Bravettes defeat Loggers in volleyball
The Daily Inter Lake
LIBBY - Ariel Johnson had eight kills, eight blocks and eight digs as the Flathead Bravettes defeated host Libby 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 in nonconference volleyball action on Thursday night.
"I think we're kind of getting back in a little bit of a rhythm. I think we did a good job tonight," said Flathead coach Leon Wilcox.
"We had some individuals who had very good nights. Ariel (Johnson) played exceptionally well," he added.
He also complimented the efforts of Hana Burton (six kills).
"Hana also had a very good night. Between her and Ariel, they only had one hitting error," Wilcox said.
"Not a good performance on our part," said Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston. "We were right with (Flathead) in a couple games. But then, (the Loggers) got mad at themselves and took themselves out of the game."
Libby trailed Flathead 8-3 in the first game, but rallied to tie it at 11-all, and then 20-all.
"They had some runs, but you can't check in and check out when you're playing a solid team," Ostrem-Johnston said.
Jackie Mee led Libby (6-2, 6-1) with 15 kills, nine digs and two aces.
Kills: Flathead 27 (Ariel Johnson 8, Hana Burton 6); Libby: 28 (Jackie Mee 15, Devon Hoyer 5); Assists: Flathead 24 (Chaela Liss 22), Libby 23 (Jordan Refsland 11, Evi Cernick 8); Blocks: Flathead 10 (A. Johnson 8), Libby 1 (Mee 1/2, Katie Emery 1/2); Digs: Flathead 35 (Megan Olszewski 9, A. Johnson 8); Libby 34 (Mee 9, Alicia Martin 8; Aces: Flathead 17 (Liss 5, Olszewski 4, Emma Miller 4), Libby 8 (Refsland 2, Mee 2, Alex Kulbeck 2).
Hamilton 3, Whitefish 2
Corvallis 3, Whitefish 0
It was a tough road trip for Whitefish as the Lady Bulldogs lost to Hamilton and Corvallis in nonleague Class A matches.
McCara Cullen had 16 kills for Whitefish versus Hamilton and 10 in the Corvallis match.
Kate Klundt had two blocks and 28 digs against Hamilton. In that match, Whitefish (4-5) totaled 121 digs.
Hamilton def. Whitefish
25-22, 27-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-10
Whitefish stats only
Kills - 43 (McCara Cullen 16); Blocks - 3 (Kate Klundt 2); Assists - 38 (Jade Hansen 18); Digs - 121 (Klundt 28, Adele FauntLeRoy 27); Aces - 14 (FauntLeRoy 4).
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Corvallis def. Whitefish 25-22, 26-24, 25-16
Whitefish stats only
Kills - 24 (Cullen 10, Shannon Kalbfleisch 8); Blocks 4 (Cullen 2); Assists - 21 (Hansen 20); Digs - 60 (Cullen 13, FauntLeRoy 10); Aces - 0
Eureka 3, St. Ignatius 0
EUREKA - Eureka captured the District 7B volleyball title on Thursday by downing St. Ignatius 25-8, 25-10, 25-16.
Eureka moves to 7-0 in conference play with the finale on Oct. 25 at Plains.
Eureka is 9-3 overall.
"Our defense was the best I have seen all year," Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond said. "We anticipated instead of reacting. It was a big step forward for us. We made great strides tonight."
Tayler Holder had nine kills and shared the team lead in digs at eight with Marni Zauner. Mariah Newell led in blocks with three and aces with three.
Kills - St. Ignatius 14 (Lesa Larsson 4), Eureka 31 (Tayler Holder 9, Briann Linnell 8); Blocks - St. Ignatiuis 3, Eureka 3 (Mariah Newell 3); Assists - St. Ignatius 9 (Mattea Grant 9), Eureka 24 (Jonna Yost 18); Digs - St. Ignatius 26 (Kelsey Cable 9), Eureka 39 (Holder 8, Marni Zauner 8); Aces - St. Ignatius 1 (Katie McDonald), Eureka 10 (Newell 3, Carly Hammond 2).