The Rossville girls’ volleyball team honor Vickie Ritter by wearing their pink jerseys during Tuesday night’s matchup against Sheridan.
Rossville swept Sheridan last night with a JV win in three: 23-25, 25-18, 25-21; and a varsity win in three: 25-18, 25-13, 25-21. More importantly, last night’s match was Rossville’s annual Cancer Awareness Night. The Rossville players have dedicated their evening the last few years to someone local who is in need and in the midst of a battle with cancer. Last year, Rossville honored the Olivas family. This year, they chose Vickie Ritter.
Ritter works at the local CVS in Frankfort and is in the midst of her fight against cancer. Vickie is someone who cares about her community, and has a true heart for animals. She has been involved with the Wag-A-Thon and other events in the community. The Rossville volleyball team thought dedicating their cancer game to her was one good way to help rally around her.
“I’m really proud of our girls,” stated Coach Kathy Martin, “Volleyball is more than just a sport, it’s about life, and I can’t tell you enough how proud I am that our girls have chosen to do this sort of thing for someone in our community for two years now.”
Ritter was present for the game last night, along with some of her friends and family. A free will donation was taken, along with the sale of baked goods and t-shirts. Between the JV and varsity game, over $500 had already been raised. Vickie said after the game, “I appreciate that they chose me and worked so hard to raise money for me. I can’t believe they raised so much. It was a wonderful surprise. I am truly blessed.”
Rossville’s next match is against Clinton Prairie on Thursday.
Clinton Prairie Falls to Eastern
Clinton Prairie fell to 10-14 with a 25-12, 25-21, 25-21 Hoosier Heartland Conference loss to Eastern Tuesday night
Prairie Stats: Digs: Sydney Swan 12, Kylee Maish 11, Jalynn Gleb 8, Lexi Collins 7, Grace Carter 5, Hannah Wilson 5, Victoria Florence 4, Hadley Wilson 4, Keyra Fisher 3, Claire Ecenbarger 1; Blocks: Lexi Collins 1, Claire Ecenbarger 1, Kylee Maish 1, Sydney Swan 1, Hannah Wilson 1; Aces: Keyra Fisher 2, Hannah Wilson 2, Grace Carter 1; Kills: Sydney Swan 8, Kylee Maish 6, Lexi Collins 4, Claire Ecenbarger 1; Assists: Hannah Wilson 18, Jalynn Gleb 1.
Junior Varsity
Clinton Prairie (10-6) def. Eastern 23-25, 25-21, 17-15
Frankfort defeated Clinton Central 3-0 in Michigantown Tuesday night. In the quick three game match, Ashley Timmons had 13 kills and 5 aces. Chloe Roberts had 9 kills and 4 aces. Lindsey Gay had 28 assists and 4 kills, and Allyson Timmons had 6 kills and two blocks. Kylie Norman had a personal best of 18 digs, and Tarah Martinez continued to play solid with 3 aces and 3 kills. Morgan Adamson added 3 kills and 2 digs. Maicee Sterrett had 5 digs, Sydni Whitaker was 1/2 serving, and Erika Stephenson made her varsity debut serving 4/4.
In JV action, the team played their best match in weeks and showed marked offensive improvement despite losing the match 2-1. Sydni Whitaker had 5 kills and 9 digs, Erika Stephenson had 6 kills, and Kylie Field had 3 kills and 3 aces. Emma Pillion served well, going 10/10 with 13 assists. Emily Hurless has 2 kills, and Jazzy Oppelt has 3 digs and 3 assists. Eryka Pillion added a dig and an ace.
The teams host Peru on Thursday and plan to accept donations for the Olivas family in the wake of Daniel’s continued fight with Sarcoma.
Frankfort Blanks Western in Boys’ Tennis
The Hot Dogs ended their regular season with a 5-0 victory at Western.
SINGLES: Noah Wilder (F) def. Dylan Collins 6-1, 6-1; Jim Ostler (F) def. Zach Gilbert 6-0, 6-1; Chase Thomas (F) def. Adrian Cucvos 6-2, 6-0.
DOUBLES: Riley Grasham-Jesus Garcia (F) def. Aric Love-Eli Bennett 6-1, 7-5; Elijah West-Carter Wilson (F) def. David Schultz-Nolan Miller 6-4, 4-6, 10-6.
FHS Girls’ Soccer Falls to WEBO
Liz Cruz Sandoval scored her 15th goal of the season for FHS, which lost to Western Boone 2-1 Tuesday night. The goal for Cruz Sandoval was her 15th of the season, which is good for the third most goals in a single season.
Cesare Competes in Regional Golf
FHS junior Sydney Cesare completed in the regional on Saturday. She shot a 92, which didn’t allow her to move in the state series.
Elementary Cross Country Meet
The Fifth Annual Frankfort Elementary Cross Country Meet is Thursday at FHS. The girls’ race will begin shortly after 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by the boys’ race. Frankfort currently has a record 63 fourth and fifth grade boys and girls entered to compete in the meet.
