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The Republic Lady Tigers volleyball team won easily at Aurora Monday, 25-11 25-22.
Nicole Hallam had eight kills to power the offense. Briana Goforth added five aces. Sarah Kreul and Jordan Jones had ten assists apiece.
Defensively, Jones, Rachelle Kipp and Alex Botkin each had six digs for the Lady Tigers.
Republic improves to 3-2 this season. Aurora falls to 1-3.
The JV team also won easily, 25-11, 25-21.
Two of the best volleyball teams in the area met at Republic High School Tuesday night, but Glendale knocked off Republic in 3 games, 22-25 25-21 25-20. [Read more...]
The Republic Lady Tigers volleyball team picked up its first win of the season, beating Carl Junction 25-19 25-22. It was the first game in the new high school for the volleyball team, which finished its season last year before the new school opened.
After winning the first game handily, Republic fell behind in the second game, 6-1, before storming back. They took an 11-10 lead, and never relinquished the lead the rest of the way.
The match was interrupted just before the start of the second game because of a tornado warning. But play resumed quickly, after about a 15-minute delay.
Nicole Hallam led the offense with eight kills for Republic. Alex Botkin had four aces. Jordan Jones added 12 assists. Three players — Jones, Botkin, and Mallory Long — shared the team lead with five digs defensively.
Both teams are now 1-1. Republic’s JV squad won 25-17 25-18, and the freshmen won 25-19 25-18.
Listen to postgame comments from coach Katie Kreimer.
Sophomore Jordan Jones and Senior Elle Aston have both earned all-state honors from the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association. [Read more...]
Republic’s volleyball team made it to the state quarterfinals for the second year in a row. They finished with an overall match record of 25-8-2 (winning 57 individual games and losing just 20). They were 5-2 in the COC, finishing second. And they were ranked as high as #4 in Class 3 by the state’s volleyball coaches.
Here are the team statistical leaders for the season:
Attack Percentage
1) 0.348 – Nicole Hallam
2) 0.295 – Jordan Jones
3) 0.264 – Elle Aston
Kills
1) 211 – Elle Aston
2) 173 – Nicole Hallam
3) 157 – Shelby Gordon
Assists
1) 680 – Jordan Jones
2) 35 – Sarah Kreul
3) 33 – Alex Botkin
Blocks
1) 62 – Nicole Hallam
2) 46 – Elle Aston
3) 28 – Shelby Gordon
Serving Percentage
1) 0.979 – Rachel Nichols
2) 0.972 – Mallory Long
3) 0.944 – Elle Aston & Jordan Jones
Aces
1) 37 – Mallory Long
2) 26 – Alex Botkin
3) 18 – Shelby Patton
Serving Average
1) 1.72 – Mallory Long
2) 2.00 – Rachel Nichols
3) 2.07 – Elle Aston
Digs
1) 368 – Mallory Long
2) 301 – Elle Aston
3) 237 – Shelby Patton
Service Receptions
1) 342 – Mallory Long
2) 259 – Alex Botkin
3) 238 – Shelby Patton
Passing Average
1) 2.30 – Mallory Long
2) 2.25 – Shelby Patton
3) 2.14 – Elle Aston
Four Republic volleyball players won All-District honors for their performances in the district tournament at Aurora last week. [Read more...]
The Republic Lady Tigers barely missed a trip to the state semifinals, losing to Rogersville in three games, 25-21, 16-25, 23-25. It’s the second straight year Republic’s season has ended in the quarterfinals with a loss to the Wildcats.
Republic nearly pulled off a dramatic quarterfinal comeback, trailing 19-24 in the last game. They won four straight points to pull within one, at 23-24 — but Rogersville called a timeout, then, on the next point, tipped the ball to an open spot on Republic’s left side to win the match.
Elle Aston and Nicole Hallam each had 11 kills to lead the Lady Tigers. Defensively, Jordan Jones contributed 12 digs and five blocks, to go along with her 29 assists. Hallam had seven blocks and Mallory Long had 14 digs.
The quarterfinal loss was the second match of the day for Republic. They had beaten Carl Junction in the sectionals, 26-24, 25-15. In that match the Lady Tigers trailed badly in the first game, 14-19, before rallying to take the lead 21-20. Carl Junction won four of the next five to earn two game points — but Republic rattled off four straight points for the win. After taking the momentum, they cruised to an easy victory in game two.
Shelby Gordon was the star of the match for Republic, leading the team in kills, and playing strong defense. She had 10 kills, hitting .666 for the match. Mallory Long had 11 digs for the Lady Tigers, and Nicole Hallam and Jordan Jones each had four blocks. Jones also added 22 assists.
I’ll have video of both matches online Sunday.
Three Lady Tiger volleyball players earned All-Region honors in Missouri Class 3. Senior Elle Aston and sophomore Jordan Jones were both named to the first team in the Southwest Region. Sophomore Nicole Hallam earned honorable mention.
The state is broken into five regions, from which the All-Region teams are selected. All-state selections are made from among those All-Region players.
Here are the selections in the Southwest Region:
First Team
Elle Aston, Republic
Hattie Michaud, Reeds Spring
Jordan Jones, Republic
Katelyn Joyner, Carl Junction
Katy Cooper, East Newton
Kenzie Williams, Mount Vernon
Marti Richmiller, Cassville
Shaye Buttram, McDonald County
Second Team
Chloe Blount, Logan-Rogersville
Elly Citron, Mountain Grove
Erica Heim, Logan-Rogersville
Jessica Curl, Mount Vernon
Mackenzie Valenti, Carl Junction
Maddie Redfern, Logan-Rogersville
Meg DeMuri, Buffalo
Ryan Parsons, McDonald County
Honorable Mention
Baylee Henderson, Bolivar
Bethany Decker, Aurora
Danielle Lampe, Springfield Catholic
Haley Hahn, Reeds Spring
Heidi Schmied, Buffalo
Kayla Wilson, Springfield Catholic
Micah Cribbs, Bolivar
Nicole Hallam, Republic
Olivia Cline, Cassville
Republic used a strong defensive effort to capture a second straight district volleyball title, beating Reeds Spring in the final Wednesday, 25-23, 25-14.
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Republic closed its regular season by overpowering Buffalo in two games Thursday, 25-22 25-14. Alex Botkin had 14 digs to lead the defense for Republic. Shelby Gordon had five kills and Jordan Jones added 18 assists for the Lady Tigers.
State-ranked Republic (#4) improves to 21-7-2 overall. Buffalo falls to 19-9.
In the JV match, Republic cruised past the Bison, 25-19 25-14.
