North Oldham runs through 8th Region tournament with a pair of sweeps

Entering the opening round of Monday night’s 8th Region tournament, the North Oldham volleyball carried themselves like they expected to return to the state tournament. Their play against Walton-Verona did little to temper that fire as they got on the gas early and never let up, cruising 3-0.
After coming out strong with a quick 6-1 run to open the match, the Mustangs weathered a Bearcats run midway through the game before opening up for a comfortable 25-15 win.
That momentum carried over into game two as North asserted themselves early with 10 unanswered points to open play. From there, they added to their lead with a 15-5 run, taking the second game 25-5.
The third game proved to be the toughest for North as Walton-Verona matched them serve for serve through the opening 20 points. That didn’t last though as the Mustangs’ depth won out to propel them 25-15.

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Hailey Foote spikes a ball past a pair of Walton-Verona players during North Oldham’s 3-0 win.

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