{"id":40278,"date":"2026-09-23T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=40278"},"modified":"2026-09-25T07:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:09:20","slug":"40278","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/40278\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars singles players persevere for team victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Adams Starfires won all three singles matches to win a hard-earned match against the Blackhawk Christian Braves Tuesday, 3-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wins were anything but easy at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, though, and the home court advantage may have just made the difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saunderstheaters.com\/van-wert-cinema\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sept19th2026.jpg?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sept19th2026.jpg?resize=1024%2C373&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sept19th2026.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sept19th2026.jpg?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sept19th2026.jpg?w=1099&amp;ssl=1 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kade Sprunger&#8217;s strong season continued and he took care of business quickly on the No. 1 court, but the other two Starfire singles players dropped their opening sets by identical 6-4 scores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0111.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Hyman needed a tiebreak to win the second set and then cruised to a 6-1 win in the third, while Griffin Hill needed the tiebreak to clinch the team match in his third set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GershsCarpetCleaning\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GCC-Logo.png?resize=640%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GCC-Logo.png?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GCC-Logo.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GCC-Logo.png?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GCC-Logo.png?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Click for more details on whole-home cleaning, spot cleaning, and so much more!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Braves were too good in the varsity doubles matches and took them both as consolation prizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starfires will wrap up their regular season with an ACAC match against Jay County Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Adams 3 Blackhawk Christian 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. 1-Kade Sprunger (SA) d. 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