LCMS Volleyballers contend with brutal first week of play

The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panther volleyball team traveled to Loretto for their season opener against South Lawrence Middle School.

The Lady Panther varsity team trailed the entire first set of the Varsity match, dropping the first set 25-3.

In the second set of the varsity match, the Lady Panthers were able to put more points on the board before ultimately dropping the second set 25-9 and picked up a loss in the match. The Lady Panthers open the season at 0-1.

In Junior Varsity action, the Lady Panthers dropped the first set of the match 25-8 to the South Lawrence Junior Varsity team, and fell in the second match 25-2.

LCMS Volleyball picks up first win

In a quick turn around from their season opener, the Lewis County Middle School Lady Panther volleyball team traveled to Ethridge for their second match of the season against the Ethridge Lady Bulldogs. Following two tough sets of varsity play and two tough sets of junior varsity play the day before at South Lawrence, the Lady Panther girls were looking to pick up wins.

The Lady Panther varsity team hit the court inspired and took the first set of the match 25-17, securing the first set victory of the season. The team followed a strong opening set with another great effort and took the second set 25-16. The two-set sweep gave the varsity team it's first match win of the 2020 season.

In Junior Varsity action, the Lady Panthers and Lady Bulldogs went back and forth before Lewis County put the first set away 25-20. The Lady Panther JV continued to control the pace of the game and took the second set, 25-12. The two-set sweep gave the junior varsity team it's first match win of the season as well.

Head Coach Rachel Riley commented on the first wins of the season, saying, "We played as a team and really earned the victory for both JV and Varsity." With the win, the LCMS Lady Panther volleyball team improved to 1-1 on the season, and the JV team evened-out it's record at 1-1 as well.

Lady Tigers too much for LCMS

For the third match in four days, the Lewis County Middle School Lady Panther volleyball team traveled to Lawrenceburg for their third match of the season, taking on the New Prospect Lady Tigers. The Lady Panthers were fresh off their first varsity and junior varsity wins on Tuesday at Ethridge.

The Lady Panther varsity team took the floor against a very strong Lady Tiger varsity, but were unable to mount a charge in the first set before falling 25-7. In a very competitive second set of varsity play, the Lady Panthers fell behind early, but went on a 14-point run to close the gap before ultimately falling in the second set, 25-20, and dropping the match.

In Junior Varsity action, the Lady Panthers and Lady Tigers started slow, but New Prospect went on a quick run to put space between the two teams and came away with a 25-13 first-set victory. The Lady Tigers carried the momentum from the first set into the second set and pulled away to a 25-10 second-set victory to win the junior varsity match.

The Lady Panthers fall to 1-2 in both Varsity and Junior Varsity play.

LCMS Volleyball drops fourth on the road

The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panther volleyball ended a long and tough opening week with their fourth match of the week and fourth road trip of the week, when they traveled to Collinwood for matches against the Lady Trojans on Friday, August 7, 2020.

The Lady Panther varsity team had a strong start in the first set before slipping late in the set and dropping the opening of the match 25-19. Collinwood took control late in set one and rolled to a second set win 25-2, sweeping the two set varsity match.

The Lady Panther junior varsity team went back-and-forth with the Lady Trojan JV in the first junior varsity set before falling 25-18. The second set of the junior varsity matchup was similar to the first set as the Lady Panthers played close with the Lady Trojans until the end before falling 25-19 and dropping the junior varsity match.

The Lady Panther varsity and junior varsity ended a grueling week at 1-4. The LCMS volleyball team returns home on Monday, August 10, 2020 for a home match against a very strong Summertown Lady Eagle team.

LCMS hosts Lady Eagles

The LCMS Lady Panther volleyball team played their first home match of the season on Monday, August 10th, hosting the Summertown Lady Eagles. The Lady Panthers were coming off of an opening week that featured four road matches in five days.

In the varsity match, the Lady Panthers squared off against a very strong Lady Eagle team and fell behind early and were unable to mount any comeback, ultimately dropping the first set 25-3. The Lady Panthers regrouped during the break and fought hard in the second set before ultimately suffering defeat in the second set 25-19, and losing the home match.

The junior varsity teams took the floor and it was the Lady Eagle JV that edged the Lady Panthers 25-18 in the first set, and continued to keep control in the second set to a 25-19 win to take the JV match.

Coach Rachel Riley commented that the teams "played against a very good Summertown team and played very hard."

LCMS drops matches to Leoma

The LCMS Lady Panther volleyball team travelled on Thursday, August 13th to take on the Lady Rebels of Leoma.

In the varsity match, the Lady Panthers squared off against an improved Lady Rebel team and fell behind in the opening set and lost 25-15. The Lady Rebels kept the momentum from late in the first set throughout the second set and handed the Lady Panthers the set loss 25-8 and the match loss 2-0.

The junior varsity teams took the floor and the Lady Panthers played a competitive first set with the Lady Rebels, a back and forth set, until Leoma was able to put some space between the teams and take the first set 25-17. The second set saw more of the same from the Lady Rebels as they opened up a large lead and cruised to the set and match win with a 25-11 second set.

Coffman too much for LCMS

The LCMS Lady Panther volleyball team was on the road again on Friday, August 14th, the sixth road game of the first seven dates as they traveled to Lawrenceburg to take on the E.O. Coffman Lady Panthers.

In the varsity match, the Lady Panthers matched up with a traditionally strong E.O. Coffman volleyball squad that wasted little time asserting themselves on the court. Early in the first set, the Coffman Lady Panthers opened up the game on a point run that dropped Lewis County behind and in a hole they were unable to recover from. Coffman took the first set 25-4 before the teams entered the break. After the break, Coffman picked up where they left off and Lewis County found themselves, again, playing from behind. Lewis County did show improvement from the first set, but the scoring difference was still lopsided in favor of the host team, as Coffman cruised to a second set win 25-11 and a 2-0 match victory.

There were no junior varsity matches at E.O. Coffman on that day.

LCMS face Collinwood

The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panther volleyball returned home on Monday, August 17 for a rematch with the Collinwood Lady Trojans. The two teams met in Collinwood the week prior, and the Lady Panthers were looking to avenge previous losses.

The Lady Panthers came out excited to be back on their home court, and fought hard in the first set of the match. The momentum of the first set swung back and forth before the Lady Trojans seized control and took set one 25-21. The second set went the way of the visitors as Collinwood controlled the set and finished off the Lady Panther's day with a 25-13 set win and match win.

The Lady Panther junior varsity team struggled in the match with the Lady Trojan JV. The first set was controlled by the Lady Trojans and they prevalied, 25-13. The Lady Panthers struggled to overcome the Lady Trojans in the second set and ultimately dropped the second set 25-11, losing the JV match.

The Lady Panther varsity record dropped to 1-7 and the Lady Panther junior varsity dropped to 1-6 on the season. The Lady Panthers were expected to be back in action on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at home, hosting Leoma.