Colfax wins District 7 volleyball title

Bulldogs headed to state 2B tournament in Yakima

Teren Kowatsch, Whitman County Gazette | Nov 03, 20220

Teren Kowatsch | Whitman County Gazette count

The Colfax Bulldogs pose with their district championship plaque after defeating the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers, 3-0, on their home court Thursday night, Nov. 3.

COLFAX – Colfax secured a state playoff berth with its win over Upper Columbia Academy on Nov. 2 and a spot in the District 7 championship game against Liberty (Spangle).

The match was purely to decide seeding in the state tournament on Nov. 10-11 in Yakima, with the winner to get the No. 1 seed and the loser to get the No. 2 seed.

Colfax wasted no time getting out to an early lead Thursday night, Nov. 3, in their home gymnasium, going up 10-3 in the early stages of the first set against the Lancers. The Bulldogs continued to expand on their lead – going up 19-9 before finishing with a 6-3 run...