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By: Ed Weaver  /  September 25, 2019  /  Photo: The Home Page Network

The Wellsboro Varsity Volleyball team was swept 3-0 in their first loss of the year to rival North Penn-Liberty on Tuesday, September 24.

Both teams came into the match undefeated and North Penn-Liberty left Wellsboro. The first and third sets were close, with Liberty winning 25-20 in the first and 25-21 in the third. Liberty cruised to win the second set 25-8.

For Liberty, Ali Koval had 18 points and 30 digs, Maddie Minyo had 17 kills and 18 digs, Grace Tice had 7 blocks and 6 kills, Charisma Grega had 21 digs and 7 kills, and JoAnne McNamara had 12 points and 18 assists.

For Wellsboro, senior Ryann Adams had 24 digs, senior Caitlyn Callahan had 4 kills, 3 points, and 1 ace, junior Breighanna Kemp had 8 points (2 aces) and 3 assists, senior Megan Starkweather had 6 points, 6 assists, and 5 blocks, and junior Bailey Monks had 3 blocks and 3 kills.

Wellsboro started out the night with a win in the JV game in straight sets, 25-15 and 25-13.

The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the NTL Large School Division. The team is back in action at Troy on Thursday, September 26.

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By: Ed Weaver  /  September 26, 2018  /  Photo: Charlie Berch

In a rematch of last year’s District IV Class AA playoff finals, undefeated rivals North Penn-Liberty and Wellsboro squared off on Tuesday, September 25 at North Penn-Liberty High School.

Coming into the match the Lady Mounties have yet to drop a set while Wellsboro had lost only one set during their 8-game win streak. Liberty kept their streak alive, while ending Wellsboro’s, in a 3-0 sweep.

Liberty took the first set 25-22. The second set went into overtime as both teams were tied at 24-24, then 25-25. Wellsboro held a slim 27-26 lead at one point the Lady Mounties came storming back to win 30-28. Liberty then fended off the Lady Hornets 25-20 in the third set to complete the sweep, and end Wellsboro’s 8-game winning streak.

For Wellsboro junior Caitlyn Callahan had 14 kills and 14 digs, junior Ryann Adams had 14 digs and 11 points, junior Megan Starkweather had 18 assists and 9 points, and senior Heidi Zuchowski had 6 kills. Sophomore Breighanna Kemp added 8 digs, 7 points, 6 assists and 2 blocks and sophomore Bailey Monks had 3 kills.

For Liberty Brooke Harvey had 10 kills, 18 digs, 2 aces, and 7 points; Charisma Grega had 8 kills, 15 points, and 1 ace; Savannah Doney had 11 points, 2 aces, and 11 digs; Mariah Kshir tallied 4 kills, 5 points, 1 ace, 5 blocks, 10 assists; Maddison Minyo recorded 4 kills, 5 blocks, 4 points; and JoAnne MacNamara had 15 assists, 3 points, and 1 ace.

North Penn-Liberty also won the JV game 2-1 (25-27, 25-17, 15-9) to drop the Lady Hornets to 4-5.

The loss in the Varsity game drops the Lady Hornets’ record to 8-1 (6-1 NTL Large School Division). The team will be back in action on Thursday, September 27 at home against Troy.

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By: Ed Weaver  /  November 3, 2017

The Wellsboro Volleyball team’s season came to an end against rival North Penn-Liberty in the District IV Class AA championship game on Thursday, November 2.

“I thought my girls played very well. They left everything on the court,” said head coach Sharon Zuchowski. “We came up short in the serving game though, but they really gave me their all tonight.”

Wellsboro entered the game as the underdogs to undefeated North Penn-Liberty and the Lady Mounties undefeated 19-0 record. After meeting twice during the regular season, with Liberty winning both matches a combined 6 sets to 1, Thursday’s match was one for the ages as it took five sets to decide a winner.

The first set was even early on with both teams trading the lead. After a Brooke Harvey kill tied it up at 6-6 for Liberty, the Lady Mounties never allowed the Lady Hornets to back within a point. Liberty took the set 25-17.

The second set belonged to the Lady Hornets. After trailing 11-7, Wellsboro went on a 10-4 run to take the lead at 17-15. 4 straight points by Liberty put them back on top 19-17, but a block on Harvey and another Wellsboro point tied it back up. After another tie back at 22-22, Wellsboro rattled off 3 straight points to win the set, 25-22.

With the momentum on their side the Lady Hornets jumped out to a 5-1 lead to start the third set. The Lady Mounties kept fighting and chipping away to take the lead at 16-15. After a lot of back-and-forth points and with Wellsboro leading 22-20, back-to-back put backs at the net swung the momentum in Liberty’s favor. Liberty went on a 5-1 run to close out the third set, 25-23 to go back on top, 2-1 overall.

