Volleyball: Tri-Cities Prep ties for third at SunDome Invitational

The Tri-Cities Prep volleyball team tied for third Friday at the SunDome tournament in Yakima.

Tri-Cities Prep swept Royal and Entiat, and split with West Valley junior varsity to take the No. 1 seed into the top bracket. The Jaguars then beat Newport (Spokane) in straight sets to reach the semifinals, where they lost to Naches Valley 12-25, 25-8, 15-8.

Tri-Cities Prep’s Corinne Barnett had 27 kills and 17 blocks for the tournament, and Mary Seiner finished with 51 digs.

Set scores: Tri-Cities Prep d. Royal 25-12, 25-17; TCP d. Entiat 25-15, 25-12; TCP split with West Valley JV 19-25, 25-18; TCP d. Newport 25-20, 25-20; Naches Valley d. TCP 12-25, 25-8, 15-8. Tri-Cities Prep—Danika Whitsett 16 aces, 37 assists; Claire Essex 32 assists; Corinne Barnett 27 kills, 17 blocks; Mary Seiner 51 digs; Katie McDonald 9 aces, 20 kills, 24 digs.

This story was originally published September 12, 2014 at 11:49 PM with the headline "Volleyball: Tri-Cities Prep ties for third at SunDome Invitational."