Oakesdale, Pomeroy collide again for SE volleyball state ticket

It will be Oakesdale vs. Pomeroy, one more time, Friday at Oakesdale in the SE qualifier for next week’s state action at the Yakima Sundome.

Both the Nighthawks and the Pirates prevailed Tuesday in the first round of the SE playoff which matched up the first four finishers in the league.

Oakesdale, which topped Pomeroy twice in the league campaign, defeated fourth-place Colton in three straight Tuesday at Oakesdale, and Pomeroy beat third-place St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse in four games Tuesday at Pomeroy.

The SE league this year has been assigned one state ticket and one chance at a ticket to t...