High school volleyball: 4 Redding-area teams win Northern Section titles
Four Redding-area girls volleyball teams claimed Northern Section championships on Saturday, Nov. 7, including Shasta, West Valley, U-Prep and Redding Christian. Read about each team's trip to the finals and how they got it done to claim a coveted NSCIF title. U-Prep's journey can be read here. West Valley gets revenge against Orland For the second year in a row, West Valley and Orland competed in the NSCIF Division III championships. Orland took it last year, but on Saturday, the Eagles claimed a 3-1 victory (25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21). It's the Eagles' fifth championship in the last six years, and four of those wins came against Orland. Heading into Saturday's contest, coach Justin Byxbe emphasized staying confident through inevitable Orland runs. "We played a lot of games this week with a lot of pressure and fun, but pressure," Byxbe said. "I actually told them, don't expect to win in three. Always expect some adversity." West Valley took the first set, but the Trojans came back to win the second. Orland was leading the Eagles 21-20 in the fourth set when Byxbe called a timeout. "It was definitely nerve-racking, but when our coach called a timeout, he said, 'It's just a
