{"id":117319,"date":"2014-10-08T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T22:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-volleyball-team-on-roll\/"},"modified":"2014-10-08T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T22:52:06","slug":"bears-volleyball-team-on-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-volleyball-team-on-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears volleyball team on roll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Courtney Blackmer sends a spike across the net as Cameron Elder reacts.<\/span>Sam Green\/Dolores Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After struggling through the first half of its season, the Dolores High School volleyball team is on a roll.<\/p>\n

Among the factors that have contributed to the Bears surge has been the arrival of senior Beth Brown, who missed the first half of the season after transferring from Montezuma-Cortez High School.<\/p>\n

Just how important Brown has become became apparent on Oct. 7 when Dolores won at home over Mancos, 25-23, 25-12, 25, 15. The Bluejays defeated the Bears in four sets earlier this season.<\/p>\n

Throughout a competitive first set, Brown had several kills, a few nifty tips and countless digs as Dolores squeaked to a two-point victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was really important for us to get the first (set) so we could suck all their energy out,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n

Continuing to apply pressure in the second set, the Bears reeled off 13 straight points to turn a 12-12 tie into a 25-12 victory.<\/p>\n

In the third set, the Bears benefited from numerous kills by Courtney Blackmer and a few key blocks by Taylor Elder to close out the match.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Mancos) is a good team and they\u2019re hard to play against,\u201d said Blackmer after the match. \u201cWe were really composed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to their win over Mancos, the Bears travelled to Telluride on Oct. 3 and defeated the Miners, 25-9, 25-4, 20-25, 25-22.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 4, Dolores defeated Ouray 25-17, 25-18, 25-7 even though the Bears struggled in all facets of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t play very well and we\u2019re lucky that we were playing Ouray that day,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n

Thanks to their three consecutive wins, the Bears record now stands at 8-6 on the season. Next up for Dolores will be a road matchup against Dove Creek on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a rough start to the season,\u201d said Brown. The most important thing is that we have a good end.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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