The Winslow Lady Bulldogs volleyball season began this week with a very young team. They would start on the road on Aug. 26, where they traveled to Payson to take on the seasoned Lady Longhorns. The Lady Bulldogs would end up falling in three sets but they kept things close in the first set with a final of Payson 25, Winslow 17. Second set it was Payson 25, Winslow 13, and the third set was Payson 25 Winslow 8.
On Aug. 28, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Fort Defiance to take part in the two-day Window Rock Invitational. On the first day they participated in pool play. They first faced the Hopi Lady Bruins, winning the first set with a final score of Winslow 21, Hopi 14 and the second set Winslow 21, Hopi 9.
In the second match they faced Valley Sanders. The Lady Pirates won the first set Winslow 21, Valley 10, the second set was Winslow 20, Valley 21.
In the last match of pool play they faced the Pinon Lady Eagles. The final score for the first set was Winslow 21 Pinon 13, and the second set was Winslow 21, Pinon 13. The Lady Bulldogs would finish pool play in first. In cross-play they faced the host team Lady Scouts. In the first set the score was Winslow 21, Window Rock 20. The second set was Winslow 21, Window Rock 15, which gave the Lady Bulldogs the first seed in bracket play the next day.
On Aug. 29, the Lady Bulldogs faced the Lady Bruins on Hopi. The final score for the first set was Winslow 21, Hopi 14, and the second set was Winslow 21, Hopi 10.
In the second match of the day, they took on the Lady Cougars of Monument Valley, Utah. The final score for the first set was Winslow 21, Monument Valley 16. In the second set it was Winslow 21, Monument Valley 13.
The Lady Bulldogs would then again face the Lady Scouts of Window Rock in what has become a tradition in the championship match. This year it would be the Lady Scouts taking the crown. The final score for the first set was Window Rock 25, Winslow 19 and the second set was Window Rock 25, Winslow 12.
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Page to take on the Lady Sand Devils on Sept. 1. The Lady Bulldogs home season opener will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with the Lady Warriors of ALA-Ironwood.
