SEQUIM VOLLEYBALL KNOCKS OFF DEFENDING CHAMPS

Sequim’s Lindsey Soha, left, spikes the ball for the point at a preseason jamboree in early September. Jim Heintz photo



Olympic League standings (as of Sept. 13)

Team                Lg.    Over.
Sequim            1-0    2-0
Pt. Townsend    1-0    1-0
Bremerton        0-0    0-2
Kingston           0-0    0-1
North Kitsap     0-0    1-0
Olympic           0-0    0-2
Port Angeles     0-0    1-0
Klahowya         0-1    0-2
North Mason     0-1    0-2


Sequim Gazette staff


This one was a long time coming.

Winless in their last six meetings, Sequim’s Wolves finally found a way to defeat their rivals from Belfair. The Wolves battled to a straight-set win against rival North Mason on Sept. 10, topping the defending Olympic League champions 27-25, 25-23 and 25-22.

 “The girls were like, ‘About time!’ We were just a little more steady,’ Sequim coach Jennie Webber Heilman said.

“They (North Mason) graduated eight or nine seniors; they basically have a brand new team,” Webber Heilman said.

Caitlin Pallai and Maddy Zbaraschuk paced Sequim’s offense with eight kills each while Taylor Balkan added a pair of aces.

Sequim earned a triple win Thursday night, winning the varsity, junior varsity and C-team matches, each in straight sets.

Sequim hadn’t beaten North Mason since September of 2004.

Sequim added a non-league, five-set win at Interlake on Sept. 11, outlasting the Saints 13-25, 25-16, 11-25, 25-23 and 15-12.

Sarah Donahue led the Wolves with 19-of-20 on serves while Sara Hankins had 22 assists and Pallai added two blocks.

Sequim hosts Klahowya on Sept. 17 and Kingston on Sept. 22.


Box scores:

• Sept. 10

Sequim 3, North Mason 0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-22)

Sequim stats:

Kills: Caitlin Pallai 8, Maddy Zbaraschuk 8, Jessica Lauritzen 5, Rebekah Kirsch 3, Keli Haffner, Rylleigh Zbaraschuk
Assists: Sara Hankins 14, Taylor Balkan 11, Lauritzen, M. Zbaraschuk
Aces: Balkan 2, Kirsch
JV score: Sequim 3, North Mason 0
C-team score: Sequim 3, North Mason 0

• Sept. 11

Sequim 3, Interlake 2 (13-25, 25-16, 11-25, 25-23, 15-12)

Sequim stats:

Blocks: Pallai 2
Assists: Hankins 22, Balkan 7
Serving: Sarah Donahue 19-20, Clark 11-11, R. Zbaraschuk 11-13, Hankins 10-12, Haffner 8-11, Balkan 7-8, Kirsch 4-5, Lindsey Soha 2-3, Pallai 0-1, M. Zbaraschuk 0-1
Aces: Haffner, Hankins
JV winner: Sequim
C-team winner: Sequim