The Chillicothe High School volleyball Lady Hornets junior blocking tandem of Delanie Kieffer (4) and Kayanna Cranmer (0) influences a Richmond hitter to catch the top edge of the net with her “kill” (spike) attempt during the teams’ pool-play match in the Chillicothe Invitational tournament Saturday. The ball caromed off the net out of bounds, giving CHS a point on its way to sweeping Richmond and advancing to the tourney semifinals. The Lady Hornets wound up in second place for the fourth time in their tourney’s 12-years history, dropping a close title match to repeat champion St. Joseph: Bishop LeBlond. (PAUL STURM/C-T PHOTO)
Try as they might as they met with the championship of their own 12th-annual tournament at stake last Saturday, Chillicothe High School’s volleyball Lady Hornets…