Soccer ball on grass

Summit boasts the kind of depth that state championship teams wish they had. But even the Storm are grateful to have Haley Smith back in the lineup.

A year after suffering a season-ending ACL tear in her left knee, Smith has returned with force for Summit. And on Thursday night, she continued her stellar comeback campaign with 13 kills in the Storm’s 25-17, 25-12, 25-20 nonconference home win over Marist of Eugene.

“It’s great having her back,” Summit coach Jill Waskom said of Smith. “I’m just so happy for her, that in her senior year she’s back and strong and having a good time on the court.”

The Storm’s Jade Waskom had 11 kills, and Hannah Billings was 9-for-10 serving with two aces for Summit, which has opened the season with wins over Churchill, Corvallis and Marist — three programs that in recent years have been regular Class 5A state title contenders.

“It’s good to start off strong,” Jill Waskom said. “We’ve had bits of adversity, which you want in a tough nonconference schedule, and we’ve fought through those. That’s a great sign of success to come.”

Also Thursday:

Volleyball

Redmond 3, Madras 2: MADRAS — The Panthers dropped the first two games but rallied to claim a 19-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-12 nonconference win over the White Buffaloes.

La Pine 3, Oakridge 1: LA PINE — Josey Hawkins had eight kills, three blocks and five aces to lead the Hawks to an 18-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-13 nonconference win. Jordynn Slater had seven kills for La Pine, and Cortney Wolf had 14 assists.

Gilchrist 3, Lowell 2; Gilchrist 3, Eddyville 0: LOWELL — Kendra Spurlock recorded 20 aces, 18 kills and three blocks to lead the Grizzlies to a 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 15-7 win over Lowell and a 25-10, 25-16, 25-4 victory over Eddyville. Pauline Egger had 14 aces and four kills for the day for Gilchrist, and Rayenee Hoover had 11 kills and three aces.

Girls soccer

Ridgeview 4, Madras 0: REDMOND — Aspen Jeter scored all four goals for the Ravens (2-0). She scored in the first minute of the game and made it 2-0 in the 40th minute with an assist from Ashley Hunt. Jeter then dribbled more than 20 yards and found an open shot in the 59th minute. And in the 73rd minute, she took advantage of a poor Madras clearance to score for the final time and secure the victory over the White Buffaloes (0-1).

Bend 4, Aloha 0: ALOHA — Sydney Gardner scored on an assist from Kylee Roath in the first minute, paving the way to the Lava Bears’ season-opening win. Roath scored in the 32nd minute to give Bend a 2-0 halftime lead, and Gardner scored again in the 52nd minute. Jordan Stoner added a goal in the 63rd minute for the Bears, assisted by Ashley Hillman.

Marist 3, Summit 1: EUGENE — Alexandra Walker found Maggi McElrath for a Summit goal in the 61st minute to even the score 1-1, but Marist netted two unanswered goals to defeat the Storm (1-1) in a nonconference match.

Boys soccer

Summit 3, Marist 2: EUGENE — Three straight goals helped the Storm (2-0) rally from a one-score deficit en route to a nonconference win. Owen Adams scored in the 26th minute, assisted by Max Asevedo, to pull Summit even with Marist 1-1. Simon Kidder then scored in the 32nd minute for the Storm, off a corner kick from Jonathan Martinez, and Marco Fluhmann netted a goal in the second half, assisted by Jace Marshall, to push Summit’s lead to 3-1.