Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball top in state

DAYTON — The Oakesdale Nighthawks finished their district playoffs with a sweep against the Liberty Christian Patriots, giving them the district championship, and qualifying them for the state tournament.

The Nighthawks played their district championship match in Dayton on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Set scores in the district championship all favored the Nighthawks: 25-18, 25-18, 25-20.

The Nighthawks started the first set up 5-1, then pushed their lead to 15-10 before the Patriots took a timeout.

Oakesdale would go on a strong run to take the 22-17 lead, before ending the set 25-18.

The second set saw...