KEVIN NARRO | Valley Morning Star
After ending its non-district portion of the season with a win, Lyford began district play with a victory over Pharr Vanguard on Friday, 25-4, 25-9, 25-12.
Up next is a date with IDEA Quest on Tuesday.
Against Vanguard, Sarah Martinez finished with 11 kills and 11 aces. Meanwhile, Eliana Figueroa finished with eight aces, and Kayleen May collected five kills and two blocks.
“The tempo challenged us,” said Lyford coach Lisa Lancaster. “It was challenging through the first three sets, but we were able to stay consistent with our touches, and we minimized our errors and played solid fundamental volleyball.”
Rio Hondo still looking to find their footing: The Lady Bobcats are still looking to hit their stride on the young season.
Over the weekend, Rio Hondo took part in the Hidalgo Tournament. In pool play, the Lady Cats went 1-2. On the day, Rio Hondo fell to Brownsville Lopez and Valley View, and picked up a win against Grulla.
In bracket play, Rio Hondo lost to district rival Hidalgo in three sets, 20-25, 25-11, 3-15.
Harlingen, Harlingen South, San Benito all take part in Sharyland Tourney: The Lady Cards got off to a strong start on Thursday by going 2-1 in pool play.
Big Red picked up wins against Brownsville Pace and Weslaco before falling to McAllen. On Friday Harlingen went 0-3 on the day before turning things around on Saturday. The Lady Cards got the best of their crosstown rivals, Harlingen South, in three sets before bowing out to Edinburg North. The Lady Cards will continue their road trip with a match at Edcouch-Elsa on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Harlingen South went 2-1 in pool play on Thursday and earned wins against PSJA and Edinburg Vela. South’s only blemish came against Brownsville Rivera.
On Friday, South got a little taste of district play. Rivera got the best of the Lady Hawks for a second straight day and then fell into a bit of a funk as they lost the next two matches against Pioneer and San Benito.
On Saturday, the skid continued with a loss to Harlingen. Up next for the Lady Hawks is a home match against Pioneer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
San Benito, meanwhile, had the strongest showing of the three. The Lady Hounds went 6-1 in tournament play over the weekend.
On Thursday, San Benito picked up wins against Pioneer, Mercedes and Edinburg Economedes. The Lady Hounds continued their strong play on Friday with wins against South, Pioneer and Rivera.
The Lady Hounds’ run came to an end on Saturday in the championship bracket with a 2-0 loss to Sharyland.
San Benito will host PSJA High on Tuesday at 7 p.m.