Willapa Valley and Taholah volleyball teams saw their seasons come to a close in the second day of the 1B State Tournament on Thursday at the SunDome in Yakima.

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PREP VOLLEYBALL

Liberty Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0

Willapa Valley’s run in the state tournament came to an end with a straight-set loss to Liberty Christian (Richland) Thursday morning at the SunDome in Yakima.

The 12th-seeded Vikings (14-8 overall) lost by scores of 25-21, 26-24 and 25-17 in the elimination bracket to the No. 16 Knights (17-11).

“Advancing to Thursday’s games was definitely a confidence boost for the team. It’s been quite a while since our school has advanced past the first day of the tournament, so to see them push each other to advance was really exciting,” Valley head coach Chelsea Kempton said. “We just came up short on defense and had a too many unforced errors. Our serving was probably our teams’ strongest and most consistent aspect throughout the tournament. … The team had their eyes set on a trophy round and while we were a match short of that goal, it’s hard not to be grateful for the successful season they had. We’re getting closer and closer to that goal and we’re already setting big team goals for next year. We see where we need to be next year in order to compete further at a state level. It’s been an incredible season with this team and we’re going to miss our senior girls so much. They set the bar high for the girls to follow. I have a lot of admiration for this team and the way they choose to compete and represent our community. I’m just really proud of how they came together as team this year.”

Liberty Christian 25 26 25 – 3

Willapa Valley 21 24 17 – 0

Leading players: Willapa Valley – Barnum (4 aces, 6 digs, 5 kills); Neva (3 aces, 8 digs, assist); Hodel (2 aces, 9 digs, assist); Matlock (2 aces, 8 digs, kill, 10 assists); Hurley (ace, 3 digs, 7 kills); Channell (ace, dig, 2 kills, 4 assists); Keeton (dig, 3 kills, 2 blocks, assist); Sheary (dig, 3 assists); Ruddell (kill).

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Waterville-Mansfield 3, Taholah 0

Taholah’s season came to an end in the 1B State Tournament with a 3-0 loss to Waterville-Mansfield on Thursday morning in Yakima.

The No. 6 Chitwhins (17-5) lost 27-25, 25-11 and 25-22 to the No. 7 Shockers (18-5).

No further information was available for this game.

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GIRLS PREP SOCCER

Aberdeen announces team awards

The Aberdeen girls soccer team announced its team awards for the 2024 season.

Senior forward Scotlyn Lecomte was named the Team and Offensive MVP while freshman defender Hana Lessard earned Defensive MVP honors.

The complete team awards list is as follows:

Varsity awards

Team MVP/Offensive MVP: Scotlyn Lecomte

Defensive MVP: Hana Lessard

Hustle Award: Delaney Shoemaker

Most Improved Player: Anni Devine

Team Captains: Scotlyn Lecomte, Abby Mainio, Delaney Shoemaker

Varsity Letterwinners: Delaney Shoemaker, Abby Mainio, Scotlyn Lecomte, Miley Anderson, Joie Mayberry, Lila Ericksen, Alyssa Yakovich, Anni Devine, Ella Daniels, Valeria Aguilar, Arani Torres, Sawyer Shoemaker, Shay Dunlap, Kendalynn Garman, Kennedy Kolodzie, Hana Lessard.

Managers: Britain Lecomte

Junior Varsity awards

Team MVP: Kenadee Baller

Hustle Award: Mylee Tran / Daisy Vessey

Most Improved Player: Celia Madril

Junior Varsity Letterwinners: Blanca Jaime, Kenia Mendoza Hernandez, Kenio Mendoza-Ortiz, Kristin Temaj, Alex Jimenez, Cheylee Placencia. Daisy Vessey, Keiry Vaquiz, Hailey Fuquay, Marisol Lewis, Elizabeth Torres, Lucy Matthews, Kenadee Baller, Lilli Shipman, Isaura Palacios.

Academic Awards

Top Scholar Award: Alyssa Yakovich

Scholar Athlete Awards: Delaney Shoemaker, Scotlyn Lecomte, Miley Anderson, Ella Daniels, Lila Ericksen, Celia Madril, Marisol Lewis, Isaura Palacios, Lilli Shipman, Elizabeth Torres, Sawyer Shoemaker, Arani Torres, Mylee Tran, Kenia Mendoza-Ortiz, Kristin Temaj, Daisy Vessey, Blanca Jaime, Hailey Fuquay, Kenadee Baller, Hana Lessard, Kennedy Kolodzie, Kendalynn Garman, Shay Dunlap.