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CLEAR Temp: 50 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 25, 2002 Relentless Pirate attack stuns Chieftains in Skyline action Prep Volleyball ROGUE RIVER — The Phoenix volleyball team’s road to the Class 3A state playoffs has gone through Rogue River in one way or the other the past couple of years. On Tuesday, the Pirates (10-6 overall, 3-2 Skyline) took care of business and didn’t even let the Chieftains catch their breath in a 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 Skyline Conference victory. Phoenix middle blocker Tiffany Ross turned in a team-high 19 kills. Kelly Meredith had 10 blocks and 15 kills for the Pirates. "I think the overall impression was that our kids were very focused in their approach," Phoenix coach Tom Murphy said. "Our middles (Ross and Meredith) get a great deal of recognition because of their ability to put the ball down, but I thought Kelsey Russell did a good job distributing the ball tonight." Russell also made good on 16 of 17 serves. Jennifer Dunlap was successful on 16 of 16 serves. Rogue River junior Casey Houston had seven stuff blocks for the Chieftains, who were without Madi Biggs, who was sick. "Casey was real strong at the net and was able to get a hand on a lot of (Ross’) hits," Rogue River coach Tanya Ferguson said. "But we couldn’t get a block on (Ross) consistently and they set her constantly." The Pirates claimed the first game handily, but the Chieftains stepped up and extended Phoenix in the second, taking a 24-22 lead at one point. The Pirates managed to even the game at 24-24 and closed on Tiffany McCarty’s service. McCarty scored on 10 of 10 service points, including the final two of the second game. Phoenix hosts Illinois Valley Thursday and Rogue River travels to Klamath Falls to play Mazama. HENLEY 25-25-25, HIDDEN VALLEY 12-12-11 — At Murphy, Staci Maupin had 21 kills and four blocks to lead second-ranked Henley past Hidden Valley. Michell Klaja added nine kills and Catherine Stock had 31 assists for the Hornets (10-0, 6-0 Skyline). Keely Gill put in a solid all-around match for the Mustangs (2-5, 1-4) with two kills, four digs, a save, an assist, one block and a service ace. ILLINOIS VALLEY 25-23-25-25, MAZAMA 15-25-21-23— At Cave Junction, Illinois Valley improved to 2-3 in Skyline play as junior middle hitter Kim Hamilton supplied 36 digs, seven blocks, 15 kills and eight aces. Cougars senior setter Tiphanie Pope served up 12 aces along with 11 assists, nine kills and six digs. Senior setter Jamie Couick, 5-foot-1, recorded her first kill of the season for Illinois Valley (3-3 overall). LAKEVIEW 25-25-25, NORTH VALLEY 17-16-13 — At Lakeview, Jess Childress had nine kills, four aces and a stuff block to lead top-ranked Lakeview to a Skyline Conference win. North Valley led 11-10 in Game 1 before the Honkers went on a 15-6 run to close out the game. Megan Albertson had 17 assists, six kills , three blocks and six digs for Lakeview (14-2, 5-0 Skyline), which was 70-of- 74 from the service line. Southern Cascade League CASCADE CHRISTIAN 25-25-25, RIDDLE 19-8-8 — At Central Point, Cascade Christian completed its three-set victory in just 55 minutes at Scenic Middle School. The Challengers (5-4, 3-2 SCL) served 92 percent, with 15 aces. Cascade sophomore setter Kyleen Johnson handed out 26 assists, while sophomore hitter Nicole Plummer posted a team-high seven kills. Lindsey Johnson and Alyce Christensen served seven points each in the second and third game respectively. ST. MARY’S 25-25-25, GLENDALE 16-15-16 — St. Mary’s welcomed Glendale into the Southern Cascade League with a convincing victory. Glendale, a rival of the Crusaders when the two were Big Fir League members, is in its inaugural season in the SCL. Chrissy Seus rattled off 12 straight points and had four aces in Game 3, finishing 22-of-22 from the service line on the night. Christina Vaninetti had a team-high 16 kills and four blocks for St. Mary’s (8-0, 5-0 SCL), while Melissa Anderson and Libby Trum each had 12 digs and 12 assists. Class 1A Non-League NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN 22-25-25-25, MILO ACADEMY 25-13-13-23 — At Grants Pass, New Hope capitalized on a strong net game led by senior middle Bethany Haskek, who had 14 kills and three aces. Julie Loop added five aces for the Warriors (1-6, 0-5 Skyline A). Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S