State Volleyball

Jillian and Bridget made the trip to Yakima with the Lumberjill volleyball team to play in the Sundome at the 2A State tournament this past weekend. After an opening loss to Tumwater, they fell just short in a 5-set loser-out match against Fife, ending one of their most successful seasons in recent memory.

Here's Part 1 of the Blast Zone Media article:

R.A. Long knocked out on opening day of 2A State Volleyball Tournament

Lumberjills swept by Tumwater, fall in five to Fife in elimination match

YAKIMA — R.A. Long’s first trip to the state volleyball tournament in more than a decade and a half did not last as long as the Lumberjills would have liked. In fact, the Jills were knocked out of the tournament on the first day and are still looking for their first win at the tournament since 2009.

The Jills opened the tournament on Friday afternoon with a three-set loss to Tumwater. R.A. Long dropped the contest to the 2A EvCo champion T-Birds by scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-14.

R.A. Long appeared poised to secure a return ticket to The Dome later in the evening in its elimination contest against No. 12 ranked Fife. The Jills won the first and third sets, and held an early lead in the fifth frame, but could not get the stops and points they needed to extend their season to the final day on the schedule, falling to the Trojans by scores of 18-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23 and 15-12.

R.A. Long entered the tournament on the heels of a sweep over Ridgefield for the final State berth out of the 2A District IV Tournament. The Lumberjills’ season ended with a record of 15-8, and third place finishes in both league and district action.

Stats for the Lumberjills matches in the state tournament were not immediately available.