Colfax netters top Genesee in opener

The Colfax volleyball team turned back a stubborn Genesee team in three games Tuesday night to open the season. Coach Peter Crowley and the Genesee Bulldogs visited Colfax as the only small school team to defeat Colfax last year in its run for a third straight Washington 2B state title.

Colfax took the opener 25-11, 25-13 and 30-28. In the third game Genesee, which has five seniors on its roster, came within a point of taking the third game, but Colfax managed to hang around and get the win after Gretta Geier hit the last point on a block.

For the match, Colfax hit 74 of 78 serves and rapped 1...