Mount Si High School’s volleyball teams – all three of them – recorded wins last night over the Inglemoor Vikings at home in Snoqualmie.
The varsity pulled off a dramatic come-from-behind five-set win, 25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11, in a barnburner. Bellah Gogan and Sara Kaitlyn Mitchell both led the way for the Wildcats, with Gogan delivering 10 kills, 12 digs, ½ block and an ace, while Mitchell added 10 kills, eight digs, 2 ½ blocks and two aces. Several others also stepped up for Mount Si. Lillian Bachand had 31 digs, three aces and two assists, while Breana Fitzgerald added 14 kills and five digs.
Jessica Hanners pitched in 20 assists, 10 digs and a kill for the Wildcats, while Emma Anderson aided the winning efforts with 21 assists, 14 digs, five kills, three aces and ½ block.
Mount Si on Saturday is at the Kent Classic tournament. Preview is coming up.
JV: The Wildcat junior varsity ladies took care of the Vikings in a three-set sweep, 25-21, 25-22, 15-12. Dana Dolan had a kill, six assists, four aces, five digs and ½ block to lead Mount Si, while Chloe Stewart added 20 digs, an assist and seven aces to the Wildcat efforts. Megan Simpson aided things with six assists and five digs, while Mady Reed pitched in seven digs, two kills, an ace and a block.
Mount Si’s JV’s will be at a tournament in Kent also on Saturday, but at Kent-Meridian High School.
“C”: Like their JV counterparts, Mount Si’s “C” team posted a three-set sweep over the Vikings, 25-23, 25-12, 15-13. The win was their first of the season and three players led the way. Natalie Morse aided the Wildcats with eight digs, seven aces, two kills and two assists, while Christa McCullough added four assists, three kills, two digs and two aces. Kaili Tachell pitched in six aces, six assists and three digs, while Laura Anderson added two kills and five digs to the Mount Si cause. Other players who contributed included Taylor Maw (two kills, five aces), Sophia Blackmon (three kills, two digs), Kiara Kessler (four digs), Hannah Davis (dig, kill each), Katherine Martin (one kill, two aces) and Ana Jacobson (one kill).
Mount Si varsity gets ready for Kent tourney
30 of the top high school teams from around Washington will compete in the Kent Classic tournament on Saturday, being jointly hosted by Kentlake and Kentwood High Schools down in southeast King County. This tournament has been a favorite Saturday event for Wildcat head coach Bonnie Foote; the team took part in the event last year. Foote lives in the Kent area and has a coaching background with the Kent Juniors club program.
Play starts at 8:00am on Saturday morning with the morning pool featuring Mount Si playing both Mount Vernon and Prairie, from southwest Washington. The Wildcats’ morning pool games, both at Kentwood, are at 9:00 and 10:00. The format will be different than regular season play, as the matches will be two sets to 25 points each, rally scoring, so there is the possibility matches could end up in ties. The results of morning pool play will determine where Mount Si plays in afternoon pools, which will start at noon, then in the playoffs that follow starting at 3:30 p.m., with those games being either at Kentwood or at Kentlake depending on the prior results.
Inglemoor is also competing in this year’s event, and is also in a morning pool at Kentwood.
Admission to the tournament is $7 for adults and students without ASB cards, with students holding a Mount Si ASB card, younger children and senior citizens getting in for $5.
To get to Kentwood, take SR 18 from the Valley down to the SE 256th St. exit (this is the exit past the Maple Valley exit and one before the interchange at SE 272nd). Turn right on 256th and head west. The school will be on your left. You will need to turn left at the roundabout for 164th Ave. SE and head south briefly, with the entrance and parking for the gym on your left.
To get to Kentlake, from the Valley, take SR 18 to the Maple Valley exit, then make your way over to SR 169 and turn right. Go south on 169 to 272nd and turn right there. Head west on 272nd until you reach 216th Ave. SE, and once there turn left and head south on 216th. Just before the turnoff to Kentlake the road will change into SE 296th St as it veers left. At 219th Ave. SE, turn right and the school will be at the end of this street. From Kentwood to Kentlake, in the event Mount Si is shifted there for afternoon play, take 164th down to 272nd, turn left and head east to 216th, and turn right following the above directions.
For those looking to spend the full day, there are plenty of restaurants along 272nd to choose from if you want a bite to eat between sessions. It should also be noted that the format is also similar in actuality to how club tournaments run during the spring, so it is likely that no food or drink will be allowed inside the gyms there, but check at the door when you arrive. Concessions may or may not also be available, so also check on that when you arrive as well.
