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schools
november3
2016
VHS Fall Sports Report
Volleyball - The Lady Loggers
made their sixth straight trip to
the state playoffs under head
coach Teresa Williams after
finishing second in the Northwest
League playoff tournament.
Vernonia finished their
season strong. After falling to
Delphian 1-3 on October 4, the
Lady Loggers won their final four
matches of the regular season,
defeating Columbia Christian,
Neah-Kah-Nie, Knappa and
Nestucca, all by 3-0 scores. In
the league playoffs, Vernonia
beat Nestucca 3-0 before earning
some revenge against Delphian with a
3-2 victory and earning a spot in the
final, where the Lady Loggers fell to
Gaston 1-3. Vernonia finished their
season with an 8-3 league record and
were 14-8 overall this year.
In the state tournament
Vernonia once again received a
difficult first round draw after being
seeded #16 and had to travel to top-
ranked Culver where they lost in three
straight games 20-25, 13-25, 15-25.
Coach Williams said overall
the team played good defense all
season and their blocking improved
throughout the season with Megan Ely
and Morgan Harral leading the way;
Williams said Ely played especially
well in the losing effort against Culver
in the state matchup. “As the season
progressed we got better at reading
the other team,” said Williams. The
offense didn’t rely on a single player
and was spread around with Cassidy
Whitton, Jordon Walters, Harral and
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Grace Coleman all playing important
roles. Williams noted Coleman’s
improvement this season, especially
her play on defense. Serving was a
team strength this season. In the back
line the team was lead by Payton Wolf
and Kailia Jackson.
Following
the
league
tournament Wolf was named First
Team All League, setter Joyce Everett
and Whitton were named Second
Team, and Walters and Harral were
named Honorable Mention.
Cross Country - The season came
to an end at the 5K district state-
qualifying meet at Bush Park in Salem
on October 27. The girls finished in
3rd place and missed qualifying for
the state meet by one place. Head
coach Byron Brown said the squad
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