Bigfork spikers take Dist. 7B tournament title

PLAINS — Bigfork got even with Thompson Falls for two regular-season losses Saturday night by downing the top-seeded Blue Hawks 25-21, 26-24, 12-25, 14-25, 15-10 in the championship match at the District 7B volleyball tournament.

The win sends Bigfork to the Western B divisional, which begins Thursday in Florence, with the top seed.

“It was really exciting to come out and win right away,” Bigfork coach Melody Strauss said of the first two sets.

“It boosted the girls confidence quite a bit.”

Strauss said Bigfork struggled with its serve receive after that, which allowed Thompson Falls to rally and win the next two sets.

“That’s something we’ve been hot or cold on,” she said.

“We were definitely cold.

“We let down and they came back,” she added.

Bigfork rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the final set to take the lead and never trailed after that.

“They (players) shook it off,” Strauss said of the third and fourth sets.

Also advancing to divisionals are Plains and Troy.

Championship Match

Bigfork 3, Thompson Falls 2

Kills — Bigfork 35 (Marissa Hiza 11), Thompson Falls 47 (S. Wilson 15, L. Beckman 13); Blocks — Bigfork 9 (Tessa Robertson 4), Thompson Falls 5 (A. Hannum 4); Assists — Bigfork 32 (Josie Spoklie 23), Thompson Falls 43 (E. Sorlie 3); Digs — Bigfork 76 (Spoklie 17, Hiza 15); Thompson Falls 124 (L. Beckman 27, M. Fitchett 26); Aces — Bigfork 13 (Kalia Wicklund 5), Thompson Falls 12 (M. Fitchett 6).

Semifinal

Thompson Falls def.

Plains 25-20, 25-22, 25-21

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Bigfork def. Troy 25-18, 25-20, 25-16

Kills — Bigfork 27 (Hiza 9), Troy 15 (Kellie Lundin 7); Blocks — Bigfork 3 (Robertson 3), Troy 0; Assists — Bigfork 24 (Spoklie 19), Troy 10 (Garrison 10); Digs — Bigfork 20 (Hiza 5), Troy 42 (Hight 12); Aces — Bigfork 15 (Alanis Stallknecht 8), Troy 4 (Lundin 2).

Consolation

Plains def.

Troy 25-22, 15-25, 25-20, 25-15

Play-In Match

Plains def. Eureka 25-23, 25-19, 9-25, 24-26, 15-9

Kills — Plains 37 (L. Thompson 9), Eureka 20 (E. Peterson 11); Blocks — Plains 14 (Thompson 7, H. Phillips 7), Eureka 6 (Peterson 3); Assists — Plains 26 (F. Earhart 26), Eureka 14 (C. Parsons 14); Digs — Plains 62 (K. Earhart 21), Eureka 81 (E. Anderson 28); Aces — Plains 9 (Thompson 4), Eureka 17 (Anderson 5, Peterson 4).