Tigers Play Well, Claim Linn-Mar Title

MARION — The Tipton volleyball team went 5-1 and won the Linn-Mar tournament Saturday, September 14, winning the title over Class 3A No. 5 Davenport Assumption in a match-up between two, top-5 Class 3A teams. The win was the third top-5 ranked team win in the past two weekend tournaments for THS. The wins gave Tipton a 16-2 record overall.

The Tigers were 2-1 in pool play beating Center Point-Urbana and Fort Madison and losing to Linn- Mar. The Tigers faced Linn-Mar in the quarter nals and exacted some revenge, beating the Lions 2-1 to advance in the championship bracket. In the semi nals, Tipton beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy by a sweep, 2-0 to reach the championship match. There, the Tigers defeated the ranked Assumption Knights 2-1 to claim the title. The tournament win is added to the Lisbon tournament win to begin the season. Tipton was the runner- up at the Mount Vernon tournament on September 7. The Tigers will play in two more weekend tournaments, one at North Cedar on September 28 and the following weekend at Western Dubuque on October 5.

Through 18 matches Tipton had two players with over 100 kills. Sommer Daniel had 145 and Kamryn Chapman 103. Carly Pu er is third with 81. Daniel has 182 assists and Alex Ho man has 162. Daniel leads in serving, going 182-for-195 with 19 aces. Karlee Kamberling is next, go- ing 116-for-138 with eight aces. Kam- berling leads in digs with 171. Pu er has 41 blocks and Kelley Lieser and Chapman each had 27 blocks.

Linn-Mar Tournament Saturday, September 14 Marion, Iowa
POOL PLAY

Pool B: Tipton def. Center Point-Urbana, 21-19, 23-25, 15-7; Linn-Mar def. Fort Madison, 21-12, 21-12; Center Point-Urbana def. Linn-Mar, 21- 15, 17-21, 15-12; Tipton def. Fort Madison, 21-5, 21-14; Center Point-Urbana def. Fort Madison, 18-21, 25-23, 15-12; Linn-Mar def. Tipton, 21-17, 19-21, 15-13.

Pool C: Dubuque Hempstead def. Solon, 22- 20, 21-12; Pleasant Valley def. Fair eld, 21-15, 21-11; Pleasant Valley def. Solon, 21-18, 21-16; Dubuque Hempstead def. Fair eld, 21-6, 21-18; Solon def. Fair eld, 21-8, 21-10; Pleasant Valley def. Dubuque Hempstead, 21-15, 12-21, 15-12. CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Quarter nals: Cedar Rapids Kennedy def. Mar- ion, 21-14, 23-21. Pleasant Valley def. Center Point-Urbana, 21-10, 21-19. Tipton def. Linn- Mar, 14-21, 21-12, 15-13. Davenport Assump- tion def. Dubuque Hempstead, 21-19, 21-8. Semi nals: Tipton def. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 21-18, 21-12. Davenport Assumption def. Pleas- ant Valley, 21-17, 18-21, 15-10.

Championship match: Tipton def. Davenport Assumption, 8-21, 21-16, 15-12

Tipton Statistics:
Pool Play
Tipton 2, CPU 1
Attacks (90-for-103 29 kills): Sommer Daniel 31- for-35 13 kills, Carly Puffer 15-for-18 5 kills, Ka- mryn Chapman 16-for-17 3 kills, Bailey Schmidt 12-for-14 4 kills, Grace Nichols 6-for-8, Kelley Lieser 7-for-8 3 kills, Karlee Kamberling 2-for-2, Alex Hoffman 1-for-1. Assists (28): Alex Hoff- man 15, Sommer Daniel 8, Karlee Kamberling 3, Carly Puffer 2. Digs (70): Karlee Kamberling 17, Carly Puffer 15, Sommer Daniel 14, Alex Hoff- man 10, Bailey Schmidt 7, Kamryn Chapman 4, Grace Nichols 2, Kelley Lieser 1. Blocks (5): Carly Puffer 2, Grace Nichols 1, Sommer Dan- iel 1, Kamryn Chapman 1. Serving (55-for-58 4 aces): Sommer Daniel 14-for-14 1 ace, Alex Hoffman 12-for-13 1 ace, Carly Puffer 10-for-10 2 aces, Kamryn Chapman 8-for-8, Karlee Kam- berling 6-for-7, Bailey Schmidt 5-for-6.

Tipton 2, Fort Madison 0

Attacks (47-for-53 23 kills): Kamryn Chapman 15-for-15 8 kills, Sommer Daniel 11-for-14 5 kills, Carly Puffer 8-for-8 6 kills, Grace Nich- ols 6-for-7 2 kills, Kelley Lieser 3-for-5, Bailey Schmidt 4-for-4 2 kills. Assists (23): Sommer Daniel 14, Alex Hofman 6, Karlee Kamberling 2, Carly Puffer 1. Digs (30): Karlee Kamberling 9, Carly Puffer 7, Sommer Daniel 4, Alex Hoffman 3, Grace Nichols 2, Kamryn Chapman 2, Kelley Lieser 1. Blocks (4): Kamryn Chapman 2, Bailey Schmidt 1, Grace Nichols 1. Serving (35-for-41 6 aces): Sommer Daniel 12-for-14 1 ace, Bailey Schmidt 11-for-12 4 aces, Kamryn Chapman 4-for-4, Alex Hoffman 3-for-4 1 ace, Carly Puffer 3-for-4, Karlee Kamberling 2-for-3.

