
DANNY ROMINGER/Stat Hound contributor
Tuesday Recap: Ellensburg volleyball again unbeaten in CWAC
Bulldogs begin march for fifth straight district title; Royal soccer hands Cashmere first SCAC loss
STAT HOUND
Oct 20, 2026
GRANDVIEW – Ellensburg volleyball’s reign continues in the CWAC.
The Bulldogs topped Grandview on Tuesday night in four sets, 25–9, 25–21, 19–25, 25–10, despite the absent of a couple starters. Ellensburg capped the CWAC slate 8-0, and has won 57 straight conference regular-season matches and
Seventh-year coach Jesse Stueckle is 59-1 against CWAC foes, and has the 2025 state runners-up aiming at their fifth straight district championship.
In other volleyball action, Wenatchee volleyball avenged an earlier loss to West Valley, while on the soccer field Ellensburg wrapped up the top seed in the CWAC tournament, Eisenhower improved to 10-0 in CBBN play, and Royal ended Cashmere’s 45-game SCAC winning streak.
CWAC volleyball district play will open a week from Wednesday, with Ellensburg hosting fourth-seeded Toppenish with the winner advancing to the semifinals.
Ashley Hill topped the Bulldogs with 19 kills and 22 digs, and added four aced in helping pick up the slack with all-conference player Hadley Potts at a Future Farmers of America national gathering.
Kylie Ayling had eight kills, 16 digs and five aces, and Ava Stueckle paced the offense with 21 assists.
“I thought we came out strong in the first two sets but then lost a little urgency and focus in the third,” Coach Stueckle said. “We made too many unforced errors and struggled to stay consistent.
“I’m proud of how the team responded in the fourth set to regroup and apply pressure on the attack.”
Stueckle also lauded Keetin Daugherty for her work at libero, filling in for Allison Alder, who was injured.
In other CWAC action Selah swept Quincy (25-9, 25-13, 25-7), and is the second seed, and will host No. 3 Prosser, which won in straight sets against Prosser, 25-8, 25-21, 25-15.
East Valley beat Othello in three, 25-22, 25-23, 25-15. The fifth-seeded Red Devils will host No. 8 Ephrata in a play-in game, while sixth-seeded Othello entertains No. 7 Grandview in the other loser-out game Oct. 28.
In the CBBN, Wenatchee avenged an earlier loss, beating West Valley in four sets to break a first-place tie with the Rams, who ended the Panthers’ four-year conference winning streak Sept. 24 in a five-set thriller.
Elsewhere in the CBBN, Eisenhower beat Moses Lake in four sets, and Eastmont swept Sunnyside.
Kamiakin remained unbeaten in Mid-Columbia Conference play after sweeping Hanford, with Walla Walla keeping pace with the Braves by beating Sageview in straight sets.
In other MCC matches, Richland swept Pasco, and Southridge topped Kennewick in straight sets.
Cashmere bounced back from its first loss of the season by sweeping Royal for its 46th straight SCAC regular-season victory.
Second-place Connell, which hosts the Bulldogs to cap conference play Thursday, swept Naches Valley, Zillah topped Wahluke in straight sets and Wapato beat College Place in four sets.
SOCCER
Ellensburg wraps up CWAC No. 1
ELLENSBURG – Brea Potucek netted a hat trick and Mallie O’Brion and Makena Shaw as Ellensburg beat Grandview 5-0 to wrap up a share of the CWAC regular-season championship Tuesday evening.
The Bulldogs will be the No. 1 seed in the district tournament, earning the tiebreaker against East Valley with a 3-0 against the defending conference champs last week.
Ellensburg will host No. 4 Selah at noon Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in the semifinals.
The Red Devils, who edged Othello 3-2 on Tuesday behind Natalie Mendoza’s two goals, are the second seed and welcome No. 3 Ephrata to Earl Barden Field on Saturday.
In other action, Tuesday, Selah topped Quincy, 2-1, and Prosser beat Ephrata by the same score.
Royal posted a 3-1 home victory against Cashmere to end the Bulldogs 45-game SCAC winning streak. Cashmere hadn’t lost in conference play since moving from the Caribou Trail League.
In other SCAC games, Naches Valley rolled past Connell, 9-0; Wahluke edged Zillah, 2-1; and Wapato shut out College Place, 4-0.
Eisenhower earned a 2-0 victory at Moses Lake to improve to 10-0 in conference play. The Cadets host two-time defending conference champion Wenatchee next Tuesday before capping CBBN play Oct. 29 at Sunnyside.
The Panthers defeated West Valley, 4-2, while Eastmont topped the Grizzlies, 3-1.
Chiawana moved a win away from its second straight unbeaten MCC season with a 4-0 victory against Kennewick.
Richland rolled past Walla Walla, 5-0, and Kamiakin edged Southridge, 2-1, to remain a game behind the Riverhawks.
Elsewhere, Sageview beat Hermiston, 3-0, and Hanford topped Pasco, 4-0.
