Eagles finish eighth in state 1B

YAKIMA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles took eighth in the WIAA state 1B volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

The Eagles had two games on Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday.

The Eagles entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed in a bracket of 20 teams, and exceeded expectations, capturing an eighth place trophy in this year's tournament.

The Eagles opened state against No. 7-seeded Waterville-Mansfield.

The Eagles fell, 3-1. Set scores were 20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 16-25.

Later that day, the Eagles faced the No. 18-seeded Fellowship Christian Eagles...