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56 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, October 10, 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 Menu Guide 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 October 8, 2004 Outside attack keeps Pirates perfect PHOENIX — Not blessed with overwhelming height, the Phoenix volleyball team has had to resort to other means to succeed. They continued to work for the Pirates Thursday night in a 25-18, 25-16, 25-20 win over Mazama. The win lifted Phoenix to 7-0 in the Skyline Conference. "Our outsides did a great job of attacking on the wing," Phoenix coach Tom Murphy said. "It was enough for us tonight to keep them off-balance. It is what we have to do to compete with teams that are taller than us." Senior outside hitters Ashley McArdee (seven kills) and Jessica Howard (six kills) led a balanced attack. Junior middle hitter Kelsey Nelson contributed six kills and was a force up front with six blocks. While the Pirates were only 91 percent at the service line, above average performances by Aurora Fry and Shonda George carried the team. Fry was 12-for-12 and George served six aces. Advertisement The serving and outside attack allowed Phoenix to get early leads on Mazama. "We didn’t give anything to the Mazama cause," Murphy said. "Our strategy was to do things that would disrupt their game, and for the most part, we did." ILLINOIS VALLEY 22-13-25-25-15, ROGUE RIVER 25-25-21-14-13 — At Rogue River, Illinois Valley rallied for the Skyline Conference win. For Rogue River (1-6 Skyline), Michelle Woodall had five kills and 11 digs, Michelle Krein had 10 digs and Kayla Tocher five kills and 18 digs. HENLEY 25-26-25, NORTH VALLEY 18-24-17 — At Klamath Falls, Henley used a balanced offense to sweep North Valley. Sophomore Megan Christiansen led the Hornets (6-1) with 11 kills, while Jennifer Eiland added nine and Jenna Matchett had seven. Freshman setter Sierra Patzke had 13 assists. North Valley (4-3) was led by Randi Reel’s three aces, 15 digs and six kills, while Kellye Deport dished six assists. Nonconference ETNA (Calif.) 25-25-25, ST. MARY’S 19-21-20 — St. Mary’s had a pair of players reach career highs in the nonconference loss. Junior outside hitter Kelsey Reedy notched a personal-best 29 digs to go with 13 kills, while freshman setter Cynthia Naumes doled out a high-water mark in assists with 22. Also for St. Mary’s (4-6 overall), freshman Sara Bayer and junior Alissa Stevens were busy, combining for 18 digs against the taller Etna front line. 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