Volleyball

With a 3-0 win over Smithville on Saturday, Independence punched its ticket back to the state volleyball tournament.

Barberton High School will stream Independence's regional championship volleyball match against Springfield on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Independence senior Madison Stepanik dominated the middle in leading the Blue Devils to a 3-0 win over Kirtland in a Division III regional semifinal on Thursday.

CVC TV will broadcast the Division III regional semifinal showdown between a pair of Chagrin Valley Conference schools.

Independence defeated Brookside, 3-0, on Saturday to claim its fourth straight Division III district title.

With a 3-2 win at Cardinal on Saturday, Kirtland's volleyball team won the first Division III district championship in school history.

CVC TV will broadcast the Division III district championship match between Kirtland and host Cardinal on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Independence took another step on Wednesday in its march back to the state Final Four by sweeping visiting Chippewa in a Division III district semifinal.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18.

North’s volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-2 loss in a Division I sectional game at Uniontown Lake on Wednesday but the Rangers went down swinging.

Independence closed out its final home game of the regular season with a 3-0 sweep of Laurel on Senior Night.

Kirtland avenged an early-season loss to Cardinal and also took control of the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division all in the same night.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Players of the Week for the week ending Oct. 4.

A battle of state-ranked teams lived up to its billing as Independence topped visiting Lake Catholic on Wednesday, 3-2.

Tune in live on Wednesday for the volleyball matchup between two state-ranked teams when Lake Catholic visits Independence.

North earned a rare win over Kenston on Tuesday by beating the Bombers, 3-1.

Kirtland extended its winning streak to four matches with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday.

North’s seniors rose to the challenge on Monday in a 3-1 non-conference win over visiting Perry.

After struggling against league rival Berkshire for so many years, Kirtland’s volleyball team on Thursday defeated the host Badgers, 3-0, to earn a sweep in the series for the second straight year.

Independence extended its league winning streak to 102 straight matches with a 3-0 win at Trinity on Tuesday.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Players of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20.