Prep Roundup

Ashland netters slam GP

Grizzlies dominate in straight games

Staff and wire reports

Ashland High swept Grants Pass 25-10, 25-11, 25-14, in Southern Oregon Conference volleyball action Friday at Mountain Avenue Gym.

The win improves the third-ranked Grizzlies to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the SOC, while Grants Pass fell to 0-2 in league play.

Jessica Walters, the Grizzlies’ dominating outside hitter, finished with 11 digs and seven kills.

Sarah Holgen contributed eight digs and six kills, while Maddison Thivierge (15 kills) and Lindsey Stone (30 assists, two aces) also performed well for Ashland.

The Grizzlies next travel to Medford to take on the South Medford Panthers (3-3, 1-1 SOC).

Boys Soccer

Grizzlies’ striker Rodrigo Ramos did just that in an SOC game Tuesday, striking three times to lead Ashland to a 4-2 win over Grants Pass.

Defending SOC champion Ashland (2-0) went into the half with a 2-0 lead after Ramos first scored in the ninth minute and once again 20 seconds before the break.

After another Ashland score, Grants Pass (2-1, 1-1 SOC) came storming back with two goals from Matt Thomas in a four-minute span to make it 3-2.

Ramos then struck again, this time with an assist from Joe Fallon, to seal the victory for Ashland with 11 minutes to play.

Ashland next travels to Central Point to take on Crater at 1 p.m. Saturday.