The serving of Alex Johnson and Whitney Wheat helped lead Chiawana to a four-set road victory Thursday against Kamiakin in Mid-Columbia Conference play.
Wheat served the final three points to close out the match, as the Riverhawks rallied from 23-19 and 24-22 deficits in the fourth set.
Johnson served seven consecutive points in the third set to lead Chiawana out of a 17-14 hole.
“It was a good, kind of character win,” Chiawana head coach Jim Steach said. “We’re still trying to figure out what it means to compete.” Amanda Miller was 15-of-16 serving with three aces, 10 kills and 17 digs to lead the Braves.
“We’ve taken them to five games before over at their place, and I thought we could compete,” Kamiakin coach Mary Opitz said. “We had moments where we did well and moments where we didn’t. You have to be more consistent against a team like that.”
Set scores: 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 26-24. Chiawana—Shantelle Hill 19 kills, 14 digs, 18-of-19 serving; Jaymee Steach 33 assists, 6 kills, 9 digs; Madison Powers 5 kills, 5 blocks; Delaney Hodgins 6 kills; Alex Johnson 12 digs, 20-of-21 serving; Maddie Heine 4 kills, 4 blocks. Kamiakin—Hunter Schneitter 14-15 srv, 3 aces, 12 assists; Hunter Durham 12-12 srv, 1 ace, 16 digs; Taylor Janicek 8-9 srv, 1 ace, 12 kills, 22 digs; Amanda Miller 15-16 srv, 3 aces, 10 kills, 17 digs; Jessica Edminster 14 assists, 6-6 srv; Sammy Daniels 14 assists, 7-7 srv, 2 aces.
Kennewick 3, Hanford 1: Kelly Dyer’s 14 digs and five aces led a strong effort by the visiting Lions in a Mid-Columbia victory over the Falcons. Tori Smith had six kills and 10 blocks to lead Hanford.
Set scores: 25-9, 25-19, 15-25, 25-18. Kennewick—Lizzy Ridley 13 digs, 13 kills; Carlee Rhodes 13 kills, 16 digs; Kelly Dyer 14 digs, 5 aces; Maddie Zinsli 37 assists, 4 kills; Stephanie Buckingham 4 aces. Hanford—Bailee Drussel 32 assists; Nikki Eldred 17 kills, 9 blocks; Tori Smith 6 kills, 10 blocks; Kelly Wahl 6 blocks; Elise Simunds 15 digs; Bridget Gallant 7 digs; Leah Grant 5 kills
Southridge 3, Walla Walla 1: Kylie Fraga battled through illness to finish with 35 assists and 11 digs, and Kimberly Brinkworth had 14 kills, 10 digs and five blocks to help the Suns improve to 6-2 in league with a home win over the Blue Devils.
Set scores: 25-9, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14. Road team—leaders here. Southridge—Kimberly Brinkworth 14 kills, 10 digs, 5 blocks; Emma Spurlock 13 kills; Alyssa Palmer 4 kills, 10 digs; Kylie Fraga 35 assists, 5 kills, 11 digs; Rylee Russell 10 digs.
Richland 3, Pasco 0: Peyton Wahl had 23 digs, and Alisha Bettinson had 15 digs and eight kills to help the Bombers sweep the Bulldogs at home. Richland’s Sarah McCormick was elbowed in the head in the second set, and Rachel Connolly came in as the setter in the third.
“She did a wonderful job for us,” Richland coach Bob Raidl said. “She was kind of the spark off the bench.”
Set scores: 25-19, 25-16, 25-16. Pasco—Sierra Linke 7 kills, 14 digs, 9-of-9 serving; Carina Sullivan 5 kills, 4 digs; Bibiana Gonzalez 6 digs; Brenda Robison 10 digs; Marisol Diaz 12 digs; Athally Gonzalez 3 blocks; Lindsey Scott 3 kills; Cameron Estes 16 assists, 17 digs, 8-of-9 serving. Richland—Liz Quick 8 kills, 5 blocks; Alisha Bettinson 8 kills, 1 ace, 15 digs, 4 blocks; Hailey Turner 7 kills, 1 block; Peyton Wahl 2 aces, 23 digs; Sarah McCormick 12 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs; Macey Weitz 8 assists, 1 ace, 11 digs; Deserea Estavillo 10 digs; Grace Smith 4 kills, 2 blocks.
Ellensburg 3, Grandview 2: Payton Parrish had 23 kills, 21 digs and 10 assists, but it wasn’t enough as the Greyhounds lost a five-set thriller in CWAC 2A road action.
Set scores: 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 15-10. Grandview—Payton Parrish 23 kills, 10 assists, 21 digs; Taylor Hall 14 kills, 16 digs; Hannah Pond 5 kills, 5 aces, 25 digs.
