MOSSYROCK — The hometown Vikings emerged with a 3-1 win over W.F. West here on Tuesday with set scores of 18-25, 25-8, 25-10 and 25-18 in a non-league volleyball tilt.
Mossyrock coach Alex Nelson noted that she was proud of the way her younger players found a way to contribute to the win.
“Things went wrong in the first set and they showed a lot of integrity to turn that around,” said Nelson. “Those are things you want your players to experience so they know how to turn that momentum around later on.”
Hailey Brooks was 23-of-24 from the service stripe with seven aces while Faith Mulligan was 20-of-21 on serves with seven digs and nine on-target passes.
“(Hailey) had the best serving night for us. It was impressive for a freshman,” said Nelson, noting that Brooks’ serving sparked a big run in the second set.
Morgan Houghtelling was perfect on 14 serves for the Vikings with four aces and 30 assists. Andee Nelson added 19 kills and Payton Torrey was 11-of-13 on serves.
For W.F. West, Payge Crawford had 14 digs, Sydney VonMoos turned in seven kills, and Paytton Crawford dished 17 assists.
“Volleyball is an emotional game, so I think it can be difficult to maintain that high level of energy into that second game. We just kind of lost our wind for a minute,” explained W.F. West coach Emily Mora. “Mossyrock is solid. They work hard and have some strong hitters. We just struggled to find the holes in their defense and capitalize on those.”
Mossyrock (1-0) will play at Onalaska on Thursday. W.F. West (0-3) will play at the Centerville Tournament on Saturday at 9 a.m. in Centralia.
Warriors Swing and Miss Against Montesano
ROCHESTER — The Bulldogs dispatched the Warriors in three sets here on Tuesday in a non-league volleyball matchup. Montesano was able to best Rochester 25-20, 25-17 and 25-12 in the sweep.
“We didn’t have a very good night at the net,” noted Rochester coach Wendy Hawes.
Emily Morris notched four aces and five kills for the Warriors while Kortney Kerbaugh added five kills playing from the middle and the right side. Bethany Hawes added 14 digs and 11 assists in the loss.
“This being our second game we’re still just working on trying to find a good rhythm and Montesano definitely made less errors than us,” added Hawes. “We’ve got to work on some continuity for our team. It’s a tough night for us but it’s still early.”
Rochester (1-1) will play at Eatonville on Thursday. The Warriors will play in the Centerville Tournament on Saturday in Centralia.
Centralia Can’t Get Off the Ground Against Cards
ORTING — The Tigers went down in three sets here against the Cardinals on Tuesday in non-league volleyball action. Orting dropped Centralia 27-25, 25-16, and 25-15 for the match win.
“Defensively they were very sound. They made good reads on the ball,” Centralia coach Marti Smith said of Orting. “ We had plenty of opportunities attacking on them we just couldn’t find a hole out there.”
Maddy Stoeckler was 13-for-13 on serves with 20 assists to lead the Tigers. Jadyn Hawley was 9-of-9 from the service stripe with eight digs for Centralia while Kennedy Strophy was 10-of-10 serving. Hailey Brann added six kills and two blocks in the loss while Kylie Sharp turned in 13 digs.
“We started out in the first set going up 19-13 and feeling really good and then all of a sudden it’s almost like we were a little fearful of success because of the kind of season we had last year,” said Smith. “We were running on all cylinders in that first set and playing exactly like I would have expected us to play for our first time out but then we started playing not to lose instead of playing with a killer instinct.”
Centralia (0-1) will host the Centerville Tournament on Saturday. Their first contest is scheduled for 10 a.m.
Acorns Avoid the Sweep at Chief Kitsap
POULSBO — Oakville dropped four of five sets here on Tuesday against Chief Kitsap Academy in a season opening non-league volleyball affair. The Acorns fell 8-25, 19-25, 15-25, and 13-25 before claiming a 15-12 win in the night’s final contest.
Oakville coach Shawn Howe explained that since the match was non-league both teams agreed to play all five sets, no matter the outcome, so they could get more work in.
“They played really well for their first game because we have a lot of new girls,” said Howe. “We really are going to be working on our serving and our serve/receive.’
