1B/2B State Volleyball roundup
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months AGO
Saige Galbreath who is a senior for LRS prepares to receive a serve from Toutle Lake during the second game for the Broncos in the state tournament.
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Eagles senior Liana Sushik leaps up to spike the ball during Soap Lake’s run in the state tournament.
The Broncos sideline erupts after the team makes a big play in their win over Kittitas.
Senior for the Broncos, Zoe Galbreath makes her way back to her teammates after earning the sportsmanship award in the team’s win against Kittitas.
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors’ Grace Okamoto (18) serves the ball for the next rally during the state tournament.
Brooke Dana, a Soap Lake senior, prepares to serve the ball Wednesday morning against Wahkiakum.
Savannah Monson (10) steps into an incoming ball for a bump pass in the state tournament.
Peyton Roberts (11) receives her medal for sportsmanship after a state tournament game.
Correction: The caption for the photo with Savannah Monson has been corrected.
YAKIMA – Local basin teams, Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos, and Soap Lake all entered the state tournament this week and competed against fellow 1B and 2B teams across the state. See below the results from the state tournament and some highlights from the tournament.
Nov. 12
The Broncos won two games on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the state tournament.
Lind-Ritzville (17-3) vs Kittitas
Final Score: 3-0
LRS vs Toutle Lake
Final Score: 3-1
The Eagles were eliminated from the state tournament in the first round.
Soap Lake (11-4) vs Wahkiakum
Final Score: 1-3
The Warriors won two games on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of their state tournament.
ACH (21-9-1) vs Darrington
Final Score: 3-1
ACH vs Neah Bay
Final Score: 3-2
Nov. 13
The Broncos were defeated in the semifinals.
LRS vs Northwest Christian
Final Score: 1-3
The Warriors fell short in the semifinals of the state tournament.
ACH vs Garfield-Palouse.
Consolation bracket results and full game coverage will be in the Monday edition of the paper.
Eagles senior Liana Sushik leaps up to spike the ball during Soap Lake’s run in the state tournament.
The Broncos sideline erupts after the team makes a big play in their win over Kittitas.
Senior for the Broncos, Zoe Galbreath makes her way back to her teammates after earning the sportsmanship award in the team’s win against Kittitas.
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors’ Grace Okamoto (18) serves the ball for the next rally during the state tournament.
Brooke Dana, a Soap Lake senior, prepares to serve the ball Wednesday morning against Wahkiakum.
Savannah Monson (10) steps into an incoming ball for a bump pass in the state tournament.
Peyton Roberts (11) receives her medal for sportsmanship after a state tournament game.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Sushik comes full circle ahead of first season at BBCC
MOSES LAKE — The next step in Liana Sushik’s athletic journey has led her to play for the Big Bend Community College Vikings volleyball team this fall after a successful career with the Soap Lake Eagles. Joining the Vikings is something she feels has deepened her love for the sport, she said. “I fell in love with the fact that there’s more than just high school volleyball; there’s another level,” said Sushik. “It’s like a whole new chapter and I’m so excited to see what I have next because there’s a lot that I’ve been through to get here.” Despite her success on the court, Sushik said she didn’t initially start out as an athlete.
Building a community at Desert City Fitness
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata welcomed its newest athletic club earlier this summer with Desert City Fitness setting up along Basin Street. Since their grand opening June 6, the club has worked to become a strong contributor to the community in Ephrata. “We just opened our doors and whoever comes in, that’s how we do it,” said Bryan Boney, owner of Desert City Fitness. Boney, who owns the club alongside his wife Tracy Fillion, decided to open Desert City Fitness to keep himself active after retiring six years ago. Boney said he has invested all his money from retirement into purchasing the property, remodeling and getting the equipment necessary to open his fitness center.
Grid Kids expands opportunities this season
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Grid Kids football program is gearing up for the start of its 26th football season this fall. This year, alongside their tackle football program, the Grid Kids have expanded their flag football options. “It’s one of those things that you just don’t really know how well it’s going to go, but right now we’re looking pretty strong,” said Brian Gwinn, the Gird Kids administrator and communications contact. The tackle opportunities remain the same for third through sixth grade with third and fourth graders playing together and fifth and sixth graders separately from the younger players. The format for third and fourth grade will remain at a regular 11-man game, but for fifth and sixth grade there is consideration for moving down to an eight-on-eight format.