Bulldogs notch a pair of volleyball victories
WHITEFISH - Whitefish picked up a pair of Class A nonconference volleyball victories on Thursday versus foes from Southwestern A.
Whitefish def. Hamilton 25-16, 25-18, 25-20 after earlier dispensing with Corvallis 25-15, 24-26, 25-13, 25-16.
"It was a great day, a long day," Whitefish coach Jackie Fuller said.
"A lot of volleyball. It puts you in a tournament atmosphere. The kids played hard."
Whitefish faced Corvallis in the afternoon and Hamilton at night.
Kaitlyn Wehrli's name popped up in three statistics - five kills, two blocks and six aces -versus Hamilton. Her kill and block totals were team highs.
Against Corvallis, Olivia Nagler had six kills, one block and 12 assists.
Jessica Slaybaugh had 15 assists and seven aces, both were team highs.
Whitefish's next action is the Missoula Invitational next weekend.
Whitefish vs. Hamilton
Kills - Hamilton 17, Rebecka Hood 6; Whitefish 17, Kaitlyn Wehrli 5; Blocks - Hamilton 0; Whitefish 4, Wehrli 2; Assists - Hamilton 15, Tiffani Keimie 7; Whitefish 12, Jessica Slaybaugh 8; Digs - Hamilton 33, Hood 10; Whitefish 34, Slaybaugh 9, Wehrli 7; Aces - Hamilton 10, Nichole Hood 4; Whitefish 9, Wehrli 6.
Whitefish vs. Corvallis
Kills - Corvallis 19, Amanda Jessop 7; Whitefish 28, Kaitlyn Wehrli 7, Olivia Nagler 6; Blocks - Corvallis 10, Brooke Heckeroth 5; Whitefish 6, Heather Bailey 3, Nagler 1; Assists - Corvallis 19, Cairen Phinney 10; Whitefish 27, Jessica Slaybaugh 15, Nagler 12; Digs - Covallis 25, Julia Battioti 10; Whitefish 54, Molly Filipek
Polson 3, Hamilton 0
Polson 3, Corvallis 0
POLSON - The Lady Pirates kept their unbeaten streak alive with two nonconference wins at home. Polson (9-0 overall) defeated Hamilton 25-16, 25-22 and 25-12 in the opener and later defeated Corvallis 25-13, 25-8 and 25-17.
"My girls came out just fired up and put the ball down probably as hard as they ever had," Polson coach Jan Toth said.
The Pirates had 78 kills on the day (44 against Hamilton, 34 against Corvallis) and 30 aces (10 against Hamilton, 20 against Corvallis).
Polson vs. Hamilton
Kills - Hamilton 13, Mary Conwell 4, Nicole Hood 3; Polson 44, Nicole Davey 15, Sallie Sams 12; Blocks - Hamilton 3, N. Hood 2; Polson 4, Sams 2; Digs - Hamilton 42, Melissa Hood 12, Presley Chadwick 8; Polson 96, Staci Benson 24, Marissa McCrea 21; Assists - Hamilton 13, Conwell 7, Tiffani Keimig 3; Polson 36, Kayla Duford 34; Aces - Hamilton 4, Chadwick 2, Conwell 2; Polson 10, Davey 3, Krista Redcrow 2, McCrea 2.
Polson vs. Corvallis
Kills - Corvallis 9, Brooke Heckeroth 3; Polson 34, Davey 8, Loni Havlovick 7, Sams 7, Breanne Kelley 7; Blocks - Corvallis 2, Amanda Jessop 2; Polson 4, Sams 2; Digs - Corvallis 17, Julia Batiste 6; Polson 71, Benson 22, Redcrow 12; Assists - Corvallis 9, Angie Henderson 6; Polson 29, Duford 26; Aces - Corvallis 3, Jessop 3; Polson 20, McCrea 8, Benson 4, Davey 4.
Stevensville 3, Columbia Falls 0
STEVENSVILLE - Stevensville took care of Columbia Falls in a nonconference match pitting Southwestern A vs. Northwestern A, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16.
Kayla DeWit had six kills and two blocks for Columbia Falls.
Columbia Falls plays at Dillon today.
Kills - Columbia Falls 12, Kayla Dewit 6; Stevensville 23, Britney Chilcott 9; Blocks - Columbia Falls 4, DeWit 2; Stevensville12, Chilcott 4, Alexa Omlid 4; Digs - Columbia Falls 12, Casidee Skiles 11; Stevensville 32, Milli Thorson 12: Assists - Columbia Falls 12, Skiles 11; Stevensville 23, Shronelle Beller 22; Aces - Columbia Falls 4, DeWit 2; Stevensville 10, Maddie Jones 3, Shanelle Beller 3.
Libby 3, Eureka 1
EUREKA - Jackie Mee had 20 kills and three blocks as the Libby Loggers defeated host Eureka in a nonconference volleyball match. Scores were 25-11, 25-22, 21-25, 25-13.
"We came out scared and that cost us. You cannot freeball a team like that. But I'm proud of the kids because we didn't quit. We had our moments," said Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond.
"But Jackie Mee is just a terrific volleyball player. She just killed us and there wasn't a whole lot we could do about it. My tallest player is 5-foot-8," she said.
Eureka (10-4, 7-1) was led by Carly Hammond with 15 kills and 17 digs. Tayler Holder added 11 kills and served three aces.
"Tasha Mikita had some great plays at the net, too," Hammond added.
The Lions travel to Superior on Saturday.
Kills - Libby 42, Jackie Mee 20; Eureka 32, Carly Hammond 15, Tayler Holder 11; Assists - Libby 37, Evi Cernick 35; Eureka 26, Alyssa White 25; Blocks - Libby 5, Mee 3; Eureka 12, Tasha Mikita 5; Digs - Libby 67, Alex Kulbeck 13, Alysha Martin 12; Eureka 65, Carly Hammond 17, Casey Armstrong 17; Aces - Libby 15, Katie Emery 5, Cernick 4; Eureka 9, Holder 3.
Stillwater 3, Flathead JV 0
Julia Bray had 11 kills and two blocks and Jordan Danz 12 digs and five aces to guide Stillwater Christian School to a nonconference victory.
"Both teams played solid defense tonight, which made for some exciting volleyball," Stillwater coach Dave Shawback said.
"My girls are really playing well as a team, playing within their roles and all the girls are able to contribute. Julia Bray had another outstanding match at the net, but she had a lot of support from Linnea Hashley setting and all the passers."
Stillwater plays the Whitefish High School JV on Monday in Whitefish.
Kills - Stillwater 30, Julia Bray 11, Julia Smith 6; Flathead JV 23, Sierra Andeson 9; Blocks - Stillwater 4, Bray 2, Smith 1, Linnea Hashley 1; Flathead JV 5, Kyli Schlegel 3; Assists - Stillwater 25, Hashley 25; Flathead JV 20, Emily Russell 18; Digs - Stillwater 41, Jordan Danz 12, Smith 9; Flathead JV 37, Andeson 11; Aces - Stillwater 15, Danz 5, Bridjett Miller 4; Flathead JV 6, Russell 3.