Volleyball: Miller City falls to Old Fort in regional semifinals

ELIDA — In a decisive fifth set of a Division VII regional semifinal game, everything came together for Old Fort at the same time it all fell apart for Miller City. The Wildcats led halfway through the set 7-6 until the Stockaders ripped off eight straight points to take a commanding 14-7 lead, which ultimately stood up at the end of the five-set marathon. “I think we just kind of forgot our game plan and how to play together as a team,” Miller City coach Tara Tiejte said. “We kind of fell apart. There’s not much more to say than that, unfortunately.” Old Fort claimed the first set before going down 2-1, then pulled off the comeback win by taking the fourth and fifth sets. “We figured out that they wanted to tip and roll a lot, so we changed up our defense,” Tiejte said of her team’s mid-game adjustments. “Then, going in the fourth and fifth sets, they just were swinging, and we just weren’t ready defensively.” Payton Michel, a senior playing in her final game, had 21 assists, 12 digs