Dayton-Waitsburg Volleyball falls short, makes improvements with each match

WAITSBURG-Dayton-Waitsburg Volleyball hit the court for the first match of the 2020-21 season against Mabton, on February 23.

Coach Tracy Barron shared that the 2020-21 DW Volleyball team is a young team that has not had much opportunity to practice together, but they have lots of potential. Senior Teagen Larsen led the charge for DW ladies with three aces, 23 assists, and one kill. Senior Sadie Seney was close behind with one ace and ten kills. Freshman Makenna Barron earned recognition after completing four kills.

Match scores: 11-25, 16-25, 18-25.

Dayton-Waitsburg fell short against Mabton High School, with Barron saying that she is proud of the way that the team came together and battled throughout the entire game.

In a second scheduled match against Kittitas High School, Katherine Houchin led the team with three blocks, one kill, one assist, and two aces. Sadie Seneny completed six blocks, one assist, one kill, and two aces. Claudia Benavides brought two kills, two digs and two aces to the DW scorebooks.

DW lost to Kittitas, 18-25, 17-25, and 21-25. Barron said that she saw improvement between the two games, as the ladies on the team are starting to come together as a team.

"They are becoming more comfortable as a team," Barron said.

In the third game of the season, DW fell short against Tri Cities Prep, with Barron saying that the TCP ladies are the hardest hitting team that DW has faced to date, after the February 26 game.

"I'm really proud of how we adjusted and fought back," Barron said, after the game.

Sadie Seney led the team through the TCP game, racking in four digs, five blocks, and four kills. Claudia Benavides brought sic digs, three kills, and two aces in for the team, with Makenna Barron close behind with five digs and three blocks. Katherine Houchin had yet another noteworthy game, completing two digs and one kill.

Dayton-Waitsburg volleyball games are currently limited to pre-registered spectators, however, games are being live streamed via Facebook. Be sure to follow the Waitsburg School District to watch.