RENO — In sweeping two consecutive state tournament matches in straight sets, Faith Lutheran made it look easy.
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RENO — Compared to his team’s normal ‘A’ game, Coronado girls volleyball coach Matt Johnson gave the Cougars a ‘B’ for their state semifinal win over Carson.
Jordan Davis never has been one to get things handed to him.
Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team had to replace three starters, including two all-state players, from last season’s state championship team.
Sierra Vista led 2-0 Thursday in the semifinals of the Division I-A Southern Region volleyball tournament at Sunrise Mountain, and the team’s leaders — Bailey Bergquist, Sydney Land and Bridgette Levi — had no plans of letting Boulder City breathe in the third set.
Lori Barnum always stresses practicing hard to her players because they never know when a similar situation might present itself in a match.
Hannah Goddard had 16 kills, and Sarah Goddard added 14 kills Thursday to help Arbor View’s girls volleyball team win its first league title with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-14 win over visiting Bonanza in a battle of the top two teams in the Northwest League.
Sydney Berenyi had 21 kills and 14 digs Tuesday as Silverado’s girls volleyball team won the Northeast League title by downing host Las Vegas, 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 25-20.
Sydney Land had 19 kills, and Kira Felise had 42 assists and seven digs to lead Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team to an 18-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 win over host Mojave on Wednesday.
Brittanie Jordan had seven kills, three aces and two assists to lead Valley’s girls volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-8, 25-7, 23-25, 16-14 victory over visiting Canyon Springs on Monday.
Bonanza’s girls volleyball team has three key league matches in the next two weeks that will determine its seeding for the Sunset Region playoffs.
Aariel Armstrong had seven aces and seven kills Friday to help Mountain View’s girls volleyball team earn a pair of wins at Laughlin.
Moriah Allen recorded seven kills and three aces, and Monique Long had four kills, seven aces and 18 digs Wednesday to help Chaparral’s girls volleyball team rally for a 27-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 win over host Del Sol.
Jenna McClure had 34 assists and two aces, and Karli Beas recorded 19 digs and two aces to lead Arbor View’s girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 home victory over Centennial on Wednesday.
Monique Long had 11 kills and five digs on Tuesday to lead Chaparral’s girls volleyball team to a 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19 home victory over Sunrise Mountain.