PIRATES OUTLAST WARRIORS TO WIN DIVISION
After falling in the first game and trailing two games to one, the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates fought back with strong service to claim two straight games, the match and the Lewis & Clark League West Division title with a 21-25, 25-15, 19-25, 25-10, 15-8 victory at Warrenton Tuesday night.
The win puts the Pirates into a league title matchup with unbeaten top-ranked Oregon Episcopal School at Clatskanie High School this Saturday. The loser will be back at Warrenton on Monday to play the second game of a doubleheader, with Warrenton taking on Rainier in the first game.
The Warriors got off to a strong start, taking the lead for good at 7-6 on an ace serve by sophomore setter-outside hitter Jordane Marxer, who scored five service points with four assists in the game. Senior LesleAnn Hayward led the way with four kills and 7-for-7 serving and Emily Ogren picked up three blocks.
In game two, the Warriors struggled early receiving serve, as Neah-Kah-Nie's Tracy Avritt scored back-to-back aces on a 5-point run to give the Pirates a 7-3 lead. Avritt was big in game two with two kills, two blocks and 9-for-9 serving, closing out the game with her third ace.
The Warriors put up a huge block in game three, with Ogren recording four stuffs at the net and Ashley Poole nailing down three of her team-high eight kills. But everything went south for the Warriors in game four as Neah-Kah-Nie stormed to an 18-3 lead on another long service run by Avritt, who finished the night a perfect 31-for-31 with six aces. Neah-Kah-Nie kept the momentum going into game five and took advantage of back-to-back service errors to grab an early lead and hold it on the way to a 15-8 finish.
Avritt and Kayleen Vandecoevering each had ten kills for the Pirates and explosive middle blocker Tia McCormick led Neah-Kah-Nie's all-senior squad with five blocks.
All nine teams in the Lewis & Clark League will participate in a postseason tournament beginning on Saturday. Warrenton has a bye to Monday and hosts a 5:00 p.m. match with East Division number two Rainier. The Warriors play their final regular season game at Clatskanie Thursday night.
The win puts the Pirates into a league title matchup with unbeaten top-ranked Oregon Episcopal School at Clatskanie High School this Saturday. The loser will be back at Warrenton on Monday to play the second game of a doubleheader, with Warrenton taking on Rainier in the first game.
The Warriors got off to a strong start, taking the lead for good at 7-6 on an ace serve by sophomore setter-outside hitter Jordane Marxer, who scored five service points with four assists in the game. Senior LesleAnn Hayward led the way with four kills and 7-for-7 serving and Emily Ogren picked up three blocks.
In game two, the Warriors struggled early receiving serve, as Neah-Kah-Nie's Tracy Avritt scored back-to-back aces on a 5-point run to give the Pirates a 7-3 lead. Avritt was big in game two with two kills, two blocks and 9-for-9 serving, closing out the game with her third ace.
The Warriors put up a huge block in game three, with Ogren recording four stuffs at the net and Ashley Poole nailing down three of her team-high eight kills. But everything went south for the Warriors in game four as Neah-Kah-Nie stormed to an 18-3 lead on another long service run by Avritt, who finished the night a perfect 31-for-31 with six aces. Neah-Kah-Nie kept the momentum going into game five and took advantage of back-to-back service errors to grab an early lead and hold it on the way to a 15-8 finish.
Avritt and Kayleen Vandecoevering each had ten kills for the Pirates and explosive middle blocker Tia McCormick led Neah-Kah-Nie's all-senior squad with five blocks.
All nine teams in the Lewis & Clark League will participate in a postseason tournament beginning on Saturday. Warrenton has a bye to Monday and hosts a 5:00 p.m. match with East Division number two Rainier. The Warriors play their final regular season game at Clatskanie Thursday night.
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