LINGLE – To wrap up the regular season, the Niobrara County High School (NCHS) volleyball squad had a pair of matches in Goshen County last weekend. The Lingle-Fort Laramie (LFL) Lady Doggers are ranked fourth in the WyoPreps coaches and media poll, but stumbled out of the gate as Lusk won the first set, 25-18, last Friday night.

The Lady Tigers lost their edge in the second set with Lingle-Fort Laramie slipping past for the 25-21 win. The third set was close all the way, yet the hosts nabbed the 25-23 final. Another tight one described the fourth set in the 25-21 win for the Lady Doggers.

YODER – The Lady Cyclones are right above LFL in the WyoPreps poll, but didn’t give NCHS a chance to steal the first set with the 25-17 win on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Tigers hung around and made the home team work for the 25-23 second set win. The third set wasn’t any easier for the girls in blue as they held off Lusk for the 25-20 match win.

The JV split with LFL (25-18 and 20-25) and Southeast (25-13 and 22-25). The C Squad lost to the Lady Doggers (25-10 and 26-24) and split with the Lady Cyclones (15-25 and 25-21).

NCHS will take the No. 3 seed in the Southeast Quadrant into the 1A East Regional tournament this weekend in Guernsey. They open against Kaycee at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 1. During the regular season, the Lady Tigers lost to the Lady Bucs in two sets at the 1A Jamboree but won in two sets at the Tiger Invite. All tournament brackets and ticket prices are available at Wyoming High School Activities Association website: www.whsaa.org.