By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

ANDOVER, Kan.-The end comes too soon sometimes and that was the case Saturday afternoon for the Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball squad. The Lady Indians fell to Valley Center in the semi-finals of the Class 5A Sub-State Tournament in Andover.

Hays High started slow in both sets against the Lady Hornets trailing 1-6 in the first and second sets. In the first set the Lady Indians battled back to tie the set at 15-15 and again at 19-19 but were never able to take the lead and fell 19-25. The second set was the same song, different verse except Hays was able to take a lead, albeit brief, at 7-6. That would be the only lead of the day for the Lady Indians as they lost the second set 21-25.

Kallie Leiker led Hays with 11 digs and Tasiah Nunnery with 11 kills. Hannah McGuire paced the Lady Indians with 14 assists while Nunnery and Jaysa Wichers both finished with three solo blocks. The match was the final for a big group of seniors. Leiker, McGuire, Wichers, Savannah Schneider, Jaycee Dale, and Madyson Flax all played their final match of their high school volleyball careers. The Lady Indians finished their season at 24-12.