3 area teams in semis

A change in classification made no difference to the Colfax Bulldogs. The four-time defending State 1A champion Bulldogs didn’t lose a game in beating Shoreline Christian and Toutle Lake to advance to the State 2B semifinals at the Yakima SunDome on Thursday.

They were joined in the semifinals by a pair of defending state champs in La Conner and Tekoa-Oakesdale. Davenport earned the fourth semifinal berth with sweeps over South Bend and Riverside Christian.

La Conner, trying to defend its 2B crown, beat Pomeroy 3-1 and Mossyrock 3-0. Tekoa-Oakesdale, last year’s 1B champion, swept Wahkiakum and Darrington. Tekoa-Oakesdale will meet Colfax in today’s semis. La Conner will face Davenport.

Area colleges

Haley Larsen had 15 kills and Sarah Loney, Anna McKinney and Sarah Conwell added 10 apiece and the Idaho Vandals wrapped up third place in the Western Athletic Conference volleyball standings with a 25-10, 19-25, 28-26, 25-17 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack at Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals (17-9 overall, 10-5 WAC), finish the regular season at home Saturday against Fresno State. Nevada is 11-14, 6-9.

•Elaina Renius had 17 kills and four other Gonzaga players had double-figure kills to lead the Bulldogs to a 25-23, 15-125, 18-25, 25-19, 17-15 West Coast Conference win over the visiting Loyola Marymount Lions. Gonzaga is 10-19 overall, 3-9 in the WCC. LMU fell to 12-13, 2-9.