{"id":40416,"date":"2026-09-27T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=40416"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:58:14","slug":"heritage-captures-acac-volleyball-tourney-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/heritage-captures-acac-volleyball-tourney-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage captures ACAC volleyball tourney crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: No scores, stats, or other information were received by WZBD from Adams Central or South Adams from Saturday’s ACAC tourney. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOAGLAND – A long day of volleyball, spread across two gyms with talk of tiebreakers and plenty of mathematical equations., came to a conclusion Saturday with a predictable outcome. The Heritage Patriots are the best volleyball team in the ACAC this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Shelly Schwartz’s team went unbeaten Saturday, defeating Woodlan for the second time in a week in the finals and claiming the trophy on their home court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Patriots beat the Warriors 25-18, 25-17 in the championship match to end a long day of volleyball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They played with a lot of heart,” noted coach Schwartz, “and they were locked in all day. Maya Ehrman did a great job of leading as a great all-around example. She had a big day of setting and hitting.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ehrman had seven kills in the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prior to the final, Adams Central and South Adams got a preview of Thursday’s showdown in the Stardome. The Starfires won the best-of-three precursor (25-23, 25-21) and they’ll hope to complete the sweep on WZBD Thursday night in the best-of-five format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the match for fifth place, Southern Wells beat Jay County 25-22, 25-20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bluffton finished in seventh place in the final year for the event being a seven-team field. The Concordia Cadets will alter the conference significantly next season with their strong volleyball program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schwartz told WZBD.com that the day was a total team effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Grace Scheumann was very impressive with her defense today and she came up with some great digs. Audra Bickel had several key blocks and served a very aggressive ball that kept Woodlan out of system.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scheumann had seven digs and Bickel had a pair of kills in the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The freshman trio of Elena Lybarger, Mallory Ehrman and Kinley Galentine kept swinging all day to give Woodlan fits on defense.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three freshmen combined for 21 kills in the two sets in the championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Kierstyn Hess was strong on defense and serve receive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hess, who had five digs, was so good on the receive that Schwartz noted the Warriors simply stopped serving it to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results did nothing but strengthen the computer rankings for the Patriots, who remain the highest-ranked team in the northern half of the state in 3A. They are also the highest-ranked public school program, sitting behind only Cathedral and Providence. Coach Schwartz’s team is ranked #14 overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’ve got a whole team of well-rounded players,” Schwartz said in her final remarks. “They can do it all and they keep swinging, even if it is out of system. I credit our win to players that refuse to quit and don’t get rattled when they fall behind. They are working together and anyone can step up on any given night.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heritage will be a heavy favorite to claim the regular season ACAC title and the rest of the six regular season matchups. That would leave the team with a 28-2 mark heading into the 3A Bellmont sectional in three weeks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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