Glacier drills Sentinel in 3

The fourth-ranked Glacier volleyball squad tuned-up for Saturday’s big Western AA match with rival and second-ranked Flathead by slamming Missoula Sentinel 25-22, 25-15, 25-17 at Glacier High School Thursday night.

Cassi Hashley led the Wolfpack (8-3 overall, 3-1 league) in kills (10) and digs (eight).

“She was a good leader on the court, all the way around,” Glacier coach Christy Harkins said of her star.

“To lead in kills and digs is pretty impressive.”

Hashley shared the kills lead with Tiffany Marks, who also had 10.

“Sentinel started out real strong,” Harkins said. “They were attacking the ball very well and playing good defense. We had to make a few adjustments on offense and I thought we handled those adjustments.

“All of them served smart and aggressive,” Harkins said of her players.

“Sentinel struggled passing.”

Hannah Liss, like, Hashley, also led the Wolfpack in two statistical areas — assists (24) and aces (seven).

Saturday’s first crosstown matchup of the fall campaign begins at 2 p.m. at Glacier.

Kills — Sentinel 24 (Haley Druyvestein 9), Glacier 28 (Tiffany Marks 10, Cassi Hashley 10); Blocks — Sentinel 7 (Druyvestein 3, Maddy McCarthy 3), Glacier 7 (Marks 4); Digs — Sentinel 37 (Lauren Cady 12), Glacier 23 (Hashley 8); Assists — Sentinel 25 (McCarthy 21), Glacier 27 (Hannah Liss 24); Aces — Sentinel 7 (Olivia Roberts 3), Glacier 13 (Liss 7).

Whitefish, 3, Libby 1

WHITEFISH — Bekah Weaver had one of her strongest games of the season, leading Whitefish past Libby in four sets, 25-6, 25-21, 23-25, 25-11.

Weaver, the Bulldogs’ setter, had 35 assists in the match to go along with eight aces.

“Our passing was much more disciplined tonight than it has been, much more on target,” Whitefish coach Sarah Scott said.

Aces — Libby 12 (Mahala Weidel 4), Whitefish 13 (Bekah Weaver 8); Kills — Libby 25 (Devon Gallagher 9), Whitefish 42 (Emily Sullivan 19); Assists — Libby 22 (Hannah England 21), Whitefish 38 (Bekah Weaver 35); Blocks — Libby 0, Whitefish 7 (Sullivan 3); Digs — Libby 68 (Weidel 23), Whitefish 48 (Baylee Tveidt 13).

Mission 3, Bigfork 0

BIGFORK — Mission swept through Bigfork in three sets, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.

The Valkyries were able to keep all three sets close, but serving and hitting errors ultimately cost them the chance to close the deal.

“Tonight’s game we lost a lot on our missed serves,” Bigfork coach Tracy Wicklund said.

“You just cant give those points away because you can’t get them back.”

Aces — Mission 14 (Stephanie Lewandowski 5), Bigfork 6 (Marissa Hiza 3); Kills — Mission 24 (Lewandowski 13), Bigfork 16 ( Tessa Robertson 6, Hiza 5); Assists — Mission 22 (Loren Erickson 20), Bigfork 15 (Kayla Casalegno 9, Josie Spoklie 6); Digs — Mission 26 (Kaylie Durglo 8), Bigfork 28 (Alanis Stallknecht, Hiza 7); Blocks — Mission 1 (Sara Narby), Bigfork 4 (Robertson 2, Genovieve Gibson 2)

Eureka 3, Troy 0

EUREKA — Winning three close sets, Eureka swept Troy, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17.

The Lions’ Jenna Peterson had 11 kills and four blocks while Alex Holland and Cassidy Morgan each picked up 12 of Eureka’s 50 digs.

Aces — Troy 7 (Kellie Lundin 2), Eureka 8 (Nicole Short 2, Alex Holland 2); Kills — Troy 21 (Kellie Lundin 7), Eureka 57 (Jenna Peterson 11); Blocks — Troy 1 (Jordan Williams), Eureka 5 (Peterson 4); Assists — Troy 20 (Holli Higgins 18), Eureka 27 (Alyssa White 17); Digs — Troy 42 (Williams 14), Eureka 50 (Holland 12, Cassidy Morgan 12).

Thompson Falls 3, Polson 0

THOMPSON FALLS — Thompson falls edged Polson in all three sets to earn a sweep, 25-23, 25-21, 27-25.

The Pirates were strong defensively, picking up four blocks and 77 digs.

Kills — Polson 34 (Chloie Huerta 10), Thompson Falls 41 (Kelsey Fitchett 16). Blocks — Polson 4 (Tanisha Matt 2), Thompson Falls 15 (Hope Reid 6). Digs — Polson 77 (Mackenzie Banner 22), Thompson Falls 53 (Logan Beckman 14). Assists — Polson 31 (Shalaina Duford 30), Thompson Falls 40 (Allison Vaught 35). Aces — Polson 5 (Huerta 3), Thompson Falls 5 (five with one each).