 3, Lincolnview 0
Leipsic 3, Ayersville 1
Tinora 3, Miller City 0
Ada 3, Perry 0
Waynesfield-Goshen 3, Riverdale 2
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Cardinal Stritch 3, LCC 0
Lima Senior 3, Woodward 0
Thursday, Aug. 29
Bluffton 3, Ayersville 0
Crestview 3, Antwerp 0
Paulding 3, Delphos Jefferson 0
Hicksville 3, Continental 0
Miller City 3, Patrick Henry 0
Shawnee 3, Bath 1
Celina 3, Van Wert 0
Defiance 3, St. Marys 0
Kenton 3, Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Wapakoneta 0
Delphos St. John’s 3, Minster 2
Ridgemont 3, Perry 1
Waynesfield-Goshen 3, Temple Christian 0
North Baltimore 3, Hardin Northern 1
Leipsic 3, Pandora-Gilboa 0
Friday, Aug. 30
Game ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Ottoville at Kaldia, 6:30 p.m.
Today
Defiance at Ayersville, 12 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Marion Local, 11 a.m.
Spencerville at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Allen East at Pandora-Gilboa, 11 a.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Upper Scioto Valley, 11 a.m.
Tri-match at Arlington
Ada vs Arlington, 10 a.m.
Ada vs Hardin Northern, 11:30 a.m.
Hardin Northern vs Arlington, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 3
Bath at Pandora-Gilboa, 6:30 p.m.
Archbold at Defiance, 6:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Clay, 6 p.m.
St. Marys at New Bremen, 6:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Van Wert, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Wapakoneta, 6:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at LCC, 6:30 p.m.
Perry at Allen East, 6:30 p.m.
Arlington at Bluffton, 6:30 p.m.
Continental at Columbus Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Patrick Henry, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 4
Start at Lima Senior, 7 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Miller City, 6:30 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Ada, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Van Buren, 6:30 p.m.
McComb at Pandora-Gilboa, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 5
Bath at Kenton, 6:30 p.m.
Celina at Shawnee, 6:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Defiance, 6:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida, 6:30 p.m.
St. Marys at Celina, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s, 6:30 p.m.
Allen East at Van Buren, 6:30 p.m.
Elmwood at Bluffton, 6:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Delphos Jefferson, 6:30 p.m.
Lincolnview at Kalida, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Continental, 6:30 p.m.
Paulding at Miller City, 6:30 p.m.
Perry at Temple Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Cory-Rawson, 6:30 p.m.
