Last Saturday, the Elmira varsity volleyball team competed in a tournament in Seaside, where the Lady Falcons played well and won their bracket.
The tournament started at 8:30 a.m. with pool play. Elmira first faced off against Tillamook. The Falcons fell short and started the morning with a loss. Next, the Falcons played Cascade and lost, but returned with a victory when the girls played Clatskanie. The team was fired up after the first victory of the season and kept the energy going throughout the afternoon.
Bracket play started at 2:30 p.m., The Falcons were matched with Seaside. It was a back-and-forth game. EHS won the first set, lost the second set, but pushed through and won the third, winning their second game in a row.
The Falcons defeated Estacada next and then were set to play Rainier for the championship game. The Falcons started off strong, winning the first set 25-11. The second set was a different story. though. Rainier came ahead and Elmira lost it 17-25. It came down to the third set.
”Whoever has the most energy is going to win,” EHS coach Greg Haffner said. “We have the same amount right now. Let ours be stronger.”
They knew they had to be the team with the most energy to win the game. The set started off a little rocky for the girls, with the Falcons behind 0-5. Haffner called for a timeout and said, “We have a long drive home. Let’s drive home with a win.”
Both teams really wanted to win, and points were traded back and forth, but the Lady Falcons came out on top with a well-deserved win. The Falcons won four games in a row to earn first in the bracket.
“I think we did pretty good in how we started working as a team,” senior Kassidy Roe said. “We did a lot of talking, including the bench and the people on the court.”
Elmira received a trophy for its accomplishment. It’s on display in the school’s front office.
It was a great weekend for the volleyball team, with team bonding on Friday and the wins on Saturday. That all led to a great ride back home.
The Elmira varsity volleyball team would like to thank the Booster Club for letting the players stay in a hotel Friday night. That allowed the team to have great team bonding and more energy when game time came, which was a big factor in the bracket win.
Support the Lady Falcons at their last home game of the season, scheduled for next Tuesday vs. Marshfield.
