Just a few days after qualifying for their first district final as a co-op of Allen and Emerson-Hubbard, Tri County Northeast fought to the very end during the Nov. 1 District final round.
From Shelton in the D1-5 District final, #12 Tri County Northeast suffered a 3-0 loss at #5 Shelton (18-25, 15-25, 20-25).
The Wolfpack ended their season at 24-6.
Senior Kiya Tornez posted a team-high 12 kills to go along with six digs and a block.
Junior Joslyn Mackling followed with nine kills, 10 digs and two service aces.
Sophomore Ally Belt finished with 22 assists, six digs and two kills. She also had a service ace and a block.
Junior Emily Mitchell led the Wolfpack with 11 digs.
Junior Briley Anderson tallied four kills, two blocks and a dig.
Senior Sam Rastede tacked on two digs as did sophomore Maddie Franzluebers.
This will still be a season to remember for quite some time for the Wolfpack who produced 20 wins last season in Class C2.
This year, TCNE won the Hartington-Newcastle Invite on Oct. 11, finished runner-up during the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament (falling to only #1 in Class D2 Wynot) and held a pair of eight-match winning streaks (Sept. 4 - 22 going 19-4 in sets played/Oct. 11 - 20 going 18-4 in sets played).
Shelton advanced as the sixth-best team in Class D1 among the top eight at state which begins Nov. 6 in Lincoln.
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