Volleyball

The Danville volleyball team won its first varsity match ever Tuesday, getting nine kills from Chelsea Knudsen in a 25-19, 25-11 home win over Berea. "These are both young programs, so it was an even match," Danville coach Scott Johnson said. "Danville bumped, set and spiked a lot better tonight, and were aggressive at the net and trying to dig low balls. I was pleased with our overall team effort. " Maddelena Polinedrio had three aces for the Admirals (1-6), who play KSD tonight.

For the second year in a row, East Jessamine volleyball coach Steve Schweitzer and his Lady Jags are investing in the future of the program when it comes to talent. This spring, Schweitzer is once again running an intramural volleyball league at East Middle. The league has expanded from last year’s 50 players and six teams to eight teams made up of 67 girls in grades six through eight. “The main reason we’re doing this is to get some awareness about volleyball to the middle school,” Schweitzer said.

Soccer 10th Region Tournament at Cardinal Soccer Complex Today 6 p.m. Clark (13-5-1) vs. Grant Co. (9-7-2) 8 p.m. Walton Verona (7-14-1) vs. Bourbon Co. (7-11-3) Tuesday Finals 7 p.m. Clark-Grant Co. winner vs. W. Verona-Bourbon winner Volleyball 10th Region Tournament at Newport Central Catholic Today 6:30 p.m. Campbell Co. (21-8) vs. Dayton (17-17) 7:30 p.m. Clark (19-15)

New Danville High School volleyball coach Scott Johnson will have an organizational meeting for players 10 a.m. Monday at the Kentucky School for the Deaf gymnasium.

DANVILLE – Lincoln County coach Amanda Massey knew it would be tough to beat Boyle County for a third-straight time, especially as well as the Rebels had been playing. And Boyle was able to finally get a win at just the wrong time for the Patriots, pulling out a 25-22, 25-20 win Tuesday in the 45th District Tournament semifinals at Boyle. “The timing was bad for us just because this tournament came a a time when we were trying to regroup, and we just didn’t get it done in time,” Massey said.

The Danville volleyball team played visiting Casey County close Monday, but fell to the Rebels 25-19, 25-14. "The first game we played a solid game with lots of hustle and good team volleyball, and kept the match fairly close," Danville coach Scott Johnson said. The Admirals (7-14) actually led 4-0 to start the second game, but Johnson said Casey's serving "took over, and we made errors which cost us a bit. " Noelle Johnson had two aces, and Chelsea Knudsen added two kills and a block for Danville.

In the other semifinal, South Laurel beat Mercer 25-14, 25-6. Southwestern and South Laurel meet tonight for the regional title. Despite the loss, Boyle coach Heather Wheeler was pleased with her team's effort. "I'm very proud of the all the girls accomplished this year. We played hard, we just ran up against a team that was better than us," she said. "We did the best we could, we fought as hard as could fight. My kids really grew, they matured and improved over the year. People should look of big things from Boyle County volleyball in the year's to come.

Danville fell to 7-15 on the season Wednesday after a 25-10, 25-20 loss at Berea. "I'm not making any excuses, we just did not play well tonight. This was our third straight night of matches, and the girls may have been a little tired," Danville coach Scott Johnson said. "Our serves were off, and we didn't pass the ball well. " "We are two evenly-matched volleyball teams, but tonight we just didn't bring our best game. " Prosperitie Andrew had two aces and a kill for Danville, Candace Taylor had an ace and Olivia Allen added a kill.

Danville earned its first two-games-to-one volleyball victory Tuesday night, beating Berea 25-19, 21-25, 25-18 for its second victory in two nights and its fourth in six matches. "I was very pleased with the game three performance, and actually happy that we went three games because it gave the girls a chance to see what it feels like to have that pressure," Danville coach Scott Johnson said. "It took everybody to get us through these three games. " Natalie Wood served out the first game for Danville (4-8)

43rd District Tournament At Casey County Monday, Oct. 9 Semifinal Casey County (9-20) vs. Boyle County (6-24), 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 Championship Casey County-Boyle County winner vs. Lincoln County (11-20-1), 7 p.m. 44th District Tournament At Mercer County Thursday, Oct. 12 Semifinal Danville (5-11) vs. Garrard County (16-16-2), 6 p.m. Championship Danville-Garrard County winner vs. Mercer County (12-15)

For the first time this season, the West Jessamine volleyball team was swept 3-0 in a match. Unfortunately for the Lady Colts, the sweep came in the 12th Region semifinals last Thursday. West (27-6) was matched up against Pulaski County - which West had beaten 3-2 in late September. The Maroons (23-14) jumped all over West early with precision hitting. West fell behind 11-3 in the first game was never able to recover. The Colts trailed by as many as nine before losing game one 25-16.

