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Hancock Panthers take a loss to the Indians

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by Jamie Harris

On Monday, September 9, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians hosted the Hancock Panthers at the Berkeley Springs High School gym.

Alyssa Keefer (3) hits the ball for the Panthers, while Madison Booth (1), Kayde Gaither (7) and Kaybree Sounders (6) come in for support.
Alyssa Keefer (3) sends the ball up for the Panthers, while Payton Mosier (14) spots her.

Both teams paid tribute to the late Jeff Palmer, a beloved Paw Paw coach, teacher and athletic director, by wearing red and black ribbons in their hair. Palmer passed away on Thursday, September 5, in a tragic accident.

In junior varsity action, the Lady Indians secured a 2-1 victory over the Panthers. The match scores were 25-8, 20-25 and 25-22.

The varsity match saw the Lady Indians bounce back after dropping the first set to win 3-1. The match scores were 19-25, 25-20, 25-23 and 25-18.

Payton Mosier (14) jumps up to send the ball back to the Indians, while Alyssa Keefer backs her up.

Up next for the Lady Panthers was an away game with Turkey Foot on September 12 at 5:30 p.m. Then the Varsity played at Paw Paw on September 14 at 10 a.m., and JV headed to Maryland School for the Deaf at 12 p.m. On September 17 they played at Lighthouse CA at 5:30 p.m.