Eagles finish eighth place in state tournament

YAKIMA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles took eighth in the WIAA state 1B volleyball tournament.

The tournament took place in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9.

The Eagles had two games on Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday.

The Eagles entered the tournament as the 10 seed in a bracket of 20 teams, and exceeded expectations, capturing an eighth place trophy in this year's tournament.

The first game for the Eagles was a game against the number seven seeded Waterville-Mansfield.

Set scores in the match saw the Eagles fall 3-1 on sets, winning only the third set: 20-25...