Class C2 NSAA state championship volleyball was on the schedule for #3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at two locations in Lincoln.
LCC began their quest for a repeat trip to the finals at the Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 5 in a five-set thriller and ended with state hardware with a second five-set match.
The Bears first posted a reverse-sweep against #6 Freeman (20-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-11) during a rematch from last year's championship game.
Following a semifinal loss the following afternoon against #2 Centura (19-25, 20-25, 26-28), #3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge picked up a five-set win over #1 Thayer Central (17-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-13, 15-7) during the consolation match at Lincoln Northwest on Nov. 7.
A pair of double-doubles were recorded in the opening state tourney match by Rena Rasmussen (31 kills/16 digs) and Kaida Eriksen (21 kills/24 digs).
Find additional details and state photos inside this week's sports section.
While the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge volleyball team was in Lincoln on their way to a third place trophy, the third-seeded LCC football team moved one win closer to advancing to Lincoln themselves.
Back at Haskell Field in Laurel on Nov. 5, the Bears held onto a 24-22 win against #11 Wilcox-Hildreth during the Class D2 quarterfinals.
LCC has now won eight straight to improve to 10-1 while the Falcons end their season at 7-4.
The Bears played seven games in Laurel, winning six this season (including two playoff outings).
Paxton Hoeppner completed 14-of-23 for 118 yards with one touchdown. He also ran the ball seven times for 34 yards and one score.
Tanner Thompson recorded 152 yards on 26 carries with one score.
Kai Hartung broke into the end zone twice on 12 rushes for 42 yards.
Dayton Korth hauled in two receptions for 50 yards with one score.
Korth posted a team-high 11 tackles (eight solo) with four tackles for loss with a fumble recovery.
Drey Puppe (five tackles, one solo) tallied two interceptions and Talon Carson (four tackles, three solo) had one INT.
#3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will next visit #2 North Platte St. Patrick's on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. during the Class D2 semifinal round.
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