While the 9th District Soccer Tournament took the city by storm last week, this week will decide the champs of the 9th District Volleyball Tournament at OHS.
The action starts tonight with Apollo/Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. with Daviess County and Owensboro taking the court at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In the 12th District Tournament, Trinity takes on Butler County at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Monday
9th District at OHS
5:30 p.m.: Apollo v Owensboro Catholic
The Apollo E-gals took down Owensboro Catholic in their only meeting this season as AHS came away with the 3-1 victory over the Lady Aces at home.
The E-gals come into the match at 16-6 with the third-highest RPI in the 3rd Region at .612. The Aces are 6-10 on the season.
Apollo has been led by Havanah John as she has 179 kills this season. Brylee Rhodes (131), Tallie Satterfield (127) and Aliyah Carwile (125) also have more than 120 kills for the E-gals this season. Maddie Boswell (308) and Allie Hargitt (261) have helped move the offense along as they led the way in assists. Anslee Hopewell leads the team in digs with 351 as Abby Spong (160), Courtney Hagan (117) and Camryn Kerwick (114) have also had big defensive seasons for the E-gals.
For Catholic, Madeline Castlen leads the team with 132 kills but Cate Sights is right behind her with 125 this season. Castlen also leads the team with 55 blocks. Kennedy Murphy (232) and Lilly Farmer (193) have led the team in assists while Jenna Glenn has added 274 digs. Emily Christian (167) and Delaney Flaherty (142) also have more than 140 digs for the Lady Aces.
The two teams meet for a spot in the 9th District Tournament final and next week’s 3rd Region Tournament at 5:30 p.m. tonight at OHS.
Tuesday
9th District at OHS
5:30 p.m.: Daviess County v Owensboro
The Daviess County Lady Panthers are 9-3 this season and second in the RPI while host Owensboro comes in at 8-6 after starting the season off on fire.
DC reeled off seven-straight wins this season before going 1-2 in their last three matches ahead of the district tournament. The Lady Panthers won both meetings with the Lady Devils this season as they beat OHS 3-0 on Sept. 22 and 3-1 on Sept. 28.
Owensboro hasn’t played since Oct. 5 as their COVID policy prevented the Lady Devils from taking the court. OHS started the season 5-0 but a tough stretched handed it losses in 5-of-6 matches before winning two of their final three games.
For the Lady Panthers, Elizabeth Moore leads the way with 204 kills while Josie Newcom has added 110 this season. Ryann Keller had 295 assists as Lexi Owen has added 151. DC has a trio of Panthers with at least 100 digs as Kloee Phelps (167), Kendal Goetz (144) and Moore (118) have all played solid defensively for coach Tyla Bailey.
Lainey Hayden is the lone Lady Devil with at least 100 kills as she leads the way with 108 but Krystell Pappas is right behind her with 96. Pappas also leads OHS in assists with 191. Jersie Rhineburger leads the team in digs with 196 while Hayden (171), Pappas (152) and Kennedy Thompson (118) have all chipped in big numbers.
The Lady Devils will try to get revenge on the Panthers Tuesday as Daviess County is looking to get back to the district final for the first time since 2016.
12th District at Butler County
6 p.m.: Trinity v Butler County
The Trinity Lady Raiders are looking to build off of the success of their 3rd Region All “A” Classic title as they take on Butler County in the first round of the 12th District Tournament Tuesday.
The Lady Raiders beat the Bears in both matchups this season with THS grabbing a 3-1 win on Sept. 17 and a 3-2 win a week later on Sept. 24.
Hannah Nash leads the Lady Raiders with 185 kills while Jenna McDowell has 104. Georgia Howard is as close to the century mark as one could get as she has 99 kills for Trinity. Josue Aull has 347 of the Raiders’ 398 assists this season. Taylor Pedley leads the team with 292 digs while Abigail Payne (157), Howard (146) and Bailey Millay (124) are also in the top four on the team.
Butler County is led by Autumn Gidcumn (89 kills), Alexis Burdin (132 assists), Carley Jones (106 assists) and Abigail Dockery (210 digs).
Trinity will try to take down the Lady Bears in the 12th District Tournament for the fourth year in a row at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
