Liberty girls come home without trophy
Liberty libero Zoe Omlin dives for a save as teammate Devyn Cook takes position.
YAKIMA – The Liberty (Spangle) girls volleyball team made a respectable showing in the state 2B tournament Nov. 8-9 in the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Coming in as the No. 13 seed, the Lancers shocked No. 4-ranked Goldendale in their state-opener, sweeping the Timberwolves, 3-0.
Set scores were 25-13, 26-24, 25-18.
With the win, the Lancers advanced to the quarterfinals to face league rival and No. 5-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague.
The Broncos had dominated the Lancers all season, and the state outcome was the same, with Lind-Ritzville winning in straight sets, 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
As the Broncos advance to the semifinals, the Lancers fell to the consolation round, where they faced the No. 1-seed, Adna, in a loser-out game.
The Lancers came out on fire, taking the first set over the Pirates, 25-18.
That would be their last set win of the state tournament as the Pirates won the next three, to take a 3-1 win.
Set scores were 19-25, 17-25, 15-25.
The loss eliminated the Lancers from state play.
Northeast 2B rivals Lind-Ritzville/Sprague finished second in the tournament and Colfax third.
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