Memorial claims Edgewood ISD Tournament title
Harlandale entered the Harlandale ISD Tournament winless and exited it as champions.
The Indians (4-2) defeated Holmes in the semifinals and previously unbeaten Stevens in the title match Saturday at McCollum. Harlandale won its fourth-consecutive tournament match 25-27, 25-15, 25-17 over Stevens (5-1) to finish first.
Holy Cross (4-2) placed fourth, despite losing to Stevens and Holmes Saturday. The losses were the Knights’ first this season.
Tournament most valuable player Katie Neira led Harlandale with 14 kills, four digs and three aces in the championship match. Fellow all-tournament selections Sabrina Esparza (11 kills, 12 digs) and Sierra Sandoval (12 digs) also filled key roles.
Kianna Sandoval also was a standout for the Indians, finishing with nine digs, seven assists and three service aces. Erika Arredondo recorded 11 kills and two blocks. Catherine Silva dealt 20 assists and picked up seven digs. Yolanda Garcia (2 blocks), Madeline Mendez (1.5 blocks) and Kelly Landin (4 digs) contributed.
Against Holmes, Silva notched 13 assists, three blocks, three digs and two aces in a 25-15, 23-25, 25-17 victory. Sierra Sandoval was credited with 25 digs. Neira had 11 kills, four assists and two blocks. Kianna Sandoval added nine assists and five aces. Landin made eight digs. Arredondo and Mendez provided three and two blocks, respectively.
Holy Cross lost a tough match to Stevens 25-16, 25-17 and fell 25-12, 25-15 in the third-place match. Knights statistics were unavailable.
South San (5-2) won a pair of matches Saturday. The Bobcats defeated McCollum (1-4) 25-13, 25-19 and Brackenridge (2-4) 25-13, 26-24.
Brack took a three-game win over St. Anthony in its other match of the day. Renee Osife led the way with 25 assists, 18 digs and three aces. Darlene Jackson finished with 12 kills and four blocks. Kathy Sifuentes made 19 digs. Jolicia Shelton-Brown notched 10 kills, five digs and two blocks. Ana DeLeon added six kills and two blocks. Miranda Flores also made six kills. Dominique Ramirez made nine digs.
Burbank edged District 28-4A rival Lanier 25-14, 24-26, 25-17 in its only match Saturday.
Edgewood ISD Tournament
Memorial (9-2) secured the title Saturday by winning three-game matches over Fox Tech (6-6) and Sam Houston (7-1).
The Minutemen edged Sam Houston 25-20, 19-25, 25-16 as the teams needed a third game to decide the outcome for the second-straight day. Memorial pulled out both of those matches.
Memorial was led by Miranda Puente with nine kills, nine blocks and two aces. Larissa Lopez and Sarah Trevino also served two aces apiece. Bridget Gomez distributed 14 assists. Jatziry Duarte made 11 digs.
For the Hurricanes, Tiaria Mackey recorded 10 kills. Karisma Mitchell stepped up to make five blocks. Rita Davis dealt 15 assists.
Memorial defeated the Buffaloes 20-25, 25-16, 25-20. No statistics were available from the match.
Sam Houston rallied to defeat Providence 20-25, 25-17, 25-10 and swept Young Women’s Leadership Academy (1-9) 25-17, 25-9 in its previous two matches Saturday.
Fox Tech defeated Kennedy 25-22, 25-18 and lost to Providence 25-17, 25-14 in its other matches Saturday.
Providence (5-5) also claimed a 25-15, 25-22 sweep over Eagle Pass Winn.
Kennedy (4-5) received 12 digs from Clara Lopez, four kills from Omni Garcia and two blocks from Celeste Saed against Fox Tech. The Rockets defeated Winn 25-18, 25-23 behind 29 assists and 11 kills from Ashley Garza. Lopez made 11 digs. Taylor Martinez recorded two aces. Saed again had two blocks.
Northside ISD Tournament
East Central (5-3) was victorious in two of three matches Saturday, including a 25-19, 25-13 decision over District 28-5A rival Southwest (3-6) at Paul Taylor Gymnasium.
The Hornets also defeated Pasadena Dobie 25-18, 25-15 and fell in three games to Madison 21-25, 28-26, 25-18 despite 18 digs from Brandy Campos and six kills from Kaylin Mills.
Against Southwest, Madison Simon finished with eight digs and seven kills. Nichole West added five kills. Campos made eight digs. West notched 11 assists.
For the Dragons, Megan Hernandez (11 digs) and Ashlyn Sulaica (10 digs) were defensive leaders. Softball standout Kamerie Vidales led Southwest with seven kills. Dori Martinez finished with eight assists. Melissa Garza made two blocks.
East Central was led by West with seven kills and two aces against Dobie. Simon recorded four kills and 11 digs. Campos had a team-best 14 digs. Mills dealt nine assists and Alex Pena added five.
The Dragons lost all three of their matches Saturday.
Wagner Tournament
Edison (3-6) won two of three matches on the final day of the Wagner Tournament.
The Golden Bears pulled out tough matches against 28-4A rival Highlands (0-8) 25-23, 21-25, 25-18 and Jay 22-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Edison put up a strong blocking front against Highlands with Kalani Woods recording three blocks and Paula Moreno and Elizza Torres (4 digs) adding two apiece. Karen Guerrero led with five kills. Marissa Cortinas finished with 10 assists. Amy Marcos made 11 digs and Joanna Benavidez seven.
Highlands statistics were unavailable.
In the Jay match, Cortinas and Marcos each made 17 digs. Guerrero (5 kills) recorded 13 digs and Benavidez had 10. Woods added four kills.
The host team handed Edison its only loss Saturday. Wagner won 25-8, 25-12.
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