Teams Will Zero In On East Valley For Volleyball Title

East Valley is the target during title week next week in Frontier League volleyball.

The unbeaten Knights play their closest challengers when they travel to Colville on Tuesday and host Pullman on Thursday.

Pullman is currently a game behind the Knights and Colville is two games back. Those two teams play in Colville today.

On Tuesday, EV had little trouble with Clarkston, starting slow the first two games but finishing fast during 15-5, 15-2, 15-5 wins.

It took forever for the teams to score in game one before EV broke a 1-1 tie with three points. Trailing 2-0 in game two, the Knights scored the final 15 points, including seven straight while Jenny Kann was serving.

In game three, EV broke a 1-1 tie with 12 straight points before Clarkston mounted a brief rally.

The team played relatively mistake-free showed the balance that has characterized the 8-0 Knights.

They got between four and five kills from six different players, including Kristin Holleran and Christie Grochowski.

Deb Asbury put down 11 serves, including four aces. Kann and Lescia Myers served nine points each.

Kann and Jennifer Tilton each had 12 assists.

Titans find missing ingredients

In winning its first football game this season, University High accomplished something that has been missing much of the year.

The opportunistic Titans came from behind.

They trailed North Central 14-6 at halftime but parlayed three of five fumble recoveries into points during a 31-27 victory.

NC gained more than 400 yards of offense, including 293 yards rushing to 281 by U-Hi. Between them the teams had 10 turnovers.

But two third-quarter touchdowns put U-Hi ahead 21-14 and the Titans broke a 21-21 deadlock with a 50-yard touchdown reception by Chris McMurtry from Rob Bartlett and Kelly Tifft’s third field goal of the night.

Bartlett had missed last week’s game because of a shoulder injury. His effort was pretty, completing 8 of 27 passes, but it was effective. He totaled 160 yards, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion.

Tim Buchanan rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries and the other score.

Big week looms for CV volleyball

Central Valley’s volleyball team can reach the district playoffs for the first time since 1991 with wins at University Tuesday and at home against North Central on Wednesday.

Drag racers come out on top

In competition with some 80 other Pro-Eliminator drag racers at Spokane Raceway Park this year, five Valley men finished amont the top 10.

Millwood’s Dave Viall in his Chevy Camaro “The Viallator” edged out Tom Manfred’s Ford Mustang, points 705 to 655.

Placing sixth was Dale Rounsville at 485, ninth was Kenny Mewitt of Newman Lake with 375 and 10th was Randy Ray of Greenacres with 360.

Swimmer headed to U.S. camp Valley resident and Spokane Swim Team member Joe Covey has been accepted to the Speedo/USS Boys Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.

Covey will be in attendance from Nov. 14-17. His selection was based upon his 100 meter freestyle time during last summer’s Western Zones Swimming Finals.

The Centennial Middle School eighth grader won the event in 56.03 and also won the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, placed third in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 200 breaststroke at the Zones.

During the camp Covey will undergo altitude, technique and form training, study nutrition and the mental aspect of the sport with Olympians and coaches from Team Atlanta.

YMCA sports registeration

Spokane Valley YMCA is accepting registration for boys and girls basketball, grades 4-8, and indoor soccer, grades k-3.

Practices begin Nov. 4 and the first game is Nov. 16.

For information contact the YMCA at 927-1474.

Golf season winding down

Weather permitting, golfers and local ladies clubs will not put away the sticks until the end of October.

Last week the hardy Liberty Lake Ladies 18 Hole Club faithful were led by Gloria Cash and Jackie Shea, who shot 93 in A flight.

In B flight Mabel Watkins shot 104, in C Cathy Whitley shot 108 and in D Carol Schultz shot 111.

Net winners were Alice Shattuck with 79 in A, Lily Shiosaki with 81 in B, Margaret Brashears with 75 in C and Barb Midkiff with 85 in D.

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