Lady Pirates beat Kamiah, lose to Logos
The Prairie Lady Pirates split a pair of home league matches last week. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, they outlasted Kamiah 25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 at Cottonwood. On Thursday, Sept. 28 they fell to Logos 23-25, 16-25, 26-24, 21-25, also at Cottonwood.
Vs. Kamiah
The match against Kamiah didn’t start that well as Prairie fell behind 0-3. Three straight kills by Lexi Schumacher tied it at 3 but Kamiah took back the lead and led by as many as 6 points at 5-11. Lexi Schumacher goes up for one of her 24 kills against Kamiah last Tuesday. Also shown are Kylie Schumacher and Sierra Oliver.
They still led by 4 at 13-17 when Alli Geis scored a sideout kill. A kill by Sydney Shears and an ace by Lexi Schumacher cut the deficit to 16-17. After a trade of sideouts, Geis served an ace to tie it at 18. A kill each by Lexi Schumacher and Sierra Oliver gave Prairie their first lead of the game at 20-18.
After a pair of sideouts, an ace by Oliber made it 22-19.  Kamiah was able to pull within 1 at 23-22 before Lexi Schumacher scored a sideout kill. After a Kamiah sideout again cut the lead to 1, Lexi Schumacher pounded a spike off of a Kamiah blocker for the game-winner.
In game 2, Prairie took a brief lead at 4-3 after 2 aces by Geis but that was the last time they would lead in the game. Kamiah built a 7-16 lead and wound up winning 14-25 to even the match at a game apiece.
Kamiah scored first in the third game but then missed a serve. Tamden Pecarovich served Prairie to a 4-1 lead with an ace plus a block by Geis and a kill be Oliver.
Prairie built the lead to as many as 9 at 18-9 after Pecarovich’s second turn at the service line. She took over after a net serve by Kamiah made it 14-9. A kill by Geis and 3 kills by Lexi Schumacher made it 18-9.
Kamiah then began to chip away at the lead and eventually took only their second lead of the game at 20-21. A kill by Shears tied it but Kamiah then scored a sideout to make it 21-22. Kylie Schumacher scored a sideout kill then Shears served an ace to make it 23-22. Kamiah tied it with a tip then bricked their serve to get Prairie to game-point. Lexi Schumacher then scored her second game-winning kill of the match to give Prairie a 2-1 lead.
In game 4 Kamiah threatened to blow out Prairie again as they built a 13-24 lead. Lexi Schumacher scored a cross court kill through and Kaylie Lockett went to the service line. Needing to be perfect, she did not miss a serve. She served 2 aces then Lexi Schumacher scored on a block. After a Kamiah timeout, Oliver scored a kill. Another ace by Locket was followed by 2 kills by Lexi Schumacher. Two more aces by Lockett got Prairie within 1 at 23-24. Unfortunately the game ended when Prairie was called for a double hit violation. That sent the match to a deciding fifth game, just like the match at Kamiah earlier this season.
Prairie got off to a goo start when Pecarovich served an ace and Lexi Schumacher added a kill for a 2-0 lead.
Kamiah came back with 5 straight points to take the lead. After a Prairie timeout, Geis scored a kill then Pecarovich and Oliver each scored a kill to tie the game at 5.
Kamiah scored the next 2 points for a 5-7 lead. A block by Geis  sent her to the service line where she served an ace to tie it. Kylie Schumacher then scored on a block to give Prairie an 8-7 lead.
Kamiah snwered back and took a 9-12 lead before Kylie Schumacher scored a sideout kill. Shears served 2 aces to tie it at 12-12. A double hit violation gave Kamiah back the lead but a free ball kill by Lexi Schumacher tied it and sent Lockett to the service line. Geis slammed a spike off a Kamiah blocker for a kill to get to match point. Oliver then set up Lexi Schumacher for her third game-winning kill of the night that turned out to be the match winner.
Lexi Schumacher had 24 kills which included 3 blocks. She also had 3 assists and an ace. Geis had 14 kills, including 2 blocks with 2 assists and 6 aces. Kylie Schumacher had 13 kills including a block. Oliver had 10 kills, 22 assists and 4 aces. Shears had 4 kills, 1 assists and 3 aces. Pecarovich had 2 kills, 30 assists and 2 aces. Taylor Riener had 2 kills and 2 assists. Lockett had 1 assist and 6 aces.
The JV team lost all three of their games, 18-25, 8-25, 12-15.
They fell behind 1-6 to open the first game but were able to rally back and take their first lead with Ellie Nuxoll serving. Erica Schlader scored a sideout kill to make it 8-12 when Nuxoll took over serving. She serve two aces then Aubree Rehder scored a kill. 3 more aces gave Prairie the lead and a back row kill by Nadia Cash made it 15-12.
Kamiah came right back though to retake the lead at 15-16. Prairie tied it on a dig kill by Lacey Schwartz but Kamiah then took the lead right back and went on to win by 7.
Avery Riener served Prairie to a 5-2 lead early in the second game with 3 aces plus a kill by Hailey Hanson. Kamiah came back to tie it at 7-7 then took control of the game with an 8-point service run that put them ahead 7-15. After a trade of sideouts, Kamiah got a 9-point serving run to close out the game.
In the third game Prairie took the early lead on a kill each by Cash, Riener and Hanson plus an ace by Cash that made it 4-1.
Kamiah came back to take the lead at 7-8. A kill by Halee Rowland and an ace by Rehder made it 9-8 but Kamiah scored 2 straight to retake the lead. The game was tied again at 10, 11 and 12 with Kamiah retaking the lead each time. After retaking the lead at 12-13, the Kubs scored the final 2 points to win the game.
The C team lost their match 25-22, 19-25, 14-16.
Vs. Logos
The Lady Pirates played Logos tougher than they did a week earlier at Moscow but still came out on the short end of the score.
At Moscow they were dominated in the first two games and lost the third by 4. This time they were close in two of the lost sets and managed to pull out a 2-point win in the third set. The second set was the only one they let get away from them.
With the split Prairie is now 4-7 overall and in league play.
Prairie won the JV match 2 games to 1.

