Bourbon High School’s volleyball team finished its week strong with an Oct. 1 win in straight sets over Dixon. The Lady Warhawks fell to a tough Plato team Sept. 29 and are now 6-14-2 on the year as its regular season schedule winds down. Both of Bourbon’s matches along with its games in the Sept. 26 Principia Tournament are detailed below.

Bourbon played in New Haven Oct. 5 and hosted Belle Oct. 6 for senior night, which will be detailed in next week’s edition. The Lady Warhawks will travel to Belle Oct. 10 to compete in the Belle Varsity Volleyball Tournament.

The Blue and White will host Viburnum Oct. 12 for Pink Out Night, where funds will be raised for a local community member battling cancer. Bourbon will play in Steelville Oct. 13 before wrapping up its regular season Oct. 15 in a rematch versus Dixon at Bourbon High School.   

Sept. 26 Principia Round Robin

The Lady Warhawks spent their Saturday in St. Louis, competing in nine sets throughout the afternoon in the Principia Round Robin Tournament. Maplewood, Brentwood and Principia also competed in the Tournament.

Bourbon played Maplewood first and fell 25-7 in a one-sided first set. But Bourbon bounced back in the second set, battling until the end, earning a 27-25 victory.

The Lady Warhawks took on Principia next and split sets in a close matchup. Principia won 25-22 in the first set and Bourbon won 25-22 in the second set.

Bourbon then played Brentwood, who defeated the Blue and White 25-19 and 25-20 to advance to the Tournament Championship against Maplewood.

The Lady Warhawks faced Principia in the third place game and won the first set 25-17 to take the advantage in the best-of-three series. However Principia won 25-15 and 15-9 in the third set to steal the third place trophy out of the grasp of the Lady Warhawks. Bourbon finished the day with a 3-6 record. Maplewood defeated Brentwood in the finals to win the Tournament.

Sept. 29 vs. Plato

After having a couple days off, Bourbon welcomed the Plato Lady Eagles into town. The Lady Warhawks’ junior varsity team handled the Plato JV squad, winning 25-14 and 25-12 to earn a match victory in straight sets.

Bourbon’s varsity team didn’t have such luck against a strong varsity Eagles team. Plato won the first set 25-21 before picking up a 25-13 win in the second set to take a 2-0 advantage over the Lady Warhawks. Bourbon fought back in the third set, earning a 25-20 win to keep the match going. But Plato regained their form in the fourth set, defeating the Lady Warhawks 25-10 to win the match. Plato moved to 9-4-1 with the win and Bourbon dropped to 6-15-4.

Lauryn Hercules tallied 25 receptions, 13 digs, five service aces and four kills. Allie Sutton had 19 assists, 18 digs and four kills. Bree Bouse recorded 16 receptions and 11 digs. Hailie Kahmke registered 10 digs, four service aces and three kills.

Oct. 1 vs. Dixon

Two days later, the Lady Warhawks played another home match against the Dixon Lady Bulldogs. Bourbon’s junior varsity team played its second straight strong match, picking up 25-12 and 26-24 wins for a match victory in straight sets.

The Lady Warhawks’ varsity team followed suit, winning a close first set 26-24 before picking up 25-17 and 25-18 victories to earn a match victory. Statistics weren’t provided for this match.