Gazette-Times

LEBANON n Crescent Valley got comfortable and then got on a roll in a 3-0 Mid-Willamette Conference win over Lebanon on Thursday.

Match scores were 25-18, 25-22, 25-12.

CV coach Corey Barton said the Raiders (1-0) gained confidence with each game.

"Once they realized they were good enough to go there and handle the crowd, then it was a runaway match," Barton said.

Elizabeth Young had seven digs, nine kills and two blocks and Christy Reed added eight kills and two blocks for the Raiders.

The win was a good step for the Raiders. Lebanon has had a strong volleyball program in recent seasons and is difficult to beat at home.

"The team is extremely athletic and capable, but where they're going to grow is in self confidence," Barton said. "It's really hard to win at Lebanon for any team in any sport, so it's a huge confidence booster."

Janelle Batista finished with two kills and six stuff blocks, Ali Cook had four kills and four stuff blocks, Sammie Brandstetter had 12 digs and Hannah Lorenz had 20 assists and two blocks for CV.

The Raiders host Dallas on Thursday.

Corvallis 3, Woodburn 1

Corvallis High won its first game under new coach Amy Wright.

The Spartans defeated Woodburn 3-1 in a Mid-Willamette Conference match at Spartan Gym.

Match scores were 25-7, 23-25, 25-4, 25-11.

The Spartans (1-0) controlled play with the exception of the second game.

"Game two was kind of a mental error game for us," Wright said. "We made some errors that kind of stole our momentum. The girls came out very strong in game one and came back well in game three and four."

Taylor Westly finished with 10 kills, Alaina Adams had seven blocks and Sam Pimental added eight kills and six aces for the Spartans.

"We set up plays on our side of the net really well," Wright said.

Corvallis travels to Silverton on Thursday.

Philomath 3, S. Home 1

PHILOMATH n The Warriors were able to hold off the Huskies for the Val-Co League win.

Match scores were 26-24, 22-25, 26-24, 25-21.

Skye Houk had 10 kills and three aces to lead the Warriors (2-1, 2-0).

The Warriors play at Hidden Valley on Thursday.

Santiam Christian 3, Chemawa 0

ADAIR VILLAGE - Santiam Christian swept Chemawa 25-7, 25-13 and 25-16 in a PacWest Conference match.

"It feels good to get the season underway," SC coach Kim McLain said. "The team is excited but we definitely have some things we need to work on."

The Eagles (1-0, 1-0) had 33 aces as a team. Sophomore Tayla Woods had a strong all-around match with seven kills, six assists and five aces; Tiffany Lamb added five kills and four aces, Kiersten Hendrix had six assists and two aces and Courtney Towery recorded six aces and three digs.

Santiam Christian plays at Harrisburg on Thursday.

JV: SC 25-12, 25-11

JV2: SC 25-19, 19-25, 15-5

Central Linn 3, Monroe 0

MONROE n The Dragons stayed close but could not close out a game in the Mountain View Conference match.

Match scores were 25-17, 25-21, 25-16.

Monroe coach Debbie Crocker said the Dragons (1-1) struggled with their service game and might have taken Central Linn a little too lightly.

"Central Linn came in ready to play and jumped right on them and they never got back into it," Crocker said.

Kayla Guldager had three blocks and Misha Klein added six assists for Monroe.

Monroe travels to Yoncalla on Thursday.