Upsets rule in volleyball tournament

Upsets dominated the Ocean View School District’s middle school

volleyball tournament held last weekend at Ocean View High. Just one

regular season champion -- Vista View -- emerged with a tournament title.

Vista View, which shared the girls’ seventh grade regular season crown

with Marine View, prevailed in three games against the Mariners, 15-4,

15-10, 15-12. Nicole Acosta, Sandy Carroll and Stacy Ridgway played

pivotal roles in Vista View’s win.

In other divisions:

Seventh-grade boys

Mesa View, just 2-4 during the regular season, peaked in tournament

play and upset regular season champion Marine View, 1-15, 15-10, 15-13.

Dax Miller, Ryan Shillito and Mike Wegner spearheaded Mesa’s triumph.

Eighth-grade girls

The third time proved to be a charm for Marine View, which had dropped

two regular season matches to Spring View, but got the best of the

Spartans in the tournament final, 15-3, 15-13. The setting of Parla Alpan

and powerful hitting of Lauren Kridel keyed the victory.

Eighth-grade boys

Mesa View, behind the spikes of Hank Conger and the steady play of

Eric Pedersen and Chris Hickerson, scored a 15-8, 15-4 win over Marine

View.

Marine View made a big turn around once tournament action began. The

Mariners had not won a match all season but rose to the occasion to

surprise league champion Vista View in the semifinals, 15-6, 16-14.