Gulls fly in three

WESTPORT — Led by the hitting of Hailey Smith, Raymond continued its run through its non-league schedule with a three-game sweep of previously unbeaten Ocosta, 25-15, 25-19, 25-21, on Thursday.

Smith led the Gulls (5-1) with 18 kills, seven service aces and 29 digs. Makayla Collins added six kills and five blocks and Winter Newman had 19 digs and three kills.

“To her credit, she was seeing the court really well and putting them where they weren’t,” Raymond head coach Bob Swogger said. “Overall, we served very well. We could have played better. I don’t know if we’ve met our potential yet, which is good. It is still early and you don’t want to peak this early in the season.”

“They can dig,” Ocosta head coach Barb Rasmus added. “We hit it 50 times and finished with just 19 kills. (Raymond is) all seniors and you can tell. They hit it at you every time.”

Erika Snider led the Wildcats (4-1) with seven kills and seven assists. Kaylee Barnum added seven kills, six blocks and three assists and Olivia Marsh had six blocks. Evalyn Marsh also served 100 percent on the night.

Raymond won the junior varsity match, 25-18, 25-19.

On Saturday, Raymond hosts its own tournament, with Ocosta entered as well.

Bulldogs win in three

MONTESANO — Missing only one serve, Montesano walloped Seton Catholic, 25-11, 25-8, 25-17, in a non-league match Thursday at Bo Griffith Memorial Gym.

Monte’s Hannah Hatcher turned in a fine all-around performance. Putting all 18 of her serves into play, she hit three aces while also contributing 23 assists and 15 digs.

Shayla Floch delivered 12 kills and Jordan Spradlin 11 for the Bulldogs (6-0). Floch was a perfect 12-of-12 from the service line, while Janessa Otterstetter was 10-of-10. Josie Talley brought up nine digs.

“We served the ball well, which has been pretty typical for us,” Montesano coach Debbie Gibson said. “Our servers hit their areas well and kept them off-balance.”

The Bulldogs also took the JV match, 22-25, 25-18, 15-6. Montesano’s C squad downed Ilwaco’s junior varsity, 25-15, 25-20.

Monte hosts East County rival Elma on Tuesday.

Indians win in four

SOUTH BEND — Staying on the attack for much of the match, South Bend topped Willapa Valley, 25-14, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, in a non-league contest Thursday at Koplitz Fieldhouse.

Jessica Sanchez delivered 17 kills and 10 blocks and Karley Reidinger six kills, three blocks and 16 digs for the Indians (2-3). South Bend connected on 94 percent of its serves.

“The kids are really, really working hard on staying focused,” South Bend coach Jackie Sanchez said. “Our goal tonight was work as a team, move as a team and play as a team and they did a great job. I’m really proud of them.”

South Bend’s Joshlynne Johnson went 27-of-27 from the service line. Hannah Byington connected on all 22 of her serves and was also credited with fine setting. Katelyn Doyle brought up 12 digs.

Willapa Valley libero Abby Hodel served six aces and had 13 digs. Her sister Grace had seven blocks. Sidney Pollard was cited for setting.

“We’re just not consistent enough yet,” Valley coach Lori Snodgrass said. “We’re getting better. We’re digging the ball well. We just need to find time to play offense.”

The Vikings took the JV match, 23-25, 25-11, 16-14.

Willapa Valley (2-3) will compete in the Raymond tournament on Saturday. South Bend hosts Ocosta on Tuesday.

Grizzlies fall in five

Tipping effectively in the final set, Centralia outlasted Hoquiam, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-10, in a non-league match Thursday at Hoquiam Square Garden.

“Centralia played smart in the last game. They tipped a lot, moved us around a lot,” HHS coach Heather Bozich said. “But that was the best we’ve played. Defensively, we played amazing tonight.”

Kamimi Papp led Grizzly hitters with 24 kills, while Paige Folkers had 29 assists. Ashley Paladin contributed 17 digs and Elyse Goulet three blocks for Hoquiam (2-5).

Centralia also won the JV and the C Squad match.

The Grizzlies open Evergreen 1A League play Thursday at home against Forks.

Eagles top Bobcats

Elma repeated a previous victory by sweeping Aberdeen, 25-20, 25-14, 25-19, in a non-league match Thursday at Sam Benn Gym.

“Our defense was really good,” Eagle coach Kendra Henry said. “It was a great team effort. They all played well.”

Statistics were not provided.

Aberdeen’s junior varsity prevailed, 25-20, 25-20.

The Eagles (2-4) will compete in the Mark Morris Challenge on Saturday. Aberdeen (0-4) opens Evergreen 2A League play Tuesday at Black Hills.