LMS netters battle Lander and Riverton as tournaments approach

As they hone in on the upcoming conference tournaments, the Lovell Middle School volleyball squads tuned up with quads in Cody and Lovell Saturday.

Playing in Cody, the Lovell seventh-grade A team fell to Riverton two games to one – 25-13, 16-25, 15-7, but swept Lander 25-14, 25-4.

“Blakely Piper served 15 straight points in the second game to give us a big lead,” head coach Marci Durtsche said.

The Lovell B team fell to Riverton 25-16, 28-26 but beat Lander 24-26, 25-19, 15-13.

The B team will play in a jamboree in Powell Saturday, while the A team hosts the Yellowstone Conference Tournament.

The eighth-grade A team, meanwhile, fell to Lander at home Saturday 25-21, 23-25, 15-12, but beat Riverton 25-23, 21-25, 15-7. The B team swept Lander 25-14, 25-22, 15-8 but lost all three sets to Riverton 25-10, 25-22, 15-10.

The eighth-grade B team is scheduled to join the seventh-grade B squad at a jamboree in Powell Friday, and the A team will travel to Riverton for the eighth-grade Yellowstone Conference Tournament.