Photo By: Billy Gates | For the IndependentThird in state
St. Paul junior Delaney Sump (right) attacks the net during the championship semifinals against eventual state champion Powder Valley in the Class 1A volleyball tournament Saturday at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. The Bucks fell to the Badgers, but regrouped and defeated Portland Lutheran, 3-1, to bring home the third-place trophy. Sump was named to the first-team all tournament team.
REDMOND — There’s nothing like saving your best for last.
That was certainly true for St. Paul in 2012, which swooned over the final weeks of the regular season but collected itself for a deep playoff run — culminating with a third-place showing at the 1A state tournament Friday and Saturday at Ridgeview High School in Redmond.
