Lava Bears reach semifinals of volleyball tournament

Published 12:00 am Saturday, September 5, 2015

Bend High forced a third set but lost to McNary on Friday in the semifinal round at the Mountain View volleyball tournament.

The Lava Bears won two games apiece against Hermiston, Redmond and Silverton, but they lost two games to McNary in pool play to finish second in the group. Bend went on to beat the host Cougars 25-12, 25-23 in the quarterfinals before falling to McNary 25-21, 20-25, 15-13 in their second meeting of the day.

Mountain View won both round-robin games against Ridgeview, split with The Dalles and South Albany and lost two games to Marist, which won the tournament.

The Ravens won just one of their eight games in pool play and then lost to Hermiston 25-23, 22-25, 15-8.

Redmond played in the same group as the Lava Bears but struggled in pool play, losing all eight games against Bend, Hermiston, Redmond and Silverton.

Also on Friday:

Boys soccer

Mountain View 2, North Medford 1: Zach Emerson scored two goals in the second half, bringing the Cougars back from a 1-0 halftime deficit and securing a home win over North Medford. Jose Torres and Taylor Willman each tallied an assist for Mountain View in its season opener.

Bend 2, South Medford 2: South Medford scored off a free kick in the 78th minute to earn a draw in the Lava Bears’ season opener, which was played at Mountain View due to construction at 15th Street Field. The Panthers went up 1-0 midway through the first half, but Bend’s Kelly Gieber tied the game with an assist from Ian Levine early in the second half. In the 56th minute, Gustavo Loza scored Bend’s second goal off a Justin Roberts corner kick.

Girls soccer

Bend 3, South Medford 0: MEDFORD — Amidee Colleknon scored a goal and assisted two others to lead Bend to an impressive season-opening road win. The match was tied 0-0 at halftime, but that quickly changed when Colleknon scored off an assist from Charlotte Stowe in the 43rd minute. Amelia Anderson and Tayla Wheeler each added a goal for the Lava Bears.

North Medford 3, Mountain View 0: MEDFORD — Mountain View lost on the road against North Medford in its first game of the season. Mia Morey had six saves in goal for the Cougars.

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