The Friday Morning Blast

This Day – Scores from around The Blast Zone; plus Rainier state volleyball 1992

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College Men’s Basketball

LCC freshman Skylar Schmidt elevates for a contested slam dunk during a 80-65 win at Portland College, Thursday, Nov. 20. / Photo Courtesy of LCC Athletics

• Lower Columbia 80, Portland 65

College Women’s Basketball

LCC sophomore Brooke Ravet drives the lane during a 74-49 win at Portland College, Wednesday, Nov. 19. / Photo courtesy of LCC Athletics

• Lower Columbia 74, Portland 49 (Wednesday)

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This Day In History

• Nov. 21, 1992: Rainier caps off a gauntlet of a tournament with a 15-8, 9-15, 15-6 win over Sweet Home in the 3A state title game to bring home its first championship in program history. Lynn Robison led the offense with 13 kills, while Holly Cudworth had nine, and Autumn Taft added a pair of aces. The day before, the Columbians took down No. 1 Henley — the two-time defending champs — in the quarterfinals, then beat No. 2 Estacada in the semifinals.

The Friday Docket

3A State Volleyball

• 8 a.m. No. 18 Kelso vs No. 15 Timberline / Yakima Valley SunDome / loser-out

• 1:30 p.m. Kelso vs No. 2 Mt. Spokane / SunDome / *If Kelso wins at 8 a.m.

• TBD Kelso vs TBD / SunDome / *If Kelso wins at 8 a.m.

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