Both the Tenino and Adna volleyball teams were eliminated from their district tournaments on Wednesday, as the Beavers lost twice in Vancouver and the Pirates lost in Raymond.
Tenino was swept in a district quarterfinal by King’s Way Christian 12-25, 23-25, 10-25, and in an ensuing elimination game against Columbia (White Salmon) 21-25, 13-25, 15-25, leaving them two wins shy of a state tournament berth.
Against King’s Way Christian, Burkhardt finished with seven digs, seven kills, and four blocks while going 7 for 8 from the service line, and Peyton Songer added eight digs and an assist while also going 7 for 8.
Sequoia Zimmer added nine assists and four digs while missing just one of seven serves, and Violet Zimmer ended the quarterfinal with eight digs and five kills.
Kalli Knox tallied seven digs and an ace along with an 8 for 9 mark at the line, Kendall Bowe logged two digs and a kill, and Kaytlin Holmes-Pickernell added a dig and an ace without missing any serves in six attempts.
Against Columbia, Burkhardt had 10 digs, six kills and three assists while going a perfect 8 for 8 at the line, and Sequoia Zimmer finished with 14 assists, five digs, and two kills while going 7 for 7.
Abigail Smith went 10 for 10 while collecting four digs, two assists, and a kill, and Songer pitched in eight digs and an ace while going 9 for 9.
Violet Zimmer added seven kills, seven digs, and an ace while going 12 for 13, Bowe chipped in four kills and two digs, and Brooklyn Livermore added three kills, two digs, and a block.
The Beavers finish their season 10-8 and will graduate three seniors: Burkhardt, Bowe, and Holmes-Pickernell.
Adna was swept in an elimination game against Forks 25-16, 25-23, 25-21, a result that also left the Pirates two wins short of reaching the state tournament. Kamryn Freeman posted eight kills and Ella Nicholson added seven plus notched a team-best 12 digs.
Taylor Johnson dished out 20 assists and libero Hadleigh Gerard recorded seven digs. The Pirates finish their season 8-11 and graduate three seniors: Jaycee Burdick, Shelby Eixenberger, and Emma Kissner.
“These girls kept competing after multiple last minute lineup changes,” Adna head coach Wendie Dotson said. “They are a great group of girls.”
