Waitsburg Tops Garfield and St. Johns

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg volleyball team traveled to Garfield on Oct. 4 and swept their match there against Garfield-Palouse in straight sets, 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.

Stats for the match: Tayler Jones 3 kills, 4 digs; Jade Alleman 2 kills, 4 digs; Analisea Araya 3 blocks; Ariel Sandau 8 aces, 4 assists, 5 kills, 6 digs; Devon Harshman 3 aces, 5 kills, 5 digs, 3 blocks.

On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Lady Cardinals hosted St. John-Endicott and, after winning the first two sets, won the hard-fought match in five sets, 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 15-25, 15-13.

Stats for the match: Kelsey Alleman 2 aces, 12 digs; Tayler Jones 6 kills, 5 digs; Jade Alleman 2 aces, 4 kills, 2 blocks; Analisea Araya 3 blocks; Ariel Sandau 6 aces, 13 assists, 6 kills, 9 digs; Timber Frohreich 4 aces, 7 digs; Devon Harshman 10 kills, 5 blWe’ocks; Taylor Hays 4 aces, 3 kills, 8 digs.

This was a good week for the Cardinal volleyball team,” said Waitsburg coach Angie Potts. “We played six out of eight sets with great consistency and were able to re-group and bounce back after two sets we lost to St. John to win that match in five.

“This team has really good chemistry and is a lot of fun to watch,” Potts added. “They bring quite a bit of energy to each match. We’re still continuing to emphasize cutting down on our unforced errors but I’m very proud of the progress they’ve made this season.”