Wes-Del picked up four consecutive wins to claim the crown at the Noblesville Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday. It picked up wins against Plainfield, Frankfort and Huntington North to advance to the title game, then defeated Jay County 25-19, 25-15 to win the title.
“It’s a good day, because if we come out on top, it means that we’ve managed ourselves well through the day,” Wes-Del coach Biff Wilson said.
Alysa Sutton showcased her versatility for the Warriors (ranked No. 1 in Class A coaches poll and No. 3 in media poll), finishing the day with 37 kills, 18 aces and 29 digs.
“When she’s solid and everybody else is solid, we have the potential to be a really good team,” Wilson said. “And today we saw that.”
Chloe Kinsey had a team-high 39 digs for the Warriors, and teammate Kristen Lansing had 20 digs. Perrie Smalley and Megan Clark each had 16 kills for the day.
• Eagles pull through: Delta went undefeated at the invitational it hosted, grabbing wins against Fairfield, Fort Wayne Dwenger, LaPorte and Fort Wayne Snider. Audrey Woodin had a team-high 32 kills for the Eagles, and Teaghan Dishman had 45 digs for Delta (No. 1 Class 3A coaches poll, No. 2 media poll). The Eagles’ Kaylee Nichols had 31 kills and 21 digs.
• New Castle Invitational: New Castle went 2-1 in the tournament it hosted, defeating Pike and Penn before falling to Roncalli. Payton Anderson had 35 kills and 18 digs for the Trojans on the day. Brianna Heffernan had 36 digs.
Central finished third in the tournament, losing to Roncalli, beating Bellmont and stopping Penn. E’Laisah Young had 25 kills for the Bearcats, and Micah Leavell had 22.