Medical Lake volleyball remains a longshot for NEA postseason

Needing a win to close on a playoff berth, the Medical Lake High School volleyball team got it.

Ending a five-match losing streak, the Cardinals earned a nail-biting 3-2 match win over Newport on Oct. 9 to begin a pivotal week of Northeast A League play that ended with a split as they lost a 3-2 decision to Riverside. The week concluded with a 3-1 nonleague win over Greater Spokane League Rogers.

“This was a week of battles for the girls,” head coach Todd Harr wrote in an email. “Playing in two five set league matches will take a toll on any player.”

In the Newport win, Medical Lake rallied fr...