JV Scores

Raton       25 25

Springer    7   21

Varsity Scores

Raton      25  25  25

Springer 15 13  17

Tigers Dowse Red Devil Fire

By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media

            Indoors and out of the wind the ladies took to the court in Sym Brown Gym in Springer Thursday for an evening of volleyball.

            The Lady Red Devils came out strong and stayed with it for the first part of game one and then something seemed to go south for the ladies. Strong play at the net with blocks and well placed spikes allowed the Lady Tigers to open up their lead and volley their way to a 10 point lead.

            Again as game two got underway the Lady Red Devils stayed in the game with Alissha Frye and Brittany Baca making the blocks and spikes at the net. Then the heat left the Lady Red Devils as Raton again pulled out and took a big lead. Well placed spikes by Maggie Honeyfield, Shania Dorrance and Brittni Garcia extended the lead to a final score at 25-13.

            Game three again stayed close in the beginning and this time stayed closer later in the game. Raton’s hitters again found the holes in the Lady Red Devil defense and extended the their lead. As the game wore down Raton put it away with some great vollies back and forth until the ball slipped in to the hole and found the court for the point.

            Both teams played well yet it seemed the Lady Red Devils got bit about half way through each game, some miscommunications also troubled the ladies. Despite the knee brace Brittany Baca played a strong game at the net as she went head to head with Raton players Mikala Vertovec, Briannon Trujillo, Jordan Valdez and Arrissa Maldonado who are tasked with the blocking duties for the Lady Tiger Defense.

            Raton will begin district play next week on Thursday at West Las Vegas while Springer will continue their district play against Des Moines Saturday.

Fingertip to Fingertip as Mikala Vertovec and Brittany Baca meet at the net During the volleyball match in Springer Thursday Afternoon (10-6-2011)

Kyra Laumbach puts it up as Mikala Vertovec makes the block Thursday afternoon (10-6-2011) in Sym Brown Gym