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Sports Goulash
Odds and ends of Wyoming high school sports.
Off-the-wall volleyball predictions
Posted by: Patrick Schmiedt on October 23, 2008 at 12:56AM EST

With volleyball's regional tournaments beginning on Friday, here's a short debate-stirring look at who might win each tournament:

4A East: Gillette. The Camels have been the scariest 4A team outside of Casper. They've been improving consistently and they're poised for a big weekend.... which may lead to more success next week.
4A West: Natrona County. This is simply a toss-up between the two Casper squads, but the Fillies have shown more consistency during the conference schedule than Kelly Walsh. Plus, NC beat KW twice in the regular season.
3A East: Wheatland. Once again, it could go either way with either the Bulldogs or Rawlins, especially since the tournament is on the Outlaws' home court. But Wheatland has already won once at Rawlins in the regular season and also beat Rawlins again at Wheatland during the regular season. Douglas and Glenrock, though, could also provide some upsets along the way and de-rail a Bulldogs-Outlaws championship.
3A West: Powell. No one has been more consistent in the 3A West this year than the Panthers. They just keep plugging away. They've been a bit under the radar due to Wheatland and Rawlins, but believe me -- Powell will have every team's full attention at state.
2A East: Big Horn. The Rams haven't shown any signs of a post-championship letdown. They're just as good this year as they were last year. Maybe better.
2A West: Mountain View. This is the scary part of trying to repeat for Big Horn: Mountain View is better this year, too. They've been tearing it up in the southwest corner this year and will be one of the teams to beat at state.
1A East: Hulett. There's quite a bit of parity in the 1A East this year, as Southeast, Kaycee and Arvada-Clearmont have all proven they know how to win big matches. But Hulett has proven all season that last year's title was no fluke -- and that they have the ability to win it all again.
1A West: Cokeville. As usual, no one has been close to touching the success the Panthers have experienced this fall. Now, all they have to do is put the pieces together at the right time, and they should be right there next Saturday night in the Casper Events Center, fighting it out in yet another championship match.

So what do you think? Any volleyball teams come into this week poised for some upsets? Who are your underdog picks for this weekend? Or did I hit the nail on the head with my picks? Make a comment below and fill me in on your thoughts.

Posted by patrick.schmiedt@trib.com.

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(4) Comments
Posted by: sports fan on October 23, 2008 9:50AM EST
The only predictions that I could see be challenged are 4A west with KW having a good chance to beat NC and 1A East with Southeast being able to beat Southeast but the rest of the picks are pretty solid

Posted by: Uhhh on October 23, 2008 5:12PM EST
I thought 4A was north south?

Posted by: Line Judge on October 23, 2008 5:20PM EST
3A West might be alot closer than you think Patrick. Agreed Powell is the toughest team in the bottom half of the bracket but Jackson and Kemmerer are going to be real tough as well. Both have good power at the net and Kemmerer has a good passing game as well. If they improve thier play at the net and/or Jackson passes a bit better both teams can take Powell. Kemmerer went 4 tought games against Powell on the 11th and Jackson was in a war with Powell on the 10th (game 4 was won by Jackson 33 to 31). I'm not so sure the 3A west is all sewn up by Powell as you contend.

Posted by: Ladyreddevils on October 29, 2008 6:18PM EST
SE got lucky. It's a whole new season now. Our girls are ready, able and know what it takes to bring home the ship. SE who? Enough said!
Hulett Volleyball all the way!!

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