Shorewood opens District volleyball tournament Tuesday

Shorewood opens District volleyball tournament Tuesday against Marysville-Pilchuck at Glacier Peak High School

The Western Conference 3A South champion Shorewood volleyball team opens Northwest District 3A tournament play Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Wesco 3A North No. 4 Marysville-Pilchuck at Glacier Peak High School near Snohomish.

The winner of the Shorewood-MP game meets the winner of another 5 p.m. game between Everett and Glacier Peak in a 7 p.m. semifinal game. The losers of the 5 p.m. games meet in a 7 p.m. elimination game.

Shorewood takes a 10-4 record (7-1 Wesco 3A South) into the match with Marysville-Pilchuck (5-9, 2-6 Wesco 3A North). Everett takes a 9-5 record (6-2 Wesco 3A North) into the match with Glacier Peak (9-5, 4-4 Wesco 3A South).

Four other teams play at Marysville-Pilchuck Tuesday – Wesco 3A North champion Stanwood (10-4, 7-1 Wesco 3A North), Ferndale (6-8, 5-7 Northwest 3A/2A/1A Conference), Meadowdale (10-4, 6-2 Wesco 3A South) and Oak Harbor (7-7, 5-3 Wesco 3A North).

The tournament continues Thursday with the two semifinal winners playing in the District championship game for the District’s Nos. 1 and 2 berths in the State 3A tournament and the other three teams playing for the No. 3 spot in the State tournament.

Shorewood finished its regular season Monday, Oct 22, with a 3-2 victory at Meadowdale. The Thunderbirds won by game scores of 28-26, 17-25, 26-28, 25-17 and 11-7. Monica Postor had 22 kills and 35 digs for the T-birds; teammate Delaney Hopen had 11 kills and 21 digs; Stephanie Vollbrecht had 10 kills and 4 blocks; Marianne Kellogg had 52 assists and 14 digs; and Joely Shepard had 24 digs in the division-championship clinching match.

Shorecrest missed qualifying for the District tournament after finishing fourth in the Wesco 3A South with a 2-6 division record (4-10 overall) after a 3-2 home victory over Mountlake Terrace. The Scots won by game scores of 26-24, 25-23, 20-25, 15-25 and 15-7.

Shorecrest had lost early in the season to Wesco 3A North fourth-place finisher Marysville-Pilchuck.

The Shorewood junior varsity team finished with a 7-1 Wesco 3A South record (11-3 overall) after a 2-1 victory over Meadowdale.

The Shorecrest junior varsity finished with a 1-7 record (3-11 overall) after a 2-1 victory over Mountlake Terrace.

The Shorecrest “C” team finished with a 1-7 Wesco 3A South record (2-12 overall) after a 3-2 loss to Mountlake Terrace.

The Thunderbird “C” team finished its season with a 3-0 victory over Meadowdale. The T-bird C’s had 2-5 Wesco 3A South record (5-6 overall) with one score not reported.