Bucs sweep Wolves for division title

By Michael Carman • March 17, 2021 1:30 am

Sequim lost its shot at the Olympic League North Division volleyball title with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 loss on the road to Kingston on March 10.

The Wolves (7-2, 7-3) will play South Division No. 2 Central Kitsap at home next Saturday (March 20) in a crossover playoff game.

The Buccaneers (10-1) clinched the division title and a crossover match with South Division champ North Kitsap next Saturday.

“We went five games with them last time so we should have come away with at least one game,” Sequim coach Jennie Webber Heilman said of the Kingston match.

“The first two games we were flat. I think the girls were disappointed and in the third game we played better. We just weren’t able to get a block. They had an outside hitter who was scoring, and we couldn’t get on her defensively.”

Webber Heilman said Kingston produced more offensively, but the Wolves still had a good game serving.

“We only missed one serve through our first three games, and we played the two extra games and only missed five serves,” Webber Heilman said.

Kingston edged Sequim 3-2 on Feb. 18.

Sophomore Kendall Hastings served 20 of 21 with three aces and also led Sequim in kills with 15.

Senior Kalli Wiker served 14 of 14 with an ace and had 35 assists.

Senior Amanda Weller went 11 for 12 on serves with two aces and also added eight kills. Jayla Julmist put down seven kills and added two blocks.

Jessica Asselin had six perfect passes and four digs, and Allie Gale served 17-of-17 with two aces along with 11 digs, three perfect passes and two kills.

McKenna Hastings served 9-for-9, with 12 digs, 10 perfect passes and three kills.

“I can’t remember the last time she missed a serve,” Webber Heilman said. “I think it’s been a couple of weeks.”

Sequim swept Bremerton on March 15; details were unavailable at press time.

The Wolves cap the regular season with a home match against Olympic on March 17 — Sequim swept the Trojans in three sets earlier this year — before the crossover match against Central Kitsap the following Saturday.