Lady Warrior Volleyball Start Season Strong
Written by Chance Bond on September 9, 2022
The Worland High School Volleyball team started the season a week later than most High Schools in Wyoming.
The first matches were played last week in Cody at the Montana/Wyoming Boarder Wars.
Worland went 2-2 over the tournament and in the losses took 2 of Montana’s top teams to 5 sets.
The Lady Warriors got wins against Custer County (Miles City, MT.) 3-2 and Park High School (Livingston, MT.) in straight sets 3-0.
Billings Central, 2021 Montana Class A Volleyball State Champions, beat Worland 3-2. Central went 3-1 in the tournament with their 1 loss to Cody.
Worland lost to Laurel, 2021 Montana Class A Girl’s Soccer State Champions, 3-2. Laurel went 5-0 at the tournament.
The Cody Fillies won the Boarder Wars, Laurel finished second in the tiebreaker. Laurel went 5 sets with Worland and Cody won all matches in straight sets.
Listen to the interview with Coach Becky Wassum at the bottom of the page.
The Lady Warriors are headed to the Rawlins’ invite Friday and Saturday.
Day 1 is pool play, Worland is in Pool A with Moorcroft, Rawlins, and Lander.
Pool B: Glenrock, #5 Wheatland, #4 Powell, and #1 Lyman.
Pool C: Buffalo, Torrington, Lovell, and #2 Mountain View.
Pool D: Newcastle, Douglas, Thermopolis, and #3 Pinedale.
Worland will play Lander first the tournament begins at 12 noon and is on a rolling clock from there.
The Lady Warriors will play Moorcroft and Rawlins on Friday.
Day 2 is Bracket play. The top two finishers will be in the Gold Bracket, the bottom two finishers are in the Silver Bracket.
Photos provided by Brandi Ramirez.