YAKIMA — The Rainier, Onalaska, and Toledo volleyball teams all won their first round matchups in the 2B State Tournament on Wednesday, and each advanced to the state quarterfinals.
No. 2 Onalaska swept No. 15 La Conner 25-12, 25-13, 25-17, and No. 3 Rainier swept No. 14 Cle Elum-Roslyn 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
No. 9 Toledo fell behind No. 8 Mount Vernon Christian 2-1, but rallied back to win the fourth and fifth sets to advance.
Onalaska is set to face No. 7 Northwest Christian (Colbert), Rainier will face No. 6 Tonasket, and Toledo will play top-seeded Freeman.
All three quarterfinals are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
In the 1B State Tournament, No. 5 Morton lost in five sets to No. 12 Almira-Coulee-Hartline.
The Huskies are slated to face No. 13 Garfield-Palouse in a consolation game at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday evening.
If Morton wins that game, they will be one win away from the 7th/8th game.
Full coverage for all four teams will be available at chronline.com after Wednesday night’s action.
