The Tahoma Bears made the trip to the 4A state volleyball tournament in Kennewick taking eighth place Saturday.

The Bears played four matches in two days, winning two and losing two.

Coach Kelly Kim said in an email the Bears middle blocker Ginny Mehl was named to the first-team all tournament roster.

Tahoma opened the state tournament against Mead losing 3-0.

Game stats:

27-25, 25-20, 25-22

Cydnee Miller – seven

digs, 25 assists

Emily Smith – 10 kills,

seven digs

Sierra Stultz – seven kills,

two blocks

Mehl- six kills, two

blocks

Paige Anthony- five kills,

two blocks, eight digs

Andrea Barrie- 14 digs

•The Bears lined up across the net from Eastlake for the second match, which the girls won in four games.

Game stats:

25-20, 25-22, 23-25,

25-15

Miller- 39 assists, two

aces, 13 digs

Smith- 14 kills

Stultz- 12 kills, four aces,

14 digs

Mehl- 18 kills, two aces,

three blocks

• Next Tahoma took on Graham Kapowsin and won in four games.

Game stats:

21-25, 25-16, 25-14,

25-19

Miller- 39 assists, two

aces, 13 digs

Smith- 14 kills

Stultz- 12 kills, four aces,

14 digs

Mehl- 18 kills, two aces,

three blocks

• The final contest of the tournament was against Central Valley. Tahoma lost in four games.

Game stats:

25-19, 18-25, 15-25,

26-28

Miller- 33 assists, two

aces, 19 digs

Mehl- 12 kills, five blocks

Smith- nine kills, two

blocks

Stultz- nine kills,

seven digs

Anthony- eight kills, 15

digs

Barrie- 25 digs