Deer Park Volleyball Wins One, Loses One in Final Week of Season
November 11, 2026
By:
David Birdsell
At the beginning of the season, head coach Kirsten Pinckney called junior setter Avaree Ingwaldesen a potential impactful player this fall. The coaches across the league saw the same and named her first team All 2A Greater Spokane League. She just completed her third varsity campaign for the Lady Stags. Photo courtesy Deer Park High School Volleyball.
The Deer Park volleyball team got one last opportunity to play in front of the home crowd on Nov. 2 in the opening round of the District 6 2A tournament as the Lady Stags squared off against North Central. Unlike the two regular season meetings between the two squads, the visiting Wolfpack took the opening set 25-18 on the strength of a 10-1 closing surge.
The home side wasted little time in evening the tally as junior setter Avaree Ingwaldsen, who would be named first team all-league later in the week, served 11 consecutive points. The lead grew to 18-2 on kills by Hailee Orgill and Lucy Lath- rop, and the Lady Stags closed out set two 25-9. The third set saw Deer Park grad- ually pull away, using a 9-2 lead that grew their lead from 5-4 to 14-6. The fourth set would turn on a decisive 6-0 run as the Lady Stags broke a 3-3 early set deadlock. Deer Park would close out the math with a 24-16 fourth set tally.
One day later, it was off to face Washington Interscholastic Activities Association No. 1-ranked Pullman. The Greyhounds would prevail 3-0. Sophia Loft stood out on defense with a dozen digs, while Ingwaldsen had nine assists to go with four kills from Lathrop.