On Aug. 28, the Lady Bulldogs started their season on the road traveling to Chino Valley to take on the Lady Cougars. They would take the match in three straight sets.
First set Winslow 25, Chino Valley 11; second set Winslow 25, Chino Valley 21; and third set Winslow 25, Chino Valley 10.
Winslow had 9 aces led by Holly Nelson with 4, 21 kills led by Amanda Childers with 7, 80 attacks led Childers with 25, Tayela Larsen 19, Lisa Tsosie with 12 and Nelson with 11, 42 digs led by Natilyn Nez with 15, and 15 assists led by Nelson with 9.
The Lady Bulldogs along with 12 other teams from northern Arizona and New Mexico and Utah competed in a two-day tournament hosted by Window Rock Lady Scouts in Fort Defiance on Aug. 30. The Lady Bulldogs would compete in pool play, which consist of a one-set match. In their first match of the day they faced the Cougars of Rock Point and won with a score of Winslow 25, Rock Point 7. The Lady Bulldogs then faced the Hopi Bruins, winning 25-8. The Lady Bulldogs would suffer their only loss of the day to the Hornets of Ganado, who won 25-18. The Lady Bulldogs would bounce back when they faced the Eagles of Navajo Prep, winning 25-14. They then faced the Shonto Prep Grizzles and won that match, 25-13. In the final match of the day, they faced the Monument Valley Cougars of Utah, winning 25-15.
On Aug. 31, the Lady Bulldogs would begin three-set matches and bracket play where they would be the third seed and take on the 11th seed Sanders Valley Pirates. The Ladies took them in three straight sets, 19-21, 21-17 and 11-7.
In the semi-final match they faced the seventh seed Eagles of Navajo Prep. Bulldogs took two out of three, winning the first set 20-21, losing the second set 21-16, and winning the third set 11-10. In the championship match they would face the number one seed Window Rock Lady Scouts and the Lady Bulldogs would sweep the match in two sets. First set 25-24, and second set 25-21.
Winslow had 57 aces led by Natilyn Nez and Tamia Haskie each with 11, along with Keira Barton with 10; 118 kills led by Tayela Larsen with 23, Haskie, 21 and Lisa Tsosie, 20; 366 attacks led by Haskie with 63, Larsen and Tsosie each with 62, along with Amanda Childers with 56 and Holly Nelson with 54; 191 digs led by Nez with 49, Nelson, 34 and Haskie with 29; 115 assists led by Barton with 51 and Nelson with 44.
The Lady Bulldogs will remain on the road for their next two matches Sept. 5, at Blue Ridge (Lakeside) and Sept. 10 at Ganado. Their first home match will be Sept. 12 with Page.
