We competed with every team that we played. We were the only 1A team at the Douglas Invitational Tournament. Playing in the consolation championship speaks highly of the way this group of girls compete.”

Coach Monica Anderson

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DOUGLAS – The Southeast High School Lady Cyclones volleyball team battled with grit against significantly larger 2A and 3A programs at the Bearcat Invitational hosted by Douglas from August 30-31.

The event opened with three games of pool play on Friday. Southeast soundly defeated Buffalo in the first match, 2-0. 

Squaring off against Torrington in the second match, the Lady Cyclones fought the Lady Blazers through three close matches with Southeast ultimately falling, 2-1.

Rallying in the third match, the Lady Cyclones defeated Glenrock, 2-0.

Southeast’s 2-1 record from pool play advanced the Lady Cyclones to the gold bracket on Friday. 

Southeast once again found itself facing Torrington in a close, three-set contest won by the Lady Blazers, 2-1.

The Lady Cyclones recovered in the consolation match against Buffalo to score a 2-0 victory against the Lady Bison.

Progressing to the fifth-place match, Southeast fell to Big Horn, 2-0, and the Lady Cyclones placed sixth overall as a team.

“We competed with every team that we played,” coach Monica Anderson said. “We were the only 1A team at the Douglas Invitational Tournament. Playing in the consolation championship speaks highly of the way this group of girls compete. Tournaments are a great way to see where you’re at, discover what’s working and what needs more practice. We communicated well and celebrated every contribution from every girl on the team. We have a few things to polish up, but we kicked the season off with a successful weekend.”

Pool play – Buffalo

Southeast scored five decisive points in a neck-and-neck first set against the Lady Bison to win, 25-10.

The Lady Cyclones trounced Buffalo in the second set by a 25-16 margin. 

Pool play – Torrington 

The lead switched back and forth in a closely contested first set between Southeast and Torrington. An ace by junior Taylor Tregemba placed Southeast up, 3-2. 

Torrington responded with three points to pull ahead, 6-4. A block by senior Brooklyn Leithead and an ace from junior Hadley Leithead tied the set, 7-7.

Southeast recaptured the lead late in the set, 18-17, when sophomore Bylie Booth slammed over a kill. The Lady Cyclones remained ahead following a pair of kills by Brooklyn Leithead, including game point, 25-23.

The second set followed a similar pattern. Southeast took the lead midway into the set, 12-11, with a block by senior Angie Logsdon and a kill from Booth. Senior Anna Hartman aced a serve and tied the set at 15.

Torrington ultimately took control of the scoreboard late in the second set to win, 25-19.

The third set came down to the wire as well, with the Lady Blazers winning by two points, 15-13. The set deadlocked at three when Logsdon reached up for a block. 

Junior Keana Llewellyn powered over a kill to place Southeast ahead, 13-12, before Torrington responded with three decisive points.

Pool play – Glenrock

The Lady Cyclones swept Glenrock, 25-13 and 25-20.

In the first set, Southeast found itself ahead, 10-3, following two aces by Tregemba and a kill from Brooklyn Leithead.

Brooklyn Leithead aced a serve and the Lady Cyclones widened their lead, 15-6. Hadley Leithead scored game point with a kill, 25-13.

Southeast controlled the scoreboard early in the second set. Llewellyn and Hartman both aced a serve and Hartman scored a kill to place the Lady Cyclones up, 6-2.

Glenrock regained the lead midway into the set, 15-14. Logsdon tied the set with a block. The Lady Cyclones recaptured the lead, 17-16, with a kill by Hadley Leithead. A kill by Booth resulted in game point, 25-20.

Gold bracket – Torrington

The Lady Cyclones and Lady Blazers found themselves squaring off again in the opening match of the gold bracket.

The first set went beyond 25 with Southeast ultimately prevailing, 27-25. Booth, Tregemba and Brooklyn Leithead provided solid coverage on the court with digs. Logsdon, Booth and Llewellyn each scored several kills and Hadley Leithead had a block.

The Lady Blazers turned the tables in the second set to win, 25-12, before defeating Southeast in the third set, 15-9.

Gold bracket – Buffalo

The Lady Cyclones pulled out all the stops in the match against Buffalo, winning both sets by a considerable 25-18 margin.

Southeast established an early lead in the first set, 4-1, following a block by Brooklyn Leithead and a pair of aces by Coulson. Buffalo  tied the set at seven.

Brooklyn Leithead responded with a kill and Southeast retook the lead, 8-7.

Brooklyn Leithead and Hadley Leithead both served up aces and Southeast found itself up, 16-10.

In the second set, Southeast scored the first three points, culminating in an ace from Llewellyn. 

Buffalo moved into the lead, 6-4, before Logsdon and Hadley Leithead responded with a kill apiece to tie the set, 7-7. 

The Lady Cyclones maintained the lead, 16-15, with a pair of kills from Booth.

Gold bracket – Big Horn

The first set between Southeast and Big Horn resulted in a deadlock at 24 before Big Horn scored two decisive points to win, 26-24.

Southeast fell short in the second set, 25-16.