{"id":38460,"date":"2026-08-21T07:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=38460"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:10:05","slug":"38460","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/38460\/","title":{"rendered":"Talented freshmen make debut for Patriots in Heritage win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DANE FUELLING &amp; REX BREWER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HOAGLAND &#8211; The Heritage Patriots began their highly-anticipated season Thursday against Norwell, sweeping the Knights in straight sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Patriots came out swinging and never stopped their offensive attack all night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20augBingBingBing.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Elena Lybarger and Kinley Galentine team up to win the point for the Patriots. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The four freshman showed up big and contributed with excellent play on the defense and offense,&#8221; said head coach Shelly Schwartz afterwards. &#8220;Our two setters moved the ball with a very fast tempo to give their hitters some excellent opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-3.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading the way in kills was Mallory Ehrman with 13 kills and just one error. Kinley Galentine had nine kills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20augTheHeritageHammer.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kinley Galentine gets the kill. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maya Ehrman had eight kills and Elena Lybarger had six. 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