Redmond volleyball headed to districts

Redmond High rebounded from an early round loss to sweep Lake Washington High in three games in the 3A KingCo volleyball playoffs on Saturday night. The Mustangs finished third in the tourney and advance to this week’s district playoffs.

Redmond High rebounded from an early round loss to sweep Lake Washington High in three games in the 3A KingCo volleyball playoffs last Saturday night. Scores were 25-17, 25-14, 26-24.

Ally Ford amassed 21 assists, Elise Petit notched 17 kills and 10 digs and Emma Thomas fired five aces.

The Mustangs (13-4 overall) finished third in the tourney and advance to this week’s district playoffs. They will take on Bainbridge at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Lakeside. The loser is out and the winner will play Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. the same night.

Bellevue High bounced Redmond High, 3-1, in the teams’ opening match of the 3A KingCo volleyball playoffs last Thursday night at Bellevue High. Scores were 24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.

For Redmond, Ford had 32 assists and Petit had 24 digs and 20 kills.