PHOTO GALLERY: R.A. Long knocked out on opening day of 2A State Volleyball Tournament

Picture This – Lumberjills swept by Tumwater, fall in five to Fife in elimination match

R.A. Long libero Rowan Ward does her best to dig the volleyball during a sweep at the hands of Tumwater in the opening round of the 2A State Tournament, Friday, Nov. 14, at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Lumberjills were eliminated later in the day in a five-set loss to Fife. / Photo by Candy Durgeloh for Blast Zone Media

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YAKIMA — R.A. Long’s first trip to the state volleyball tournament in more than a decade and a half did not last as long as the Lumberjills would have liked. In fact, the Jills were knocked out of the tournament on the first day and are still looking for their first win at the tournament since 2009.

The Jills opened the tournament on Friday afternoon with a three-set loss to Tumwater. R.A. Long dropped the contest to the 2A EvCo champion T-Birds by scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-14.

R.A. Long appeared poised to secure a return ticket to The Dome later in the evening in its elimination contest against No. 12 ranked Fife. The Jills won the first and third sets, and held an early lead in the fifth frame, but could not get the stops and points they needed to extend their season to the final day on the schedule, falling to the Trojans by scores of 18-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23 and 15-12.

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