After flying high against Reardan on Thursday, Newport came back down to earth. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Priest River Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on September 11th.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Newport sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10.
Kayla Earl
| 09/29/25 vs Priest River | 8 |
| 09/25/25 vs Reardan | 19 |
| 09/23/25 vs Northwest Christian School | 8 |
| 09/20/25 @ Riverside | 12 |
When it comes to explaining why Newport lost, don't look at Kayla Earl. Despite the final result, she had eight kills, eight digs, and seven aces. Earl has been hot recently, having posted eight or more kills the last four times she's played. Kenna Arthur was another key player, getting 12 digs and ten assists.
Callie Stanger was a one-woman wrecking crew For Priest River. as she had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Stanger has posted since back in September of 2024.
Newport's record is now 5-5. As for Priest River, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Newport wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Chewelah on the 30th. As for Priest River, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Kellogg on the 7th.
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