The Daily Inter Lake

Whitefish wins third straight state title

Three in a row.

That's what Whitefish accomplished Saturday afternoon at the Class A state volleyball tournament at Montana State University.

The Bulldogs downed Dillon 25-13, 23-25, 25-13, 25-18 to repeat for a third-straight year as state champions.

Whitefish went 4-0 in state tournament play.

The Bulldogs came into the season-ending show as the No. 1 seed from the Northwestern A divisional.

Over in Class AA, Flathead gave way to a determined Billings Senior squad, which also repeated as state champs. But the Broncs had to knock off Flathead twice on Saturday to win it all in the double-elimination event.

Senior bested Flathead 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 25-14 to hand the Bravettes their first tournament loss and force a second championship game. The Broncs also won that one, 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.

Flathead finished third at state a year ago.