PLAYOFFS?...PLAYOFFS?
Cowapa League volleyball is set. Banks defeated Seaside in a four game match tonight to lock up the third seed to state. Astoria and Tillamook already decided one and two last week when the Fishermen defeated the Cheesemakers for the second time.
The Braves got a balanced effort, with different girls stepping up offensively in different games. Whitney Blok had three kills and served 8-for-8 in game one as the Braves zoomed to a 14-7 lead then held off a late Seaside charge for a 25-20 result.
The Gulls solid blocking wall provided three early points in game one, but the Braves adjusted, moving back from the net and effectively hit over, around and through the Gulls the rest of the way.
Jordan Marsh, a 5-10 junior middle pounded six kills as Banks led wire-to-wire in game two on the way to a 25-16 finish. Seaside managed only one service run of two points in the game.
Backs against the wall, Seaside responded with a 25-19 game three. Sophomore setter Sarah LaCoste, who struggled a bit on serve, had her best run of the night with six straight points including two aces to put the Gulls up 21-14. Banks came back with four straight points with Blok serving and junior outside hitter Alexa Heilbrun providing two kills to close the Braves within 19-21. Heather Cleary served out the game, recording Seaside's fifth ace in the process. Megan Potter had five of her match-high 12 kills in game three.
Seaside found itself in a quick hole in game four, down 5-0 after back-to-back line drive ace serves by Heilbrun. But, the Gulls would fight back to tie at 9, 10 and again at 13. The Braves pulled ahead 20-15 on an ace by Ariel Schmidlin, but Seaside wouldn't go down easy, running off three straight points after a side out, helped by back-to-back kills by senior outside hitter Mollie Schmidt, whose play was limited after missing school with an illness. The Gulls crawled within one at 19-20, but a service error, a back row attack violation and a net violation killed momentum as the Braves capped the match with a Marsh kill for a 25-22 finish in game four.
Banks goes a game up on Seaside and owns the tiebreaker with two wins against the Gulls in three matches this year.
The Cowapa League girls soccer playoff picture is somewhat muddier. Valley Catholic and Catlin Gabel will decide the top two spots when they play each other on Thursday. There could be plenty of movement in playoff spots three through five, however. Right now, Astoria and Seaside are deadlocked in fifth, each team at 3-3-1. Astoria owns the tiebreak by virtue of their 1-0 win over Seaside and is expected to get past Tillamook to clinch a playoff spot, likely the fifth seed. The Seagulls, who defeated Rainier 5-0 Tuesday, finish with O.E.S. on the road. Seaside needs a win or a tie and to hope for an upset in either the Astoria match or the Yamhill-Carlton vs. Rainier match. Making things more difficult for the Gulls is the potential loss of another key player, as Marla Olstedt, their leading scorer, went to the hospital with an apparent concussion sustained in Tuesday's game.
Astoria, which had a bye on Tuesday, is gunning for only its second ever postseason appearance. The Fishermen would likely face Yamhill-Carlton in a loser out game at Yamhill Saturday. Y-C defeated Astoria 2-1 back on Oct. 4, but the Fishermen were playing the second of back-to-back games after their Seaside match was postponed a day. This should be a great game if these teams meet with their seasons on the line.
Apparently, I've been getting bad info on the boys soccer playoff schedule. Only the 5 at 4 game will be played on Saturday, with the winner playing at #3 on Tuesday. The top two teams will also play off on Tuesday, Oct 30 for state seeding. Should have looked on my own master schedule instead of listening to the coaches on that one. Seaside can move from a three seed to a two seed and clinch a state playoff berth if the Gulls knock off Astoria Wednesday night in their season finale.
The Braves got a balanced effort, with different girls stepping up offensively in different games. Whitney Blok had three kills and served 8-for-8 in game one as the Braves zoomed to a 14-7 lead then held off a late Seaside charge for a 25-20 result.
The Gulls solid blocking wall provided three early points in game one, but the Braves adjusted, moving back from the net and effectively hit over, around and through the Gulls the rest of the way.
Jordan Marsh, a 5-10 junior middle pounded six kills as Banks led wire-to-wire in game two on the way to a 25-16 finish. Seaside managed only one service run of two points in the game.
Backs against the wall, Seaside responded with a 25-19 game three. Sophomore setter Sarah LaCoste, who struggled a bit on serve, had her best run of the night with six straight points including two aces to put the Gulls up 21-14. Banks came back with four straight points with Blok serving and junior outside hitter Alexa Heilbrun providing two kills to close the Braves within 19-21. Heather Cleary served out the game, recording Seaside's fifth ace in the process. Megan Potter had five of her match-high 12 kills in game three.
Seaside found itself in a quick hole in game four, down 5-0 after back-to-back line drive ace serves by Heilbrun. But, the Gulls would fight back to tie at 9, 10 and again at 13. The Braves pulled ahead 20-15 on an ace by Ariel Schmidlin, but Seaside wouldn't go down easy, running off three straight points after a side out, helped by back-to-back kills by senior outside hitter Mollie Schmidt, whose play was limited after missing school with an illness. The Gulls crawled within one at 19-20, but a service error, a back row attack violation and a net violation killed momentum as the Braves capped the match with a Marsh kill for a 25-22 finish in game four.
Banks goes a game up on Seaside and owns the tiebreaker with two wins against the Gulls in three matches this year.
The Cowapa League girls soccer playoff picture is somewhat muddier. Valley Catholic and Catlin Gabel will decide the top two spots when they play each other on Thursday. There could be plenty of movement in playoff spots three through five, however. Right now, Astoria and Seaside are deadlocked in fifth, each team at 3-3-1. Astoria owns the tiebreak by virtue of their 1-0 win over Seaside and is expected to get past Tillamook to clinch a playoff spot, likely the fifth seed. The Seagulls, who defeated Rainier 5-0 Tuesday, finish with O.E.S. on the road. Seaside needs a win or a tie and to hope for an upset in either the Astoria match or the Yamhill-Carlton vs. Rainier match. Making things more difficult for the Gulls is the potential loss of another key player, as Marla Olstedt, their leading scorer, went to the hospital with an apparent concussion sustained in Tuesday's game.
Astoria, which had a bye on Tuesday, is gunning for only its second ever postseason appearance. The Fishermen would likely face Yamhill-Carlton in a loser out game at Yamhill Saturday. Y-C defeated Astoria 2-1 back on Oct. 4, but the Fishermen were playing the second of back-to-back games after their Seaside match was postponed a day. This should be a great game if these teams meet with their seasons on the line.
Apparently, I've been getting bad info on the boys soccer playoff schedule. Only the 5 at 4 game will be played on Saturday, with the winner playing at #3 on Tuesday. The top two teams will also play off on Tuesday, Oct 30 for state seeding. Should have looked on my own master schedule instead of listening to the coaches on that one. Seaside can move from a three seed to a two seed and clinch a state playoff berth if the Gulls knock off Astoria Wednesday night in their season finale.
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