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NEWPORT — The Newport High School volleyball team lost last week against Reardan and Northwest Christian, their top rivals in the Northeast 2B North league.
Third-ranked Newport (5-3, 6-5) visited second-ranked Reardan (7-2, 8-3) Tuesday, Oct. 6, losing 24-26, 20-25 and 23-25 in three close sets.
“The team played really well and worked together,” coach Kathy Eggleston says. “We just couldn’t quite get there.”
Grace Parry had a great game, Eggleston says, with 16 kills, seven blocks, four digs and one ace.
Marri Hinchliff added 15 digs, seven kills and one ace; Kaylia Earl 13 digs, five kills and one block; Grace Keck 19 digs, two kills and two aces; Bella Boyd four blocks, one kill, one dig and one ace; Kenna Arthur 21 assists, seven digs, four blocks and one kill; Abby Martin six digs and one ave; and Lily Jenkins six blocks, three digs and one kill.
They hosted firstranked Northwest Christian (6-1, 10-1) Thursday, Oct. 8, taking the first set 25-17.
“Started really strong,” Eggleston says. “Team was really playing well and supporting each other.”
That was until Arthur came out with an injury. Eggleston says the team supported Jazz Billiter coming in and working to win the first set, and FROM PAGE 1B
Martin filled in as setter in the second set.
“It was a really good game going pointfor- point,” Eggleston says.
However, the Grizzlies couldn’t find their rhythm in the next two sets, dropping the second 29-31 after a long deuce and the third 15-25. The fourth they dropped 15-25, securing Newport’s loss to Northwest Christian.
Keck was working defense aggressively, Eggleston says, with 21 digs and one ace.
Earl added 14 digs, nine kills, two blocks and one assist; Boyd six digs, five blocks, four kills and one assist; Arthur five assists and two digs; Martin 15 assists, 13 digs and one kill; Parry 14 kills, eight blocks, five digs and two aces; Jenkins five blocks, five digs and three kills; Hinchliff 13 digs, five kills, five blocks and four aces; and Billiter three assists.
Newport next visits Davenport at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, then Jenkins in Chewelah at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. They host Kettle Falls at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.
