Wynford Volleyball

Equally Matched Teams Collide

By: Todd Enders

 Two equally matched teams, the Wynford Royals (14-10) and the Gibsonburg Golden Bears
(14-9), collided in round one of the sectional tournament. It was evident on the talents of each teams players with the match going five games.
Each player did not want this to be the last game of the year with every match being a battle to the end. The Royals used 61 kills, 14 aces, and 8 blocks as they traded points with Gibsonburg during each match. The Royals came out on top winning the match 3-2 with the scores of 23-25, 30-28, 25-23, 25-27, and 15-13.
The Royals will need an excellent effort like this evenings as they travel to Huron on Saturday night to face the talented Huron Tigers (15-7) in the sectional championship game at 6:30.

Varsity Volleyball

Tournament Trail Ends for Royals

By: Todd Enders, “Royal Times”

The Wynford Lady Royals (17-7) ran into a very skilled Huron Tigers (19-4) team on Thursday in a district semifinal matchup at Seneca East High School. The Tigers defeated the Royals, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22. 
In set one, each team traded points before the Royals called a timeout with the score 11-7, slowing the Tigers momentum. The Royals could only manage to get within three points of Huron at 22-19 with a change in their normal defensive look. Coach Hurles said, “Our girls bought into our defensive change for the match which took the Huron hitters out of their offensive system.  When you have good hitters like Huron, our girls could not afford any unforced errors to allow the Tigers any momentum.” The Tigers eventually won the set with the help of unforced errors by the Royals, 25-19. 
In set two, Huron and Wynford volleyed there way to a 9-9 tie. Huron ran off two straight points before a Wynford timeout at 11-9. The timeout did not slow the Tigers, as they increased their lead to 17-11. Huron displayed great defensive play the entire set, as they routinely dug the Royals kill attempts, winning the set 25-17. 
The Royals would not give up easily in set three, falling down early 5-0. Wynford fought back, down 8-4, before calling a timeout at 11-5 when Huron began to pull away with a series of strong kills. During the timeout, Coach Hurles stressed to the girls, “Its a decision you have to make, you either live or go home.” At this point in the set, the seniors on the floor bought in and the underclassmen followed. The Royals gave the Tigers all they could handle in set three. After the timeout, Wynford fought back and took the lead 13-12. After taking the lead, Wynford could not finish off Huron. The set was tied at 14, 15, 18, 20, and 21 before the Tigers ended the Lady Royals season, 25-22. 
The Lady Royals volleyball team finished the season with an overall record of 17-8 and a Northern 10 league record of 13-5.

Varsity Volleyball

Royals Advance to District Play

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

The Lady Royals (17-7) needed five matches to get by the pesky Castalia Margaretta Polar Bears (12-11) in the sectional finals on Saturday night. Wynford defeated the Polar Bears, 25-11, 25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 15-11, to advance in tournament play. Wynford took the first set in convincing fashion with the help of many service errors by Margaretta. The Royals jumped out to an early 11-6 lead before the Polar Bears tried to stall the Royals rally with a timeout. This was to no prevail, as the Royals dominated the rest of the set.  
In set 2, Margaretta came out ready to play keeping the set close; tying the set at 6 all. Wynford stayed in control increasing their lead to 22-14, never trailing in the set, before finishing off the Polar Bears. 
Going into set 3, Wynford looked as if they would finish off Margaretta in 3 sets, but the Polar Bears had bad news for the Lady Royals. Nothing seemed to go right for Wynford in this set, as they continued to make mistakes on the court. Coach Hurles was happy to escape the night with a victory. She said, "Mental mistakes hurt us in the third set giving the Polar Bears life, forcing the match into 5 sets." The Polar Bears seemed as if they could do no wrong on the court taking an early 12-1 lead. The Royals would not go away, fighting back to within 3 points, 22-18, before Margaretta finished the Royals off. 
In set 4, the intensity of the match heated up. Each team continued to fight for the lead as the score flopped back and forth until Margaretta finally won the nail biter. 
Set 5 was no different in intensity, as both teams continued to trade points. The biggest lead in this set was five points held by the Royals at 12-7. The Polar Bears closed the gap to within 2 at 13-11 before an Alyssa Harrer kill and a Sydney Alspach ace sealed the match for the Royals finally bringing the crowd back from the edges of their seats. 
Wynford travels to Seneca East on Thursday evening at 7:30 to face the 19-4 Huron Tigers. 

