PRATT — The St. John Tiger volleyball team dropped two matches after sweeping four pool play matches at Saturday’s Skyline Volleyball Tournament. Skyline downed the Tigers for third place 25-17, 17-25, 25-19 after Sterling dropped the Tigers 11-25, 25-23, 25-19 in the semifinals.

The Tigers won nine consecutive sets before losing four of their final five sets. After cruising through four pool play matches, the Tigers didn’t match that on-court intensity in the semifinals and third-place match.

“It was a tough finish, but there’s a ton of stuff we can learn and work on,” said St. John coach Trish Wade. “We’ve got to play better with a competitive edge.”

SKYLINE TOURNAMENT

1ST–Pretty Prairie def. Sterling, 25-19, 25-23

3RD–Skyline def. St. John, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19

SEMIFINALS–Pretty Prairie def. Skyline, 25-20, 25-23; Sterling def. St. John, 11-25, 25-23, 25-19

POOL A–St. John def. Ashland; St. John def. Hodgeman County, 25-9, 25-9; St. John def. Skyline, 25-19, 25-21; St. John def. Pawnee Heights, 25-3, 25-6; Skyline def. Pawnee Heights, 25-3, 25-6; Skyline def. Hodgeman County, 25-15, 25-16; Skyline def. Ashland, 25-10, 25-16; Ashland def. Pawnee Heights, 25-7, 25-20; Hodgeman County def. Pawnee Heights, 25-20, 25-22; Hodgeman County def. Ashland

POOL B–Pretty Prairie def. Sterling, 25-11, 25-17; Pretty Prairie def. Pratt, 25-19, 25-9; Pretty Prairie def. Medicine Lodge, 25-19, 15-25, 25-19; Pretty Prairie def. Bucklin, 25-19, 25-14;  Sterling def. Pratt, 19-25, 25-22, 25-15; Sterling def. Bucklin, 25-17, 25-22; Sterling def. Medicine Lodge, 17-25, 25-20, 25-23; Pratt def. Bucklin, 25-17, 24-26, 25-21; Pratt def. Medicine Lodge, 25-22, 25-17; Medicine Lodge def. Bucklin, 25-9, 25-19