Sutter volleyball season ends in state playoffs
Nov 09, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Shaun Holkko, sports editor
Sutter sophomore outside hitter Torrence Harter leaps and prepares to spike the ball during a three-set sweep of Colfax in the quarterfinals of the Division IV 2022 CIF Sac-Joaquin Girls Volleyball Playoffs on October 27 in Sutter. The Huskies lost three sets to one to Balboa in the state tournament on November 8. Photo by Steven Bryla
SUTTER, CA (MPG) – The Sutter varsity volleyball team’s season came to an end on Tuesday night following a loss to Balboa of San Francisco in the first round of the 2022 CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships.
The No. 5 seed Huskies (28-6-1) were beaten in four sets by the No. 12 ranked Buccaneers (27-6). The first two sets of the match were as close as they could get between the evenly matched teams.
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Balboa needed extra time to earn the first set victory, winning 26-24. Sutter responded with its own two-point set win, prevailing in the second frame 25-23.
The Buccaneers retook control in the third set, earning a 25-17 set victory. Things were closer in the fourth set, but Balboa won again, this time 25-20. The Buccaneers moved on to the next round with a three sets to one victory.
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Over half of the Huskies will be graduating in the spring. The following players are in the Class of 2023: outside hitter Carsyn Minton, setter Mia Minard, opposite hitter Adrianna Villalpando, defensive specialist Natalee Gardner, opposite hitter Madison Rogers, middle blocker Laura Anderson and middle blocker Gracie Langsdorf.
The quest for back-to-back Butte View League titles for Sutter coach Elizabeth Bhatti begins next August.
