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North Bend ends South�s Season NORTH BEND � It was just too much Amanda Larsen for the South Medford volleyball team on Wednesday. The Panthers, after easing by St. Helens on Monday in a first round game, received a rude welcoming by Larsen and the rest of her North Bend teammates, dropping a 15-6, 15-10 contest to the Bulldogs. Larsen, a 5-foot-8 senior all-league outside hitter, roughed up the Panthers with 12 kills and was all over the court as North Bend, the No. 3 team out of the Midwestern League, advanced to play St. Mary�s High of Portland. South Medford, the fourth seed from the Southern Oregon Conference, also hurt its own cause with seven service errors. "We had just too many errors to beat a good team tonight," said South Medford coach Jerry Hagstrom. "We had to play our best game to beat a team like this on the road and we didn�t do that." North Bend dominated the opener, jumping out 7-1 lead. The margin grew to 11-2 before South Medford slowly creeped back into the match. Megan Shanahan recorded an ace and a kill while Amber Hunt added two more service aces to cut the Panthers deficit to 11-6. That was as close as they would get, however, as the Bulldogs picked up back-to-back kills by Larsen to close out the game. Game 2, opened with the Panthers showing some life while racing out to a 6-1 lead behind the strong net play of Crystal Glover. Larsen came back down to earth a little with erratic play at the net but she quickly redeemed herself with a kill to turn the tide. The Bulldogs climbed to within 8-5 when Kellie Thomas picked up two kills to extend the lead to 10-7 before the bottom dropped out for South Medford. Larsen closed out the Panthers� season with two blocks at the net and two kills. Glover led the Panthers with six kills and 13 digs while Thomas had 4 kills and two blocks. Teammate Karla Zenz added four kills. Girls Soccer HIDDEN VALLEY 2, HENLEY 1 � At Klamath Falls, Gina Anderson rallied the Mustangs from a 1-0 deficit with two second-half goals to lift Hidden Valley into the state playoffs. After a scoreless first half, Henley�s Becky Schwartz authored the game�s first goal as she broke free from the pack and bounced a shot past Mustang goalie Sheena Gannon. Anderson tied the game on a slightly awkward goal, using her body to deflect a direct kick by Kim Hill at the 60th minute. Anderson tacked on the game-winner two minutes later as she found an opening in the middle of the field and slipped a shot into the net from 6-yards out. The Mustangs advance to play at South Umpqua on Saturday . Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.