Volleyball roundup: Bigfork tops Eureka in 3
BIGFORK — Tessa Robertson had seven kills and four blocks to help Bigfork spill Eureka 25-11, 25-20, 25-23 on Thursday evening in District 7B volleyball action.
Josie Spoklie led the victors in assists with 13 and chipped in with three aces.
“The team definitely grew tonight,” Bigfork coach Melody Strauss said.
The things that stood out in her mind were the team’s “communication on the court, the girls didn’t let anything hit the ground and I think their confidence.”
Strauss also praised the serving. Bigfork had 14 aces to Eureka’s nine.
Elliott Peterson had six kills and four blocks to key Eureka’s net game.
Bigfork (4-5 overall, 3-2 league) plays at Plains on Saturday, while Eureka (2-8, 1-4) travels to Thompson Falls.
Kills — Eureka 15 (Elliott Peterson 6), Bigfork 21 (Tessa Robertson 7, Marissa Hiza 5, Abbie Fraley 4); Blocks — Eureka 7 (Peterson 4), Bigfork 6 (Roberts 3); Digs — Eureka 47 (Evynn Anderson 13, Jenna Konac 12), Bigfork 9 (Lana Berg 3); Assists — Eureka 11 (Charity Parsons 11), Bigfork 19 (Josie Spoklie 13); Aces — Eureka 9 (Hannah Price 3), Bigfork 14 (Kayla Caselegno 4, Hiza 3, Berg 3, Spoklie 3).
Libby 3, Whitefish 2
WHITEFISH — Libby had to rely on a strong finish to pull off a Northwestern A road victory over Whitefish.
The scores: 25-21, 25-12, 19-25, 20-25, 17-15.
Both teams are 1-3 in league play.
Libby had the upper hand in kills, 42-28, assists, 39-29, digs, 78-35, and aces, 26-4. Hannah England had team highs for Libby in assists, 37, and aces, 15.
Kills — Libby 42 (Staci Regh 12), Whitefish 28 (Allie Schulz 10); Blocks — Libby 3 (Devon Gallagher 3), Whitefish 15 (Marlow Schulz 6); Assists — Libby 39 (Hannah England 37), Whitefish 29 (Bekah Weaver 24); Digs — Libby 78 (Mahalah Wedel 27), Whitefish 35 (Maura Kalbfleisch 13); Aces — Libby 26 (England 15), Whitefish 4 (Weaver 3).
Polson 3, Stevensville 1
POLSON — Jaiden Toth led the Pirates in assists and aces and picked up 20 digs despite playing with a broken toe in Polson’s four-set win over Stevensville in a Class A nonconference match.
“This is the first time I’ve seen our team play complete team ball,” Polson coach Jan Toth said. “Definitely my defense, especially the block. Stevensville is probably the hardest hitting team we’ve faced.”
Polson’s defense was impressive, picking up 97 digs and four blocks. Kaelen Wall led the Pirates with 17 kills and Chloie Huerta added 13.
Kills — S 32 (Kyla Paulsen 10), P 57 (Kaelen Wall 17, Chloie Huerta 13). Assists — S 27 (Megan Elam 12), P 45 (Jaiden Toth 31, Jessica Bagnell 9). Blocks — S 12 (Mackinzie Zimmerman 8), P 4 (Huerta 2). Digs — S 31 (Elam 8), P 97 (Taylor Davis 23, Toth 20). Aces — S 9 (Elam 2, Lizzy Whitesell 2), P 6 (Toth 4).
Stillwater 3,
Flathead JV 1
Stillwater Christian dropped the first set, but rallied back to down the Flathead JV 13-25, 25-23, 15-10, 15-12 in nonconference volleyball play.
Stillwater improves to 10-3 overall.
“The girls came out and played with unity tonight,” Stillwater coach Diane Smith said.
“They never let up.
“But I have to say our libero Sophie George played her best game yet.”
Stillwater Stats Only
Kills: 31 (Sarah Paolini 13 Megha Tannehill 11); Assists: 28 (Dorothy Smith 26); Blocks: 7 (Paolini 4, Courtney Beaver 3); Digs: 55 (Sophie George 17, Smith 13); Aces: 1 (Megha Tannehill).