Sunday, Sep. 13, 2009

Richland volleyball wins NW Invite

By the Herald staff

WALLA WALLA -- Alex Estes and Liz Judy had 20 kills apiece as Richland beat Sunnyside (forfeit), Bishop Kelly (25-10, 25-20), La Grande (25-11, 25-14), Weston-McEwen (25-10, 25-23), Walla Walla (25-13, 25-19) and Pendleton (25-14, 28-26) on Saturday to place first at the Northwest Invite volleyball tournament.

Estes, Judy and Krysta Olberding -- who had 81 assists and 27 digs -- were named to the all-tournament team.

Karis Gamache had 49 kills and went 24-for-24 serving for Pasco, and the Bulldogs beat Bishop Kelly in three games, but lost matchups to both Pendleton and Weston-McEwen to take a fifth-place finish.

Richland leaders--Krysta Olberding (MVP) 81 assists, 9 kills, 2 aces, 27 digs, 10 blocks; Alex Estes 20 kills, 7 blocks; Liz Judy 20 kills, 6 aces, 46 digs; Chelsey Bettinson 39 kills, 10 aces, 10 blocks, 21 digs; Kendall Conrad 24 digs; Charlene Manning 11 kills, 8 aces, 9 blocks, 12 digs; Melanie Williamson 17 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 19 digs; Maddi Jacobs 8 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs; Lauren Joseph 5 aces, 24 assists, 4 blocks, 8 digs.

Pasco leaders--Karis Gamache 49 kills, 18 blocks, 24x24 serving; Kendra Voorhees 30 kills; Alma Diaz 121 assists, 10 blocks, 27x35 serving; Sierra Linke 10 kills, 5 blocks, 36x39 serving; Yessiva Diaz 27 kills, 31x36 serving, 2 aces.

Southridge places second

YAKIMA -- North Central defeated Southridge 25-15, 19-25, 16-14 in the championship at the SunDome tournament.

The Suns went 4-1 on the day, with Andrea Smith compiling 143 assists and 12 aces.

Set scores: Hanford d. Hermiston 25-23, 26-24; Hawkinson d. Hanford 26-24, 27-25; Hanford vs. North Central 25-23, 21-25. Bracket play: Othello d. Hanford 17-25, 25-22, 16-14; Hanford d. Oak Harbor 27-25, 25-19.

Hanford: Jordan Bird 40 kills; Morgan Freeman 17 kills; Nikki Eldred 20 kills; Hollie Lindgren 10 kills; Cricket Louie 77 asts; Arielle Dreher 42 digs; Amanda Voe 36 digs.

Set scores: Southridge def. Enumclaw 25-17, 25-13, 25-16; Southridge def. Ballard 25-15, 25-18, 25-17; Southridge def. Ellensburg 25-10, 25-18; Southridge def. Holy Names Academy 25-23, 25-10; North Central def. Southridge 25-15, 19-25, 16-14.

Southridge--Andrea Smith 143 assists, 12 aces; Heather Worley 53 kills, 38 digs, 6 aces; Meagan Doyle 25 kills, 13 digs, 10 aces; Danielle Harvey 17 kills, 31 digs; Jamie Lyons 9 kills, 26 digs; Shelby Warner 10 kills, 13 digs, 4 aces.

Kamiakin places seventh

AUBURN -- Kristi Beyer had 20 kills on the day and helped Kamiakin take seventh place at the Puget Sound Adidas Volleyball tournament at Auburn-Mountain View High School.