Volleyball: Royals sweep Lawrence North

Hamilton Southeastern's Lillian Leiner keeps a volley alive during the Royals' match with Lawrence North on Tuesday. Southeastern won in three sets. (Kirk Green)

The Hamilton Southeastern volleyball team bounced back with a sweep of Lawrence North Tuesday at the Royals’ gym.
Southeastern won 25-14, 25-10, 25-16. Delaney Garner hit 13 kills for the Royals, while Maddie Cole put down eight kills, in addition to making 1.5 blocks. Olivia Phillips handed out 21 assists, with Emily Weber dishing out 16 assists.
Carly Mills and Lillian Leiner both collected 14 digs, while Kyla Berg made 12 digs. Taylor Lauri served three aces.
“Tonight was a nice win against a Lawrence North team,” said HSE coach Jason Young. “They’re banged up a little bit, Lawrence North is, but obviously their offense is really strong. I was proud of our middles in particular. I thought Maddie had a real bounce-back game and Delaney was lights out tonight with 13 kills. I was very pleased with how we responded after not playing for six days.”
Southeastern will host Brownsburg on Thursday in its Hoosier Crossroads Conference opener.

Noblesville was swept by Pendleton Heights on Tuesday, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17.
Lexie Almodovar hit eight kills for the Millers, with Rose Crist putting down seven and Mandy Knieper hitting five. Diana Cox picked up 12 digs, with Almodovar getting 10 and Knieper collecting six. Knieper, Cox and Abby Johnson each served one ace.
Noblesville is back in The Mill on Thursday to host Avon in its first HCC match of the season.

Carmel beat Avon in four sets on Tuesday, 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19.
The Greyhounds got contributions from all 12 of their players on the roster. Anne Lesure had a good all-around game with 18 assists, 12 kills, four aces and two blocks.
Macarty McQueen had seven kills and four digs, with Ella Brooks hitting six kills, collecting five digs and making two blocks. Ella Bostic dished out 15 assists and picked up 11 digs. Gabby Smith had six kills and three blocks, while Maria Zweig had 16 digs and two assists.

Sheridan dropped a three-set match to Lebanon on Tuesday, 25-20, 25-23, 25-9.
Taylor Bates served three aces and dished out five assists. Becca Merritt made three solo blocks, and Allie Delph hit eight kills and picked up seven digs.
The Blackhawks’ junior varsity lost 25-7, 25-8. Kayla Beahrs and Kaiden Wilson each collected five digs, with Wilson hitting one kill. Jacquellynne Bates had one assist.
Sheridan plays at a tournament at Indiana School for the Deaf on Saturday.

Westfield fell to Pendleton Heights in four sets on Monday, 16-25, 25-19, 25-22, 26-24.
Ellary Detamore hit 12 killls, while Peighton Isley had 18 digs. Kenzie Daffinee served four aces.
The Shamrocks host Southport at 6 p.m. tonight.

Hamilton Southeastern’s Lillian Leiner keeps a volley alive during the Royals’ match with Lawrence North on Tuesday. Southeastern won in three sets. (Kirk Green)