Sectional Volleyball Tournament

Royals Begin Tournament Play

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

The Lady Royals (15-7) opened sectional play by hosting a volleyball match on its own court. The Royals were able to host the sectional tournament because of their higher number 3 seed. This was a major advantage for the Royals on Wednesday evening as they defeated the, 11th seed, Gibsonburg Golden Bears (14-8) in four sets, 20-25, 25-9,25-18, 25-23.

The Royals had some difficulty in match one where it appeared they were not quite ready for the scrappy Golden Bears. The Royals committed 10 errors during the set finally giving Gibsonburg the lead at 11-10, and Gibsonburg never looked back. Winning the set, 25-20.

Coach Hurles team meeting at the end of set one must have finally got the girls ready to play in set two of the match. The Royals, Jade Stuckman, ran off the first 13 points of set 2, taking a 13-0 lead before allowing Gibsonburg to score. Wynford never looked back taking the match 25-9. Coach Hurles said, "We were definitely more aggressive during set two and hit our zones better than in set one."

The Golden Bears were not going to give up easily in the last two sets. Again, Wynford got off to a quick start with Stuckman's serving, taking an early 5-0 lead. As both teams traded points during the set, the Royals managed to put the Golden Bears away, 25-18. It looked as if the Royals were going to make the night interesting by allowing Gibsonburg to take the match into a fifth set. Gibsonburg got off to an early 7-4 lead before Wynford tied the game at 7. The set went back and forth ending up tied again at 17. At this point, the Royals decided enough was enough and finished off the Golden Bears, 25-23.

The Royals were lead by Alyssa Harrer's 18 kills, and Jade Stuckman's excellent serving where she was 26 of 27 for the Royals. Wynford host Castalia Margaretta, 6th seed, in the sectional finals starting at 6:00 pm.

Girls Volleyball vs Mohawk

Crowd Gets Monies Worth

By: Ellie Richmond, “Royal Times”

Every fan in the Wynford High School gymnasium sat on the edge of their seats during the intense five-set volleyball game between the lady Royals and the lady Warriors on Tuesday, September 2nd. The Royals managed to pull out a victory after losing the first two matches. In the first match, the Royals got off to a slow start. As they gradually started to shorten the lead by the Warriors, they lost 25 to 21.  After trying to correct their mistakes, the lady Royals fought back and would not let the Warriors win that easy. Unfortunately, the second match ended with a score of 28 to 26, favoring Mohawk. Not giving up, Wynford used all their talents and held nothing back winning the third set 25 to 18. As the errors progressed by the Warriors, the Royals pulled out another win 25-17. In the final match, the score only goes to 15. The adrenaline from both teams was flourishing, and the fans were full of excitement. Cheers from both Wynford and Mohawk were louder than ever with every point scored. The score continued going back and forth with the final match won by the lady Royals by a score of 15-13. Every fan rose to their feet when the ball hit the ground for the final point. Brooke Miller, the libero for the Wynford Royals, shared her thoughts on how she played as well as her team. “I started out rough, my passing struggled, but as the game progressed, I, along with the team, played scrappier and more aggressive.”  Miller had 15 successful serves, one being an ace. Alyssa Harrer also shared her opinion of her team’s performance. “In the beginning the team started out rough, but when we won the third game, we realized that we could definitely win.” The lady Royals had 40 successful blocks and only two errors. They also had 45 kills throughout the game. 

The junior varsity team fell short of a win, losing in two matches. The first game was 25-14. In the second match, the Royals did not let them off as easy. As they battled for the win, they fell short, losing 25-18.

Varsity Volleyball

Wynford Varsity Volleyball Falls to Mohawk in Sectional Finals

By: Allie Crall

Brenna Quinn delivers a kill between three Warrior defenders

in Sectional Final match.

