Twin Tiers Overtime - Episode 56 Corning volleyball's Lindsay Stratton and Elmira volleyball's Piper Hooey

Posted: Oct 26, 2023 / 06:49 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 26, 2023 / 06:49 PM EDT

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Twin Tiers Overtime is back with a big episode on the volleyball court.

Join hosts Nick Ketter and Kyle Nuss as they welcome guests Lindsay Stratton and Piper Hooey. Stratton is a senior standout volleyball player for the Corning Hawks, while Hooey is a senior leader for the Elmira Express. The Overtime crew catches up with both athletes and look into the back and forth battle on the court, between the Hawks and Express this season.

Corning’s Lindsay Stratton talks to the overtime crew about her journey to the Crystal City, her ability to play all positions, what she expects from the Hawks postseason, and more. Stratton’s role with the Hawks has changed over the years, but now more than ever. Following a stellar season, including a STAC West title and a 7 kill, 3 block, 2 ace night against Vestal, Stratton’s senior season came to an unexpected end. On October 16th, Stratton tore her ACL in a matchup with Horseheads, ending her season and wrapping up her playing career with the Hawks. Following the injury, the Corning standout shared a special moment she had on Senior Night with the Overtime crew.

Elmira’s Piper Hooey has been at the heart of the best season recorded by the Express on the volleyball court. Hooey has helped the Express to a 10-4 record and 2nd place finish in the STAC West division. The senior outside and middle hitter turned in several impressive performances this season. Hooey delivered 9 kills and was 13 for 16, with 3 aces against Corning, on September 26th. In October, the outstanding senior rattled off a massive week on the court. In 2 games against Edison and Vestal, Hooey recorded a combined 19 kills. This season, the Express notched regular season sweeps of Corning, Horseheads, Edison, and Binghamton. Once Hooey completes this year’s postseason run with the Express, she will play at the NCAA Division I level. The standout senior recently announced to 18 Sports, her commitment to the Le Moyne volleyball program, for the 2024 season.

Tiers Overtime is a Two-Time NYSBA award winning, sports talk show dedicated to the Twin Tiers only on mytwintiers.com/sports. You can watch past episodes on our Twin Tiers Overtime page: https://www.mytwintiers.com/twin-tiers-overtime/

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Twin Tiers Overtime is the new sports show serving the Elmira-Corning regional area hosted by WETM’s own Kyle Nuss and Nick Ketter. Overtime highlights the local/regional sports scene with discussions and interviews with athletes, coaches, and more.

Kyle Nuss

Born and raised in Elmira, NY, Kyle developed a passion for sports at a young age from reading the local sports sections, watching as much ESPN as humanly possible, and following his favorite teams the Yankees, NY Rangers, and NY Jets. Kyle went on to form his own sports website Twin Tiers Sports where he covered local sports and worked as a beat writer covering the Elmira Jackals for The Sin Bin.net. Kyle also interned with the Elmira Pioneers for two seasons and WETM-TV in the Sports department before joining the WETM-TV production department in October of 2018.

Nick Ketter

Nick is a Horseheads High School alumni, a former sports intern at WETM-TV, and a current newscast director at WETM-TV. He attended Corning Community College and is a proud graduate of SUNY Oswego. At Oswego, he covered several of the school’s teams through the broadcasting club WTOP-10. Nick was on the broadcast team for the award-winning NCAA D-III Basketball Tournament broadcasts and an award-winning Oswego vs. Plattsburgh “Whiteout Game” broadcast. Nick also held the Sports Package Coordinator position at WTOP-10 allowing him to further cover the teams. Nick gained on-air experience as a sports anchor. Nick’s love of sports goes back to his youth when he was a multi-sport athlete in several leagues in Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Track, and Football.

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