Vikings volleyball moving on to State

Vikings win two loser-out matches at District tourney

Matthew Strissel, Whitman County Gazette | Nov 07, 20240

Matthew Strissel | Gazette count

Garfield-Palouse junior setter Morgan Lentz, center, sets the ball to a teammate during a match against Sunnyside Christian at the District 6 volleyball tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Rosalia.

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ROSALIA - For the first time in several years, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings are going to play in the State volleyball tournament.

The Vikings entered the Southeast 1B League tournament as the No. 2 seed and defeated Sunnyside Christian, 3-2, on Monday, Oct. 28, but then fell to Walla Walla Valley Academy, Liberty Christian and DeSales, making them the No. 6 seed out of the Southeast for the District 6 Tournament.

At Districts, Gar-Pal defeated Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Sunnyside Christian, both by scores of 3-0, to earn the State tournament berth.

"It's been a long time since Gar-Pa...