HARRODSBURG - It was one of the Burgin volleyball team's finest hours - and also one of its most disappointing. For a time Wednesday night, the Bulldogs were going toe to toe with the best team in the 12th Region in perhaps the best indicator yet of how far the region's youngest program has come in a relatively short time. It didn't last, however, as Southwestern recovered for a four-set victory in a 12th Region Tournament semifinal at Mercer County, bringing a sudden end to another successful season for Burgin.

The George Rogers Clark girls volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Campbell County in the semifinals of the 10th¿Region Tournament Wednesday night at Bracken County High¿School. The Lady Cardinals lost 25-15, 25-10 and 25-17. Clark ended the season with a 20-11 record, while the Camels advance to tonight's region final and will take on Scott. The Lady Eagles defeated Montgomery County 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday night in Brooksville.

Burgin got a little payback in the first round of the 12th Region Tournament on Monday at Harrodsburg. After being swept by Lincoln County in the first round of last year's regional, the Bulldogs returned the favor by posting a 25-11, 25-16, 25-18 win over the Patriots at Mercer County. Burgin (22-13) now gets four-time defending regional champion Southwestern (27-10) in Wednesday's semifinals. Southwestern beat Casey County 25-8, 25-10, 25-16 in Monday's other first-round match. Burgin and Southwestern met once this season, with the Warriors posting a 2-0 win in the Bluegrass Invitational.

West Jessamine has made itself right at home in its new district. The Lady Colts reached a milestone in their season of unprecedented success¿Thursday night, capturing their first district championship with a four-set win over Burgin in the 46th District Tournament final at East Jessamine. And the significance of that accomplishment was not lost on the players who have been on board for the program's remarkable turnaround. “It means the world,” middle blocker Kristen Fristoe said.

STANFORD - Arienne Stephens has a lot to smile about. Stephens always seems to be smiling on the volleyball court these days, in part because she's having the time of her life. She is a rapidly improving player on one of the area's best teams, coming into her own just in time to help her Lincoln County team do the same. The junior middle blocker has become something of a killer at the net for Lincoln, even if she doesn't always look the part. She has the size and is developing the skill set, but the smile distracts from the fact that she has become one of the area's most imposing players.

Lincoln County plays Burgin and Casey County gets four-time defending regional champion Southwestern on Monday in the first round of the 12th Region volleyball Tournament at Mercer County. In Tuesday's first-round matchups, Boyle County faces West Jessamine, which has not lost a match to a regional foe this season, while Pulaski County plays Wayne County. Lincoln lost 3-1 to Burgin on Aug. 23, while Casey did not face the Warriors this year. Boyle lost its only meeting with West 3-0 on Sept.

The Lincoln County volleyball team was successful in its post-season opener, ousting Garrard County 3-2 in the 45th District semifinals at Boyle County High School Monday night. It was a nip-tuck battle between the two teams, with the best of five match going the full five sets. Garrard (9-18) took the first set 25-20, but  Lincoln (14-14) came back to win the next two sets 27-25, 25-22. Garrard evened the match up with a 25-21 fourth-set win only to have Lincoln clinch the deciding set 15-7 to advance to the title game.

NICHOLASVILLE - The Burgin volleyball team left here with something to build on, but that wasn't what the Bulldogs came for. Burgin was for an upset win that would give it a third straight district championship, but West Jessamine denied that with a four-set victory Thursday night in the 46th District Tournament championship at East Jessamine. The Bulldogs' consolation prize came in the way they delayed that defeat with a stirring rally in the third set of their 25-11, 25-21, 25-27, 25-14 loss.

STANFORD - It was the kind of match Billy Douglas would have loved. His daughter Samantha knew that, which is why she couldn't keep from crying Tuesday night after she and her Lincoln County teammates won the 45th District Tournament. Lincoln swept Boyle County in three sets to capture its first district title since 2006, riding the momentum of two significant streaks late in the second set and early in the third to a 25-23, 25-21, 25-13 victory. It was after the Patriots got their hands on the trophy and after the requisite photos were taken, that Samantha Douglas' emotions overtook her as she thought of her father, who died May 10 at age 57 after a battle with lymphoma.