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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Davenport's Emalie Jacoby goes for a kill against Wilbur-Creston. The Gorillas topped the Wildcats in straight sets Saturday.
Odessa senior Ashlyn Neilsen places a set in the Tigers' two-set victory over Lake Roosevelt at the annual Gorilla Volleyball Tournament Saturday, Sept. 3.
DAVENPORT-A nine-school volleyball jamboree tournament hosted here Saturday, Sept. 3 featured a strong dose of Lincoln County schools. The Gorillas, Odessa Tigers and Wilbur-Creston Wildcats joined Mary Walker (Springdale), Lake Roosevelt, Chewelah, Republic, Medical Lake and Northport at the festivities split between the high school and elementary school.
Davenport won two and lost two of the best-of-three, hour-long matches it played. The Gorillas got a fight from Wilbur-Creston but held off the Wildcats in straight sets. Davenport then got a win over a 1A school with a three-set victory over Medical Lake.
The Gorillas lost to Mary Walker in three sets and Republic in two sets to conclude its day.
Odessa got a win against Lake Roosevelt in its first match.
The Tigers then lost to Chewelah in three sets before rebounding for a sweep of Northport.
Odessa will take aim at a 2B opponent next, heading to Ritzville for a matchup with the Broncos Thursday, Sept. 8. Davenport, meanwhile, doesn't play again until a Sept. 20 showdown with Northwest Christian (Colbert).
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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