Sidney spikers win two at Kimball Triangular

The Sidney High School volleyball team picked up two wins Thursday at the Kimball Triangular.

The Lady Raiders defeated Gering in straight sets in their opening match 25-15, 25-18, and then downed host Kimball in three sets 17-25, 25-16, 25-23 in the nightcap.

Sidney improved to 5-5 overall and 2-0 in Class B District 8 play.

Freshman Payton Jung paced the Raiders' attack against Kimball with 10 kills and four blocks. Teammate Kelsey Knight added eight kills and Maddi Porter contributed six more. Emily Mahr had 18 assists and a team-high eight digs.

Against Gering, Annalise Lecher and Jung has six kills apiece, while Knight added five. Porter recorded 11 digs and Mahr chipped in 18 assists.

The Lady Raiders return to action Saturday at the eight-team Aurora Tournament.

Leyton splits pair of matches

as host of triangular

The Leyton volleyball team downed Hay Springs 25-16, 25-12, but lost to Mitchell 15-15, 25-21 on Thursday.

"Mitchell put up a great block so our hitters had to adjust," said Leyton head coach Jodi Craig. "We did a good job of this, just not early enough in the second game. Although our hitters had some great swings on the ball, we didn't get it terminated.

"Mitchell was a scrappy team that didn't let much drop on their side of the court," Craig added. "I thought we played fairly strong defense throughout both matches tonight. We will use this as a learning experience and be ready to bounce back on Saturday for the tournament in Mitchell."

Cheyenne Nickel had five kills against Hay Springs, while teammate Taylor Berner had 17 assists, Diedra Waite added 12 digs and Natalie Cruise chipped in 11 more.

Against Mitchell, Kristine Barnett led the Lady Warriors with eight kills. Waite had seven aces from the service line and Nickel added three more.

"Diedra Waite had a great run of serves in the first set early on and Cheyenne Nickel had a nice run toward the end of the second set," Craig said. "Taylor Berner did a great job of getting to the ball and making a concerted effort in giving the hitters a quality set."

Leyton is back in action Saturday at the Mitchell Triangular.

Creek Valley tops Garden Co.

in straight sets at home

The Storm rolled to a straight-set win over Garden County on Thursday, winning 25-13, 25-9, 25-11.

Jessie Straber registered a team-high 14 kills and had five blocks, while teammate Joey Straber added seven kills and 13 digs. Payje Misegadis recorded a team-high 25 digs.

Setter Samantha Schmid had eight aces and added 20 assists.

Creek Valley's next match is at Potter-Dix on Thursday.