Mya Ortivez turned in 15 aces and one kill for Oakville while Haley Davis notched four aces. Morgan Kimbrel added two aces for the Acorns and Carissa Crumb had one ace.
The next date on the Oakville (0-1) schedule is a match at Tahola on Sept. 26.
Trojans Bust South Bend in Five Sets
PE ELL — The Trojans were able to turn away South Bend with scores of 23-25, 25-11, 23-25, 25-17, and 15-12 here on Tuesday in a non-league volleyball match.
“The girls played really well together,” said Pe Ell coach Karie Cleveland. “It was definitely a team effort we had a pretty full bench and used all of it.”
Cleveland added that Christen Smith and Megan Karficzyk set the tone with “outstanding serving.”
Abby Cox led the offensive attack with seven kills for Pe Ell while Taylor Briggs turned in six kills.
Pe Ell (1-1) will play at Naselle on Thursday.
Toledo Outlasts Rainer on the Road
RAINIER — Toledo showed off their stamina here on Tuesday in a five set win over the Mountaineers in non-league volleyball action. Set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 22-25 and 15-12 finally fell in favor of the visitors from south Lewis County.
Brynn Williams and Emma Cline-Maier combined for 31 assists to help Toledo top Rainier. Rylie Pliler led all hitters with 10 kills while Stacie Spahr accumulated nine kills and three blocks.
“They did a great job. They were very gritty. I always tell them I want them to play with more grit and they really did today,” said Toledo coach Candace Maier. “They played really hard all the way through the end. It was a really good job.”
Toledo (2-0) will host Winlock on Thursday.
Loggers Experience Jubilee Against MWP
MORTON — Onalaska dropped the Timberwolves in straight sets here on Tuesday with set scores of 25-20, 25-12 and 25-22 in a non-league volleyball date.
“We had a lot of intensity right from the get-go and we were able to use that to build some momentum and that just kind of carried over for the first two games. We had the momentum and we had the intensity,” said Onalaska coach Terri Dalsted.
Eryn Duryea posted 24 digs and nine kills in the win while Morgan Hamilton notched seven kills and 16 digs. Kayla Osborne added 17 assists and Sophia Leal was perfect on 10 serve attempts with 12 digs for good measure.
Keiley Fickett (5/5) and Raelee Holmes (14/14) were both perfect on their serves while Carmen Cleveland-Barera was 10-of-11. Dalsted added that Dakotah Fuller “played really well at the net” with four blocks and two kills.
“I was proud of the girls for finishing strong,” said Dalsted. “It was a complete team effort. Everyone did their jobs and everyone contributed.”
For Morton-White Pass it was Delanie Hannah doing the distributing on offense. Katie Salguero and Shaylee Peters both tagged five kills in the loss.
“We’re just really young and inexperienced on varsity. It’s just going to take awhile for the girls to figure out how to play together,” said Morton-White Pass coach Tammy Kelly.
Onalaska (1-0) will play at Raymond on Wednesday before hosting Mossyrock on Thursday. MWP (0-1) will host Wahkaikum in Randle on Thursday.
Napavine Drops Raymond in Four
NAPAVINE — After a rough start, Napavine righted the ship after the first set and won the next three to earn a 3-1 win against Raymond in a non-league volleyball match here on Tuesday.
Raymond won the first set 25-15, but the Tigers responded and won the next three sets with scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-17.
Jordan Wilson served 100 percent and had 15 assists and Sydney Purvis also served 100 percent and added seven kills. Vannie Fagerness recorded 20 digs and Haily Murray chipped in 11 kills and 11 digs. Skyla Ettner added a great night at the net, hitting 100 percent with five kills.
“Defensively, we weren’t the team that we are tonight. That first set, we were down, came out of the gate 0-8,” Napavine coach Monica Dailey said. “We would do something good and we follow it up with a bad hit or a bad set or we get aced. We had a lot of trouble getting started in that first set. The second set, we came out real strong. We have a tendency to let up a little bit. That’s a little frustrating and something we’ll fix. I’m happy to get the win and we’re moving in a positive direction.”
Napavine (2-0) hosts Adna on Thursday in a non-league contest.
