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Shiner Volleyball:Lady Comanches place third in Schulenburg Tournament Silver bracket

  • Columbus attempts to block a kill attempt by Chesney Machacek Thursday in the Schulenburg Tournament. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Columbus attempts to block a kill attempt by Chesney Machacek Thursday in the Schulenburg Tournament. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Aimee Mitchon with the dig attempt. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Aimee Mitchon with the dig attempt. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Rylee Vancura sets a ball Friday against Victoria St. Joseph. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Rylee Vancura sets a ball Friday against Victoria St. Joseph. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Callie Sevcik with a serve during a match on Friday. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Callie Sevcik with a serve during a match on Friday. Photo by Mark Lube.

    SCHULENBURG — The Lady Comanches won third place in the Silver Bracket Schulenburg Tournament last Thursday through Saturday, winning three and losing five matches.
    Pool A play (Thursday)
    The Lady Comanches took runner up in Pool A with wins over Rice Consolidated and Round Top-Carmine, and lost to Columbus.
    Columbus 2, Shiner 0
    The Lady Comanches started Pool 1 play with 2021 Class 3A state semifinalist Columbus, losing tough in the opener 25-14 but battling hard in the second game 25-18.
    With a small bevy of kills, the Lady Cardinals forged a 10-2 lead early in the first game.
    Chelsea Whiddon and Lauren Faldyn provided some kills to cut Columbus’ lead a little to 13-8.
    The Lady Cardinals powered to a 22-8 lead and went on to take the set despite Shiner scoring six of the last nine points of the set.
    In the second set, Aimee Mitchon provided a couple of  plays as the Lady Comanches went ahead 4-1 in the beginning.
    The Lady Comanches held on to the advantage going up 8-4 with help from a Julie Ivy block. Columbus then outscored Shiner 5-1 before team blocks by Ivy/Mitchon, Mitchon/Chesney Machacek and a solo block by Mitchon gave Shiner a 13-9 lead. Columbus went on a 6-2 run to tie the set  and then outscored Shiner 10-3 the rest of the way.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 2 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace; Callie Sevcik, 5 digs; Chesney Machacek, 2 blocks; Aimee Mitchon, 6 blocks, 1 assist; Lauren Faldyn, 3 digs, 1 kill; Riley Rainosek, 1 assist; Julie Ivy, 2 blocks; Rylee Vancura, 5 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 block; Chelsea Whiddon, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Brooke Palmer, 1 block; Avery Boedeker, 2 blocks, 1 kill.
    Shiner 2, Rice Consolidated 0
    The Lady Comanches bounced back to sweep Rice Consolidated 25-10 and 25-20 in their next match. Charlotte Grosenbacher provided some serves while Rylee Vancura and Avery Boedeker had kills to put Shiner ahead 10-2 after the first dozen points in the first set. The Lady Comanches then went on a 12-7 run. and then on to the 25-10 win with aces from Ivy and Mitchon, and kills by Whiddon and Vancura.
    The teams were even after the first eight points of the second game — Shiner got plays from Vancura, Callie Sevcik and Boedeker.  The Lady Comanches scored nine of 13 points with Boedeker making a kill.
    The Lady Comanches later led 23-15 after kills from Vancura, Machacek and Mitchon. Rice Consolidated managed a quick 4-0 run before Shiner finished off the set and the maatch with plays from Mitchon and Vancura.
    Shiner stats — Megan Blaschke, 9 assists, 1 dig; Callie Sevcik, 4 digs; Chesney Machacek, 1 kill, 1 block; Aimee Mitchon, 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Lauren Faldyn, 2 digs; Riley Rainosek, 3 digs; Julie Ivy, 2 digs, 1 ace; Rylee Vancura, 9 kills, 9 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig; Chelsea Whiddon, 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 assist; Brooke Palmer, 2 kills; Avery Boedeker, 3 kills, 2 digs; Paeden Vincik, 1 dig; Megan Winkenwerder, 1 assist; Charlotte Grosenbacher, 3 digs, 1 ace.
    Shiner 2, RTC 0
    The Lady Comanches concluded their day with 25-15, 25-16 sweep of the Cubettes. Shiner scored the first three points of the opening game and rallied for a 12-6 lead after RTC tied the set at 3-3.
    The Cubettes got within 15-13 before Shiner outscored them 10-2 with kills from Grosenbacher and Whiddon.
    At the start of the second game, Shiner fell behind 4-3 but scored six straight points and stayed in the lead with Whiddon and Boedeker making contributions.
    RTC got within 14-13 but the Lady Comanches outscored them 11-3 from t heir with serves from  Grosenbacher and a kill from Machacek along the way.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 9 assists, 6 digs; Callie Sevcik, 6 digs, 3 assists; Chesney Machacek, 1 kill, 1 dig; Aimee Mitchon, 1 block; Lauren Faldyn 3 digs; Julie Ivy, 6 kills, Rylee Vancura, 6 assists, 6 digs, 2 kills; Chelsea Whiddon, 5 kills, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Brooke Palmer, 1 dig; Avery Boedeker, 4 kills; Paeden Vincik, 1 dig; Charlotte Grosenbacher, 7 digs, 2 kills, one ace.
    Pool F play (Friday)
    On Friday, the Lady Comanches played in Pool F along with Victoria St. Joe, Goliad and district opponent Schulenburg.
    It was a tough day as the Lady Comanches were swept by St. Joe and Schulenburg, and fell to Goliad in three sets.
    Goliad 2, Shiner 1
    Shiner had the first game of the day against the Tigerettes and Goliad came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 23-25, 25-19, 25-17.
