Lady Wolves Open Season with Second-Place Finish at Cokeville Invite

Lady Wolves Open Season with Second-Place Finish at Cokeville Invite

COKEVILLE – It was a challenge from the start but the Green River Lady Wolves gained valuable experience in the first action of the season at the Cokeville Invitational.

Green River battled hard on both days of the tournament and in the end stood in second place. The ladies finished with a tournament record 4-2.

On Friday, the Lady Wolves battled back to win two games after losing to Alta of Sandy, Utah, to open action. Alta swept Green River in three but each game went right down to the end.

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They were once again challenged as they faced host team Cokeville. The teams would go all five sets with Green River on coming out on top in the end. The Lady Wolves won the first and third sets while Cokeville forced a fifth set with wins in games two and four. Green River took the fifth and deciding set, 15-11

The ladies closed out the first day with a straight sets win over Grace, Idaho, 25-17, 25-9, 25-14.

Mountain View was the first challenge for Green River on Saturday. The ladies dropped the first set but responded with wins in the second and third sets. Mountain View took game four but it was all Lady Wolves in the fifth winning 15-8 and taking the three games to two win.

The second Green River match on Saturday would be a familiar foe and would also go the distance. Unlike dropping all three on Friday, Green River took the first two sets against Alta on Saturday. The Sandy, Utah, team would respond taking the next two but in the end it was a little revenge for the ladies who took the fifth and deciding set, 15-6.

After going the distance in the first two matches on Saturday and three out of the five matches played overall, the title game would follow suit.

The Lady Wolves would face off against 4A Gillette for the title and started strong with a win in set one, 25-23. Gillette responded taking the next two. Staring at second place, the Lady Wolves responded strong with a six-point win in game four, 25-19.

In  the end it would be Gillete who outlasted Green River with a 15-11 win in  the fifth set.

 

Up Next

The Green River Lady Wolves will return to the court Sept. 4 as they travel to Gillette for the second tournament of the season. After that, the ladies will be home for the next three matches, starting with Rock Springs on Sept. 9.

9/4 at Gillette

9/5 at Gillette

9/9 Rock Springs

9/18 Natrona

9/19 Kelly Walsh

 

Cokeville Invitational

Friday Scores

1A Cokeville 3 Grace, ID 1 (26-27, 25-9, 25-19, 25-15)

4A Evanston 3 4A Gillette 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-9)

Sandy, UT Alta 3 4A Green River 0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-23)

2A Lyman 3 3A Mountain View 0 (25-23, 25-7, 25-15)

3A Star Valley 3 Preston, ID 1 (25-15, 25-16, 24-26, 25-14)

4A Green River 3 1A Cokeville 2 (25-11, 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11)

3A Mountain View 3 Randolph, UT Rich County 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-16)

4A Gillette 3 3A Star Valley 2 (19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-9)

2A Lyman 3 Montpelier, ID Bear Lake 0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-14)

4A Evanston 3 Preston, ID 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-21)

4A Green River 3 Grace, ID 0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-14)

3A Mountain View 3 Montpelier, ID Bear Lake 0 (25-8, 25-5, 25-8)

4A Evanston 3 3A Star Valley 2 (25-15, 25-21, 16-25, 26-27, 17-15)

Sandy, UT Alta 3 1A Cokeville 0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-14)

2A Lyman 3 Randolph, UT Rich County 0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-23)

4A Gillette 3 Preston, ID 1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-13)

 

Saturday Scores

4A Gillette 3 4A Evanston 0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-18)

2A Lyman 3 3A Star Valley 1 (25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 27-26)

Sandy, UT Alta 3 1A Cokeville 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14)

4A Green River 3 3A Mountain View 2 (24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 15-8)

4A Evanston 3 3A Star Valley 1 (25-20, 14-25, 25-22, 25-22)

3A Mountain View 3 1A Cokeville 2 (25-13, 19-25, 25-16, 25-27, 15-7)

4A Gillette 3 2A Lyman 1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17)

4A Green River 3 Sandy, UT Alta 2 (25-22, 25-21, 24-26, 19-25, 15-6)

4A Evanston 3 3A Mountain View 2 (25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 15-9) – 5th Place

Sandy, UT Alta 3 2A Lyman 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-19) – 3rd Place

4A Gillette 3 4A Green River 2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11) – 1st Place