WRIGHT – The Lingle-Fort Laramie volleyball team saw its 2023 season came to a close at the 2A East Regional Tournament on Saturday morning.

The Lady Doggers opened the weekend in a five-set thriller against tournament host Wright on Friday afternoon.

Lingle won the opening set 25-14 before dropping the second set by the same score. The Lady Doggers took a 2-1 set lead with a 25-18 win in the third set, but the Lady Panthers won the final two sets 25-11 and 15-8 to advance to the semifinal round.

Meanwhile, the Lady Doggers faced a must-win situation on Saturday morning to keep their state tournament berth hopes alive against the Sundance Lady Bulldogs.

Sundance won the first set 25-17, but LFL tied the match at one apiece in the second with a 25-21 win. However, the final two sets went to the Lady Bulldogs 25-17 and 25-16.

Neither Wright nor Sundance went on to qualify for this weekend’s state tournament in Casper.

No stats or comments were available at press time after multiple attempts to reach LFL coach Chelsi Jackson.

The Lady Doggers ended the season with a 13-15 record.