Columbia Falls spikers win Bonners Ferry Invitational
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Columbia Falls won all six of its matches, averaging nearly seven aces each game, to win the Bonners Ferry Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday.
The Wildcats beat Libby in the one-set final of the eight-team event.
“We did a really good job of spreading out our hitters,” Columbia Falls coach Josie Brown said.
“We played some great defense today.
“We had some close ones prior to (the final) that were nail-biters,” she added.
“(The girls) keep figuring out how to get that last point though, that’s all that matters. I’m excited about how the girls are coming together as a team.”
Columbia Falls has two league matches this week — Thursday at Frenchtown and home Saturday with Whitefish.
Thompson Falls
def. Bigfork 3-1
BIGFORK — Madison Fitchell had 11 of Thompson Falls’s 46 kills and 17 digs in a District 7B victory over Bigfork.
Erica Sorlie had 35 assists and five aces for the victors.
Set scores were not available.
No stats were available for Bigfork.
Kills — Thompson Falls 46 (Madison Fitchett 11), Bigfork NA; Blocks — Thompson Falls 4 (Shey Hannum 2), Bigfork NA; Digs — Thompson Falls 72 (Fitchett 17), Bigfork NA; Assists — Thompson Falls 36 (Erica Sorlie 35), Bigfork NA; Aces — Thompson Falls 19 (Sorlie 5), Bigfork NA.
Troy Quad
Loyola def. Eureka 3-0
Florence def. Eureka 3-0
Eureka (2-5 overall) dropped a pair of matches, each in three sets, at the Troy volleyball quad, losing to both Missoula Loyola and Florence.
“(We had) way too many unforced errors (against Loyola),” Eureka coach Charli Chapman said.
“We didn’t show up ready to go, lost due to mistakes we made.
“Against Florence, I was pleased with how the girls played,” Chapman added.
“We did things better, just not consistent enough yet.”
Loyola def. Eureka 25-20, 25-15, 25-14
Kills — E 18 (Jenna Komac 8, Elliott Peterson 6). Assists — 14 (Courtney Lemer 7, Charity parsons 6). Digs — E 25 (Evynn Anderson 11). Blocks — E 4 (Peterson 2). Aces — E 5 (Anderson 2, Hannah Price 2).
Florence def. Eureka 25-16, 25-21, 25-17
Kills — E 22 (Elliott Peterson 10), F 38 (Megan Byrne 15). Assists — E 16 (Charity Parsons 9, Courtney Lemer 6), F 36 (Rilie Hawkins 32). Digs — E 36 (Evynn Anderson 23), F 72 (Kristine Drozoz 32). Blocks — E 6 (E. Peterson 3), F 6 (Megan Kowalski 3, Jessica Dufresne 3). Aces — E 5 (E. Peterson 2), F 9 (Drozoz 3, Byrne 3).
Anaconda def.
Whitefish 3-1
WHITEFISH — Anaconda downed Whitefish 25-19, 26-28, 25-14, 25-15 in a nonconference Class A volleyball match Saturday.
Whitefish (1-3) rallied for a narrow victory in the second set but couldn’t solve Anaconda’s defense.
“They played defense incredibly and picked a lot of stuff up,” Whitefish coach Sarah Scott said.
“They were definitely here to play hard.”
Marlow Schulz led Whitefish with six kills, three aces and two blocks. Bekah Weaver and Allie Schulz each had eight assists and Brittany Barnes tallied 17 digs.
Whitefish has two leagues matches this week — Thursday at Polson and Saturday at Columbia Falls.
Anaconda def. Whitefish 25-19, 26-28, 25-14, 25-15
Kills - Whitefish 18 (Marlow Schulz 6). Assists - Whitefish 17 (Bekah Weaver 8, Allie Schulz 8). Aces - Whitefish 6 (M. Schulz 3). Blocks - Whitefish 5 (M. Schulz 2). Digs - Whitefish 73 (Brittany Barnes 17). Anaconda stats not reported.