Newport drops Bothell in 4A Kingco tourney, Cedar Park sweeps through Emerald City League | Volleyball report

Published 11:44 am Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Playing No. 1-seeded Newport High on their home court for a berth into the 4A state tournament, the Bothell High volleyball team fell to the Knights in three straight games, 26-24, 25-16, 25-20, on Tuesday night.

The Knights were led by hitters Anna Crabtree and Casey Schoenlein, who had nine kills apiece.

With the loss, the Cougars (9-6) dropped into the consolation bracket and will face Garfield (9-7) in a loser-out game on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.

Cedar park volleyball takes ECL tournament, No. 1 seed to Tri-districts

The Cedar Park Christian volleyball team, ranked No. 8 in 1A, had no trouble in the Emerald City League Tournament which concluded last night, beating Annie Wright, Bellevue Christian and finally Overlake, each via a 3-0 sweep to take the No. 1 seed to the Tri-District tournament.

In the championship match, which included game scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-16, senior Mattie Shelford led the offense with a game-high 14 kills, followed by Lyndsay Palmer with 10 and Ari Gardner with nine.

Shelford and fellow senior Jessica Abbott led the defense with 17 digs each.

The Eagles will play heir Tri-District opener on Thursday night at home against the winner of Cascade Christian and Bellevue Christian. Game time is 7 p.m.