YAKIMA, Wash. – For the first time since 2018, the Class 3A state volleyball championship trophy will not reside in a Spokane high school’s trophy case.
Lakeside of Seattle took it to The Lilac City’s best on Friday, beating 2018 and 2019 champion Mount Spokane in a four-set semifinal before sweeping defending champ Mead in the final at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
The top-seeded Lions also won the title in 2016.
The championship is redemption for Lakeside, which also entered the 2021 tournament as the No. 1 seed but fell short of the trophy round.
“There was definitely some unfinished business,” Lions coach Jeff Kim said. “The seniors wanted it and they earned it and they played their best match in the last match of the season.”
Lakeside rode stellar serving, tight defense and the outside hitting of 12th-graders Sophie Broesamle and Yazzy Muhammad to the crown.
“This year coming together for the state tournament and having the success…
