In the smaller schools of Nebraska, each sports season is usually a question mark at the beginning. Last year's seniors moving on need to be replaced by younger and maybe more inexperienced players.

The 2021 L-N Lady Raiders can look ahead with some confidence that comes before any games are played. They will play in Class D-2 this year and they return players that were team leaders in some statistics last year. Last year's record showed six wins and 14 losses with the girls that played the most listed at 57 sets. Four girls played 57 sets last year and three of them return to this year's...