The Rugby Panthers High School Volleyball team took on the Harvey/Wells County Hornets in their last game of the regular season and dropped 3-1.

The Hornets took an early lead and kept it in the first set of the match, eventually winning the set 25-14 over the Panthers. The Hornets also led early in the second set, but the Panthers were quick to respond, and fought back to take the second set 25-22. The set ended with a kill from Rugby’s senior outside hitter Alli Blessum. Blessum was set by junior setter Royanne Livedalen after a dig from freshman Avery Santjer. The set point tied the match for the Hornets and the Panthers heading into the third set. The Hornets were quickly able to take back control of the match, winning set three on an ace 25-13. The Fourth and final set of the match would also go to the Hornets, ending with a score of 25-11. The Panthers dropped the last match of the regular season 3-1. Tuesday’s loss confirmed Rugby fourth seed placement in the 2025 NDHSAA Region 3A Volleyball Tournament, set to begin with the quarterfinals matches on Monday, Nov. 10. The first round will see the Rugby Panthers take on the Fifth seeded Stanly High School Blue Jays starting at 4 p.m. at the Minot State Dome. The winner of Monday’s match will move on to the semifinals of the tournament, where they will take on the first-seeded South Prairie-Max, who earned a bye for the first round. The first round of tournament play will also see second seed Des Lacs-Burlington take on seventh seed Nedrose and third seed Bottineau take on Turtle Mountain Community. Each match will be held 25 minutes after the previous one ended, with the Rugby/Stanley match playing first. The semifinals matches will also be at the Minot State Dome and will be played the next day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, starting at 5:30 p.m. with the South Prairie-Max match. The finals and third place matches will both take place on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the third place match kicking off first at 5:30 p.m. before tournament play ends with the tournament finals.