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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HIGH SCHOOL SCORES AND SCHEDULES: By sport: BaseballBoys basketballBoys golfBoys soccerBoys swimmingBoys tennis Boys trackBoys wrestlingCross countryFootballGirls basketballGirls bowlingGirls golfGirls soccerGirls swimmingGirls tennisGirls trackGirls wrestlingGymnasticsSoftballTrackVolleyballWrestling By date: November 27 November 28 November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 By school: Archbishop Murphy Arlington Bothell Cascade Cedar Park Christian-Everett Cedarcrest Concrete Coupeville Darrington Edmonds-Woodway Everett Friday Harbor Glacier Peak Grace Academy Granite Falls Highland Christian Prep Jackson Kamiak King's La Conner Lake Stevens Lakewood Lopez Island Lummi Lynnwood Mariner Marysville-Pilchuck Meadowdale Monroe Mount Vernon Christian Mountlake Terrace North Sound Christian Oak Harbor Orcas Island Shorecrest Shoreline Christian Shorewood Snohomish South Whidbey Stanwood Sultan Tulalip Heritage    • Stadium map By league: Cascade Conference Non-conference Northwest 1A/2B Northwest 1B Northwest 2B Wesco Wesco 3A Wesco North Wesco South STANDINGS: Select league Cascade Conference baseball Cascade Conference boys basketball Cascade Conference boys soccer Cascade Conference boys wrestling Cascade Conference football Cascade Conference girls basketball Cascade Conference girls soccer Cascade Conference softball Cascade Conference volleyball Northwest 1A/2B baseball Northwest 1A/2B boys basketball Northwest 1A/2B boys soccer Northwest 1A/2B boys wrestling Northwest 1A/2B girls basketball Northwest 1A/2B girls soccer Northwest 1A/2B softball Northwest 1A/2B volleyball Northwest 1B boys basketball Northwest 1B boys soccer Northwest 1B girls basketball Northwest 1B girls soccer Northwest 1B volleyball Northwest 2B football Wesco 3A Football Wesco North baseball Wesco North boys basketball Wesco North boys soccer Wesco North boys swimming Wesco North boys tennis Wesco North boys track Wesco North boys wrestling Wesco North football Wesco North girls basketball Wesco North girls soccer Wesco North girls swimming Wesco North girls tennis Wesco North girls track Wesco North softball Wesco North volleyball Wesco South baseball Wesco South boys basketball Wesco South boys soccer Wesco South boys swimming Wesco South boys tennis Wesco South boys track Wesco South boys wrestling Wesco South football Wesco South girls basketball Wesco South girls soccer Wesco South girls swimming Wesco South girls tennis Wesco South girls track Wesco South softball Wesco South volleyball CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 Archbishop Murphy volleyball loses in 2A title game The Wildcats storm back after falling behind 0-2, but lose the fifth set to Pullman in the championship game. By Aaron Lommers Herald Writer KENNEWICK — It was a year of many firsts for the Archbishop Murphy volleyball team. The Wildcats won their first 2A district 1 championship, they were victorious in their first-ever first round state tournament match, and advanced to their first-ever state title match. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the firsts ended there. Archbishop Murphy came up short of winning its first-ever state championship, when the Pullman Greyhounds defeated Archbishop Murphy in five sets (25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 20-25, 15-12) to win the 2A state championship on Saturday. “It was a good match,” Archbishop Murphy coach Jeff Curtis said. “Both teams played with heart and desire.” Curtis credited his team with handling pressure all season. They showed it Saturday night. After falling in the first two sets, it looked like the Wildcats' run to the championship had hit a roadblock. But the team responded, leading wire-to-wire in the third set, which they eventually won 25-17. In the fourth set they trailed Pullman 11-10, but ripped off nine straight points and held on for the 25-20 set victory. In the fifth set, the Greyhounds proved to be too much. Pullman (21-0) jumped out to a quick four-point advantage and withstood a Murphy challenge to win the championship. “The level of their offense was probably at another level above us,” Curtis said. Curtis credited the intelligence of his team as one of the things that kept them in the match. The championship loss to Pullman was the first time Archbishop Murphy had lost since a defeat to King's, the 1A state champion on Oct. 1. Becca Gotz had three aces, 15 kills and three blocks, Savannah Fletcher had two aces, 12 kills and seven blocks, Dani Baehm had five aces, four kills, 62 assists, two blocks and eight digs and Hannah Linsenmayer had six aces and 52 digs to lead the Wildcats in the championship match. “This is the best we have ever done,” senior middle-hitter Fletcher said. “We have really come far and proven that Archbishop Murphy has a good volleyball team and a good program.” It was the kind of resilience the Wildcats (19-2) showed earlier in the day when they knocked off Fife in a semifinal match (14-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 18-16). Curtis didn't think that the earlier marathon match had anything to do with his team's loss in the championship. “I think they were just up against the highest level of team we played all year,” Curtis said. In the semifinal game, the Wildcats trailed two sets to one, but escaped with game four 25-21. Murphy then took a 5-0 lead in the decisive fifth set and led 14-9 late, only to see Fife come back and tie the match at 14-14. After exchanging points, ATM finally escaped when Dani Baehm found a hole in the Fife defense and with a little tap over the net the Wildcats escaped with the grueling five set win. Fletcher had 13 kills and eight blocks, Gotz had 18 kills and Stefani Bartz had eight kills and two blocks in the win over Fife. “They don't get stressed very easily,” Curtis said after the semifinal. Led by Fletcher, who had 15 blocks on the day, defense also was a key for the Wildcats. “I have never had a team that can block like this team,” Curtis said. Curtis, in his first year as head coach of the Wildcats, delivered something that had never been done before in the history of the program, but he is quick to give the credit to his players. “I've got a wonderful group of girls, 12 of the most outstanding girls, on and off the court,” Curtis said. 3A Day 2: At Kennewick, Everett finished in eighth place after losing 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-14) to Lakes in the fifth-place match. The Seagulls (13-9), who lost their first-round match Friday, advanced to the medal match with loser-out wins over Peninsula and Timberline. Everett beat Peninsula 3-0 (28-26, 26-24, 25-11) and topped Timberline 3-1 (25-17, 29-27, 19-25, 25-22). Meadowdale lost 3-1 (25-21, 27-29, 25-16, 25-20) to Bishop Blanchet Friday in a quarterfinal match which concluded after The Herald went to press. The Mavericks (13-7) were then elimninated 3-0 by Camas in consolation play. 2B Day 2: At Yakima, Darrington (15-6) fell short of a medal match, losing 3-1 (25-14, 26-24, 21-25, 25-14) to Tekoa-Oakesdale in consolation play. 1B Day 2: At Yakima, after losing in the first round Friday, North Sound Christian advanced to the fifth-place match and settled for eighth place after losing 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-19) to Northport. North Sound won two straight loser-out matches to reach the medal round. It ousted Sprague-Harrington 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-16) and defeated King’s Way Christian 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-20). READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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