Staff Report

Ten total sets played across two tightly contested matches last week wasn’t enough for the Hays volleyball team to pull away a much needed district victory.

A five set defeat Oct. 27 to the rival San Marcos Rattlers was then followed by another five set loss to the Bowie Bulldogs Oct. 30. The two losses marked the fourth and fifth times Hays fell in a match that went all five sets. It was also the second time this season Hays fell to Bowie and San Marcos in matches that went the...