Here Come The Cougars

Several area volleyball teams have been getting attention lately as the region looks to see which ones look like contenders this season. But one team flying under the radar is already looking like all the pieces are beginning to fall into place.

The Eastland Cougars opened up their home season with a solid 25-16, 25-16 sweep over Dakota. But while the scores were identical, the games were far from it.

In game one, Eastland charged ahead early – prompting Dakota to call time out on a kill by Trixie Carroll made it 8-2. The lead quickly grew to double digits, but then hovered there as a late Dak...