KILLDEER, N.D. — Throughout the 2025 postseason, the New England Tigers have faced deficits that seem insurmountable to climb out of. In the District 7 championship last week against Glen Ullin/Hebron , the Tigers trailed 24-21 in the third set, and then stormed back to win the match on a 26-24 set victory to clinch their first district championship since 2011.

The Tigers were in the same situation on Tuesday in their Region 4 semifinal match against the Mott-Regent Wildfire. Up 2-0 in the match, but were on the verge of going to a fourth set. Mott-Regent led 22-19 and the Tigers had to find a way to slow the game down. Mistakes on the the Wildfire side led to New England going on a 6-0 scoring run to take a straight set win and advance to the Region 4 championship.

“The girls’ mental

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