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55 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, September 20, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend September 8, 2004 Roseburg establishes itself in SOC-opening win over Grizz Prep Volleyball ROSEBURG — Ashland’s inexperienced roster showed signs of growing pains Tuesday in a season-opening volleyball match against defending Southern Oregon Conference champion Roseburg. Roseburg, which returns eight seniors, scored a 25-18, 25-23, 25-13 victory over Ashland to open its title defense. "It was important for us to take care of things at home," said Indians coach Bruce Myers. "We think Ashland will be one of the best teams in the league. They have some young players, and they’ll only get better as the season goes along." The Grizzlies, who lost eight seniors from their co-runner-up finish last season, rebounded from the opening-game defeat with a stronger effort in Game 2. But six missed serves spelled doom for Ashland, and Roseburg easily closed out the match with a dominating performance in the third game. "I think we’re just very, very young," said Grizzlies’ eighth-year coach Josh Rohlfing, whose team was picked to finish second behind the Indians in a preseason coaches poll. "Roseburg did what it should do, take care of the ball and put the pressure on us." Advertisement Emily Waldron led the Roseburg attack with 11 kills and eight serving aces, while Brittany Belshe had five kills and three aces, and Corynn Jorgensen recorded five kills and nine digs. Junior Jessica Walters, a North Medford transfer, managed five kills and seven digs to lead Ashland. Teammate Lindsey Stone had four digs and notched 13 assists. SOUTH MEDFORD 25-25-24-25, CRATER 21-18-26-20 — At Central Point, South Medford’s offense, paced by middle Jen Mendenhall, kept the pressure on Crater throughout the match. The Comets avoided a three-game sweep when they rallied from a 24-18 deficit behind eight straight points by Randi Salyer. Crater trailed 21-10 in the fourth game, then cut the margin to 22-20 before Marissa Towry served out for the match. Mendenhall had 12 kills and six blocks for the Panthers. Other South leaders were Lauren Koeninger (25 assists), Emily Marshall (five aces) and Peggy Thompson (13 digs). Crater junior middle Amanda Penkala had five kills and 12 blocks, while Nicki Tyska added six blocks. Comet defensive specialists Arlisa Hoffman and Becca Shelamer combined for 39 digs. Salyer had a team-high 15 assists. EAGLE POINT 25-25-25, KLAMATH UNION 15-6-19 — At Eagle Point, senior outside hitter Nicole Lucas was impressive as Eagle Point opened the Southern Oregon Conference. Lucas notched 12 kills and four blocks, and teammate Heather Jones had six aces on 25 of 26 serving. Eagles senior middle blocker Shannon Richardson had 11 kills and 10 digs, and senior setter Annie Mannenbach had 21 assists. NORTH MEDFORD 25-25-25, GRANTS PASS 19-21-22 — Setter Allanah Munson provided North Medford with a strong all-around game at the Black Tornado gym. The 5-foot-8 senior dished out 25 assists to go with nine kills and eight digs. Kelsey Hamilton and Heidi Sandgren keyed the Black Tornado offense with an effective serve receive. Sandgren, a defensive specialist, had a team-high 10 digs. On the front line, Jessica Durham slammed nine kills, had two blocks and four digs, while sophomore middle Lauren Berger added seven kills, four blocks and eight digs. For Grants Pass, junior outside Ashley Franco came through with a 10-dig and seven-kill effort. Ally Farmer contributed 10 digs and Kim Gonzalez had five kills for the Cavers. Nonconference SOUTH UMPQUA 25-25-27, ILLINOIS VALLEY 19-16-25 — At Tri-City, Kendra Martin led a Lancer sweep with six kills and five blocks over the Cougars. Courtney Germond and Katherine Dolan each contributed five kills, and Kaila Johnson had 15 assists and an ace for South Umpqua. MAZAMA 25-25-25, ST. MARY’S 17-10-16 — At St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s young team — only one starter returns and there are no seniors on the roster — dropped its season opener. Junior oustide hitter Kelsey Reedy had nine kills and 11 digs to lead the Crusaders, and freshman setter Lacey Hall had 14 assists. Tia Khatchipet played strong defensively with seven digs and served well. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities