CCS gets 2 wins at tourney
The Community College of Spokane volleyball team swept Highline then beat Walla Walla at the NWAACC tournament Friday at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Ore.
With a win today against Blue Mountain (41-4), the Sasquatch (30-9) would earn a spot in Sunday’s title match.
CCS opened with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 win over Highline (31-12). Kate Hart had 15 kills and Malea Webb dished out 42 assists for the Sasquatch.
Hart led the way again with 15 kills in a 20-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-18 win over Walla Walla (32-10).
• Kylin Munoz had 17 kills and Kaleigh Nelson and Cassie Strickland added 14 kills each as No. 6 Washington (21-5, 12-5) edged No. 4 Oregon (22-4, 13-4) in five sets in a Pac-12 Conference match in Seattle.
Scores were 26-24, 16-25, 21-25, 32-30, 25-23.
Alaina Bergsma tallied a match-high 31 kills and Liz Brenner added 22 kills and 20 digs for the Ducks.
• Camille Saxton had 16 kills and 10 digs as Oregon State (14-15, 4-13) beat Washington State 29-27, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 in a Pac-12 Conference match in Pullman.
Jaicee Harris and Marcelina Glab had 15 kills apiece for the Cougars (12-17, 2-15).
Washington State hosts Oregon today in one of three remaining games to end the season.
• College of Central Florida swept North Idaho at the NJCAA National Tournament in West Plains, Mo. Scores were 25-21, 25-23, 25-23.
Yang Yang had 18 kills, 15 digs and four blocks and Rosie added 22 digs for the Cardinals, who will play Hillsborough Community College today for seventh place.
• Idaho was awarded the No. 2 seed in next week’s Western Athletic Conference tournament.
Idaho finished in a tie with Texas-San Antonio for second place in the WAC.
With all tiebreakers being exhausted, the seeding selection came down to a draw, which the Vandals won.
The Vandals will play No. 7 Texas State in the quarterfinals on Monday at UTSA in San Antonio.
Men’s basketball
Nigel Williams-Goss, a 6-foot-4 point guard out of Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., signed a letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Washington next season.
Williams-Goss is the 50th-ranked prospect in ESPN’s top 100.