Norwich doubles team comes up short
Girls’ Tennis
BINGHAMTON – In the Section IV state qualifier last weekend at the Binghamton Tennis Center, three-time Class B champions, Bryn Loomis and Sophie Stewart of Norwich, fell short in their bid for a third straight appearance in the state tournament.
The duo dropped a three-setter in the decisive third-place match to end a five-star career with the Purple Tornado. The senior Norwich netters came into the tournament as the defending Section IV champions, and in defeat, brought out the opposition’s best tennis. “That’s really the best compliment you can give to our kids – when you inspire the other team to play its best,” said Norwich tennis coach John Stewart. “We were clearly one of the best four teams there, but you have to do it when it counts. That’s what we did not do.”
Norwich had control in the third set of its third-place match leading Vestal’s Ishikar and Anika Kumbhakar 2-0 and up 40-15. The Vestal duo battled back to earn the break point, and rallied for the victory. “Four out of the six positions going to states are brand-new kids, and the last two spots had to come back in the third set to win,” Stewart said. “That tells you how competitive it was, and there were not guarantees. There were four excellent doubles teams, and unfortunately, we were the fourth.”
Volleyball
Odessa-Montour 3, B-G 2
BAINBRIDGE – Odessa-Montour won a back-and-forth battle with Bainbridge-Guilford in the Section IV volleyball playoffs, and eliminated the Bobcats Monday, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19.
Taylr Carey had 20 kills and four blocks for the Indians, and Felicia Johnson finished with 34 assists. “Both teams were hitting really hard, and we were doing as much as we could,” said B-G coach Pam Tompkins. “We almost pulled it off.”
Morgan Bullis led B-G with 24 kills and 23 assists. Alexis Macy also had a big day for the Bobcats (10-5) racking up 19 assists and 19 kills. “We lost our first three of our first four matches, but then we really turned it around this season,” Tompkins said.
Statistics
O-M: Taylor Carey, 20 kills, 7 digs, 4 blocks; Morgan Stermer, 13 kills; Denna Page, 12 service points, 4 aces; Felicia Johnson, 34 assists.
B-G: Morgan Bullis, 2 aces, 24 kills, 6 blocks, 23 assists; Alexis Macy, 1 ace, 19 assists, 19 kills; Alissa Rivera, 6 aces, 4 kills, 4 digs; Annalise Saberman, 2 aces, 2 assists.
BINGHAMTON – In the Section IV state qualifier last weekend at the Binghamton Tennis Center, three-time Class B champions, Bryn Loomis and Sophie Stewart of Norwich, fell short in their bid for a third straight appearance in the state tournament.
The duo dropped a three-setter in the decisive third-place match to end a five-star career with the Purple Tornado. The senior Norwich netters came into the tournament as the defending Section IV champions, and in defeat, brought out the opposition’s best tennis. “That’s really the best compliment you can give to our kids – when you inspire the other team to play its best,” said Norwich tennis coach John Stewart. “We were clearly one of the best four teams there, but you have to do it when it counts. That’s what we did not do.”
Norwich had control in the third set of its third-place match leading Vestal’s Ishikar and Anika Kumbhakar 2-0 and up 40-15. The Vestal duo battled back to earn the break point, and rallied for the victory. “Four out of the six positions going to states are brand-new kids, and the last two spots had to come back in the third set to win,” Stewart said. “That tells you how competitive it was, and there were not guarantees. There were four excellent doubles teams, and unfortunately, we were the fourth.”
Volleyball
Odessa-Montour 3, B-G 2
BAINBRIDGE – Odessa-Montour won a back-and-forth battle with Bainbridge-Guilford in the Section IV volleyball playoffs, and eliminated the Bobcats Monday, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19.
Taylr Carey had 20 kills and four blocks for the Indians, and Felicia Johnson finished with 34 assists. “Both teams were hitting really hard, and we were doing as much as we could,” said B-G coach Pam Tompkins. “We almost pulled it off.”
Morgan Bullis led B-G with 24 kills and 23 assists. Alexis Macy also had a big day for the Bobcats (10-5) racking up 19 assists and 19 kills. “We lost our first three of our first four matches, but then we really turned it around this season,” Tompkins said.
Statistics
O-M: Taylor Carey, 20 kills, 7 digs, 4 blocks; Morgan Stermer, 13 kills; Denna Page, 12 service points, 4 aces; Felicia Johnson, 34 assists.
B-G: Morgan Bullis, 2 aces, 24 kills, 6 blocks, 23 assists; Alexis Macy, 1 ace, 19 assists, 19 kills; Alissa Rivera, 6 aces, 4 kills, 4 digs; Annalise Saberman, 2 aces, 2 assists.
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