Local Volleyball Teams Test Themselves at Border Wars

Local Volleyball Teams Test Themselves at Border Wars

Kaycie Muniz. SweetwaterNOW photo by Jayson Klepper

EVANSTON — Green River, Rock Springs, Mountain View and Lyman all faced busy schedules at the Border Wars tournament Friday and Saturday, with the four local programs combining for 15 victories over the two-day event.

Green River finished 3-5, while Rock Springs went 4-4. Mountain View, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, posted the strongest record of the four teams at 5-3, winning all four of its matches Saturday. Lyman finished 3-5.

The No. 2-ranked Lady Wolves opened the tournament Friday with two straight-set victories, defeating Logan, Utah, 25-22, 25-14, and Rawlins 25-15, 25-12. Green River then faced Layton Christian and Bonneville, dropping both matches. Layton Christian rallied for a 19-25, 25-21, 15-5 victory, while Bonneville won 25-17, 25-22 in an outdoor match.

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The Lady Wolves continued the tournament Saturday with a 25-22, 25-20 loss to Bear Lake before bouncing back to sweep Juan Diego, 25-15, 25-11. Green River then fell to Cheyenne East 25-20, 25-19 before closing the tournament against Mountain View. The Buffalos won 26-24, 25-14 to finish the weekend and hand the Lady Wolves their fifth loss of the tournament.

Rock Springs opened Border Wars with a three-set victory over Juan Diego, rallying after a 25-21 first-set loss to win 25-12 and 15-7. The Lady Tigers then dropped a three-set match to Kemmerer before returning to the win column with a 25-8, 23-25, 15-8 victory over Tabiona. Rock Springs closed Friday with another three-set loss, falling to Cheyenne Central 25-22, 23-25, 15-7.

Rock Springs responded with a strong Saturday, opening the day with a 25-22, 25-16 sweep of Pinedale and following it with a 25-19, 25-19 victory over Logan. The Lady Tigers then fell to Bonneville in three sets, 20-25, 25-21, 15-9, before closing the tournament with a 25-17, 25-13 loss to Hillcrest.

Mountain View went 5-3 overall and saved its best volleyball for Saturday, winning all four of its matches. The Buffalos opened Friday with a three-set loss to No. 4 Evanston before falling to top-ranked Kelly Walsh in straight sets. Mountain View then picked up its first win of the tournament against Bear Lake, winning 25-21, 13-25, 15-12, before falling to Powell 25-13, 25-20.

Mountain View turned things around Saturday, sweeping Cheyenne East 25-19, 25-20, Bear Lake 25-13, 25-16 and Juan Diego 25-15, 25-8 before defeating Green River to finish the tournament.

Lyman also finished 3-5 after splitting its opening four matches Friday. The Lady Eagles began with straight-set victories over No. 2 Cokeville and No. 5 Little Snake River. They then dropped matches to Cheyenne Central and Kemmerer.

Lyman opened Saturday with a three-set victory over Lander, 25-14, 11-25, 15-13. The Lady Eagles then fell to Bear Lake and Jackson in straight sets before closing the tournament with a 25-23, 27-25 loss to Big Piney.