Alisha Bettinson had 23 kills and 13 digs, while teammate Macey Weitz added 22 assists and 15 digs, as Richland rallied past visiting Kennewick 25-13, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13 in a Mid-Columbia Conference match.
Kelly Dwyer led Kennewick with 20 kills.
“It was a good well-fought match,” Kennewick coach Julie Maciboba said.
The victory ended a two-match losing streak for the Bombers, and helped them move into a tie for third place with Kamiakin.
Set scores: 25-13, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13. Kennewick—Kelly Dwyer 20 digs; Lizzy Ridley 14 digs; Carlee Rhodes 13 kills; Morgan Wilder 11 kills, 5 blocks; Sophie Clinton 11 kills; Maddie Zinsli 35 assists. Richland—Tori Long 12 kills, 4 blocks; Alisha Bettinson 23 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs; Macey Weitz 22 assists, 15 digs; Sarah McCormick 22 assists, 1 ace, 8 digs; Haley Turner 7 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs; Grace Smith 6 kills, 4 blocks; Peyton Wahl 17 digs.
Chiawana 3, Hanford 0: Led by Shantelle Hill’s 14 kills, nine digs and three aces, the Riverhawks swept a home match.
Elise Simunds’ 14 digs led Hanford.
Set scores: 25-18, 25-9, 25-12. Hanford—Elise Simunds 14 digs; Nikki Eldred 3 kills; Alina Olson 3 kills; Bailee Brussel 9 assists. Home team—Shantelle Hill 14 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces; Jaymee Steach 27 assists, 7 aces, 3 kills; Madison Powers 4 kills, 2 blocks; Maddie Heine 3 kills, 3 blocks; Alex Johnson 15-of-15 serving, 5 digs; Whitney Wheat 7 digs
Southridge 3, Pasco 0: Kimberly Brinkworth had 17 kills, Makenna Behrens racked up 22 digs and Kylie Fraga totaled 38 assists to help the host Suns sweep the Bulldogs in Mid-Columbia Conference action.
Marisol Diaz had 23 digs, and Cameron Estes went 13-for-13 serving for Pasco, which led 23-19 in the final set before Southridge rallied for the win.
“The kids were just working together, taking some bigger swings and just let up at the end,” Pasco coach Kylee Sixkiller-Bossert said. Southridge’s Brinkworth had four kills in a row to help the Suns put away the match.
“She’s having an awesome season,” Southridge coach John Lengphounpraseut said.
Set scores: 25-11, 25-8, 26-24. Pasco—Sierra Linke 11 kills, 8 digs; Brenda Robison 3 kills, 12 digs, 5-5 srv, 1 ace; Emma Gilmour 6 digs, 11-11 srv; Marisol Diaz 23 digs, 5-5 srv; Cameron Estes 17 assists, 8 digs, 13-13 srv, 2 aces. Southridge—Kimberly Brinkworth 17 kills, 8 blocks, 8 digs; Emma Spurlock 8 kills, 4 digs; Alyssa Palmer 7 kills, 19 digs; Kylie Fraga 38 assists, 8 digs; Makenna Behrens 22 digs; Paige Thompson 4 kills, 4 digs.
Kamiakin 3, Walla Walla 0: The Braves swept a Mid-Columbia Conference road match, led by the stellar serving of Lindsey Schauble.
Schauble, a sophomore, was 17-of-17 serving with four aces. Jessica Edminster added 13-of-14 serving with an ace and 10 assists.
Set scores: 25-23, 25-15, 25-15. Kamiakin—Jessica Edminster 13-of-14 serving, 1 ace, 10 assists, 2 kills, 5 digs; Amanda Miller 9 kills, 12 digs; Lindsey Schauble 17-of-17 serving, 4 aces, 4 kills; Hunter Durham 7-of-8 serving, 1 ace, 9 digs
Othello 3, Ephrata 0: The Huskies swept a nonleague road match, thanks to four aces and seven kills by Carly Gearheart.
Set scores: 25-21, 25-15, 27-25. Othello—Carly Gearheart 4 aces, 7 kills; Brooke Roylance 7 kills; Mikayla Parris 7 kills
Ellensburg 3, Prosser 1: Rachel Harle had 26 digs, and Taylor Meirndorf finished with 18 assists and 15 digs, but the Mustangs lost to the Bulldogs at home in a nonleague match.
Set scores: 25-22, 16-25, 25-18, 25-15. Ellensburg—Carly Quirk 12 kills, 11 digs. Prosser—Rachel Harle 26 digs; Makayla Morrow 6 kills, 5 blocks; Haylie Pederson 7 kills, 5 blocks; Taylor Meirndorf 18 assists, 15 digs.
Columbia (Burbank) 3, Royal 1: Viviana Magallon had 16 digs, Nataly Aguilar totaled 15 kills and Jamie Ellis recorded 36 assists to help the Coyotes defeat the Knights at home in SCAC East play.
Set scores: 25-15, 27-29, 25-10, 25-16. Road team—leaders here. Burbank—Haley Martineau 6 aces; Jamie Ellis 36 assists; Nataly Aguilar 15 kills; Viviana Magallon 16 digs.
Connell 3, Warden 1: The Eagles won a battle of unbeatens, knocking off the visiting Cougars.
Courtney Colclasure’s 13-of-13 serving, with nine digs and 58 assists, led Connell, which moved into first place in the SCAC East.
“It was great competition,” Connell coach Kate Johnson said. “It was fun to have some good volleys. The ball was being played on both sides of the net, which was nice.”
Set scores: 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21. Connell—Michelle Schultz 18 digs, 18 kills; Kennidi Whitby 9-of-9 serving, 5 digs, 5 kills; Jessica Hawkins 9 digs, 9 kills; Savannah Egbert 15 digs, 10 kills, 2 blocks; Courtney Colclasure 13-of-13 serving, 9 digs, 58 assists
Tri-Cities Prep 3, Dayton 0: Maddie LeBrun had 12 kills and 20 digs, and Mary Hoppes contributed 15 digs and six aces to help the host Jaguars defeat the Bulldogs in Southeast 2B action.
Set scores: 25-23, 25-16, 25-18. Road team—leaders here. Tri-Cities Prep—Claire Essex 9 assists; Danika Whitsett 12 assists; Maddie LeBrun 12 kills, 20 digs; Mary Hoppes 15 digs, 6 aces; Mary Seiner 13 digs, 4 kills.
