NAPAVINE — The Tigers wasted no time in dispatching Adna 3-0 in a Central 2B League volleyball match here on Tuesday.
Napavine won with set scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-13.
Haily Murray recorded six aces, seven kills and two block kills and Ashley Dickinson served 100 percent with nine aces.
Jesse Lee tallied five blocks and Olivia Alegria added 14 digs for the Tigers.
“I felt we started strong and ended strong. There was a lull in the middle,” Napavine coach Monica Dailey said. “They led most of the second set. We were able to stay right there and the girls got refocused and we were able to pull the win out on that one. I was proud of them.”
Dailey also noted the great all around play of Sydney Purvis against the Pirates.
Napavine (6-0, 2-0) travels to Toledo on Thursday while Adna (0-6, 0-2) hits the road to face Onalaska on Tuesday in a league match.
Onalaska Rolls Past Rainier
ONALASKA — The Lady Loggers earned their first Central 2B League volleyball win of the season, defeating Rainier 3-0 here on Tuesday.
Onalaska won with set scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-12.
Olivia Mitten had nine aces, eight kills and 15 digs and Eryn Duryea served 100 percent with seven aces, 11 kills and 26 digs.
Kaylyna Deck and Kayla Osborne each tallied 11 assists and Carmen Cleveland-Barrera served 100 percent with six blocks for the Lady Loggers.
“I think we did pretty good overall, bounced back after a loss from last week and we got back on track,” Onalaska coach Terri Dalsted said.
Onalaska (2-4, 1-1) travels to Winlock on Thursday for a C2BL match.
Ilwaco Slips Past Trojans
PE ELL – After winning their opening set the Trojans fell in four sets to Ilwaco here in non-league volleyball action here Tuesday. Pe Ell took the initial set by a score of 25-19 before falling in the next three consecutive sets by scores of 25-23, 25-20, and 25-17.
“We’ve made a few changes recently so we’re just struggling with being consistent right now. But, they came out super energetic and played really well together,” said Pe Ell coach Karie Cleveland. “We just struggled to pull it out for the win.”
Alli Justice facilitated the Pe Ell offense with 18 assists on the evening while Katie Davis turned in what Cleveland called, “an all-around stellar game,” with nine kills, eight blocks and near perfect serving.
“As a team we passed really well today,” Cleveland added. “I’m always pleased with our libero (Presley Peterson). She’s fantastic. This is her first year as a libero and she’s really fitting into that role and doing a great job of taking care of that back row for us.”
Pe Ell (1-4) will host Raymond on Thursday for their first league game.
Toledo Claims Honors Over the Cowlitz
TOLEDO – Toledo blanked Winlock here in the Volley Over the Cowlitz as part of Central 2B League volleyball play with straight set scores of 25-11, 25-18, and 25-22.
“We had a few errors in the last set,” said Toledo coach Candace Maier, offering an excuse for the seemingly small three-point win. “Still, it was a good game on our part. We played pretty well.”
Kate Demery notched eight kills and 11 service points for Toledo while Hanna Tyner turned in five kills. Gracie Madill added 11 service points and Cleveland noted that Madill passed well all night.
Cleveland was also pleased with the contributions of her reserves.
“Our bench has really been working on keeping our spirit up when things go wrong and they did a really good job tonight,” said Cleveland.
Toledo (3-3 overall, 1-1 league) will host Napavine on Thursday.
Vikings Sail Over Toutle Lake
TOUTLE – Mossyrock sank the Ducks in straight sets here by scores of 25-17, 25-21, and 25-14 here on Tuesday night in Central 2B League action.
While the Vikings won the game going away, coach Alex Nelson noted that it was not all easy sledding for her team.
“We kept finding ourselves in big holes but wound up being able to climb out of it,” Nelson noted.
Nelson pointed out that her team was losing by as many as eight points on multiple occasions during the third set but a hot fire set of serves from Faith Mulligan helped the Vikings seal the victory. Mulligan finished the night with a perfect night at the service stripe (24 of 24) including five aces to go with seven kills and 14 digs.
Heather Egar added a team-high ten kills, five blocks and six digs for Mossyrock while Megan Houghtelling turned in seven kills and three blocks. Andee Nelson also added seven kills to the Vikings ledger.
A well-rounded offensive night was what made Coach Nelson the happiest.
“We’ve got a lot of girls who are contributing kills,” Nelson said. “We’re not only hitting from the front row we are actually hitting from the back row too, which is nice.”
Mossyrock (4-2, 2-0 league) will host Kalama on Thursday.
T-Wolves’ Mouths Go Mushy in Fight With Mules
RANDLE – Morton-White Pass dropped a Central 2B League volleyball match in four sets to Wahkiakum here Tuesday night.
The Mules got off on the right foot with a 25-15 victory in the first set before the T-Wolves mounted a 25-21 victory in the second set to even things up. However, Wahkiakum posted wins of 25-18 and 25-17 in the third and fourth sets in order to clinch the league win.
For Morton-White Pass, Taylor Hazen landed five aces and paced the T-Wolves with her passing efforts. Jacie Dunlap added seven kills for the T-Wolves while Carly King and Shaylee Peters turned in five kills, and four kills, respectively.
Morton-White Pass (3-3, 0-2 league) will play at Rainier on Thursday.
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Acorns Crack Chief Kitsap
OAKVILLE – On Tuesday the Acorns avenged a loss incurred during their first game of the season by sweeping Chief Kitsap 3-0 in a non-league girls volleyball episode. Oakville swept the game with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Back in early September, in their first match of the season, Oakville lost to Chief Kitsap in an away game where they were only able to travel with the bare minimum number of players. That short roster was long on inexperienced players including a gang of wide-eyed 8th graders.
“We have a couple more girls elegible and we are figuring out what rotation works the best but the girls really stepped up their play tonight,” said Oakville coach Jessica Spitzer.
Specifically, she noted that her team did a much better job putting together three-ball volleys during their offensive attack. “That’s something that we’ve really been focusing on,” added Spitzer.
Alexis Starr-Wright tied with Shelby Petty with a team-high four aces while the girls added two kills and one kill, respectively. Mya Ortivez, a team captain, contributed three aces and three kills while Joanna Kukhar pitched in one aces and three kills.
“We had a tremendous server, Leah Reed. She put ten points up on the board tonight which was amazing,” added Spitzer. “She’s only one of my 8th graders so that’s very good to see that.”
Oakville (2-3) will play at Taholah on Thursday.
