The lady Panthers traveled to Colorado Springs for the Region 9 regional tournament. Rangely played St. Mary’s High School and Burlington High School.
Rangely Panther volleyball traveled to Colorado Springs for regional competition and ended their season one win away from making it to the state tournament. | COURTESY PHOTO
Rangely played St. Mary’s first and had a rough start. The Panthers passed well but weren’t able to terminate play, losing to St. Mary’s in three sets. Kaitlyn Cox led with two aces. Lexi LeBleu, Kyrah Phelps and Karlee Halcomb each had one ace. Annika Cantrell led the Panthers with nine kills, LeBleu had six, Phelps five and Ashlynn Ducey four. Emmeree Wagner and Cantrell both had four blocks each. Phelps and LeBleu had 10 digs each, while Kristana Terry and Emma Smith had nine each.
The Panthers didn’t have long to rest before playing Burlington. The Panthers looked a little more like themselves as they beat Burlington in a five-set thriller. Halcomb led with three aces and 14 earned points behind the service line, while Miley Chism added two aces as did Cox. LeBleu led the team in kills with 11, and Cantrell chipped in eight kills as well. Cantrell and Wagner both played the net well having six blocks each. Phelps had 28 digs, Smith had 17 digs and Chism had 16 digs.
Overall, the Panthers had a great season and were just shy of one match to make it to the big show. Coach Marybel Cox stated that she is proud of her team and what they accomplished. “They are a tough group of girls!”
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