A Clatsop Smash volleyball match is usually destined to go five sets — which is exactly what happened Sept. 29 night at the Brick House.

Seaside won the first two, Astoria took Games 3 and 4, and the Gulls regained the momentum and won the fifth and deciding set for a 27-25, 25-15, 17-25, 21-25, 15-8 victory.

In their previous meeting on Sept. 13 at Seaside, the Gulls spent most of the night rallying for a four-set win.

And Seaside picked up where it left off, rallying from an early 6-1 deficit to win Thursday’s first set.

Seaside’s Kiana Reyes had a serving run and teammate Aubrie Taylor had two power kills down the center, but Astoria’s Maddie Wilkin answered with three ace serves that gave the Lady Fish an eventual 21-13 lead.

From there, it was a long serving run by the Gulls’ Kierra Gastelum, who led a 10-0 Seaside rally for a 23-21 advantage.

The teams were tied at 23, 24 and 25, before Seaside scored the last two points.

The Gulls won comfortably in Game 2, before Astoria’s Aspen Braaten went on the first of several long serving runs in the third set, giving the Lady Fish a 6-0 lead.

Seaside kept the game close, but some well-placed hits from Astoria’s Taeja Tuimato and more strong serving from Braaten helped the Fish to their first win.

Another long serving run by Braaten helped Astoria lead from start to finish in Game 4.

In the fifth set, Taylor stepped to the service line and sparked Seaside to a quick 7-2 lead.

A back row kill by Reyes, coupled with a few Astoria attack errors, helped the Gulls close out the match, and into a tie with the Lady Fish in the Cowapa League standings at 3-4.

Tillamook sweeps Seaside

First-place Tillamook swept past Seaside in three sets , 25-12, 25-13, 25-23, on Sept. 27.

Elsewhere, the Astoria volleyball team returned to Cowapa League at St. Helens, where the Lady Fishermen scored their second straight win over the Lions.

After a four-set win Sept. 8 in the same gym, Astoria held off St. Helens in five games in the Sept. 27 rematch, 25-23, 25-20, 14-25, 19-25, 15-9.

The Lady Fish evened their league record at 3-3, as they continue to chase Tillamook (7-0) and Scappoose (4-2) in the Cowapa standings.

Corbett tops Warrenton in five

In a back-and-forth, marathon volleyball match Sep at Warrenton, the Corbett Cardinals emerged with the big win, 25-19, 16-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-12.

Warrenton’s Jamie Annat had a team-high 21 kills, while Emma Smith had four blocks and two ace serves, and Olivia Lyons added 16 digs.

Coming into Tuesday’s action, the Coastal Range League had a three-way tie for first between Corbett, Warrenton and Yamhill-Carlton (all 4-1).

It was Warrenton’s first of two meetings with the Cardinals. The two teams could be squaring off for a league title when they finish the league season Oct. 19 at Corbett.

Knappa sweeps Vernonia

Gaston, Knappa and Nestucca have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in Northwest League volleyball.

Gaston (8-0) still hold down first place, with the Loggers and Bobcats (both 6-2) still chasing the Greyhounds.

Knappa is still in the running, as the Lady Loggers swept past the visiting Loggers of Vernonia, 25-16, 25-20, 25-12, Tuesday night at Knappa.

Amanda Hellberg, Ariana Miller and Lily Simpson combined for 24 kills to lead the Knappa attack. Ava Skipper finished with 14 assists and three ace serves, with 10 digs.