Madison McMillan rises up to deliver a mighty mash. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Two days, three locations, six teams, two tickets to the state championships.
The District 1/2 volleyball tournament kicks off Thursday night in Coupeville and Auburn, then wraps up Saturday at La Conner.
The first night features three schools playing at each location, with a loser-out match followed by the winner of that rumble squaring off with a #1 seed.
In Coupeville, that means Forest Ridge and La Conner clash at 3:30 PM, while the top-seeded Wolves meet the survivor at 5:30ish.
Win or lose Thursday, CHS advances to Saturday, ultimately needing two wins total at bi-districts to earn a return trip to the 2B state tourney, set for Nov. 13-14 at the Yakima SunDome.
Cory Whitmore lays out the game plan to the Wolves.
You can see the bi-district bracket here:
https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4487
And what of admission, you ask?
It’s the playoffs, so expect to pay more.
Adults and student’s w/o ASB — $8
Students w/ASB — $6
Children (ages 6-12) and Senior Citizens — $6
Children (0-5) — FREE
Tickets can be bought on GoFan (or with cash in person):
https://gofan.co/event/1985521?schoolId=WA86277
The teams:
Auburn Adventist Academy:
Season record: 4-11
Seed: #1 from District 2
WIAA RPI rank: #43
Sets W/L: 17-34
Coach: Lina Aiolupotea
Seniors: Not available
Mascot: Falcons
Coupeville:
Season record: 14-0
Seed: #1 from District 1
WIAA RPI rank: #2
Sets W/L: 42-4
Coach: Cory Whitmore
Seniors: Taylor Brotemarkle, Mia Farris, Jada Heaton, Katie Marti, Chloe Marzocca, Madison McMillan, Lyla Stuurmans
Mascot: Wolves
Forest Ridge:
Season record: 1-10
Seed: #2 from District 2
WIAA RPI rank: #52
Sets W/L: 4-30
Coach: Not available
Seniors: Not available
Mascot: Ravens
La Conner:
Season record: 9-8
Seed: #3 from District 1
WIAA RPI rank: #23
Sets W/L: 35-31
Coach: Pam Keller
Seniors: Addison Wigal
Mascot: Braves
Mount Vernon Christian:
Season record: 8-8
Seed: #4 from District 1
WIAA RPI rank: #22
Sets W/L: 33-29
Coach: Tim Boonstra
Seniors: Emerson Hoksbergen, Natalie Zastoupil
Mascot: Hurricanes
Orcas Island:
Season record: 10-8
Seed: #2 from District 1
WIAA RPI rank: #20
Sets W/L: 32-30
Coach: Mallory Balcomb
Seniors: Morgan Anderson, Ava Ashcraft, Maria Burns, Lili Malo, Alexandria Sanders, Molina Stone
Mascot: Vikings
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