EUREKA >> The setting was there and so was the hitting, but Clear Lake’s passing game fell a bit short on Friday night as the Clear Lake Cardinals tangled with the Eureka Loggers in a non-league varsity volleyball match at Eureka.
The Loggers rallied for a 19-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-21 victory, dropping Clear Lake to 2-2 on the season.
“We hit the ball well and (setter) Kylie (Udy) did a good job of getting the ball to the hitters, but she had to run around a lot because our passing wasn’t always good,” Clear Lake coach Marci Psalmonds said. “We played well but not as well as I would have liked.”
Kiana Richardson and Valerie Hutton powered the Cardinals up front with 13 and 10 kills, respectively. Richardson also had 14 digs and Hutton three aces.
Udy, a sophomore and first-year varsity player, had 31 assists to go along with 12 digs.
Both teams are entered in the 16-team Arcata Tournament today.
“Hopefully we can meet them (Loggers) in the championship match,” Psalmonds said.
In other action Friday:
Boys’ soccer
And. Valley 11, Upper Lake 1
At Upper Lake, Alverto Solano scored on a long free kick in the second half for Upper Lake as the Cougars avoided being shut out by small school powerhouse Anderson Valley in North Central League II action.
Anderson Valley led 10-0 after one half.
“In the second half we looked a lot better than we did in the first,” Upper Lake coach Kevin O’Brien said.
Upper Lake (0-3) held Anderson Valley to only one goal in the second half despite playing at a one-man disadvantage.
“We suited up only 11 players,” O’Brien said.
When Ben Burrows twisted his ankle in the second half and left the game, the Cougars had no one to replace him.
Solano’s goal came from 25 to 30 yards out, according to O’Brien.
Girls’ soccer
K’ville 4, E.Allen 4 (tie)
At Ukiah, Kelseyville and Elsie Allen of Santa Rosa battled to a draw in the first round of the Ukiah Tournament. The Knights (2-0-1) play Healdsburg today at 11 a.m. and Eureka at 3 p.m. as tournament action wraps up.
Ruby Mulgrew scored twice for the Knights while teammates Sayra Cacho and Palomo Ortiz added single goals. Ortiz also had an assist.
The game was tied at 3 after one half.
Kelseyville coach Eric Hoefler praised the play of his defensive back line of Paolo Cacho, Kat Brown and Dani Gonzalez.
“They shut down Elsie Allen’s top striker,” Hoefler said. “They played out of their minds back there.”
M’town 4, McKinleyville 0
At McKinleyville, Caitlin Lemoine scored four first-half goals as the Middletown Mustangs notched their first win of the season by shutting out McKinleyville in non-league action.
Courtney Gillies assisted on two of Lemoine’s goals while Madison Ketchum and Gracie Armstrong also had assists.
Armstrong’s play at centerback for the Mustangs on defense was critical in the win, according to Middletown first-year coach Lamont Kucer.
“She played her but off,” Kucer said.
Middletown, now 1-2-1 on the season, remains on the road today to play St. Bernard at 11 a.m.