On October 19, 2013, Wynford varsity volleyball played Mohawk at Mansfield Senior for the Sectional Championship. The Warriors defeated the Royals in four sets: (25-13), (25-23), (19-25), and (25-21). The Wynford Royals finished 10-13 overall and 8-6 in the NCC placing fourth. Coach Hurles said, “The most memorable part of the season was when the team played Wynford/Mohawk/Monroeville during a tri-match. The girls stepped up and decided they wanted to play”. This was our four seniors: Meghan Harrer, Beth Ogden, Amber Gottfried, and Brenna Quinn’s last game as a varsity volleyball player at Wynford High School. Senior, Brenna Quinn’s most memorable part of the season was, “Bonding with the team, seeing the team progress, and get better throughout the season,” she said.

Varsity Volleyball

Lady Royals Upset Cougars: Advance to Sectional Finals

By: Brooke Miller

On Wednesday night at Mansfield Senior High School the Lady Royals volleyball team had their first sectional volleyball game against the Ashland Crestview Lady Cougars.  Wynford shut down the Cougars in three, quick sets.  The scores of the three sets  were 25-18, 25-15, and 25-22.  Despite being a late night, the Lady Royals pulled through for another Royal victory. Coach Shauna Hurles stated to the team, “tonight marks a win that leads to several wins in our tournament run.” The Wynford Lady Royals play again Saturday, October 19 at Mansfield Senior for the Sectional Final tournament game.

Volley for the Cure

Royals Support Breast Cancer Awareness 

By: Meghan Harrer

October is National Breast Cancer awareness month. Different sporting events hold games to raise money with donations and fun activities for fan participation. On October 3, 2013, Wynford volleyball hosted the Volley for the Cure match against the Colonel Crawford Eagles. Many activities took place in between each game between the Royals and the Eagles. There was a pink king drawing for whichever senior guy raised the most money. Alec Miller raised $37.00 that week at school and was elected king. Alec was escorted by senior volleyball player Beth Ogden while wearing a pink tank top, pink short shorts, pink camo hat and cowboy boots. Alec said, “I was very surprised that I won pink king and I was extremely embarrassed.” In total, $237.04 was raised for the event which included the pink king and raffle cans which was all

donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Other pink king nominees from the senior class were Jake Glowaski who was escorted by Brenna Quinn; Mason Davis, who was escorted by Meghan Harrer; and Brock Williamson who was escorted by Amber Gottfried. Other activities took place such as the student section went out onto the court and served balls over the net trying to hit t-shirts laying on floor for a chance to win. Jake Glowaki and Hunter Miller had a race to see who could put on spandex, knee pads and a jersey the fastest and serve three balls in and over the net. Hunter Miller came out on top and won a $10.00 gift card to Bakers Pizza. Both teams wore pink jerseys for the game. Wynford’s Varsity team wore pink tank top jerseys, neon pink shoe strings and socks. Many fans attended this game and were decked out in pink to show their awareness for breast cancer. The Royals defeated the Eagles that night in three games. See the article related to the match titled “Royals Defeat Eagles at Volley for the Cure”.

Varsity Volleyball

Lady Rams Spike Lady Royals 

By: Allie Crall

On September 26, 2013, Wynford Varsity Volleyball was defeated by the 12-1 Upper Sandusky Rams. The Lady Royals hosted the Lady Rams at Wynford High School. The Rams took the Royals in 3 sets: 25-21, 25-22, and 25-16. Even though the Royals lost, they show great energy and teamwork to give the Lady Rams a tough three matches. In Junior Varsity action, the Royals lost in three matches to the Rams; winning the first match and losing the next two. The Lady Royals host the Lady Blue Jackets of New Riegel on Saturday, September 28, at 10 a.m.

Wynford Volleyball

Wynford Varsity Volleyball Defeats Riverdale

By: Lexie Creel 

The Wynford Lady Royals hosted the Riverdale Falcons on September 17, 2013. The Lady Royals defeated the Falcons in 3 games 25-14, 25-12, 25-14. Defensively, the Lady Royals had an amazing game. Coach Hurles said, “Sydney played very well in serve-receive and Brooke Miller passed very well.” Offensively, Coach Hurles said, “Brenna Quinn lead the team in kills and Meghan Harrer did a great job of turning bad balls into good plays.” In Junior Varsity action, the Royals also defeated the Falcons in 3 matches. The Lady Royals next game is September 19, 2013 at Buckeye Central starting at 5:30.