Verndale Pirates Volleyball

Pirates Drop Non-Conference Game to Nevis, Narrowly Defeated by Henning in Five Sets

by Haley Youngbauer The Verndale volleyball team started last week at home, taking on the Nevis Tigers on Tuesday, September 22 before ending the week by traveling to Henning to battle the Hornets on Thursday, September 24. Pirates Drop Non-Conference Game 3-1 to Nevis The Verndale volleyball team started the week at home to take on the Nevis Tigers. During the first two sets, the Tigers were able to take an early lead over the Pirates, building a comfortable lead. Both ti

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Pirates Just Miss Nail-biter, Drop Tough Conference Match

Pirates Take Pine River-Backus five-sets in Nailbiter Loss The Verndale volleyball team battled through five long sets, but weren’t able to overcome the Pine River-Backus Tigers in an exciting match on Tuesday, September 8. The Pirates started the night slowly, unable to find their groove, dropping the first two sets 25-14 and 25-17. Unwilling to give up, the Pirates came into the third set with a spark, igniting a two set comeback and forcing a decisive fifth set, taking s

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Verndale 13U Volleyball Champions

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Pirates Season Comes to an End after Heated Battle with Nevis

by Haley Youngbauer On Tuesday, the Pirates traveled to Crosby-Ironton High School to face off against the top-seeded Nevis Tigers in the Section 5A Subsection Championship match. Both teams were evenly matched, trading points, with the lead switching back and forth. The Pirates came out strong, communicating well and attacking the net, allowing them to take an early lead over the Tigers, winning the first set by a score of 25-20. The Tigers answered by taking the second s

Nov 4, 20251 min read