WAVERLY FALLS IN SEMIS; FINISHES THIRD AT JOHNSON CITY TOURNEY
By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | October 15, 2022
JOHNSON CITY — Waverly went unbeaten in pool play, but bowed out in the
semifinals, finishing third in the 16-team field here Saturday at the
Johnson City Volleyball Tournament.
Waverly swept Johnson City,
Moravia and Chenango to finis 6-0 in pool play, but came up short
against unbeaten Lansing in the semifinals.
I thought the girls
played well, just seemed a bit tired after our away game (Friday)
night,” said Waverly coach Charity Meyers.
Junior Peyton Shaw
led Waverly with 18 points, including seven aces, and nine kills, while
senior Michaela Lauper 17 points (four aces), 27 setter assists and 15
digs, and sophomore Lillie Kirk had 12 points (two aces), eight kills
with eight digs.
Junior Ashlen Croft had 12 points (four aces),
and five kills for the Lady Wolverines, while junior Erica Ryck had
eight points (four aces), 16 kills one block, and 10 digs, freshman
Brilynn Belles had eight points (two aces), eight assists with eight
digs, and sophomore Maddie Olmsted had seven points, five kills and five
digs.
Waverly travels to Candor Monday, and hosts Watkins Glen to complete the regular season.
About the Author
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
