The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH) and the host Paulding Panthers (Paulding, OH), saw Van Wert's volleyball squad beat Paulding by a tally of 3-0.

With the win, Van Wert upgrades its record to 1-1 on the year. The Cougars travel to St. John's (Delphos, OH) to play the Bluejays in a non-league bout on Monday, August 29. The Bluejays go into the bout with a record of 1-1. St. John's won 3-1 in their recent non-league bout against Lima Central Catholic (Lima, OH)

The Panthers now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Bryan for a non-league bout on Monday, August 29.