Volleyball roundup: Bravettes 9th at Crossover Tournament
SPOKANE, Wash. — Flathead finished ninth out of 64 volleyball teams at the Crossover Tournament on Saturday.
Also competing were teams from Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Flathead was the lone school from Montana in attendance.
Flathead started the day going 3-0 in pool play by beating Grandview from Yakima, Wash., 27-26, 26-24; Lake City from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 25-22 25-17; and Rogers from Spokane, 25-9, 25-15.
Then in the Gold Bracket, which featured the top 16 teams from pool play, Flathead defeated East Valley from Spokane, 25-15, 25-18; but lost to Rogers, from Puyallup, Wash., 22-25, 25-20, 15-5.
In one set matches for seventh through ninth place, West Valley from Spokane defeated Flathead, 25-21.
“Overall, a really good day,” Flathead coach Leon Wilcox said.
“We started to find ourselves a little bit. We played fantastic, we accomplished a lot.”
Wilcox was especially happy with the victory over a taller Lake City squad.
“It felt pretty good beating a team of that caliber,” he said.
Flathead returns to Western AA play on Tuesday hosting Missoula Sentinel. On Thursday, it’s the second crosstown battle of the season at Glacier.
Whitefish 3,
Hamilton 1
Corvallis 3,
Whitefish 0
WHITEFISH — Whitefish settled for a split in Class A action.
The Bulldogs (3-6 overall) defeated Hamilton 25-14, 25-11, 15-25, 25-18 to start the day. Corvallis followed with a 25-19, 25-11, 25-11 victory over the Bulldogs.
Both outings were nonconference.
“We were able to come out early, play strong from the beginning,” Whitefish coach Sarah Scott said against Hamilton.
“That really made a difference.”
Allie Schulz had nine kills for Whitefish in that match. Bekah Weaver led in assists with 15 and aces with six.
Marlow Schulz had six kills and three blocks against Corvallis. Maura Kalbfleisch totaled 14 digs.
“Corvallis is a strong team,” Scott said.
“They run a tough offense, really fast. It was hard for us to keep up with it.”
Whitefish def. Hamilton 25-14, 25-11, 15-25, 25-18
Kills — Hamilton 28 (Penny Gwynn 12), Whitefish 31 (Allie Schulz 9); Blocks — Hamilton 3 (Emarie Major 2), Whitefish 11 (Myndie Holbrook 5, Marlow Schulz 4); Assists — Hamilton 28 (Makayla Horvath 24), Whitefish 22 (Bekah Weaver 15); Digs — Hamilton 58 (Shannon Casale 13), Whitefish 50 (Birttany Barnes 13); Aces — Hamilton 3 (Gwynn 2), Whitefish 11 (Weaver 6).
Corvallis def. Whitefish
25-19, 25-11, 25-11
Kills — Corvallis 33 (Joanna Avery 11, Kelsey Irwin 9), Whitefish 16 (M. Schulz 6); Blocks — Corvallis 5 (Avery 3), Whitefish 8 (M. Schulz 3); Assists — Corvallis 29 (Alex Price 22), Whitefish 14 (Weaver 14); Digs — Corvallis 59 (Irwin 14), Whitefish 39 (Maura Kalbfleisch 12); Aces — Corvallis 11 (Irwin 4), Whitefish 1 (Kalbfleisch).
Corvallis 3, C-Falls 0
C-Falls 3, Hamilton 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls finished off a long day on the court by downing Hamilton 25-19, 25-15, 15-25, 25-18.
Earlier, Corvallis topped the Wildkats (4-4) 25-9, 25-20, 25-15.
“Both teams came out swinging at us,” Columbia Falls coach Josie Brown said.
“Once we got our blocks down against Hamilton, we were able to run a quicker offense.”
Ciera Finberg, Winter Kemppainen and Haley Belgarde had five kills each in the Corvallis match.
Kemppainen added two blocks.
Against Hamilton, Belgarde had seven kills. Cydney Finberg, Carla Nicosia and Kemppainen had three blocks each.
Belgarde also had 10 digs.
Corvallis def. Columbia Falls
25-9, 25-20, 25-15
Kills — Corvallis 48 (Joanna Avery 15), Columbia Falls 20 (Ciera Finberg 5, Winter Kemppainen 5, Haley Belgarde 5); Blocks — Corvallis 3 (Avery 3), Columbia Falls 2 (Kemppainen 2); Assists — Corvallis 43 (Alex Price 31), Columbia Falls 18 (Taylir Fairbank 9); Digs — Corvallis 60 (Katie Patterson 18), Columbia Falls 31 (Shaylene Fishel 11); Aces — Corvallis 9 (Chantel Jessop 5), Columbia Falls 2 (Fairbank, Belgarde).
Columbia Falls def. Hamilton
25-19, 25-15, 15-25, 25-18
Kills — Hamilton 33 (Penny Gywnn 14), Columbia Falls 27 (Belgarde 7); Blocks — Hamilton 1 ( Makayla Horvath, Ellie Hurbert), Columbia Falls 10 (Cydney Finberg 3, Carla Nicosia 3, Kemppainen 3); Assists — Hamilton 31 (Horvath 27), Columbia Falls 21 (Fairbank 10); Digs — Hamilton 48 (Shannon Casale 12), Columbia Falls 37 (Belgarde 10); Aces — Hamilton 6 (Gwynn 2, Casale 2), Columbia Falls 11 (Tiffany Hummer 4).