Kamiak trips up Monroe once again
Published 11:26 pm Thursday, September 20, 2007
MONROE — The Monroe Bearcats still have trouble getting over that hurdle.
The hurdle that is the Kamiak Knights.
The Knights defeated Monroe 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 Thursday night at Monroe High School in a rematch of the 2006 4A District 1 championship game.
Kamiak won that match 3-1, winning its first district title since 1999 and has now beaten the Bearcats three straight times.
Since last season, not including the 4A state tournament, for which the Knights and Bearcats both qualifed in 2006, the Bearcats are 19-3 with all three losses coming at the hands of Kamiak.
“My kids didn’t make a lot of mistakes (Thursday). We passed the ball really well, we only had three hitting errors and went 72-for-74 on serving. We played a pretty flawless match,” Kamiak head coach Deb Crawford said.
Devin Larson led the Knights (4-1 overall) with 27 assists and Jordan Keller added nine kills.
Monroe (4-1), a favorite to win the Wesco North, was led by 6-foot, 2-inch junior Kylin Munoz’s 13 kills and Jerrika Groeneweg’s 18 digs.
“Our goal was to get on the block tonight. The kids were reading well,” Crawford said about defending Monroe’s height.
Monroe last defeated Kamiak 3-0 a year ago today. The Bearcats will get a shot at revenge on Oct. 9 when they go to Kamiak to play the Knights.
Both teams enter league play beginning next week and Crawford believes the win over Monroe was a big confidence builder.
“This was the best volleyball my team has played this season,” Crawford said.
Marysville-Pilchuck 3, Mountlake Terrace 1: At Marysville, the Hawks won the first set 25-22 before the Tomahawks came back to take the next three 30-28, 25-20, and 26-24. “It was a really good defensive match,” Marysville-Pilchuck head coach Shelly Johnson said. “That Mountlake Terrace team was tough, especially on game point.” April Bobadilla had 45 assists, Emily Boerger had 20 kills and five blocks, Kristeen Juarez had 16 kills and 24 digs and Jadelyn Thompson had 34 digs and three aces for Marysville-Pilchuck (3-2). Mountlake Terrace’s record is 2-3.
Everett 3, Jackson 0: at Everett, Lauren Hope had 11 digs and Ally Lund served four aces to lead Everett to the 25-19, 25-19, 25-19 non-league victory. Alex MacCormac added eight digs for the Seagulls (3-2 overall) and Erin Vance recorded five kills. Cerise Knakal had 13 assists for Jackson (1-4), and Angelina Rich recorded six kills and served three aces.
Oak Harbor 3, Mariner 1: At Oak Harbor, Becca Wheeler’s 38 assists led Oak Harbor to the 23-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-20 non-conference win over Mariner. Jessica Muzzall (13 kills) and Jen Jansen (12 kills) also contributed for the undefeated Wildcats (4-0 overall). Chelle Thomas (eight kills, two blocks), Brittany Ruscha (eight kills, three blocks) and Shasta Gloveo (18 digs) led the Marauders (2-2).
Snohomish 3, Lynnwood 1: At Snohomish, Jessica Yates had 12 kills and eight blocks to lead Snohomish to a 25-18, 17-25, 25-21, 25-23 non-league victory. Shannon Nichols recorded 21 assists for the Panthers (3-2 overall) and Molly Miller served seven aces. Kaytlyn Dill had 22 kills and five blocks for Lynnwood (1-4).
Shorewood 3, Cascade 0: At Everett, Thea Kempton and Katie Dapper each had eight kills and Erin Hill added 21 assists as the Thunderbirds (1-3 overall) beat the Bruins (0-5) in the non-league match 25-21, 25-20, 25-23.
Edmonds-Woodway 3, Stanwood 0: At Stanwood, Leigh Fishback had 30 assists and teammates Cailin Fellows (17 kills) and Hanna Lauber (seven kills) led the Warriors (4-1 overall) to the 25-10, 25-17, 25-18 non-conference win over Stanwood. The Spartans (1-4) were led by Tarin Nicholas’ nine kills and Chelsea Campbell’s 19 assists.
Meadowdale 3, Arlington 1: At Arlington, Katie Cowan recorded 39 assists to help Meadowdale rally to a 22-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-19 non-league victory. Florence Dalos had 14 kills and two blocks for the Mavericks (3-1 overall). Amanda Bottini recorded six kills for Arlington (0-5) and Kelsey Czaban had eight blocks and 28 assists.
Shorecrest 3, Lake Stevens 0: At Lake Stevens, Jamie McDonald had five kills and two blocks and teammate Anna Herold added 24 assists and six aces to lead Shorecrest to the 25-14, 25-17, 25-12 non-conference sweep of Lake Stevens. Lauren Detrick added 12 digs and three aces for Shorecrest (5-0 overall), which has won 13 straight games. Breanna Toler (six kills) and Kaitlyn Jones (21 assists) led Lake Stevens (1-3).
Cedarcrest 3, Sultan 0: At Sultan, Cedarcrest’s Kristen McKinlay had nine kills and Amber Shields finished with five aces and 15 assists to lead the Red Wolves to the 25-7, 25-12, 25-17 Cascade Conference win over Sultan (0-4 league and overall). Shannon Bailey added five aces and eight kills for Cedarcrest (3-1, 3-1). Olivia Chanthamalay had 11 digs for Sultan.
Archbishop Murphy 3, Coupeville 0: At Everett, Patti Reeves had 13 assists and four aces and Rachel Hyett had five assists and three aces as the Wildcats beat the Wolves (1-3 league, 1-4 overall) 25-7, 25-8, 25-9 in the Cascade Conference match. Becca Gotz added nine kills and two blocks for Archbishop Murphy (3-1 league and overall).
King’s 3, South Whidbey 0: At Shoreline, Kailey Trautmann had 14 kills and served three aces to help King’s to the 25-17, 25-12, 25-12 Cascade Conference victory over South Whidbey (2-2 in league and overall). Erin Bremond added eight kills and four blocks for the Knights (4-0) and Anna Cesari recorded 24 assists.
Granite Falls 3, Lakewood 1: At Granite Falls, Michaela Dudder had 17 kills and seven aces to lead the Tigers (2-2 in league and overall) to the 25-18, 25-22 9-25, 25-15 Cascade Conference victory. Aly Stewart had seven kills and two blocks for Lakewood (1-3, 2-3).
Darrington 3, Shoreline Christian 0: At Darrington, Mandy Powell had 32 assists and five aces to lead Darrington to the 25-15, 25-15, 25-18 sweep of Shoreline Christian (3-1 in league, 5-2 overall). Natasha Green added 10 kills for the Loggers (3-1, 4-1).
