The Lisbon varsity volleyball team improved to 34-6 last week as they participated in Tri-River Conference pool play Thursday and finished runner-up at the Tri-River Conference Tournament Saturday.
Thursday, Oct. 14The Lions entered pool play with a 2-0 sweep of the Calamus-Wheatland Warriors, winning in sets of 21-10 and 21-15.
Lisbon then beat the Cedar Valley Christian Huskies 2-0, as well, with sets of 21-18 and a commanding 21-7.
Saturday, Oct. 16The Lions finished runners-up in the Tri-River Conference Tournament, fending off challenges from East Buchanan and Starmont, but falling in two sets to the Springville Orioles.
Lisbon overpowered the East Buchanan Buccaneers 2-0 with scores of 25-21 and 25-13.
The Starmont Stars played the Lions tight, but the Lions still came out on top in two sets at 27-25 and 25-21.
The two wins advanced the Lions to the championship round, where they lost in two straight sets to the 30-4 Springville Orioles 21-25 and 15-25, making the Orioles the champions of the tournament.

Gallery • 1 Photos

Trent Bowman

Lisbon’s Peyton Robinson (No. 11) returns a volley over the net in play early last week.