High School Volleyball: Eureka, Libby, Polson, Bigfork all win in 3
The Daily Inter Lake
MISSOULA - Carly Hammond totaled 15 kills and Tayler Holder 10 as Eureka dumped Valley Christian 25-16, 25-12, 25-12 in Class B nonconference volleyball play Thursday.
"The kids just took care of business," Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond said.
"Tayler Holder had an outstanding all-around game."
Holder led Eureka, 6-1 overall, in aces with seven.
Kills - Eureka 40, Carly Hammond 15, Tayler Holder 10; Blocks - Eureka 3, Tasha Mikita 2; Assists - Eureka 32, Alyssa White 32; Digs - Eureka 35, Cassidy Morgan 11, Hammond 9; Aces - Eureka 14, Holder 7.
Libby 3,
Columbia Falls 0
LIBBY - Jackie Mee finished with 12 kills, 10 digs and four aces to guide Libby to a 25-16, 25-13, 25-18 Northwestern A victory.
"It was nice to play at home," Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said.
"We had a pretty decent crowd here, they were energetic. It was good to get a win in three."
Libby, 2-0 league and 3-0 overall, was playing at home for just the second time this season.
Alysha Martin tied Mee for the team high in aces, four, and she also had seven kills.
Brooke Cady and Kayla DeWit both had seven kills for Columbia Falls.
Kills - Columbia Falls 18, Brooke Cady 7, Kayla DeWit 7; Libby 33, Jackie Mee 12, Alysha Martin 7; Blocks - Columbia Falls 6, DeWit 3; Libby 3, Alex Kulbeck 2, Katie Emery 2; Assists - Columbia Falls 17, Cassidee Skiles 9; Libby 28, Evi Cernick 25; Digs - Columbia Falls 22, Renae Nelson 5, Shay Grilley 5; Libby 28, Mee 10, Malena Sweet 5; Aces - Columbia Falls 4, Grilley 2, Skiles 2; Libby 17, Martin 4, Mee 4.
Polson 3, Thompson Falls 0
THOMPSON FALLS - Polson used a big advantage at the net to crush Thompson Falls 25-11, 25-15, 25-20 in nonconference play.
Polson held a big edge in kills, 38-10, led by Nicole Davey with 10.
Breanne Kelley had two blocks and five aces for the Pirates.
Kills - Polson 38 (Nicole Davey 10), Thompson Falls 10 (Kyla Molzhon 6). Blocks - Polson 5 (Breanne Kelley 2), Thompson Falls 5 (Kelsey Fitchett 2, Hope Reid 2). Digs - Polson 61 (Davey 14), Thompson Falls 21 (Molzhon 7). Assists - Polson 31 (Kayla Duford 30), Thompson Falls 8 (Karli Cavill 3). Aces - Polson 15 (Kelley 5), Thompson Falls 6 (Cavill 3).
Bigfork 3, Mission 0
BIGFORK - Nikie Bilodeau had six blocks, Claire Wilken had 10 digs, four aces and 12 assists, and the Bigfork Vals defeated Mission 25-23, 25-20 and 25-18 in 7B action.
"It was a struggle because Mission is a bigger team than we are, and they had some pretty tall girls but we just came out agressive and never allowed them to get into their offense," Bigfork coach Tammi McDaniel said.
The Vals came back to win in the second game after being down 17-8 and improved to 3-1 in conference and 4-2 overall.
Bigfork heads to Superior on Saturday.
Digs - Mission 56 (Katie McDonald 13), Bigfork 53 (Mallery Knoll 10, Claire Wilken 10); Aces - Mission 6 (McDonald 2), Bigfork 6 (Wilken 4); Blocks - Mission 5 (Adessa Durgio 4), Bigfork 10 (Nikie Bilodeau 6); Assists - Mission 14 (Ashley Courville 10), Bigfork 26 (Wilken 12, Taylor Peck 9); Kills - Mission 21 (Durgio 11), Bigfork 33 (Emily Hardman 16, Knoll 5).