Local Teams Bow Out
								Falconer’s Kaylee Green rises up for a spike during Monday evening’s Section VI Class B2 semifinal at Eden. Photo courtesy of Steve Garvey
Four local girls volleyball teams saw their seasons end in Section VI semifinals Monday evening.
In Class AAA, No. 1 Lancaster beat No. 4 Jamestown 25-10, 25-15, 25-12. The Legends will take on No. 3 Lockport in the final at noon Saturday at Cheektowaga High School.
In Class B1, No. 1 Depew came from behind twice to beat No. 4 Fredonia 16-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-16, 15-12. The Wildcats will take on No. 2 Olean in the final at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cheektowaga High School.
In one Class C semifinal, No. 1 Portville handed No. 4 Chautauqua Lake a 25-15, 25-17, 25-15.
For the Panthers, Addie Walker had 34 assists and four digs; Ali Haynes collected 19 kills, and assist, 11 digs and four blocks; Gaitley Maiolo had 14 kills and a dig; Leigha Stives turned in four kills, two aces, a dig and a block; Marissa Carls had three aces and a block; and Mia Rhinehart had an assist and 26 digs.
In the other Class C semifinal, No. 2 Eden beat No. 3 Falconer 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, 21-25, 15-12.
For the Golden Falcons, Kaylee Green had 13 kills and four blocks; Hannah Melquist had 15 kills, 33 digs and two aces; Nylah Sharpe had 37 digs; Reagan Trask handed out 39 assists to go along with 17 digs; Mylie Zaranek turned in 11 kills, 22 digs; and Emily Zaranek collected 22 digs, five kills and three blocks.
The Panthers and Raiders will meet in Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. final at Southwestern.
In Class B2, No. 8 Salamanca topped No. 5 Springville to advance to Wednesday’s 5:30 p.m. final against No. 3 Royalton-Hartland at Cheektowaga High School.