EAST VALLEY 3, OTHELLO 0: Brenda Fleshman, Brooke Roylance and Elle Parris each had three kills in the Huskies’ CWAC home loss to the Red Devils.
Set scores: 25-12, 25-12, 25-16. Othello—Brenda Fleshman 3 kills, 1 ace; Brooke Roylance 3 kills, 1 ace; Elle Parris 3 kills.
Selah 3, Prosser 0: Rachel Harle had 12 digs and Taylor Meirndorf 13 assists as the Mustangs dropped a CWAC 2A home match.
Set scores: 25-10, 25-9, 25-12. Prosser—Rachel Harle 12 digs; Allison Lamotte 11 digs; Taylor Meirndorf 13 assists
CONNELL 3, RIVER VIEW 0: Melody Davidson dominated the second set with 17-for-17 serving, helping the Eagles march past the visiting Panthers in SCAC East action.
Katie Wilhelm’s four kills, 4-of-6 serving and one ace led the Panthers.
Set scores: 25-13, 25-5, 25-7. River View—Katie Wilhelm 4 kills, 4-of-6 serving, 1 ace; Sadielee Vasquez 7-of-7 serving, 2 aces. Connell—Kennidi Whitby 2-2 srv, 2 digs, 7 kills; Kylie Booker 7-7 srv, 2 aces, 5 kills; Courtney Colclasure 10-10 srv, 2 aces, 6 digs, 26 assists; Melody Davidson 17-17 srv, 2 aces, 1 kill; Savannah Egbert 8 digs, 1 ace, 5 assists, 6 kills.
Warden 3, Royal 0: Iris Rodriguez had 20 kills despite a quick match, leading the Cougars to the SCAC East road win.
Set scores: 25-18, 25-10, 25-12. Warden—Iris Rodriguez 20 kills, 10 digs; Hannah Bisnett 9 kills, 5 stuff-blocks.
COLUMBIA (BURBANK) 3, KIONA-BENTON 1: Viviana Magallon had 15 digs, and Jamie Ellis recorded 18 assists to lead the Coyotes to an SCAC East home win over the Bears.
Meaghan Phalen was 8-of-10 serving with two aces, four kills and six blocks to lead the Bears.
Set scores: 25-19, 24-26, 25-8, 25-18. Kiona-Benton—Shanda Gunter 7-of-11 serving, 3 kills, 8 blocks; Melissa Alvarez 14-of-14 serving; Jaky Calzadillas 15-of-17 serving, 4 kills, 13 assists; Meaghan Phalen 8-of-10 serving, 2 aces, 4 kills, 6 blocks. Columbia (Burbank)—Jamie Ellis 18 assists; Viviana Magallon 15 digs; Harley McBride 9 kills, 4 blocks; McKenzie Small 8 kills, 4 blocks; Nataly Aguilar 6 aces.
STANFIELD WINS TWO: After defeating host Irrigon in four sets in a league match, the Tigers swept Helix in a nonleaguer.
Vanessa Herrera had 30 digs against Irrigon, while Megan Bailey had 28 digs and six kills.
Set scores: Stanfield d. Irrigon 28-26, 25-23, 14-25, 25-17. Stanfield—Megan Bailey 28 digs, 4 aces, 6 kills; Kourtney Watson 17 digs, 8 kills; Hailey Cox 5 kills; Brooke Ables 4 kills; Laura Herrera 4 kills; Alisen Measham 4 kills, 19 assists; Vanessa Herrera 30 digs.
Set scores: Stanfield d. Helix 25-1, 25-0, 25-18. Stanfield—Measham 13 assists, 4 digs, 4 kills, 9 aces; Bailey 8 aces; Watson 4 aces; L. Herrera 4 aces; Cox 4 kills; Maddie Griffin 5 digs; Cassie Muth 4 digs; V. Herrera 4 digs.
Tekoa-Oakesdale 3, Liberty Christian 1: Sarah Croskrey had five aces and 10 assists, but the Patriots still fell in a Southeast 1B home match.
Set scores: 21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-13. Liberty Christian—Erica Shaw 6 kills, 3 aces, 16 digs; Sarah Croskrey 5 aces, 10 assists; Sydney Higgins 7 assists, 4 kills; Ashley Peterson 5 kills.
Tri-Cities Prep 3, DeSales 1: Mary Hoppes’ 28 kills and 20 digs led the Jaguars to a Southeast 2B home victory.
Maddie LeBrun added 25 digs and 11 kills for Tri-Cities Prep.
Set scores: 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17. Tri-Cities Prep—Mary Hoppes 28 kills, 20 digs; Maddie LeBrun 25 digs, 11 kills; Claire Essex 20 assists; Danica Whitsett 19 assists.
