Judgment Call on Second Contact Eliminated in High School Volleyball

Multiple contacts by one player attempting to play the ball will now be allowed on second contact if the next contact is by a teammate on the same side of the net. This elimination of a judgment call by officials highlights the 2025-26 high school volleyball rules changes.

Daughter Verena Shares Her Adventures with Grandchildren

This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing. I decided to write, as I have some free time. I am staying with my sister Susan’s five oldest children: Kaitlyn, 8, Jennifer, 7, Isaiah, 6, Ryan, 5, and Curtis, 5, for eight days, as Ervin’s parents took Susan and Ervin to Florida as a wedding gift. They took Ervin Jr., 1, with them. Ervin’s parents had been wanting to take them sooner, but something always came up.

Buckeyes in full control in 83-64 win at Penn State

STATE COLLEGE — Freshman guard John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and junior Bruce Thornton added 17 as Ohio State took control early and rolled to an 83-64 victory at Penn State on Thursday.

DAVID A. WOOD

VAN WERT — David A. Wood, known to many as Hillbilly or…