The fourth set was neck and neck as neither team led by more than a point until Wellsboro pulled out a 16-12 lead on a Caitlyn Callahan ace, forcing Liberty to call a timeout to regroup. The Lady Hornets maintained their 4 point lead and ran the score to 20-16 until a Charisma Grega kill and a block on Callahan got Liberty back to within a point at 20-19. Wellsboro regained the lead at 22-21, then closed out the set as Callahan had 2 kills in the final 3 points giving Wellsboro the win and tying it back up at 2-2.

The fifth set, however, was when Liberty displayed why they are undefeated and only dropped 3 sets the entire year before the game. Grega dominated the net during the set as she racked up 4 kills in Liberty’s 7 points to take a commanding 7-1 lead. A Callahan block got Wellsboro within 5, but Liberty went on a 5-1 run to make it 12-3. Wellsboro managed to score 2 more points to keep the game alive, but a kill by Maddison Minyo, a push by Joanne McNamara got Liberty to match point before Wellsboro was unable to return McNamara’s final serve.

“In this game momentum is a big thing, once you start losing it and the slide starts it’s really hard to get it back sometimes,” Zuchowski said of the fifth set.

Callahan led the Lady Hornets with a career-high 20 kills, 7 points, 1 ace, and 7 blocks; senior Brianne Keane had 42 assists, 10 points, and an ace; senior Cheyenne Sherman had 9 digs, 9 points, 2 aces, and 8 kills; sophomore Megan Starkweather had 9 kills and senior Hannah Burnett recorded 15 digs.

The loss ends Wellsboro’s season at 19-5 (12-3 NTL Large School Division) and District IV Class AA runners-up.

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By: Ed Weaver  /  September 20, 2017

Undefeated NTL volleyball rivals Wellsboro and North Penn-Liberty squared off at Wellsboro on Tuesday, September 19 with the Lady Mounties coming home with the win.

With both team’s entering Tuesday’s game undefeated at 6-0, and coming off of tough, non-league matches Monday night, Liberty took an early 10-4 over the Lady Hornets in the first set. Wellsboro battled back and closed in on Liberty’s lead but the Lady Mounties fended off the Hornets, winning 25-21.

“Whenever you win the first set it always sets the tone and give the girls a positive feel for the rest of the game,” said Liberty head coach Holli Smith.

Liberty controlled the second set and found multiple holes in Wellsboro’s defense to win 25-14.

With Liberty up 2-0, the Lady Hornets then regrouped in the third set. Wellsboro’s defense came up with huge blocks on Liberty kill attempts to swing the momentum before senior Brianne Keane found a opening in the Lady Mounties’ defense to win the third set, 25-20.

Wellsboro started the fourth set with the lead, but it soon was washed away as Liberty capitalized off mistakes to take the lead late in the set. Liberty then came up with some huge kills to close out the set, 25-19, and win 3-1.

“Both of these teams are very strong,” said Wellsboro head coach Sharon Zuchowski. “They both play a lot in the off-season and it goes to show all the hard work and dedication these girls put in. Everybody left everything they had on the court tonight.”

Charisma Grega led North Penn-Liberty with 2 aces, 15 points, 12 kills, 2 blocks, and 15 digs; Savannah Doney added 3 kills, 6 points, 30 receptions, 1 assist, and 13 digs; Maddison Minyo had 3 aces, 11 points, 6 kills, and 2 blocks; Brooke Harvey had 2 aces, 10 points, 5 kills, 13 receptions, and 9 digs; JoAnne McNamara added 3 points, 3 kills, 17 assists, and 5 digs; and Elli Fry recorded 6 kills, 4 blocks, and 1 dig.

For Wellsboro, senior Cheyenne Sherman had 9 kills, 11 points, 2 aces, and 14 digs; sophomore Caitlyn Callahan had 7 kills and 4 blocks; junior Heidi Zuchowski recorded 5 kills, 5 points, and 2 aces; sophomore Megan Starkweather scored 10 points; senior Hannah Burnett made 17 digs; and Keane had 24 assists.

Liberty also won the JV game 2-0 (25-18, 26-24) to end Wellsboro’s 27-game win streak dating back to last season.

The win improves Liberty’s record to 7-0 (5-0 NTL Large School Division) and drops Wellsboro to 6-1 (4-1 NTL Large School Division). The Lady Hornets are back in action on the road at Wyalusing on Thursday, September 21.

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