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Blues earn berth in region volleyball tournament
Jim Talbert
Maddie Webb was one of the leaders for Richlands.
jtalbert / Michele Ball
The News & Press
Richlands Va. – County rivals faced off for a berth in the Region 2D volleyball tournament Oct. 26 with Richlands defeating Graham three sets to two.
The two teams had split a pair of regular season matches, each winning on the other’s home floor. The G-Girls took the opening set 26-24 and the Tornado bounced back for a 25-16 win.
After the G-Girls took the third set, 25-20, Richlands won the final two by scores of 25-13 and 15-10. Averi Fuller with 12 kills and Maddie Webb with 20 assists led the way for the Blue and White. The win guaranteed Richlands at least two more matches as in addition to earning a regional berth they advanced to the tournament semifinals where they played regular season champion Marion.
The Scarlet Hurricane won 25-17, 25-20, 25-7 earning them a spot in th tournament finals where they faced Southern Gap an upset winner of Lebanon in the other semifinal. The Pioneers had defeated Tazewell 25-9, 25-5, 25- 19 in the opening round while the Eagles advanced with a win over Va. High.
Lebanon rebounded for a three set win over Richlands in the consolation game. Jaidyn Fields stuffed the stat sheet with 15 kills, 13 digs and seven assists as Lebanon recorded a 25-22, 25-23, 25-15 victory over the Richlands Blue Tornado in the third-place match. Carlee Ingram (19 assists), Kenlie Fields (20 digs) and Kaytie Lampkin (six kills) also keyed the win for head coach Dennis Price’s squad.
The Scarlet Hurricane won the SWD tournament for the fifth straight year by making short work of Southern Gap 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 in the finals. All four teams earned spots in the Region 2D tournament with Marion and Southern Gap earning home matches in the first round while Richlands and Lebanon hit the road.
Jaidyn Fields went for 15 kills as the Lebanon Pioneers trounced Tazewell 25-9, 25-5, 25-19 in the first round of the Southwest District tournament.
Carlee Ingram (21 assists, seven aces) and Kenlie Fields (15 digs, seven aces) also had a strong game.
Blues survive G-Girls
Averi Fuller slammed down 12 kills as the Richlands Blue Tornado outlasted Graham for a 24-26, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13, 15-10 victory in the first round of the Southwest District tournament.
Maddie Webb dished out 20 assists as the Blues clinched a Region 2D tournament bid.
Marion bests Blue Tornado
Macie Hanshew had 23 assists, four aces and three kills as the Marion Scarlet Hurricanes rolled to a 25-17, 25-20, 25-7 win over the Richlands Blue Tornado in the semifinals of the Southwest District tournament.
Aubrey Yarber (10 kills, eight digs, two aces), Abby Rabara (six kills) and Sadie Amos (six kills, three blocks, two aces) had quality showing for the ‘Canes as well.
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Tazewell runners qualify for state
Jim Talbert
Tazewell’s Seth Nunley qualified for the state meet and the girls team missed a state berth by three points at the Region 2D cross country meet Oct. 29.
The top three teams, and the top five runners not on one of the top three teams, qualified for the state meet. Lebanon, Virginia High and Wise Central took the top three team spots in the boys meet. Elijah Stafford and Michael Hines from Lee and Ridgeview’s Max Johnson joined Nunley, who was ninth overall as individual qualifiers.
Nathan Wallin and Ty Arney of Wise Central claimed the top two spots overall with SWD champ Liam Pratt of Virginia High third. In the girls race, Union, Wise Central and John Battle were the top three teams. Candace Fletcher from Wise Central, Battle’s Gabrielle Perkins and Journee Peery of Ridgeview were the top three individuals in the girls’ race.
Katelyn Wolford of Southern Gap in fifth, Jalyn Osborne of Lebanon, seventh and Tazewell’s Charlee French in 12th were the only Southwest District runners in the top 15.
Region 2D
At Sugar Hollow Park
GIRLS
Team Scores
Union 51,Central 65, Battle 68, Tazewell 71, Southern Gap 111, Virginia High 114
TJ Lawson hands off the football in the game with
Marion.
jtalbert / Michele Ball
The News & Press
The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes snapped a 28-game losing streak on Oct. 23 with a win over Fort Chiswell. They now have a two-game winning streak.
Ethan Hylton rushed for 149 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns as Marion rolled to a 41-13 Southwest District football win over the Richlands Blue Tornado on Thursday night at Ernie Hicks Stadium.
Marion (2-7, 1-3) posted its first SWD win since 2023, which is also the last time the ‘Canes won back-to-back contests.
“Super proud of our guys for building off the win from last week,” said Marion coach Billy Testerman. “We had a great week of preparation and we executed well tonight.”
Hylton scored on runs of 6 and 1 yards.
“Ethan has worked hard this season and does everything asked of him,” Testerman said. “He plays hard and is a great player to coach.”
Cole Fedorchuk and Colten Jessee also rushed for scores.
Colby Davis and Braydon Bowman threw touchdown passes to each other as well.
Marion finished with 363 yards of total offense as offensive linemen Peyton Ratcliffe, Spencer Shaffer, Brent Tolbert, Konner Whitt, Ethan Sage, Cooper Hall and Carter Edge – along with fullback Colton Ferland – blocked well.
Ferland also played well on defense.
“Big win for our program,” Testerman said.
Richlands (1-8, 0-4) was limited to 129 total yards.
Landon Absher scored both touchdowns for the Blue Tornado as he caught scoring strikes from T.J. Lawson and Haiden McCowan. Bryan Hay had 11 tackles in the loss.
Marion 7 21 7 6—41
Richlands 0 7 0 6—13
Scoring Summary
M – Davis 24 pass from Jessee (Hylton kick)
M – Hylton 6 run (Hylton kick)
R – Absher 15 pass from Lawson (Onate kick)
M – Hylton 1 run (Hylton kick)
M – Bowman 15 pass from Jessee (Hylton kick)
M – Jessee 1 run (Hylton kick)
M – Fedorchuk 9 run (kick blocked)
R – Absher 17 pass from McCowan (kick failed)
Team Stats
First Downs: M 19, R 12; Rushes-Yards: M 51-297, R 24-41; Passing Yards: M 66, R 88; Comp.-Att.-Int.: M 4-9-0, R 11-27-0; Fumbles-Lost: M 1-1, R 1-1; Penalties-Yards: M 13-135, R 9-79; Punts-Average: M 2-48, R 6-25.5
G-men clobber Bulldogs
Garrett Palmer passed for 149 yards and a score, while rushing for 53 yards and another touchdown as the Graham G-Men cruised to a 44-13 Southwest District win over Tazewell.
Gage Palmer added two TD runs, while Jysir Williamson played well on defense.
Tazewell got its touchdowns from Ellis Day on a scoring strike from Robbie Galloway and a TD run via Jace White.
Graham (8-1) has won seven straight and the G-Men close out the regular season next week against Richlands.
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