Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Davenport freshman Chloe Hammond goes for a dig against Chewelah Thursday, Oct. 20. The Gorillas fell to the Cougars in four sets.
DAVENPORT-After a hot stretch near the end of the regular season, the Gorillas didn't conclude their final two matches like they wanted to, dropping matches to Chewelah and Liberty. Davenport still accomplished something it didn't last year...being one of eight schools to qualify for the District 7 tournament next week.
The Gorillas went to last Thursday's match against the Cougars in a three-way tie with Reardan and Northwest Christian for fifth place in the league. Davenport allowed 10th place Chewelah to gain some confidence in a back-and-forth first set, and several service errors gave the Cougars an upset 28-26 first set win.
The momentum all belonged to the visitors from there, as Chewelah won the second set convincingly 25-16. Davenport was able to stay alive with a 25-19 third set victory, but Chewelah earned its first league match win of the season in another solid subsequent set 25-15.
Third-place Liberty was in town for Senior Night Tuesday, Oct. 25.
The Gorillas put up a fight in each set, but the always-successful Lancers earned a 25-19, 25-18, 25-20 sweep in Davenport's final regular season match.
Davenport finished the regular season 5-6 in league and 6-6 overall. The Gorillas are the No. 7 seed in the district tournament and take on No. 2 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. Davenport's second match will be Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. with its opponent dependent on results of the first round of matches.
The top three finishers at districts head to the state playoffs at the SunDome in Yakima.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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