Volleyball gets exciting Friday, November 09, 2007

(left) Gresham's Brittani Hathorn dives for a ball Friday night in the Gophers' semifinal match against North Medford at the 6A state championships in Hillsboro. (below) North Medford celebrates as they win game 3. After losing the first two games of the match, the Black Tornado came back to win games three, four and five. The final score was 18-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14.
















Ashland junior Samantha Gilbert attacks in game two of the Grizzlies win over Friday night over Thurston in the 5A quarterfinals. Ashland beat the Colts 27-25, 25-18, 25-11. In the semifinals, played later that night, the Grizzlies lost to top-ranked Crook County in four games, 20-25, 25-11, 25-9, 25-10.




North Medford senior Erica Schultz tries to find a gap in the block of Mary Claire Brenner and Micaela Bisio in the 6A quarterfinals Nov. 9 in Hillsboro. North Medford stunned top-ranked Jesuit, winning 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.