Volleyball

Kirtland junior libero Ava Golem earned All-Ohio honors following her efforts in leading the Hornets to back-to-back district titles and a 24-2 record this season.

Independence standouts Abby Avila and Calli Prokopius both earned All-Ohio honors for their efforts this season.

Independence swept Orrville on Saturday to win its fifth straight Division III regional title and now will play in the state Final Four.

Barberton High School will live stream Saturday's regional championship volleyball match between No. 1 Independence and No. 19 Orrville. The live video stream will appear on the Barberton A-Live Youtube

Independence outlasted Crestview and Kirtland fell to Orrville in Division III, Region 9 semifinal matches on Thursday.

OhioVarsity.com will stream the regional semifinal between No. 12 Kirtland and No. 19  Crestview live from Barberton High School on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

OhioVarsity.com will stream the regional semifinal between No. 1 Independence and No. 6 Crestview live from Barberton High School on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

Kirtland successfully defended the Division III District title it won last season by defeating Garrettsville Garfield in the Medina District championship game on Saturday, 3-0.

Independence cruised to its fifth straight district title by defeating Canton Central Catholic, 3-0, on Saturday in the Division III Elyria District championship match.

Kirtland defeated LaBrae, 3-0, in a Division III district semifinal on Wednesday and will play for a second straight district championship on Saturday.

Independence didn't play its best match but it was good enough as the Blue Devils defeated Chippewa, 3-0, in a district semifinal.

Kirtland kicked off its playoff run with a 3-0 sweep of Fairless to push its winning streak to 22 straight games.

Independence opened the postseason with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Fairless on Thursday.

North rallied from a first-set loss to win the next three and the match, 3-1, over Massillon in a Division I sectional semifinal on Wednesday.

Independence wasn’t at its best in Wednesday’s non-conference match at Crestwood but the Blue Devils grinded out a 3-0 sweep over the Red Devils.

The CVC Metro Division title was on the line when Lutheran West visited Independence on Tuesday. The Blue Devils won, 3-1.

With a 3-0 sweep of host Crestwood on Tuesday, Kirtland closed out the regular season with 21 straight wins.

Kirtland topped visiting North on Monday, 3-1, to extend its winning streak to 20 straight matches.

Independence edged visiting Padua in a non-conference match on Saturday, 3-2, to remain undefeated on the season.

Kirtland clinched its second straight Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title with a 3-1 win at Cardinal on Thursday.