Winn makes Heat even better

Heading into the 2019 volleyball season, the Hot Springs Savage Heat girls were among the District 14C league favorites based on the returning talent from last year's team.

Then along came another talented player in the form of 5-9 Lily Winn, and coach Alisha Pablo and her Savage Heat went from being solid contenders to being solid favorites in the 14C net wars.

Evidence of how dominating the Hot Springs girls can be was on full display in Noxon Thursday as the Heat swept the hometown Lady Red Devils in three straight sets.

Winn fits in nicely with a balanced team which already included quality hitters like Savannah Roosma, Katelyn Christensen, McKennzie Cannon, setter Sydney Jackson, libero Sage Jackson, and position specialists Brianna Gray, Sam Carr, Ariah Erny and Lily DeTienne.

Scoring and individual statistics from the match Thursday were not available.

Hot Springs has only one match this week but it is an important one with defending District 14C champion Plains in Hot Springs Thursday.

The Heat were to have played at St. Regis Tuesday but results of that match were not available at press time.