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    LEAVITTSBURG— No. 4 Newton Falls rallied for wins in the final two games to defeat No. 7 Kirtland, 3-2, in Monday’s Division III sectional semifinal at LaBrae.

    The Hornets responded to a 25-19 loss in the first game to win the next two 25-23 and 25-21. Newton Falls regained the momentum with a 25-15 win in the fourth set and won the decisive set, 15-11.

    “The girls showed a lot of heart and a lot of passion throughout the five games,” said Kirtland’s Bob Schenosky, who guided the Hornets to a 7-11 mark in his first year as head coach. “I couldn’t ask for anymore effort from any of them. They did a terrific job. Everybody hustled and hit the floor for everything.”

    Everything was going well for the Hornets in the third game but Newton Falls slowly stole the momentum in the fourth set and finished off the match with its powerful hitting and defense.

    “I thought we had the momentum going into the fourth game,” Schenosky said. “Newton Falls did a terrific job. They had a nice hitter and they scrambled for a lot of balls on us in game four. The ball went back and forth and unfortunately it didn’t bounce our way in the last game.”

    The Hornets played without standout Taylor Frazee, who sprained her ankle a week earlier. Senior Sarah Steigerwald also was hampered with an injury.

    “It was tough,” Schenosky said. “Taylor became a very important part of our back row and Sarah has been nursing an ankle, but you’ll never see that out of her. She did a great job. Everybody else with their injuries they all stepped up and did a great job. We lost to a good team.”

    The Hornets finished the year tied for second place in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division with a 5-3 record.


     

    Steve Harehttps://www.ohiovarsity.com
    The creator and publisher of OhioVarsity.com, Hare has covered high school sports in Northeast Ohio since 1997. He began as a correspondent for the Lake County News Herald, where he contributed until 2011, primarily covering high school football and wrestling. In 1999, Hare began writing for IrishIllustrated.com, a member of the Scout.com network of high school and college sports web sites. He focuses on covering Notre Dame football recruiting. OhioVarsity.com was created in 2004 and was a member of the Rivals.com network until 2012. The site's original purpose was to cover Ohio high school football and recruiting news but since has grown to cover all sports and to provide sports information services to high school athletic programs and individual teams. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.
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