Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Bluffton sweeps Jay
in volleyball action
Kara Fiechter led the Bluffton Lady Tigers with 10 kills and 12 assists in a three-game sweep of Jay County in volleyball action Tuesday evening.
The Bluffton girls improved their record to 11-16, defeating the Patriots 25-21, 25-16 and 25-15.
Other scoring leaders were Maggie Garrett with seven kills and Felicia Prible with four. Hannah Gilliam added six assists. Garrett also scored three aces in serving; Carlie Crosbie and Shelby Taylor added two each.
Crosbie had a stellar night on defense, recording 22 digs. Garrett was credited with eight and Fiechter with seven.

Knights top Raiders
The Norwell Knights won the intra-county girls’ volleyball battle against the Southern Wells Raiders Tuesday night at the Raiderdome.
Norwell (16-15) swept the contest in three games 25-13, 25-18, 25-20.
Kelsey Kline led the Knights’ hitting attack with eight kills, while Mallory Bushee and Lauren Klansek each served up four aces. Jessica Rupright added three blocks. Bushee also had 22 assists and Liz Ault had 20 digs.
The Raiders’ Julia Bartlett also had eight kills and one block. Taylor Beetz and Chelsea Mossburg each had three kills. Mallory Preston and Shawna Collins both had two kills. Cristin Carter and Erica Fate each had one block.
Preston also had 16 assists, 13 digs and two aces. Karie Lavanchy also had two aces. Megan Bryant, Chelsea Adams and Collins each had one ace. Adams also had 12 digs.
In the junior varsity match, Norwell (12-18) downed the Raiders 25-8, 25-8. Rupright had six kills and two blocks in dual action. Rebekah Witzig served four aces and Amber Haiflich had nine assists.