Outstanding seasons ended Wednesday night for the volleyball teams from Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s in the opening round of the 2026 LHSAA postseason.
NCHS went back and forth with visiting Dutchtown in a 3-1 loss in Division I competition. The Lady Chiefs won the first set 26-24, and the visitors edged out decisions in the next three sets, prevailing 25-23, 25-22 and 25-19.
It ended a 25-6 season for NCHS.
Across town, the St. Mary’s Lady Tigers gave it all they had against visiting St. Edmund but was beaten 3-0 in a Division V contest. The Lady Blue Jays won 25-14, 25-21 and 25-14, stopping St. Mary’s with a 20-8 record this fall.
