By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Hays High def Larned  25-20, 25-21
Hays High opened up the 2016 volleyball season by splitting a home triangular.  The Lady Indians opened up with Larned in their first match.  The first set was tight early and then Hays High pulled away, leading by as many as eight points.  Larned closed the gap to 24-20 before Hays closed the door to win set one 25-20.

Set number two was nearly identical to the first with Hays High leading most of the way.  The scrappy team from Larned would not go away easily as they crawled back to within three points before Hays finished the set and the match with a 25-21 victory.  Freshman Tasiah Nunnery led Hays High with 11 kills, sophomore Hannah McGuire added 10 assists and sophomore Kallie Leiker had 17 digs. The win gave the Lady Indians an early season record of 1-0.

No. 5 LaCrosse def Hays High 25-18, 26-24
Close but yet so far away seemed to be the theme in Hays High’s second match of the day at the Hays High Gym.  The Lady Indians battled state ranked La Crosse in front of a spirited crowd.  With set one tied at 12 points apiece LaCrosse rattled off seven straight and went on to win set one 25-18.

Set two was an absolute battle from start to finish.  The two teams swapped leads and it looked like Hays High was poised to send the match to a third set with a 22-18 lead.  LaCrosse would have none of that as the Lady Leopards outscored the Lady Indians 8-2 down the stretch to pick up the win in the set and the match.  Nunnery led the way with 12 kills, McGuire had 10 assists, Leiker eight digs and sophomore Jaycee Dale had 3 service aces.

Hays High is 1-1 on the young season and will head to Dodge City on September 8th.