Colfax senior gets early start on college volleyball

LEWISTON — Kierstyn York graduated from Colfax High School on Jan. 15, five days after she moved into her college dorm.

“High school was so hybrid at that point,” said York, a member of the class of 2021 and would- have been a four year starter on the volleyball team.

Her dorm is at Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, where she has played in three matches as a freshman on the volleyball team.

The circumstances came together slowly.

First there was COVID, then cancellations and shutdowns, weeks and months, a question of when would sports be back, then an idea, an opportunity, and a ch...