Howells-Dodge swept South Loup 3-0 in the C2-6 Sub-State final from Central Valley High School in Greeley on Saturday, winning 25-14, 25-19, and 25-20.
Head Coach Taryn Janke on the win. "Well we went in and we were very focused when we came. We had great practice all week, we knew what we wanted to accomplish, and we pretty much got the job done."
The victory earned the Jaguars (25-4) a spot in this week's State Tournament, which has them squaring off against Highway 91 rival Clarkson/Leigh (21-7) in the 4 and 5 seed game at Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Patriots defeated BRLD 3-1 at home in the C2-4 Sub-State Final on Saturday in action that was also aired on the Bull.
Clarkson/Leigh also beat Howells-Dodge 3-1 at home early in the season on September 1st.
Coach Janke says her squad is a much different team now than they were then. "We're pretty excited about this matchup. The first time we played them we weren't on our game. We made a lot of errors. It just wasn't our best game. And we've improved a lot from the beginning of the season so we're ready to go and show what we can do."
I would agree with Coach Janke on that one.
Both teams have made a lot of strides as the year has gone on so it should be a great match.
I feel it could definitely go five sets.
Coach Janke says her team is on a roll right now. "We're playing at a top level right now. We didn't start off that way and we were kind of rocky at first, but now we've got a groove going and we hope to keep it going."
The Jaguars are 17-1 in their last 18 matches so this is definitely true.
Howells-Dodge is making their first appearance at State since 2015.
It should be a great match no doubt about that.
Grace and Ellie Baumert have to step up and perform for the Jaguars. Those two are the X-Factors in my mind. It is their stage to shine, in my opinion.
Opening serve is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on the Bull.
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