by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Lancaster capped a three-win week in varsity volleyball with a sweep of Colonial Beach on October 24 to finish the regular season with a 12-8 overall record and 6-4 Northern Neck District mark.
The Lady Devils, with a third place district finish, advanced to Monday’s semifinals when they lost to second place Rappahannock, 3-0. Northumberland defeated Westmoreland in four sets, 3-1, to bring up a Raider-Indian district final, which was scheduled for October 30.
A win or loss in the district tourney did not change Lancaster’s Region A standings. The Devils are the sixth ranked team and will travel to third place Chincoteague on Monday, November 4. The regional semifinals will be Wednesday, November 6, at the higher seeds and the championship will be November 12 at the high seed.
Lancaster 3, Essex 0
Highlighting Lancaster’s three-match sweep last week was its 3-0 win over Essex on October 22 for its annual Dig Pink fundraiser. Proceeds from the match benefit the Side Out Foundation for breast cancer research and awareness.
Lancaster dominated the match, winning each set by more than 15 points. The Devils beat the Trojans, 25-10, 25-7, 25-7, with Alexi VerMeer registering 24 kills, five aces, six digs and nine assists.
Ayla Saunders and Rory Lally led the defense with….
