Aiken Standard - Thursday's local results

VOLLEYBALL

Aiken 3

Dutch Fork 1

23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19

Aiken High School's volleyball team improved to 22-2 overall and 11-2 in the region with a win over Dutch Fork High School Thursday. The Hornets clinched a home game in the first round of the playoffs, but first they will play at North Augusta Thursday night. Kiki Hennessey finished the game with 17 kills and nine digs, while Jessica Ray had 15 kills and eight digs. Meredith Clemmens ended the night with 37 assists, and Monica Cardona had 10 digs and five saves.

Aiken JV 2

Ducth Fork JV 1

25-20, 24-26, 15-13

Aiken High School's junior varsity volleyball team defeated Dutch Fork High School's JV squad Thursday to improve to 9-2-2 on the season. Mary Cate West had seven digs in the victory, and Monique Tyler had six kills. Aiken will play in the region tournament at Dutch Fork on Saturday.

South Aiken 3

Midland Valley 0

25-23, 25-19, 25-20

South Aiken High School came out on top of Midland Valley High School as the two teams played their Rally for the Cure match Thursday night at MVHS. Kelsey Ulmer had 32 assists in the win, while Kym Coley had 10 kills and five blocks. Lauren Key finished with nine kills.

RS-M 3

North 0

25-14, 25-10, 2512

Shay Freeman had 17 spikes and 18 kills as Ridge Spring-Monetta High School improved to 11-6 overall and 9-4 in the region on the volleyball court Thursday. Taylor Gomillion had nine kills and seven service points in the victory that dropped North to 8-5 on the year.

RS-M JV 2

North JV 0

25-19, 25-10

Ridge Spring-Monetta's junior varsity volleyball team concluded its season with a win over North High School Thursday. The Trojans finished the year with a 5-1 record. Jessica Turner had 14 service points in the win, and Tiffany Gomillion had two service pints and four spikes.

Silver Bluff 3

Pelion 2

19-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 15-13

Silver Bluff High School came from a 2-0 deficit to score a 3-2 victory over Pelion High School Thursday. The Bulldogs finished 10-6 overall and 8-2 in the region, taking second place in the region standings. Silver Bluff will play a home playoff game on Oct. 26. Erin McMurray had 31 assists in the Bulldogs' victory.

Silver Bluff JV 2

Pelion JV 0

25-20, 25-17

Silver Bluff High School's junior varsity volleyball team finished its regular season with a 10-6 record and an 8-2 region mark after a win over Pelion High School Thursday.

CROSS COUNTRY

A steady rain with temperatures in the mid-50s did not stop South Aiken High School's varsity cross country teams from winning second and third place at the Lexington Invitational cross country meet on Wednesday. The varsity girls' team won bronze behind Lexington and Pelion. The T-Breds were led by Shelby Nicosia, Stephanie Shaw, Sarah Kelley, Kara Dixon, Hanna Stroom, Sara Johnson and Savannah Breakiron. The varsity boys' team placed second behind Lexington, led by James Everhart, Adam Tucker, Andrew Laughlin, Michael Brennan, Joe O'Conor, Evan Dunker and Jesse Hall. Individual medals were won by James Everhart (2nd), Shelby Nicosia (3rd) and Adam Tucker (5th) for placing in the top 5 positions.

The junior varsity girls' team was led by Bethany Rezac, Harli Eggenberger, Jessica McDaniels, Sydney Arbaugh, Kassidy Marker, Gina Adkins, Addison Darr, Ashley Skinner, Porsha Everett, Bryn Whitley, Laura Bickford, Rebecca McManus, Ashley Ferguson, Melinda Stone, Katie Oliver, Samantha Mathison and Courtney Farrell. The junior varsity boys' team was led by Andrew Martin, Brian McDaniel, Cameron Dunker, Robert Rezac, Michael Stoner, Logan Murray, Jacob Marker, Tyler Peake, Troy Gregory, Joshua Cady, Joel Bassett, Tura Brady, Philip McKinnon, Zack Marker, Skyler Marker, Nathaniel Meshey and Aaron Derr.

"It was a cold, wet, and fast race today. The athletes had a lot of personal best time,s and we are ready for the region meet next week," said T-Bred coach Russ Busbee.

The Region Championship race will take place next Wednesday in Columbia.

Varsity Girls

Shelby Nicosia 19:05:00, Stephanie Shaw 21:23:00, Sarah Kelley 22:06:00, Kara Dixon, 22:26:00, Hanna Stroom 22:47:00, Sara Johnson 23:03:00 and Savannah Breakiron 23:23:00.

Varsity Boys

James Everhart 17:33:00, Adam Tucker 17:42:00, Andrew Laughlin 17:45:00, Michael Brennan 18:44:00, Joe O'Conor 18:51:00, Evan Dunker 19:30:00 and Jesse Hall 19:58:00.

JV Girls

Bethany Rezac 22:52:00, Harli Eggenberger 23:30:00, Jessica McDaniels 24:41:00, Sydney Arbaugh 24:41:00, Kassidy Marker 24:49:00, Gina Adkins 24:51:00, Addison Darr 25:48:00, Ashley Skinner 26:08:00, Porsha Everett 27:02:00, Bryn Whitley 27:44:00, Laura Bickford 28:21:00, Rebecah McManus 30:10:00, Ashley Ferguson 30:19:00, Melinda Stone 31:24:00, Katie Oliver 31:32:00, Samantha Mathison 32:28:00 and Courtney Farrell 33:30:00.

JV Boys

Andrew Martin 19:46:00, Brian McDaniel 20:17:00, Cameron Dunker 20:18:00, Robert Rezac 20:35:00, Michael Stoner 21:28:00, Logan Murray 21:30:00, Jacob Marker 21:34:00, Tyler Peake 21:40:00, Troy Gregory 22:06:00, Joshua Cady 22:23:00, Jeol Bassett 22:43:00, Tura Brady 23:05:00, Philip McKinnon 23:11:00, Zack Marker 24:00:00, Skyler Marker 25:52:00, Nathaniel Meshey 33:01:00, and Aaron Derr 33:07:00.

SOCCER

Lander 3

USC Aiken 2

A three-goal deficit proved too much for the USC Aiken men's soccer team to overcome in a narrow 3-2 loss to Peach Belt Conference rival Lander on Thursday evening.

The Pacers entered the second half down 3-0 to the Bearcats, but they rallied for two second-half tallies to push the Bearcats to the edge on Thursday. An equalizer would not come with the Pacers dropping their fifth straight match with the loss to the Bearcats.

USCA is now 4-8-1 on the year overall. The Pacers are 1-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. Lander is now 6-4-1 and 3-0-1 in the PBC.

Lander Girls 1

USCA Girls 0

The USC Aiken women's soccer team dropped another Peach Belt Conference heartbreaker on Thursday afternoon with a 1-0 loss to league foe and regionally-ranked Lander.

USCA has now lost seven straight, but the Pacers recent skid is a little misleading because five of USCA's total of eight one-goal losses have come in the stretch. The Pacers have been in almost every match that they have played with two of the eight one-goal losses coming in overtime in the last two weeks.

USCA is still searching for its first PBC victory on the year, falling to 2-10 overall and 0-7 in the conference with the loss to the Bearcats on Thursday. Lander improves to 8-1-2 overall and 4-1-1 in the PBC with its victory over the Pacers.