Mvp Barratt Guides Bullpups Over Bethel For Title

Brandy Barratt and Jennifer Williams had 10 kills apiece Saturday as Gonzaga Prep’s volleyball team defeated the host Braves 15-10, 15-12 in the championship match of the Bethel Tournament in Spanaway, Wash.

G-Prep avenged a 15-4, 15-5, 15-6 loss to Bethel earlier in the tourney.

Barratt (most valuable player), Williams and Story Tombari of Prep made the all-tournament team, as did Jessica Sandborn of Mead, which placed seventh.

Barratt had 20 kills and eight blocks, and Tombari added 36 assists and eight digs as Prep defeated Mead 15-6, 15-13, 16-14 in a Greater Spokane League match held at the tournament.

G-Prep (3-0), the league leader, trailed in the third game 11-3 before rallying. Jen Clark had 10 kills for Mead (0-2).

Ferris won its first four matches at the 16-team Walla Walla Invitational before bowing to top-ranked Central Catholic of Portland 15-11, 15-2 in the semifinals.

The Saxons awaited the losers’-bracket winner between Lewis and Clark and Pasco. The match would be for third and fifth place (the Saxons’ finish last year).

In a GSL counter against North Central, Missy Blackshire had 14 kills and five aces as Ferris (2-0) defeated the Indians 15-9, 15-10, 15-9. Aimee Wilson had 13 kills, four blocks and 15 digs for NC (0-2), which played without all-leaguer Tamara Van Engelen, out with the stomach flu.

Molly Fisher had seven aces and seven blocks as Pullman stormed back for a 9-15, 13-15, 15-2, 15-6, 15-3 Frontier League-opening win over the Indians at Colville.

Melissa Wollan had five aces and 15 digs for Colville, which lost senior outside hitter April Moe to a knee injury in the second game.

Defending State B champion Wilbur-Creston topped East Valley 15-12, 15-7 in the title match of the Freeman Invitational.

Lakeland of Rathdrum claimed third place with a 15-3, 15-5 win over the host Scotties. Lakeland split with W-C during pool play.

Colfax defeated La Grande, Ore., 6-15, 15-13, 15-7 in the championship match at the Clarkston Tournament.

The Bulldogs reached the final with a 15-8, 15-13 win over CdA. Colfax drew with La Grande earlier in the tourney.

Cross country

Seniors Lindsay Daehlin of second-ranked University and Chris Cole of Coeur d’Alene had the top times at the All-Valley Invitational at Liberty Lake County Park.

Daehlin ran the 3 miles in 19 minutes, 54 seconds. Her Titans placed 12 runners in the top five of the four classifications. West Valley junior Jessica Riehle, a former State AA champion, had the day’s second-fastest time, 20:01.

Cole finished in 16:31 on the muddy, slippery course. Juniors winner Robby Warnock of Central Valley (16:48) had the day’s second-fastest boys time.

Sophomore Christa Eide won flight three to help fourth-ranked Shadle Park to third place at the girls 41-team Shoreline Invitational in Seattle.

Eide, in her first varsity race, completed the 2.1-mile course in 12 minutes, 48 seconds. Although she competed as Shadle’s No. 5 runner, Eide had the Highlanders’ top time.

Defending State AAA champion Eisenhower won the invitational for the second consecutive year. The Cadets won four flights, although defending state champion Aleah Thome settled for fourth in flight seven because of illness. Crystal Malgesini of second-place Snohomish won that elite race.

Justin Hill’s fifth-place finish led North Central to second place at the 11-team Flathead Invitational in Kalispell, Mont.

Hill finished the 3-mile course in 15:58. Champion Shane Ackealy ran 15:25 and led the host and defending Montana state champion Braves to the team title.

Girls soccer

Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint played defensive soccer for nearly 70 minutes on Saturday.

The final 10 minutes were a scorefest, which CdA survived with a 2-1 win over the visiting Bulldogs.

Teah Beckman’s direct kick at 78 minutes gave CdA (1-0 in league, 1-2 overall) the win. Her goal came 3 minutes after Sandpoint’s Jody McKitrick tied the match with an unassisted goal. Eritta Andersson of the Vikings scored at 70 minutes.

Despite a badly sprained ankle, CdA goalkeeper Rachel Stormogipson made 12 saves.

Lake City moved its midfielders into an offensive mode during the second half and came away with a 1-0 win at Moscow (0-1).

The Timberwolves (1-0, 2-1) ended the shutout at 56 minutes, when stopper Ellen Weger fed Chanda Roane in the middle of the field. Roane quickly turned on a Bears defender and created a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, whom she beat with a kick to the right side. Donella Pratt had 13 aces, Sasha

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