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Seven area volleyball teams waded into playoff territory

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
momentum and pushed down Steuben-
ville 25 – 14. Dresden witnessed a full
sweep of the Reds, with the final round
mimicking round one, with the Scotties
winning 25 – 17 and earning a Sectional
Title.
For the game, Ingrid Dittmar had 24
assists, four kills, five digs, and two
blocks with a 6/8 serving. Liv Reffitt had
eight kills, one ace, three digs, and two
blocks. Reagan Lamonica had seven
kills, one assist, seven aces, and three
digs, serving 18/19.

(10/21)
Moving up to the District semi-final
game against Dover on Tuesday in Do-
ver, Tri-Valley was determined to give it
all they had. In round one, the Crimson
Tornadoes just edged past them with
a 25 – 21 win. The Scotties answered
back in round two, taking an equally nar-
row win of 25-22 against Dover. Round
three was all Dover as they took control
of the court and got out to a large lead to
eventually take the round 25 – 15. The
fourth and final round was a battle be-
tween the two teams that the Crimson
Tornadoes finally won 25 – 20, ending
Lil' Muskie's Brynli Cavezza serves the ball to West Muskingum earlier this season. Matthew Dotson Tri-Valley’s playoff run just short of the
Bishop Rosecrans way out in front to take the final round ing the Muskies 25 – 21. East Liverpool District final matchup that Dover ended
up winning to take the District Title.
Monday’s matchup in Malvern against and sweep 25 – 7. Malvern fell in the kept the push going in round three, with
the Hornets was the start and finish of next round to Tusc Central Catholic 3 – the Muskies unable to hold them back West Muskingum
the Division VII East volleyball playoff ac- 0. and losing the round 25 – 22. Round
tion for Bishop Rosecrans. The Hornets four was another close battle that could (10/13)
laid down kill after kill to pin down the John Glenn have gone either way, but unfortunately Buckeye Local traveled to Zanesville
Bishops in round one, 25 – 12. Rose- In game one of the postseason for the for the Lil’ Muskies, the Potters took a on Monday to play the Lady Tornadoes
crans pumped out five extra points in Lil’ Muskies, they faced the Potters in final 25 – 21 win to win the match 3 – on their court. Round one gave West
round two but lost out to the Hornets 25 East Liverpool on Tuesday. John Glenn 1. The Potters went on to get the Sec- Muskingum pause as they fought down
– 17. Malvern had their formula down for took the upper hand in round one with tional Title before losing the District final to the very last points and then some
round three and executed it well, pulling a well-contested 25 – 21 win. The Pot- matchup to the Meadowbrook Colts. before the Tornadoes took the 27 – 25
ters flipped the score in round two, pass-
Philo win. West pushed harder defensively
Tuesday night, the Lady Electrics took in round two to give themselves a little
room as they took round two 25 – 20.
THE
a long bus ride to Gnadenhutten to play
Pastor’s Corner the Indian Valley Braves. Indian Valley The Panthers tried to make a comeback
in the final round before the Tornadoes
took the early lead with a 25 – 13 win
squeezed past with a 25 – 22 round win
in round one. Round two didn’t give the
and a sweeping 3 – 0 victory.
they lost again, 25 – 13. The final round
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Electrics the chance to bounce back as (10/16)
was closer for Philo, who tried to hold on
801 Chestnut Street, Dresden, OH 43821 to their playoff run but ultimately lost to Thursday, West Muskingum took the
bus to Belmont to play Union Local. The
a clean sweep with the Braves winning
740-754-1029 round three 25 – 19. Jets made their presence known with a
blast forward in round one to win 25 –
PASTOR MIKE BAPTIST DISTINCTIVES Maysville 11. The Tornadoes still couldn’t keep the
pace with Union in round two and fell 25
ROBINSON Sixteenth-seeded Maysville Panthers – 13. As West M just started to get their
headed to Warsaw Tuesday to face
Dear Friend, the second-seeded River View Black footing in round three, they just couldn’t
get past the Jets and lost the round 25 –
Today we come to the eighth and final point in our list of Baptist Distinctives. Bears on their home court. River View 20, and the match 3 – 0.
This is “Separation” and personal holiness. As has been mentioned previously, this took control of the game from the first
doctrine of separation from the world is the missing note in modern Christianity. whistle and held a steady pace ahead of Zanesville
To quote from Dr. Paul Chappell’s discipleship textbook entitled “Continue”, the Panthers to win round one 25 – 11. The Blue Devils stepped into the play-
“We believe that Christ’s ultimate sacrifice demands our complete consecration, In round two, the Black Bears doubled off circuit on the ground floor in their
and we desire that our daily living would reflect the holiness of our great God. We their efforts to take a quick 25 – 7 win. match against the Quakers in New
believe that members of the church should live a life that is distinct from the world.” Round three completed a sweep for Riv- Philadelphia, Monday night. New Phila
Indeed the Bible says clearly, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with er View as they beat Maysville 25 – 7. blasted past the Devils in round one with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And The Lady Black Bears continued on to a huge 25 – 4 win. Zanesville picked up
what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Cor. 6:14) Also in 1st Peter 1:16, win the Sectional and District titles and the pace in round two but still fell 25 –
“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” are still in the playoff circuit at the time 11. The Quakers took back over in round
Today, in our country, a conformity to the popular culture, and a shallow this article is being written. three, ending a clean sweep with a 25 –
entertainment based form of public worship has taken the place of old fashioned 6 round win. New Philadelphia went on
Godly living and Christian practice. Both in our personal lives as well as in our Tri-Valley to face Dover on 10/15, but after a very
public church services. However, the command of God for separation and holiness close first round, fell 3 – 0.
has not been rescinded. (10/15)
At First Baptist Church, may we always worship the Lord in the beauty of The Scotties built their position over
holiness. (PS. 29:2) the season up to seed 2 in the playoffs,
which gave them a bye game in game
See you on Sunday! one of the Division III Southeast/East
District playoffs. When it was finally their
- Pastor Robinson turn, the Tri-Valley squad stepped up to
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Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. day night. The Lady Dawgs started off
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Sunday Morning Service: 10:40 a.m.
Bible Study: Sunday 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. push forward, they kept the Big Red on
their heels, winning 25 – 17. The second
The Evangelistic center of the Tri-Valley Region. rolled on for Tri-Valley, who kept their