Kathy Wilson and her family at East Clinton’s Volley for the Cure match Tuesday against Blanchester.
LEES CREEK — With honoree Kathy Wilson on hand, East Clinton rallied to beat Blanchester 25-11, 21-25, 26-24, 24-26, 15-13 Tuesday in the annual Volley for the Cure match.
Wilson, a middle school custodian, recently was diagnosed with lung cancer. More than $3,000 was raised to help the family. The money came in through T-shirt sales, a bake sale, a silent auction, a raffle and donations. Anyone who would still like to donate, can contact the East Clinton athletic department.
East Clinton lost to Blanchester in four sets earlier in the season, 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-19.
Both teams were serving well, with Blanchester recording 18 aces and East Clinton 28. Cheyenne Reed of EC had 11 aces and just one error in 29 attempts. Tamaira Stewart led BHS with seven aces.
SUMMARY
Oct 3, 2023
@East Clinton High School
Astros 3, Wildcats 2
EC STATS
Emily Arnold 2 kills 14 assists 3 aces 7 digs 2 blocks
Taylor Barton 1 ace 3 digs
Sydney Beiting 5 digs
Hadlie Clark 1 kill 1 ace 5 digs
Karsyn Jamison 8 kills 2 aces 3 digs 2 blocks
Colie Murarescu 6 kills 1 dig 4 blocks
Cheyenne Reed 2 kill 8 assists 11 aces 10 digs
Abbi Reynolds8 kills 5 aces 2 digs
Lauren Runyon 10 kills 3 aces 3 digs
Liz Schiff 1 assist 2 aces 8 digs
BHS STATS
Desiree Abbott 1 ace 7 digs 93 passes
Hope Blankenbeckler 1 kill 15 assists 1 dig 21 passes
Audri Byrom 4 digs 23 passes
Emma Hartmann 6 kill 1 ace 7 blocks 7 passes
Payton Johnson 10 kill 7 blocks 21 passes
Gracie Roy 2 digs 51 passes
Tamaira Stewart 7 aces 2 digs 19 passes
Madison Winemiller 4 kills 2 aces 5 digs 45 passes
