The Palisades High girls’ varsity volleyball team took on a familiar foe in the City Section Division II semifinals on Tuesday night and got redemption–and a berth in the championship match. The third-seeded Dolphins traveled to second-seeded Venice and upset the Gondoliers, 25-16 25-20, 16-25, 25-22, to advance to the finals Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center. “This is the best we’ve played all season,” Palisades Coach Chris Forrest said. “For three of the four games we were at a really high level. We served well and concentrated on what their block was doing.” Venice defeated Palisades twice in Western League play to earn the higher seed, but the Dolphins dominated their third meeting from the start. Molly Kornfeind and Shanna Scott each had 15 kills and Jennifer Krems contributed four solo and six assisted blocks for Palisades (22-7-2). “Pali is finally healthy and it showed on the court,” Venice Coach Allen Hunt said. “They played fantastic and I wish them the best in the finals. We competed well in sets two, three and four but if those two outside hitters play the way they played tonight, Pali will be hard to stop.” The Dolphins will face fourth-seeded Sun Valley Poly in the finals. The Parrots ((27-5) upset top-seeded Woodland Hills Taft, 25-21, 26-24, 16-25, 25-18 in Tuesday’s other semifinal. Palisades hosted sixth-seeded Eagle Rock in the quarterfinals last Wednesday. The Northern League champion Eagles put forth a gutsy effort, but the Dolphins prevailed in four sets, 25-15, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19.
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