    Vancura, Whiddon and Ivy all contributed plays at the net as the teams shared the first 24 points of the opening set.
    Mitchon chipped in a block later as the Lady Comanches took a 17-14 lead before Goliad came back for ties at 17, 18, 19 and 20 before a 3-0 run that put them ahed 23-20. Shiner fought back with a 5-0 run to take the game.
    In the second set, Mitchon made a kill and Sevcik got a couple of aces to give the Lady Comanches a 4-2 start.
    Goliad went on a 9-3 run to turn a 12-11 Shiner lead into a 20-15 advantage for the Tigerettes and they were on the way to close out the set ahead 23-15 when a Mitchon kill sparked four straight points for Shiner and Goliad then scored the final two to pull away and tie the set at 1-1.
    In the third game, after 15 points played, Goliad was ahead 10-5 before a Machacek kill and Blaschke ace helped Shiner pull within 11-9.
    Goliad then scored 14 of the next 22 points to finish the set and the match
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 18 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace; Callie Sevcik, 6 digs, 2 aces; Julie Ivy, 4 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Rylee Vancura, 12 kills, 12 assists, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 block; Chelsea Whiddon, 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 assists, 1 block; Lauren Faldyn, 1 dig; Aimee Mitchon, 4 kills, 1 block; Avery Boedeker, 2 kills, 1 dig; Brooke Palmer, 2 digs; Charlotte Grosenbacher, 14 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist; Chesney Machacek, 1 kill, 1 dig; Riley Rainosek, 2 digs.
    Victoria St. Joe 2, Shiner 0
    In their second Pool F match, Shiner battled TAPPS program Victoria St. Joseph, falling in two competitive sets, 25-16, 25-17.
    In the first set, Shiner scored five of the first eight points. The Lady Flyers came back with a 10-4 run and gradually went ahead to 18-11 before outscoring the Lady Comanches 7-6 the rest of the way.
    In the second game, St. Joe took a commanding 9-2 early advantage and a little later, 12-5.  Shiner pulled a few points back and after the Lady Flyers led 19-9, the Lady Comanches closed the gap some with six of 10 points with help from Ivy and Mitchon before St. Joe took the second game 25-16 and the match.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 5 assists, 2 digs; Callie Sevcik, 2 aces, 1 dig; Julie Ivy, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Rylee Vancura, 6 assists, 3 kills, 1 dig; Aimee Mitchon, 2 kills, 1 block; Brooke Palmer, 1 dig; Charlotte Grosenbacher, 1 dig; Chesney Machacek, 1 block; Megan Winkenwerder, 1 assist, 1 dig; Riley Rainosek, 1 dig.
    Schulenburg 2, Shiner 0
    The Lady Comanches got an August look at their district foes Lady Shorthorns.
    The tournament hosts were able to surpass Shiner 25-20, 25-19.
    A couple of early lead exchanges took place in the opening set; Shiner worked for a 7-7 tie with some help from Ivy.
    The Lady ‘Horns then slightly outscored Shiner 8-5 over the next 12 points with Boedeker and Vancura getting a kill.
    Schulenburg doubled their advantage, 18-12 and Shiner scored them 6-1 with a kill by Ivy, an ace from Whiddon and plays from Mitchon; the Lady ‘Horns then outscored Shiner 5-1 with a couple of kills in the process to take the first game.
    In the second set, Schulenburg led 13-5 after 18 points followed by a 4-1 run by the Lady Comanches with a Mitchon/Machacek block and two kills from Vancura. Schulenburg held a an 8-5 scoring advantage to get ahead 22-14. The Lady Comanches attempted to get even getting late plays from Mitchon and Vancura but fell 25-19.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 15 assists, 6 digs; Callie Sevcik, 3 digs; Julie Ivy, 6 assists, 1 dig; Rylee Vancura, 14 kills, 7 assists, 1 dig; Chelsea Whiddon, 5 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 block; Lauren Faldyn, 2 digs, 1 assist; Aimee Mitchon, 4 blocks, 3 kills; Avery Boedeker, 1 kill; Brooke Palmer, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 dig; Chesney Machacek, 1 block; Megan Winkenwerder, 1 assist; Paeden Vincik, 3 digs.
    The Lady Comanches finished Pool F in fourth place.
    Shiner gets third in Silver Bracket.
    The Lady Comanches were placed in the Silver Bracket in Saturday’s action.
    Brazos 2, Shiner 0
    The Lady Comanches played Wallis Brazos, falling 25-23, 25-21.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 8 assists, 2 digs; Callie Sevcik, 4 digs, 1 ace; Julie Ivy, 2 kills, 1 dig; Rylee Vancura, 5 kills, 5 assists, 5 digs, 1 block; Chelsea Whiddon, 4 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Aimee Mitchon, 5 kills, 3 digs; Brooke Palmer, 8 digs, 1 assist; Chesney Machacek, 3 kills, 2 digs; Megan Winkenwerder, 2 digs, 1 ace.
    Shiner 2, Weimar 1
    Shiner took the Silver consolation with a 20-25, 26-24, 25-23 win over district opponent Weimar.
    Shiner stats — Meghan Blaschke, 12 assists, 7 digs, e kills; Callie Sevcik, 11 digs, 1 ace; Julie Ivy, 5 kills; Rylee Vancura, 12 kills, 9 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces; Chelsea Whiddon, 6 digs, 1 kills, 1 assist; Aimee Mitchon, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Avery Boedeker, 4 kills, 1 dig; Charlotte Grosenbacher, 4 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist.