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Shiner volleyball: Lady Comanches win Silver bracket

  • The Shiner varsity volleyball team won the Silver bracket at the Schulenburg Tournament last week. Front row from left are Reagan Fluitt, Savannah Durrett, Emersyn Boehm, Marie Johnson, Tinsley Vasek, Addie Prove and Kayson Fleeman. Back from from left are Paisley Wallace, Kayden Smith, Kallee Kifer, Taylor Kocian, Harper Lenehan, Harlee Sevcik, Lexi Boner, Kiera Curtis and Maddi Hubbard. Submitted photo.
    The Shiner varsity volleyball team won the Silver bracket at the Schulenburg Tournament last week. Front row from left are Reagan Fluitt, Savannah Durrett, Emersyn Boehm, Marie Johnson, Tinsley Vasek, Addie Prove and Kayson Fleeman. Back from from left are Paisley Wallace, Kayden Smith, Kallee Kifer, Taylor Kocian, Harper Lenehan, Harlee Sevcik, Lexi Boner, Kiera Curtis and Maddi Hubbard. Submitted photo.
  • Marie Johnson makes a set during Thursday’s Schulenburg Tournament match with East Bernard. She had 10 assists. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Marie Johnson makes a set during Thursday’s Schulenburg Tournament match with East Bernard. She had 10 assists. Photo by Mark Lube.

    The Shiner varsity volleyball team won the Silver Bracket and posted a record of 4-4 in the Schulenburg Tournament last Thursday through Saturday.
    Harlee Sevcik was selected to the All-Tournament Team. 
    Thursday pool play
    Shiner split their Pool C games with Nixon and East Bernard, and lost in two sets in their crossover game with Pool D member Brazos. Shiner placed second in Pool C.
    Shiner 2, NS 1
    The Lady Comanches won the first of their two Pool C games with a 2-1 (25-16, 8-25, 25-22) win over Nixon-Smiley.
    Sevcik posted seven kills.
    Shiner stats —  Taylor Kocian, 16 assists, 3 aces, 3 kills; Tinsley Vasek, 2 digs; Savannah Durrett, 8 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist; Addie Prove, 9 digs, 1 kill; Harlee Sevcik, 10 digs, 7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Kiera Curtis, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 assist, 1 dig; Kayden Smith, 4 kills, 1 dig; Lexi Boner, 6 kills, 1 dig; Emersyn Boehm, 1 assist, 1 dig; Marie Johnson, 8 assists, 1 kill, 1 dig.
    EB 2, Shiner 1
    Shiner won the opening set but then lost two to fall to East Bernard 16-25, 25-20, 25-16 to close out Pool C play.
    Shiner led 12-8 after 20 points to open the match. A trio of Sevcik kills and a Kiera Curtis block gave the Lady Comanches a bigger lead at 18-9. The Brahmarettes were able to pull a few points back to 18-11.
    Shiner then outscored them 7-5 to take the set with assistance from Sevcik kill and block, and a Kayden Smith kill.
    In the second game, the teams battled to a 6-6 tie after 12 initial points. East Bernard took the lead; the Lady Comanches forced ties at 9-9, 10-10 and 12-12 with aces by Smith and Addie Prove, and a kill by Sevcik.
    East Bernard outscored Shiner 6-1 for an 18-13 lead and both teams scored seven points the rest of the set for a 25-20 Brahmarette win.
    In the third game, Shiner recorded the first three points and led 7-3 after 10 points with a Taylor Kocian ace and, kills by Lexi Boner and Curtis.
    East Bernard rallied and took an 18-13 lead after forcing a tie at 11-11. They then outscored Shiner for a seven-point margin in the third set to take the match 2-1.
    Shiner stats — Taylor Kocian, 13 assists, 8 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Tinsley Vasek, 9 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace; Savannah Durrett, 13 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist; Addie Prove, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Harlee Sevcik, 11 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Kiera Curtis, 4 blocks, 3 kills, 2 digs; Kayden Smith, 6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace, 1 dig; Lexi Boner, 6 kills, 1 dig; Emersyn Boehm, 1 dig; Marie Johnson, 10 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill.
    Brazos 2, Shiner 0
    The Lady Comanches wrapped up the day with a 25-21, 25-22 loss to the Brazos Cougarettes.
    Kocian had an ace as the teams shared the first eight points of the match.  Kills by  Mya Oliver and McKenna Stroud helped give Brazos a 10-5 lead. The Lady Comanches then went on a 6-2 scoring run with kills by Kocian and Smith, and a Tinsley Vasek ace.
    Later in the set, Shiner forced a 19-19 tie before Brazos outscored them 6-2 to finish the set, getting a couple of kills from Stroud.
    In the second game, Stroud got a kill and served an  ace as the Cougarettes led 5-2 after seven points.
    After Shiner closed down to 8-6, Brazos went on a 9-3 tear with a kill by Stroud and a couple from Bayleigh Marek.
    Brazos looked to be in control with a 20-14 later on but Shiner continued to fight, going on an 8-2 run to tie the game as Smith had an ace, Boner put down a kill and Sevcik got a block. Brazos then scored three straight to end the game and the match.
    Shiner stats — Taylor Kocian, 8 digs, 5 assists, 2 kills, 1 ace; Tinsley Vasek, 7 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace; Savannah Durrett, 6 digs, 1 kill; Addie Prove, 5 digs, 2 assists; Harlee Sevcik, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace, 1 dig; Kiera Curtis, 3 kills; Kayden Smith, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 block; Lexi Boner, 3 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks; Emersyn Boehm, 6 digs, 1 assist; Marie Johnson, 1 ace.
    Friday Pool E play
    Shiner went 1-2 in pool E play on Friday.
    Shiner 2, Brazos 1
    Shiner started Pool E  play on Friday the same way it ended Pool D play on Thursday,with a tilt against Brazos.
    In the previous day’s match, Brazos swept the Lady Comanches 25-21 and 25-22.
    Shiner returned the favor with a 28-26, 25-27, 25-18 win over the Cougarettes.
    Brazos led 8-4 after 12 points to open the match; Shiner rallied with a 6-1 run with blocks from Kocian and Boner, a Smith kills and Savannah Durrett ace.
    After a 10-10 tie, Shiner outscored Brazos 6-3 for a 16-13 advantage. The squads each recorded four points for a 20-17 Lady Comanche lead.  Brazos then went on a 5-2 surge before taking a 24-23 lead.  A pair of Smith kills  later put Shiner ahead 26-25 and Brazos rallied to tie the set at 26-26 before Shiner scored two straight to win the set.
    In the second game, the score was locked at 4-4 after eight points and Brazos scored six of the next eight points. Curtis had a kill and Prove chipped in a couple of aces for ties at 12-12 and 14-14.
    A Marie Johnson play later helped the Lady Comanches get up 19-16 and the teams exchanged ties and one-point leads until Brazos scored two straight from a 25-25 deadlock to knot the match at one set each.
    In the third game, Kocian had a couple of  aces while Sevcik had a kill to give Shiner a 7-2 lead after nine points.
    The Cougarettes got within 9-8 and Shiner went on a 8-4 run with four or five  kills and and a couple of aces from Smith.
    Brazos got within 18-16 before Shiner finished the task with seven of the next nine points with Johnson getting an ace for the set and match winner.
    Shiner stats — Taylor Kocian, 13 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces, 3 kills, 1 block; Tinsley Vasek, 8 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist; Savannah Durrett, 10 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace; Addie Prove, 10 digs, 2 aces, 1 assist; Harlee Sevcik, 9 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Kiera Curtis, 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 block; Kayden Smith, 13 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, 1 dig; Lexi Boner, 4 digs, 2 kills, 1 block; Emersyn Boehm, 4 digs, 1 assist; Marie Johnson, 15 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill. 
    Columbus 2, Shiner 1
    After winning a close first set, the Lady Comanches came up short in the end to Columbus 24-26, 25-13, 25-12.
    Logan Glueck, Isabella Lowe and Lucy Schobel all had a kill as Columbus had a hot start with an 11-3 lead after 14 points in the opening set.
    Shiner trailed for most of the set afterwards but eventually forced a 24-24 tie and then scored two straight points with a Vasek ace and Sevcik kill.
    The Lady Cardinals took another 11-3 lead to began the second game followed by a 7-2 Shiner run to get back in the set.
    Columbus then went on a 7-0 run and went to win 25-13 for a 1-1 tie in the match.
    The teams fought to an early 3-3 tie in the third game  and Columbus took a 12-6 lead before a 9-4 run put them ahead 21-10 and from there, they went on a small 4-2 run to end the game and match.
    Shiner stats — Taylor Kocian, 10 digs, 8 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Tinsley Vasek, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist; Savannah Durrett, 12 digs, 2 kills; Addie Prove, 3 digs; Harlee Sevcik, 6 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs; Kiera Curtis, 2 blocks, 1 kill; Kayden Smith, 6 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Lexi Boner, 3 kills, 1 block; Emerysn Boehm, 10 digs, 3 assists; Marie Johnson, 8 assists, 3 digs; Harper Lenehan, 2 digs.
    Edna 2, Shiner 1
    Shiner closed out Friday with a three-set loss to Edna, 25-20, 24-26 and 25-21.
    Sevcik led the offense with six kills and Durrett provided another 4.
    Shiner stats — Taylor Kocian, 6 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Tinsley Vasek, 3 digs, 1 assist; Savannah Durrett, 7 digs, kills; Addie Prove, 4 digs; Harlee Sevcik, 6 kills, 1 dig; Kiera Curtis, 2 blocks, 1 kills, 1 dig; Kayden Smith, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Lexi Boner, 2 kills; Emersyn Boehm, 5 digs, 1 assist; Marie Johnson, 5 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig.
    Saturday bracket play
    Shiner swept Yoakum to advance to the Silver championship and then beat Brazos for the second time in three matches at the tournament with a two-set win to take the Silver championship.
    Shiner 2, Yoakum 0
    The Lady Comanches swept Yoakum Saturday morning 25-19 and 25-16.
    Shiner 2, Brazos 0
    Smith had nine kills and Shiner beat the Cougarettes 25-13, 25-20 in the Silver championship match.
    Shiner stats — Taylor 15 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill; Tinsley Vasek, 4 digs; Savannah Durrett, 8 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills; Addie Prove, 7 digs, 1 ace; Harlee Sevcik, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Kiera Curtis, 2 kills, 1 block; Kayden Smith, 9 kills, 1 ace; Lexi Boner, 5 kills, 1 dig; Emersyn Boehm, 4 digs, 2 aces; Marie Johnson, 8 assists; Harper Lenehan, 1 kill, 1 block.