The Shelley Russets defeated the Wood River Wolverines 25-18, 25-16, 25-18 in an Idaho Class 5A state volleyball tournament elimination contest on Friday at Timberline High School in Boise.

With the loss, Wood River’s season came to an end with an 18-14 record. It lost its first round matchup at the state tournament to the Middleton Vikings in five sets before winning its second match of the tournament against the Vallivue Falcons on Friday morning at Timberline High School.

In set one, Shelley raced out to a 6-1 lead before the Wolverines chipped away, scoring four straight points to tie the game, 8-8. Junior Avery Seaward registered a kill to tie the game. Shelley responded with the next four points to start an 11-2 run to take a 19-10 lead. Wood River responded, as Ellie Sandoz record

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