Gar-Pal volleyball defies the odds at State

YAKIMA, Wash. - Heading into the WIAA 1B State tournament as the No. 18 seed, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings put up a fight, but fell short of bringing home some hardware.

The Vikings defeated No. 15 Naselle Comets in the opening round and took the eventual State champions, the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, to five sets and only lost by three points. Gar-Pal finished its season with a loss to the No. 7 seed Waterville-Mansfield.

In their first match of the State tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Vikings defeated Naselle, 3-1. The Vikings dropped the first set, but quickly recover...