Chelan begins tourney play Friday afternoon
By Dennis, Photos courtesy Desiree Phelps
The Manson Trojan volleyball team is one win away from playing for a state championship for only the second time in school history. The Trojans posted wins over Walla Walla Academy (3-0) and a tough Liberty team (3-1) on Thursday at the Sundome in Yakima. Those results set up a much-anticipated rematch with three-time defending State Champion La Conner, which looked good in a pair of 3-0 wins over Okanogan and LRSH. It was one year ago that La Conner beat Manson in the semifinals en route to their third consecutive title.
Manson is hoping for a different outcome on Friday, with hopes of playing for a State Championship of their own on Friday afternoon. The Trojans will be familiar with the Braves, as the two squads met in a late season non-league match won by Manson on their home floor.
![Manson State 2 The Manson volleyball team huddles at the State Tournament.](https://lakechelannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Manson-State-2.png)
The Trojans huddle up during tournament play on Thursday.
Two match totals from the first day of play at state show sophomore Stella Petersen delivering a team high 36 kills, including 23 against Liberty. Junior Teagan Byquist has 7 aces, while junior Natalee Reyna leads the way with 59 assists and is a perfect 30-30 serving.
The match with La Conner starts Friday morning at 9:45 and will be broadcast live on LakeChelanNow with Dennis Rahm and Desiree Phelps. Win or lose, Manson is assured of no worse than 4th place and will play a second match at 1:30 Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the two-time defending State Champion Chelan Goats play their first match in the 1A state volleyball tournament at 5:15 pm against The Bear Creek. Chelan is seeded number one in the tournament and will play a second match at 8:15 pm Friday night against either Nooksack Valley or College Place.
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Go Trojans and Go Goats!