Tinora Rams Live

Tinora 3 Ottawa Hills 0

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Tinora Rams Live

October 24, 2024

DEFIANCE — The Tinora Lady Rams squared off with the Ottawa Green Bears Thursday night, the team’s second meeting of the season. This one, however, much, much more was at stake, this was for the District Championship.

The two teams met back on a Saturday doubleheader with Bluffton and Ottawa Hills on Sept 14, with the Tinora coming away with a 2-0 win.

Set one saw the teams tied at 2-2 before the Lady Rams reeled off seven straight points to grab a 9-2 lead. Ottawa Hills responded with two straight points to close the gap to 9-4. A long rally and point gave Tinora a 10-4 lead. Tinora rolled off the next three straight to take a 13-4 advantage, setting off a second Ottawa Hills timeout.

Out of the timeout, the Green Bears closed the gap to 15-9 midway through the initial set. Tinora increased their lead to 19-11 on a Tatum Creps spike. The Green Bears battled back, cutting the Tinora lead to 21-15. Tinora would hold on and close out the initial set 25-16 on a Tatum Creps ace from serve. The Lady Rams led 1-0 after the first set.

Set two saw Zoe Roesti give the Lady Rams a quick 2-0. The Green Bears would net the next two, to tie the set at 2-2, before the Lady Rams rattled off three straight for a 5-2 lead. The Green Bears would again battle back, trailing 6-5 early second set before tying it at 6-6.

Ottawa Hills would take an 8-7 lead before Tinora rallied for a 12-10 advantage on a Kallie Snyder block. The highly contested second set would see teams trade points before eventually being tied at 14-14 midway through the second set. Paige Gamy would roll off three straight points via serve as Tinora grabbed a 18-15 lead after the teeter-totter midway through.

Tinora closed the second set strong, taking 21-15, forcing another Green Bears timeout. After the break, the Lady Rams responded with two straight Creps aces, taking a 23-15 lead before closing out the set, 25-19 to grab a commanding 2-0 set advantage.

The third set of the District Finals saw a familiar scene, tied at 2-2 as in the two previous sets. Paige Sebring would roll off three straight serve points for a 5-2 Tinora advantage. Tinora would take a 8-4 lead after two Green Bears points closed the gap to 6-4.

Ottawa Hills trimmed a 10-6 Tinora lead to 10-8 before the Lady Rams ended the mini run. Teams battled back and forth again mid-set, with the Lady Rams keeping the two-point advantage, all the way out to 12-10 before stretching it to 15-10 on a Kallie Snyder kill. The Green Bears would again rally, cutting the Tinora lead to 15-14 in the third set, before tying it at 15-15, forcing a Lady Rams timeout by Coach Hagerty after five straight Ottawa Hills points.

Tinora came out of the timeout to grab a 21-16 lead, and after three Paige Gamby points at the serve, Tinora forced a timeout by the Green Bears. Gamby rolled through the next four points, sending the Lady Rams to the Regionals with a 25-16 win, taking the match, 3-0.

The Tinora Lady Rams are the 2024 District Champions!

Tinora improved to 25-0 and will travel to Fostoria to play in the Regional Semi-Finals a week from today, 10/31.

This is just the second time in program history the Lady Rams volleyball team has improved to 25-0.

Ottawa Hills sees their season end at 18-6.

The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Paige Gamby, congratulations to Paige yet again!!

Tinora stats – Zoe Roesti 6 digs, 13 assists; Ella Schaublin 3 digs, 3 aces, 16-16 serving, 13 assists; Avery Morris 4 kills; Kenzi Nagel 5 kills; Paige Sebring 18 digs, 14-14 serving; Paige Gamby 8 kills, 5 digs, 8 aces, 18-20 serving; Kallie Snyder 4 kills; Tatum Creps 9 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks.