L-N volleyball at sub-district play

It’s crunch time for the Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team. Their only avenue to the state D-2 tournament is through the sub-district and district road.

They received some possible help in the sub-district bracket. The Raiders disposed of Wilcox-Hildreth Monday at Roseland to advance to Tuesday’s sub-district final. Franklin handed Lawrence-Nelson a gift when they downed the number one seed Silver Lake Mustangs in four set. This set up a Franklin Flyer-Raider match for the opportunity to advance to the district final Saturday. The Raiders have had their way with Franklin lately, downing them in two recent matches. Match results were unavailable at press time.

Lawrence-Nelson swept Franklin in three sets, 25-16, 25-18 and 25-21, at Nelson last Tuesday. The Raiders dispatched Wilcox-Hildreth in three sets, 25-18, 25-11 and 25-12.

Emma Epley topped the Raiders kill chart against Franklin with 11. Aleah Heikkinen and Kara Menke pounded out seven kills apiece. Sydney Biltoft pounced for three kills. Emily Troudt was good for two kills. Katelyn Mazour had one kill. Mazour rocketed through three aces. Epley and Heikkinen scored with two aces each. Hanna Skinner had one ace. Jorgensen lobbed up 14 digs. Skinner popped up nine digs. Epley contributed seven digs. Heikkinen and Mazour came through with six digs each. Kylie Beard added four digs. Menke finished the match with three digs.

Epley had 10 kills against Wilcox-Hildreth. Biltoft recorded nine kills. Heikkinen and Mazour accounted for five kills apiece. Beard dumped two kills. Mazour and Troudt posted a kill each. Epley and Jorgensen lined through two aces each. Mazour and Skinner launched an ace apiece. Heikkinen landed 15 digs. Jorgensen listed 12 digs for the match. Mazour collected six digs. Epley and Skinner accounted for five digs each. Beard added three digs for the Raiders. Biltoft had two digs.

The Raiders future was determined Tuesday. Should they advance to the district final the time, location and opponent will be on the Nebraska School Activities Association website.