Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

The Kimball Longhorns volleyball team hosted Leyton's Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Sept. 1, dropping the match three sets to one.

The Lady Warriors started hot, building a lead in the first set with great net play by junior Cortney Holt and freshman Kaitlyn Craig peppered with kills by senior Ella Draper.

But the Lady Longhorns hung in and fought back, with junior Amy Birkhofer and sophomore Jayden Paxton at the net providing blocks and kills to keep Kimball in the set.

Kimball started to get on a roll near the end of the set, while Leyton struggled to put the set away. The Lady Longhorns c...