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KENNEWICK -- If you're a volleyball player from Spokane, you know the tradition you have to uphold.
Mead, with its seven state titles. Lewis & Clark. Shadle Park.
In all, Greater Spokane League teams have won 18 state titles between them.
Mount Spokane is looking to join that list this weekend.
The Wildcats, making only their third appearance all-time in their 11-year history, are halfway to the 3A crown after winning two matches Friday at the state tournament at Toyota Center.
Mount Spokane defeated Timberline 25-21, 24-26, 25-16, 25-13 and Capital 18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-11 to reach today's semifinals, where the Wildcats will play Prairie.
Can the Wildcats join their sister school, Mead, which outlasted Capital in five sets in the 4A final, and make it a sweep for the Mead School District?
"We'd like to be up there with them," said sophomore Annie Arnzen, who had 17 kills in the Capital match. "They're our rivals, so we want to do as well as them."
Prairie, which knocked off Sea-King district champion Seattle Prep 15-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 in its quarterfinal, is all too aware of the Spokane volleyball legacy.
"Spokane comes out with a lot of good volleyball players," said senior setter Camryn Irwin. "But so does Brush Prairie."
One such player is Irwin, who signed with the University of Oregon on Wednesday and was the catalyst for the Falcons' comeback with 28 assists and 19 digs against Seattle Prep.
"We picked up our energy, and our passing improved a lot after that first set," Irwin said. "We stayed calm yet very intense at the same time and played as a team."
The long day at Toyota Center stretched past midnight before the final two 3A semifinalists were determined.
Bishop Blanchet reached the semifinals for the fourth straight year with a 25-21, 27-29, 25-16, 25-20 victory over Meadowdale, while in the final match of the day, Mount Si outlasted Camas 10-25, 25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
"I would not want to be on the losing team right now," said Blanchet senior Summer Nash, a San Diego State signee who had 29 kills against Meadowdale. "We probably would not have slept if we had lost."
3A state tournament
Toyota Center
First round
Capital d. Holy Names 19-25, 21-25, 25-9, 25-22, 15-12
Mount Spokane d. Timberline 25-21, 24-26, 25-16, 25-13
Prairie d. Everett 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14
Seattle Prep d. Peninsula 25-4, 23-25, 25-6, 25-11
Mount Si d. Lakes 25-14, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23
Camas d. West Valley 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21
Bishop Blanchet d. Auburn Mountainview 25-23, 25-18, 25-13
Meadowdale d. Columbia River 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20
Quarterfinals
Mount Spokane d. Capital 18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-11
Prairie d. Seattle Prep 15-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
Mount Si d. Camas 10-25, 25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 15-12
Blanchet d. Meadowdale 25-21, 27-29, 25-16, 25-20
Today's schedule
Match 9, Holy Names vs. Timberline (loser out), 9 a.m.
Match 10, Everett vs. Peninsula (loser out), 9 a.m.
Match 11, Lakes vs. West Valley (loser out), 10:30 a.m.
Match 12, Auburn Mountainview vs. Columbia River (loser out), 10:30 a.m.
Match 17, winner 9 vs. winner 10 (loser out), noon
Match 18, winner 11 vs. winner 12 (loser out), noon
Match 19, Capital vs. Seattle Prep (loser out), 3:30 p.m.
Match 20, vs. Meadowdale (loser out), 3:30 p.m.
Match 21, Mount Spokane vs. Prairie, 2 p.m.
Match 22, vs. Blanchet, 2 p.m.
Fifth/eighth -- 5 p.m.
Fourth/seventh -- 8 p.m.
Third/sixth -- 8 p.m.
Championship -- 6:30 p.m.
Capital 3, Holy Names 2
Holy Names--Kelly Nielsen 15 kills, 4 blocks, 15 digs; Rachel Cline 30 assists, 4 blocks, 6 digs; Annemarie Falaniko 14 kills, 10 digs. Capital--Kristyn Ross 42 kills, 22 digs, 3 aces; Gabi Vega 61 assists, 8 digs; Taylor Johnson 12 kills.
Mount Spokane 3, Timberline 1
Timberline--Gatalina Schuster 24 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces; Alyssa Keller 7 kills, 3 blocks; Ashley Bent 17 digs. Mount Spokane--Kenzie Reid 32 assists, 8 digs; Annie Arnzen 21 kills; Taylor Johnson 21 digs.
Prairie 3, Everett 1
Everett--No report. Prairie--Kita DeMare 6 kills, 6 blocks; Cammie Irwin 28 assists, 9 kills, 29 digs, 4 blocks; Haley Doerfler 16 kills, 4 aces, 4 blocks, 10 digs.
Seattle Prep 3, Peninsula 1
Peninsula--No report. Seattle Prep--Gabby Bird-Vogel 23 kills, 8 digs; Lani Beadle 16 digs, 3 aces; Emily Kuijper 23 assists, 6 aces; Lauren Ellingwood 14 assists.
Mount Si 3, Lakes 1
Lakes--Deedra Foss 19 kills, 18 assists, 3 blocks, 9 digs; Tusalava Kuaea 11 kills; Tori Foss 19 digs. Mount Si--Shelagh Macaulay 8 kills, 15 digs; Robyn Schrimer 38 assists, 2 blocks, 2 aces; Zoe Gogan 26 kills, 13 digs.
Camas 3, West Valley 1
West Valley--Morgan McDowell 13 kills; Rachel Hanses 13 kills, 13 digs; Lexi Filliol 24 digs; Julia Nathe 32 assists, 17 digs. Camas--Stefani Sorensen 21 kills, 20 digs; Whitney Austin 19 kills, 16 digs; Sam Youngblood 6 kills, 24 digs; Marleen de Zoete 57 assists, 15 digs, 4 kills, 2 aces.
Blanchet 3, Auburn Mtnview 0
Auburn Mountainview--Alex Odien 10 digs; Lexi Morton 8 kills, 2 blocks; Mellisa Arias 20 assists; Caitlin Carr 12 digs. Blanchet--Summer Nash 17 kills, 14 digs, 7 aces; Sarah Hubbard 5 kills, 6 digs; Chloe Sliger 30 assists.
Meadowdale 3, Columbia river 1
Columbia River--Heide Davis 11 kills; Katie Trimble 10 kills; Danae Brown 17 assists. Meadowdale--Lindsey Milner 18 kills; Megan Nelson 26 assists, 16 digs.
Mount Spokane 3, Capital 1
Capital--Kristyn Ross 18 kills, 20 digs, 4 blocks; Gabi Vega 38 assists; Molly Knutz 13 digs; Taylor Johnson 10 kills, 5 blocks. Mount Spokane--Kenzie Reid 29 assists, 15 digs; Annie Arnzen 17 kills; Ixchelle Oleson 12 kills, 2 aces.
Prairie 3, Seattle Prep 1
Prairie--Nakita Demare 5 kills, 7 blocks; Camryn Irwin 4 kils, 28 assists, 19 digs; Haley Doerfler 14 kills, 10 digs. Seattle Prep--Gabby Bird-Vogel 10 kills, 7 digs; Lani Beadle 31 digs, 4 aces; Olivia Magill 6 kills.
Blanchet 3, Meadowdale 1
Blanchet--Summer Nash 29 kills, 11 digs; Chloe Sliger 45 assists, 16 digs; Emily Ross 8 kills;Lexi Popich 13 digs; Lindsey Thorkildsen 10 digs. Meadowdale--Megan Nelson 31 assists, 16 digs; Alexa Cannon 9 kills, 3 blocks; Payton Shrum 8 kills, 5 aces; Jessica Yi 20 digs.
