VB 2012-10-30 and 11-01 - playoffs

On Tuesday and Thursday last week the OHHS volleyball team played in the double-elimination district tournament at Pilchuck and Glacier Peak HS.

The first match Tuesday was at MPHS against WESCO South 2nd place Meadowdale, who came into the tournament with a 6-2 record, losing only to 1st-place Shorewood.  The Wildcats entered with a 3rd place finish in the North and a 5-3 league record.  In game one, the Wildcats played very sluggishly, letting Meadowdale win easily, 25-14.  Oak Harbor woke up for the 2nd game, taking it 25-20, then dropped game 3, 18-25.  In game 4, the Wildcats got it all together, whipping the Mavs 25-17, then went on to win the deciding game 5, 15-12 on a nice block by Kelsey Rankin.

Twenty minutes later, the 'Cats went up against 7-1 Stanwood in the semifinal, with the winner guaranteed a trip to the state tournament.  The whole match was a nailbiter, with Stanwood taking game one, 25-23, then OH winning game two by the same score.  Stanwood won the third game 25-21, then also won game four by an identical score.

The loss dropped Oak Harbor into the consolation bracket, needing two wins on Thursday to make it to state.

Thursday's game were at Glacier Peak, with OH starting off at 5pm against 2nd place Everett.  Oak Harbor won the first meeting, home, 3-2, then lost 3-1 at Everett.

In the first game, the Wildcats came out flat, losing 16-25, but in game two played some of their best volleyball of the year, smacking the Seagulls 25-11.  But, Everett came to win, and won both game 3 and 4 by identical 25-22 scores, eliminating the Wildcats and ending the season.

Everett went on to lose to Glacier Peak for the final state spot.  Shorewood beat Stanwood 3-0 for the District 1 crown.

Photos from Tuesday's games are posted HERE.

Tuesday video clips are HERE

Thursday photos are HERE

Videos from the Everett match are HERE.


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