Just 24 hours after the program’s first district victory in six years, the volleyball season came to a close for the Trenton Lady Bulldogs, in a 25-15, 25-7 loss to district champion St. Paul Lutheran in the Class 2, District 15 semifinals.
In action played at Lexington High School, Trenton played tough against the #1 seed Saints in the opening round, but scuffled in the second set, as Lutheran built momentum throughout the match and cruised to the victory late. Â
St. Paul Lutheran advanced to the district championship match, winning that contest 26-24, 25-13.
The volleyball program at Trenton, despite the relative lack of success in its history, could be on the verge of a breakthrough in 2017 and 2018, with Coach Amanda King, in two rebuilding seasons after taking the job from Brett Ewald, playing mostly underclassmen. Â While that has meant more losses than wins for THS, the girls, by the second-half of this season, began to show strong strides in their level of play, culminating in a two-set win over Carrollton in the first round of district play.
