More from the West Linn Invitational Monday, October 22, 2007

(left) Genevieve Leineweber drills the ball past Sprague's Brit Langley Oct. 20 as Central Catholic rolls past the Olympians 25-17, 25-15, in the Gold Division quarterfinals at the West Linn Invitational.

Here are a couple more photos from the West Linn Invitational. The event is probably the top tournament in Oregon ahead of the state finals. This year the 24 participating schools included nine ranked teams from the 6A, 5A and 4A divisions.

After the round robins were completed in the morning, the top team from each of the six pools advanced to the championship bracket, along with the two best second-place teams. All of the expected teams made it to the "Gold Division:" Jesuit, Central Catholic, West Linn, Crook County, Gresham, Southridge, Reynolds and Sprague.

Jesuit, ranked no. 1 in the 6A poll, defeated no.-2 Central Catholic in the title match.



(left) Sprague coach Katie Herber talks to her players during a timeout.