The Miners’ Azucena Escobar tips the ball over the net while Ray’s Juliana Martinez goes in for the block. Waiting to see where the ball lands are San Manuel’s Andrea Nabor and Ray’s Krishel Sims. Photo by Pasha Ann Hoston
By Nathaniel A. Lopez
The Lady Bearcats made the trek south to face off against San Manuel. The Lady Miners put up a fight coming close in each set, but the Lady ‘Cats claimed all three set wins, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-20.
The Lady Miners were scheduled to play Superior to close out the week, but no official score has been reported. The Lady Miners will meet up with Hayden on Oct. 1 and Valley Lutheran on Oct. 3.
On Sept. 13 and 14, the Lady ‘Cats competed in the Mogollon Invitational. The girls got a lot of time on the court but were unable to claim any of the match wins. The Lady ‘Cats played against Mogollon 0-3, Blue Ridge 0-3, Page 0-3, St. David 0-3 and 0-2, Page 0-2 and Show Low 0-2.
The Lady ‘Cats closed out their week by hosting Hayden. The girls claimed another win with the final score being 3-1. The girls will meet up with San Simon, Desert Heights Prep, and Superior next week.
Lady Lobos
The Lady Lobos had a tough time on the volleyball court last week. Starting off the week, the girls traveled to take on Dishchii’bikoh, suffering a tough 0-3 loss with set scores of 18-25, 14-25 and 16-25.
The girls ended the week with a game against Ray. The girls were unable to claim the win, only 1 set was won by the Lady Lobos. The final score was 1-3.
Hayden is set to meet up with Valley Lutheran and rematch Dishchii’bikoh this week.
Lady Panthers
The Superior volleyball team had a tough matchup against Valley Lutheran last week. The girls were unable to claim any set wins with the set scores being 21-25, 12-25 and 25-27.
The Lady Panthers were scheduled to take on the Lady Miners, but no official score has been reported.
The girls will host Ray next week on Thursday, Sept. 26, with a 5 p.m. start.