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Three area girls teams will be advancing to the Class 1A regional bracket this weekend, with two hosting. Stratton beat Idalia for the District 5 championship, and with the Lady Eagles ranked No. 2 in the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index, they earned the right to host. Idalia was the highest-ranked non-district champion, and with […]

The regular season came to a close last weekend for the area’s 1A girls basketball teams. Stratton ended up drawing the No. 1 seed for the District 5 tournament, while Idalia earned the No. 2 spot. Both hosted quarterfinal games Tuesday. The tournament shifts to Brush High School for the semifinals Friday and finals Saturday. […]

The regular season for volleyball is in the books and three of the four Class 1A teams in the area are moving on to the regional round this weekend. Stratton and Idalia will be hosting regional pairings, while Hi-Plains will go on the road to face an opponent with whom they have a bit of […]

The last week saw all four of the Class 1A volleyball teams in the area pick up wins, and it was a very good week for Stratton and Hi-Plains. One put itself on the precipice of a league title, while the other took down the No. 2 team in the state. Three of the four […]

All four area Class 1A volleyball teams had matches during the past week, and two were part of a big tournament. Highlighting the schedule was the annual Stratton Bash on Saturday, which was won by the host Lady Eagles.   Stratton Bash A full day of action on Saturday got an early jump, with Genoa-Hugo/Karval […]

It was a very light schedule for the four area Class 1A volleyball squads, with just a total of five matches on the slate. That included a huge head-to-head clash between Idalia and Stratton last Saturday.   Idalia Lady Wolves (11-4, 1-2 YWKC) vs. Stratton Lady Eagles (8-3, 3-0 in Union Pacific) Idalia and Stratton […]

It was a crazy week on the courts for the local Class 1A volleyball squads. Two were busy with Saturday tournaments, while the other two had a slightly lighter schedule over the course of the last week. Stratton Lady Eagles (7-3, 2-0 Union Pacific) For Stratton, Friday’s win over Hi-Plains in three sets served as […]

It was a busy week for all four of the Class 1A volleyball teams in the area with each playing at least two matches. Three of the four earned at least one victory on the week.   Bethune Lady Bobcats (4-8 overall, 0-1 YWKC) Bethune took a three-match losing streak into the week, and opened […]

Two of the four local Class 1A volleyball squads made their way to state last year, with Idalia and Stratton representing the area in the final 12. Neither side was able to get into the semifinals, but both are in the discussion about the teams that could challenge Merino and try to keep the Lady […]