From a broader standpoint, Kelly Unverdorben has been involved in beach volleyball for nearly a decade.
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Smethport Area High School senior Baylee Fitzsimmons recently signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford next fall. Fitzsimmons plans to major in early childhood education with a minor in coaching. A standout defender with the Lady Hub…
SHINGLEHOUSE — Things were looking up for Oswayo Valley volleyball.
GLENS FALLS — After a perfect Saturday in pool play, the Portville girls volleyball team enjoyed another clean sweep to secure the Panthers’ seventh state championship in program history.
SHINGLEHOUSE — With high school volleyball season all but over, the North Tier League (NTL) All-Stars were announced, with Oswayo Valley showcasing two All-Stars and the league’s Most Valuable…
It was a season of transition for the Bradford High volleyball team, one marked by mixed success and growth under a first-year head coach.
WARREN — The match featured just as much drama, excitement and suspense as the rest of Oswayo Valley’s postseason run.
Oswayo Valley is the sole District 9 squad left in the PIAA Class A championship and one of four teams left in the PIAA tournament.
ST MARY’S — In their furthest push in the state tournament, Oswayo Valley took down Conemaugh Township in three sets, keeping their perfect season alive and marching on to the PIAA Class A sem…
GUYS MILLS — Elk County Catholic’s season ended in the first round of the PIAA Class A tournament, losing to Maplewood in three clean sets, 25-13, 25-18 and 25-20.
SHINGLEHOUSE — This win wasn’t quite as dominant.
KANE — In their first trip to the state tournament since 2017, Kane was forced into yet another five-set match against Quaker Valley, which slipped away from the Lady Wolves and ended their season.
KANE — Something had to give.
DUBOIS — With two sets a piece, all there was left in the District 9 Class 2A girls volleyball championship was one fifth and final set. Both Kane and Keystone were just 15 points away from a title.
ST. MARYS — The top ranked Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders volleyball team continued its undefeated run Tuesday night in the District 9 Class A semifinals against No. 5 Johnsonburg. But it …
OSWAYO VALLEY — In a rematch from last year’s district championship, Clarion and Oswayo Valley once again met on a postseason stage.
BROCKWAY — When a sports program gets to the point where it’s churning out district titles year after year, it often creates a badge of honor for the new senior class to not bet the group who …
SHINGLEHOUSE — Clarion-Limestone hoped to end its second trip North the same way it did its first.
DUKE CENTER — For the second year in a row, Otto-Eldred found themselves facing off against defending champions Clarion.
ST. MARYS — The Clearfield and St. Marys volleyball teams duked it out in a four-set battle in the District 9 Class 3A semifinals for the second year in a row in St. Marys Thursday night.
KANE — With one game separating Kane from a trip to the District 9 Class 2A Championship match, the Lady Wolves faced off against Cranberry, sweeping them with ironclad defense and well-oiled …
COUDERSPORT — In the opening round of the District 9 Class A volleyball playoffs, No. 8 Coudersport swept No. 9 Allegheny-Clarion Valley.
PORT ALLEGANY — After making it to the District 9 Class A playoffs for the first time in several years, the Port Allegany girls volleyball team was swept from the bracket by Clarion-Limestone …
Something has to give in the District 9 girls volleyball playoffs.
SHINGLEHOUSE — The volleyball hub of Potter County took the North Tier League by storm again this year.
Both teams had reason to celebrate Thursday evening.
DUKE CENTER — The Otto-Eldred girls volleyball team celebrated its five seniors in style Thursday, rolling to a straight-set victory over Smethport (25-10, 25-11, 25-14).
SHINGLEHOUSE — Oswayo Valley and Port Allegany brought the North Tier League’s two best records into Monday evening’s showdown.
DUKE CENTER — After three close sets, the Oswayo Valley volleyball team finished Thursday’s match against Otto-Eldred with an exclamation point.
Elk County Catholic 3, Kane 1
Bradford remembered well the four-set loss it dropped at Brookville nearly a month ago.
SHINGLEHOUSE — Oswayo Valley’s stars were out in full force Tuesday, as the Lady Green Wave volleyball team beat Bradford in straight sets (25-17, 25-18, 25-12) and continued its winning ways.
It took one more set than their prior match, but the Otto-Eldred girls volleyball team beat Bradford in four sets — 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 16-25 — to earn a season sweep of the Lady Owls.
Early leads and stout defense told the story for Kane.
PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany girls volleyball team came out swinging against Oswayo Valley, taking the first set from the defending North Tier League champions.
St. Marys didn’t let a slow start define its Tuesday evening.
