LHS Roundup: Volleyball drops two, water polo struggles and girls' tennis wins as fall sports season nears end

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 10:01am By The Leader Staff

Lemoore's Alexia Vancil (11) and Isabella Stevens (14) combine to block a shot in a 3-0 loss to El Diamante on Wednesday.

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It hasn’t been a good week for Lemoore High School volleyball as the Tigers dropped a pair of West Yosemite League matchups in the last couple of weeks, a 3-0 loss to Redwood on Oct. 3 and a Wednesday shutout (3-0) to visiting El Diamante.

In Wednesday’s game against the Miners, Lemoore dropped three in a row, 25-20 in the opening match, 25-22 in the second, and 25-13 in the final match.

The Rangers, in the Oct. 3 contest, crushed Lemoore in the first set 25-6 before the Tigers rebounded somewhat, but still fell in the final two sets 17-25 and 23-25 in the closer.

Lemoore fell to 8-12 overall and 2-5 in the league campaign that nears its end.

Lemoore’s varsity boys’ water polo team scored 11 times in Wednesday night’s WYL matchup with Redwood High School, played in the Rangers’ pool, but the Rangers scored 16 times to outlast the Tigers.

Lemoore's Maddelyn Kelly scores against El Diamante in Wednesday's LHS volleyball action.

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The Tigers were originally slated to play in their newly renovated pool, but the facility isn’t quite ready for use. Lemoore fell to 1-5 in league action and are 5-17 overall.

The Tigers kept it close for much of the game, but an 8-2 onslaught in the third period gave the Rangers a healthy advantage going into the final quarter. Lemoore scored five times in the final frame to cut the gap to just five goals.

The Tigers are scheduled for a home game on Oct. 16 against El Diamante at 6:30 p.m.

Lemoore’s ladies also fell Wednesday night in the Rangers’ pool as the Tigers could score just four times in an 18-4 loss as they fell to 0-5 in the WYL and 1-12 overall.

Lemoore’s ladies are scheduled to play in the Sunnyside Water Polo Tournament scheduled to begin on Friday, Oct. 11.

Lemoore’s varsity girls’ tennis team is 3-5 in the WLY and 9-8 overall as they prepare for their season-ending match at Hanford on Oct. 16.

In LHS tennis action, won a pair of matches this past week. On Wednesday the Tigers defeated Mt. Whitney in a home match 5-4 and on Monday (Oct. 7) Lemoore crushed Golden West 9-0. The Tigers improved to 4-5 in the WYL and are 10-8 overall.

In Monday’s 9-09 win, the Tigers got winning performances from singles players Aliana Cabuhat (6-1), Jenny Paz, a 6-4 winner, Christina Nguyen (6-1) and Sophia Gregoria (6-4).