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PRESCOTT – The Prescott volleyball team hosted Waitsburg in a 1B league match on Sept. 15, but the visitors came away with a four-set win, 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-20.

We played well and maintained our focus in the first two sets and were able to play at the tempo we wanted to play," said Waitsburg coach Angie Potts.

Potts said that in the fourth set, she changed up her lineup, "to give us a look at other options just in case we ever need to do something different. In the 4th set, I went back to our original starting rotation and the girls played much better," she added.

Prescott coach Bob Young said he was pleased with how his team played. "The girls responded well after Monday's loss to LWK," he said. "They played together with energy and purpose. Nayeli Flores gave us a lift coming off the bench to spark a third set victory."

Prescott was led by junior setter, Jocelyn Granados with 7 aces. Middle Blocker, Yoali Ortega, contributed 4 aces and 3 kills.

Waitsburg stats: Kelsey Alleman 2 aces, 9 digs; Tayler Jones 6 aces, 4 kills, 7 digs; Chloe Pearson 2 aces, 5 kills; Jade Alleman 3 aces, 7 kills, 8 digs, 1 block; Analisea Araya 2 kills, 2 blocks; Ariel Sandau 4 aces, 11 assists, 4 kills, 11 digs; Devon Harshman 4 aces, 6 kills, 17 digs.

Waitsburg at Sundome V-ball Fest.

YAKIMA – Waitsburg traveled to the Sundome Volleyball Festival here Saturday and took on a wide variety of teams over a 10-hour day.

"This tournament is a really fun tournament in terms of getting play different teams from different classifications," coach Potts said. "It's a long day and requires a lot of stamina in terms of being able to play and maintain focus."

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Waitsburg's front line battles at the net during the Waitsburg tournament.

Waitsburg's opponents in pool play were: Goldendale 25-18, 26-24 (Goldendale won both); Chelan 25-8, 25-9 (Chelan won both); Darrington 25-19, 13-25 (Waitsburg took the first set); 3rd place pool bracket West Valley JV 25-9 27-25 (WV won), Onalaska 21-25, 26-24, 15-13 (Onalaska won).

Other than our match against Chelan, the girls were competitive and fought hard," Potts said. "Against Chelan, we just got beat by a better team. Tournaments give the girls the opportunity to get a lot of playing time as well as the opportunity to play different positions," she added.

Waitsburg stats: Kelsey Alleman 4 aces, 7 digs; Tayler Jones 9 aces, 11 kills, 8 digs; Chloe Pearson 3 aces, 6 kills, 15 digs; Jade Alleman 3 aces, 4 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks; Analisea Araya 1 block, 1 kill, Ariel Sandau 4 kills, 16 digs, 38 assists; Timber Frohreich 3 aces, 9 digs; Devon Harshman 2 aces, 15 kills, 10 digs; Taylor Hays 2 aces, 13 kills, 12 digs.