LADY FISHERMEN COMPETE AT SOUTHRIDGE
One of only two 4A schools at a volleyball tournament at Southridge High School in Beaverton on Saturday, the Astoria Lady Fishermen had their work cut out for them.
However, bolstered by the return of ailing outside hitter Kristen Saulsbury, Astoria competed well against the two 6A and one 5A team they faced, despite losing all three matches.
"I don't think we played to the best of our potential," said Astoria head coach Angee Hunt, "yet we were still able to do a lot of good things. There is still room to improve and that's always a good condition to be in, especially early in the season. It was a good day overall.
Astoria opened against 5A West Albany, dropping the first two games 21-25 and 10-25 before rebounding with a 25-21 win in the third game. From there, the Lady Fishermen carried momentum into a match against Metro power Southridge, again falling 2-1 (20-25, 25-22, 18-25).
As it turns out, game two of the Southridge matchup was the only game the Skyhawks lost on the way to sweeping Estacada in the tournament championship match.
"[Estacada] played very well at the tournament," said Hunt.
"It was nice to see another 4A school doing well. It gives us something to shoot for."
Astoria, seeded third in the consolation bracket, lost a heartbreaker to another 6A Metro League team, falling 23-25, 27-26, 14-16 to Aloha.
"It was very encouraging," said Hunt
"We just had one game with a little bit of a lapse, but other than that, out of nine games we played eight pretty solid ones."
Astoria will return to Cowapa League action at home Tuesday night against Scappoose.
However, bolstered by the return of ailing outside hitter Kristen Saulsbury, Astoria competed well against the two 6A and one 5A team they faced, despite losing all three matches.
"I don't think we played to the best of our potential," said Astoria head coach Angee Hunt, "yet we were still able to do a lot of good things. There is still room to improve and that's always a good condition to be in, especially early in the season. It was a good day overall.
Astoria opened against 5A West Albany, dropping the first two games 21-25 and 10-25 before rebounding with a 25-21 win in the third game. From there, the Lady Fishermen carried momentum into a match against Metro power Southridge, again falling 2-1 (20-25, 25-22, 18-25).
As it turns out, game two of the Southridge matchup was the only game the Skyhawks lost on the way to sweeping Estacada in the tournament championship match.
"[Estacada] played very well at the tournament," said Hunt.
"It was nice to see another 4A school doing well. It gives us something to shoot for."
Astoria, seeded third in the consolation bracket, lost a heartbreaker to another 6A Metro League team, falling 23-25, 27-26, 14-16 to Aloha.
"It was very encouraging," said Hunt
"We just had one game with a little bit of a lapse, but other than that, out of nine games we played eight pretty solid ones."
Astoria will return to Cowapa League action at home Tuesday night against Scappoose.
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