Nighthawk girls headed to state

Defending champs top Eagles, 3-0, in district semifinal

Roger Harnack, Whitman County Gazette | Nov 03, 20220

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The Oakesdale Nighthawks celebrate their win Thursday night, Nov. 3, over the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles in a girls 1B district semifinal.

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OAKESDALE – The defending 1B girls volleyball state champion Nighthawks spiked a familiar opponent Thursday night, Nov. 3, downing league rival St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse in three sets.

Set scores were 25-10, 25-8 and 25-7.

"Tonight, they played really, really good volleyball. It was fun to watch them," Coach McKinzie Turner said of her team. "They were just playing their Nighthawk volleyball. They were aggressive defensively; they were aggressive offensively.

"It was just fun to watch them."

The win moves the state 1B top-ranked, undefeated Nighthawks (17-0) one step closer to a repeat state...