Youth and inexperience are part of the story for the Miami Valley League powers far more than usual. Tipp's youth, at this early stage of the season, is ahead of Troy's inexperience.
In that cluster of highly-regarded Division IV volleyball programs that will compete for regional and state honors, the Fort Loramie Redskins and Avery Brandewie (above) made their own case Thursday with an easy win over the Anna Rockets.
Week 2 portends improvement and some quick adjustments - reality for teams who believed they needed more time to prepare for conference play after a disappointing opening week loss.
The mailbox is full with responses at the start of another fall sports season...on being here 14 years, high school football, Marion Local football, and...urban sprawl!
New Bremen's Melina Schrader (above) threads the needle with a point in Tuesday win over Russia, and the overall impression left by experience, athleticism, and the Division IV state title in their pocket made the Cardinals' opening win something to appreciate, knowing the best is yet to come.