Linn-Mar 2, Tipton 1

Attacks (65-for-76 31 kills): Sommer Daniel


27-for-30 14 kills, Carly Puffer 13-for-14 7 kills, Kamryn Chapman 11-for-12 6 kills, Grace Nich- ols 7-for-10 3 kills, Bailey Schmidt 4-for-6 1 kill, Kelley Lieser 2-for-3, Karlee Kamberling 1-for-1. Assists (30): Sommer Daniel 15, Alex Hoffman 11, Carly Puffer 2, Karlee Kamberling 1, Kamryn Chapman 1. Digs (33): Karlee Kamberling 7, Bailey Schmidt 7, Kamryn Chapman 5, Carly Puffer 5, Sommer Daniel 4, Kelley Lieser 2, Grace Nichols 2, Alex Hoffman 1. Blocks (9): Kamryn Chapman 3, Grace Nichols 3, Carly Puffer 3. Serving (48-for-51 3 aces): Bailey Schmidt 12-for-12 1 ace , Kamryn Chapman 10-for-11, Sommer Daniel 8-for-9 2 aces, Karlee Kamberling 8-for-9, Alex Hoffman 5-for-5, Grace Nichols 5-for-5.

Quarter nals: Tipton 2, Linn-Mar 1

Attacks (64-for-76 23 kills): Sommer Daniel 19- for-23 7 kills, Kamryn Chapman 17-for-20 5 kills, Bailey Schmidt 12-for-13 5 kills, Grace Nichols 9-for-10 2 kills, Carly Puffer 6-for-8 3 kills, Kel- ley Lieser 1-for-2 1 kill. Assists (21): Sommer Daniel 13, Alex Hoffman 3, Karlee Kamberling 2, Carly Puffer 2). Digs (44): Karlee Kamber- ling 13, Sommer Daniel 9, Carly Puffer 7, Bailey Schmidt 7, Kamryn Chapman 6, Alex Hoffman 2. Blocks (12): Kamryn Chapman 3, Kelley Lieser 3, Grace Nichols 3, Sommer Daniel 2, Carly Puffer 1. Serving (45-for-49 3 aces): Sommer Daniel 14-for-15 1 ace, Kamryn Chapman 7-for-7, Karlee Kamberling 6-for-7 1 ace, Grace Nichols 6-for-7 1 ace, Carly Puffer 6-for-6, Bailey Schmidt 5-for-6.

Semi nals: Tipton 2, CR Kennedy 0

Attacks (55-for-63 17 kills): Bailey Schmidt 19- for-21 5 kills, Carly Puffer 12-for-14 5 kills, Grace Nichols 9-for-11 2 kills, Kamryn Chapman 9-for-9 3 kills, Sommer Daniel 4-for-5, Karlee Kamber- ling 1-for-1 1 kill. Assists (15): Sommer Daniel 15. Digs (35): Carly Puffer 12, Karlee Kamber- ling 12, Grace Nichols 4, Sommer Daniel 4, Bailey Schmidt 3. Blocks (10): Carly Puffer 3, Kamryn Chapman 3, Sommer Daniel 1, Kelley Lieser 1, Grace Nichols 1, Bailey Schmidt 1. Serving (34-for-41 1 ace): Karlee Kamberling 11-for-11, Bailey Schmidt 5-for-8, Sommer Daniel 7-for-7, Kamryn Chapman 4-for-6, Grace Nichols 3-for- 5, Carly Puffer 4-for-4.

Championship Match: Tipton 2, Davenport Assumption 1
Attacks (61-for-75 16 kills): Carly Puffer 20-for-26 4 kills, Sommer Daniel 19-for-20 5 kills, Kamryn Chapman 9-for-12 5 kills, Grace Nichols 7-for-9 2 kills, Kelley Lieser 4-for-6, Karlee Kamberling 2-for-2. Assists (19): Sommer Daniel 13, Karlee Kamberling 5, Grace Nichols 1. Digs (38): Grace Nichols 14, Sommer Daniel 10, Karlee Kamber- ling 8, Kamryn Chapman 2, Kelley Lieser 2, Car- ly Puffer 2. Blocks (11): Kelley Lieser 5, Carly Puffer 3, Sommer Daniel 2, Kamryn Chapman 1. Serving (31-for-34 2 aces): Sommer Daniel 11- for-11 1 ace, Carly Puffer 6-for-8, Grace Nichols 6-for-6, Kamryn Chapman 5-for-6 1 ace, Karlee Kamberling 3-for-3.