LEXINGTON, Va. — The Juniata College men’s volleyball team fought off No. 14 Rutgers-Newark in a competitive four-set victory (25-18, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23) to claim the program’s fourth Continental Volleyball Conference championship on Saturday afternoon at the campus of Washington and Lee.

Kevin Duffy III delivered a team-high .386 hitting percentage (among hitters) with 13 kills. Max Cooley posted a .304 hitting percentage with nine kills and a team-high four aces. Tyler Goldsborough also delivered a strong performance with a .286 hitting percentage and 11 kills while also leading the side with 11 digs.

Duffy III was named the CVC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He joined Jeremiah Burden and Max Cooley on the All-Tournament Team.

Juniata will find out today who it will play in the first round of the NCAA DIII Men’s Volleyball Tournament.

Tyrone triumphs

TYRONE — Emma Dibert hit her first career home run in a 10-0 victory for Tyrone over Huntingdon on Friday in high school softball.

Amariah Sprankle also homered for the Lady Eagles, and winning pitcher Summer Shaw doubled, drove in two runs and struck out nine.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Huntingdon 000 000 X– 0 2 2

Tyrone 008 002 X–10 11 0

2B–Kazmarki (H); Shaw, Rockwell (T). 3B–Lingenfelter (T). HR–Sprankle, Dibert (T). Multiple hits–Lingenfelter 2, Rockwell 2 (T). RBI–Shaw 2, Pearson, Sprankle, Lingenfelter 2, Dibert 2, Rockwell 2 (T). WP–Shaw. LP–Patrick. SO–Shaw 9. BB–Shaw 1, Patrick 2.

Records: Huntingdon (0-9); Tyrone (2-4).