WAITSBURG - Both the Prescott and Waitsburg volleyball teams struggled against strong competition at the Waitsburg Volleyball Tournament here on Saturday.

Waitsburg lost tight second sets, as they were swept by both Tri-Cities Prep (12-25, 24-26) and Touchet (18-25, 25-27) in pool play. The Lady Cards won their third pool match against Mabton (26-24, 25-22).

In Bracket Play, Prescott knocked off Waitsburg twice in two tight matches (25-23, 25-23 and 25-20, 25-20) to clinch fourth place ahead of the Lady Cards, who were fifth.

"We are improving from year to year. This year we were able to compete in both our pool play and bracket play," said third-year Coach Bob Young. "It was a long day for the girls. We need to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of play over a 8-10 hour period. We accomplished our goals for the tourney and look forward to shoring up the holes in our game."

Waitsburg coach Angie Potts said, "We did not finish where we wanted and struggled at times with our communication and limiting unforced errors. We were competitive in every match which is good but I know we can do better."

Dena Martin

Prescott's Yoali Ortega takes the bump while Jocelyn Granados (12) and Isela Ayala (22) stand ready to cover.

Final Tournament Results: TCP (champs), Irrigon 2nd, Touchet 3rd, Prescott 4th, Waitsburg 5th, Mabton 6th, DeSales 7th.

Prescott Stat Leaders: Senior OH Isela Ayala with 25 kills and 11 aces, Soph OH Vianey Granados with 11 kills and 8 aces and Junior Setter Nayeli Flores with 47 assists.

Waitsburg Stat Leaders: Kelsey Alleman 12 digs, 5 aces; Amy Farley 4 kills, 5 digs; Devon Harshman 5 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Tayler Jones 12 kills, 1 block, 10 digs, 4 aces; Kailyn Lewis 6 kills, 1 block, 3 aces; Kirsten Miller 13 kills, 3 digs, 5 aces; Annaka Moreland 23 assists, 3 aces; Ariel Sandau 12 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 15 aces.