Redondo places 12th in girls volleyball tourney; Mira Costa wins Bronze Division
Senior Marissa Mitter led Redondo with 59 kills during Saturday’s competition in the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas. Fie photo Despite being shorthanded, Redondo Union’s girls volleyball team finished 12th overall in the 64-team Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas last weekend finishing fourth in the Silver Division. With kill leader Briana Lanktree missing the tournament while she took the ACT test for admission to Virginia Tech and Abril Bustamante nursing an abdominal strain, Coach Tommy Chaffins’ Sea Hawks could ill afford to lose other players. But when Petra Grutzik hurt her back and Hayes Hosea (knee) and Leilani Martinez (hip) suffered injuries, it was all Redondo could do to remain competitive. Redondo won its pool by defeating Desert Hill (Saint George, UT) 25-12, 25-18, Newport Harbor 23-25, 25-12, 25-15 and Liberty (Bakersfield) 25-15, 25-15 on Friday. The Sea Hawks fell to Los Alamitos 25-20, 19-25, 25-14 in the Championship Qualifying Round Saturday morning relegating the team to the Silver Bracket. Redondo defeated Sacred Heart (Louisville, KY), 25-22, 14-25, 26-24 before losing to Dana Hills 24-26, 25-23, 27-25 in the quarterfinals. The Sea Hawks dropped the…
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