Cardinals claim first NEA volleyball victory in two years

Medical Lake volleyball earned its first Northeast A League volleyball victory of the season last week with a 3-0 sweep of Chewelah.

Their win, 25-22, 25-22, 27-25 over the Cougars at home was also the Cardinals’ first NEA win since their return to the league in 2012. Coupled with a 3-0 loss at Lakeside last Tuesday, Medical Lake is 1-3 in league play.

“This win was a team effort,” head coach Amanda Higgins said. “All the girls played hard and the hard work paid off.”

Medical Lake dominated the statistical part of the match with Sydney Kelly leading in the numbers with 24 assists. Cami Tinsler...