Alli Geis goes up for a block against Kamiah.

Kylie Schumacher slams a spike over thenext agaistt Kamiah. Also shown is Taylor Riener.

Lexi Schumacher makes a pass in the Kamiah match.

Sierra Oliver reaches for a spike against Kamiah. Also shown are Alli Geis and Sydney Shears.

Sydney Shears sets the ball agaisnt Kamiah.

Tamden Pecarovich serves against Kamiah.

Taylor Riener goes for a spike against Kamiah. Also shown are Alli Geis and, partially hidden, Sierra Oliver.


PIRATES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2023
JV games start at 6, followed by Varsity unless indicated
AUGUST
22-Jamboree at Prairie, 5 p.m.
26-New Plymouth Tourn.
26-Genesee JV Tourn.
29-Potlatch*, here, JV/V 5 p.m. , won 3 games to 1
31-Troy*, here, JV/V, lost 0 games to 3
SEPTEMBER
  5-Kamiah*, there, C/JV/V, lost 2 games to 3
  7-Genesee*, there, C/JV/V, 5 p.m., lost 1 game to 3
11-Lapwai*, there,  C/JV/V, won 3 games to 1.
13-C.V.*, here,  JV/V, won 3 games to 2
19-Logos*, there V only, 4:30 p.m., Potlatch*, at Logos, V only, 6 p.m., lost to Logos 0-3, lost to Potlatch 0-3
21-Troy*, there, JV/V, lost 0 games to 3
23-Timberline Tournament, beat Salmon River 2 games to 1, beat C.V. 2 games to 1, beat Timberline 2 games to 0, beat St. John Bosco 2 games to 0, beat Lapwai 2 games to 1 to win tournament
26-Kamiah*, here, C/JV/V, won 3 games to 2
28-Logos*, here, JV/V, lost 1 game to 3
28-C vs. Grangeville, here, 5 p.m.
OCTOBER
  3-C.V.*, there, JV/V, won 3 games to 1, details next week
  6-Genesee*, here, C/JV/V,  5 p.m.
  9-Orofino, there, C/JV/V, 4:30 p.m.
10-Lapwai*, here, C/JV/V
14-19-Districts at LCSC
27-28-State at LCSC
*League Game
Additional C games may be added as the season approaches.

Prairie Jr. High Volleyball
All matches start at 4:30 p.m.
October
  5-Grangeville Blue, there
10-Timberline, here
12-St. John Bosco, here
17-Culdesac, there
23-Orofino, here
24-Clearwater Valley, there

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 
 
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