Chadron High Volleyball Team Wins Sub-Districts

     After defeating Gordon-Rushville and Mitchell in the C1-12 subdistrict tournament on Monday, October 29, the Chadron High School volleyball team is one win away from the state tournament in Lincoln. 

     After losing the first set against Gordon-Rushville, (21-25), Chadron fought back and won the next 3 sets (25-14), (25-12), and (25-22), to advance to the championship game, where they swept Mitchell, (25-18), (25-16), and (25-18). 

     Head Coach Blakelee Hoffman said, "We dropped our first set to Gordon because we could not get our attacks to fall in bounds." During the Mitchell game, Hoffman said, "I thought our defense was awesome!" 

     During the Mitchell game, Chadron had many good moments to help them to get the win. Tyleigh Strotheide, a junior on the team, said, "The strongest part of the game was our defense, and we were really smart with the ball." Allie Ferguson, another junior, said, "The team was good at being aggressive when we needed to be, which helped us create a lead against Mitchell."

     After winning both games in sub-districts, Chadron will play on Saturday, November 3, against Columbus-Scotus. The Cardinals will travel to Ainsworth, NE, meeting halfway to play Scotus.                 Columbus-Scotus is 18-9 on the season, and Chadron is 23-14. Coach Hoffman said, "They are beatable. They are comparable to Gering," a team Chadron has beat three times this season. Hoffman said, "I think at the level we did against Alliance and Mitchell, we could be preparing for a Lincoln trip next week!"