VOLLEYBALL Fitch spills Walsh; Salem hands Howland 1st loss
Poland and Canfield also won Metro Athletic Conference matches.
AUSTINTOWN -- Maggie Case collected nine points, 16 kills, 11 digs and three blocks Tuesday to help the Austintown Fitch High volleyball team turn back Walsh Jesuit, 12-15, 15-9, 15-10.
Stacie Mang turned in eight points, seven kills, 10 digs, five aces and 40 assists for the Falcons (3-4).
Jessica Evans produced eight points, 11 kills, 15 digs and two aces for Fitch.
Walsh Jesuit is 4-3.
Salem 15-15, Howland 5-6
SALEM -- Lauren Teal turned in two aces, four kills and two tips to pace the Quakers (7-2, 4-1 Metro Athletic Conference).
Sarah Hamilton collected three kills, a tip and a block for Salem while Jill Barry had an ace, two tips and 19 assists.
For the Tigers (8-1, 3-1), Jamie Kelly had four kills with a block and Brittany Kelly produced two kills, three blocks and 12 assists.
Poland 15-16, Alliance 3-14
ALLIANCE -- Dee Muransky had 12 kills, 10 points and 12 digs for Poland (5-0, 3-0).
Steffi Graf had five kills, 10 points and nine digs while Donni Muransky, a freshman, had six kills and two blocks.
Canfield 15-15, Niles 8-1
NILES -- Kerrie Haurin had 10 points, three aces, five digs and four kills to lead the Cardinals (4-6, 2-3 MAC).
Ginny Naples added 14 points, three aces and two kills; Stephanie Jarvis had six kills and two blocks; and Lindsay Owen made four blocks.
For the Red Dragons (3-4, 0-4), Kelli Ciminero had three points while senior Stacia Ray had three kills.
Struthers 15-10-15,Mooney 12-15-11
STRUTHERS -- Cole Robenolt had 16 kills and nine digs to lead the Wildcats (3-5). Amanda Cavanaugh assisted on 22 plays.
For the Cardinals (2-7), Bridget Kelly had nine kills and Petrina Morocco had 19 digs.
Ursuline 15-15,Wilson 9-4
YOUNGSTOWN -- Senior Candace Lawson had eight points, three aces and four kills to lead the Irish (2-3) at Ursuline.
Also for the winners, junior Alessandra Parry had four kills while junior Emily Herman had six points.
Newton Falls 15-15,Warren Harding 12-6
NEWTON FALLS -- Junior Molly Lenarcic had 10 kills and senior Cathy Hardman had 20 assists while freshman Brandy Lance and junior Lindsey McCartney each had nine points and two aces for Newton Falls (2-4).
Amanda Comanescu was Harding's top scorer with eight points. Harding is 4-4.
Springfield 15-15, Jackson-Milton 8-9
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- Meghan Louttit sparked the Tigers (6-2, 4-0 Inter-County League) with 12 points, one ace and 16 assists. Lindsay Joynson had 12 kills and five blocks.
Stephanie Kelecava led the Bluejays (6-3, 2-1) with four kills and four blocks. Megan Whitmer had eight sets and Shannon McGee had eight digs.
Western Reserve 15-2-15,Mineral Ridge 9-15-12
BERLIN CENTER -- Andrea Martin collected seven points, two aces and 12 digs to lead the Blue Devils (5-4, 3-2 ICL).
Rachel Hernan had five points, four aces and 14 digs while Tekla Tomas added seven kills and two blocks for Western Reserve.
The Rams (1-4, 0-3) were led by Abbey Kiger, who scored 10 points with 15 digs. Jenna Hinks killed 11 shots and assisted four times.
Crestview 15-15, Southern 10-4
SALINEVILLE -- Jamie Jones scored 10 points, while Tricia Richards added nine, with two aces, to pace the Rebels (5-2, 3-2 Tri-County League). Katie Kibby had 10 kills and Elyse Mongillo had 16 assists.
Ashley Bach led the Indians (0-6, 0-5) with seven points and 17 sets.
Lordstown 5-15-15,Maplewood 15-4-6
LORDSTOWN -- Setter Lisa Israel had eight points, 23 assists and two digs; Samantha Kiftler had five kills and one block; Emily Rech had five digs; and Janelle Beaver had seven points and six blocks for Lordstown (3-1, 3-0).
For Maplewood (4-1, 2-1), Stephanie Schwartf had nine points and six digs, Jennifer Grayson had 11 kills and six blocks and setter Brittany Bolinger had 20 assists.
Northwest 15-15,West Branch 13-11
BELOIT -- Dena New scored seven points, a block and eight assists to pace the Warriors (5-4). Ashley Armstrong had five points, four kills, three blocks and seven assists.
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