Volleyball: Wildkats sweep the Bitterroot
CORVALLIS — Led by Carla Nicosia’s 16 kills, the Columbia Falls Wildkats took down Corvallis in four sets on Saturday for a nonconference road victory.
Ciera Finberg had three of Columbia Falls’ seven blocks and the Wildkats registered 45 kills in the match.
Columbia Falls def. Corvallis,
25-21, 25-17, 16-25, 25-14
Kills – Col. Falls 45 (Carla Nicosia 16), Corvallis 41 (Kelsey Irwin 18). Blocks – Col. Falls 7 (Ciera Finberg 3), Corvallis 6 (Jane Booth 4). Digs – Col. Falls 45 (Shay Fishel 21), Corvallis 45 (Ashley Davis 16). Assists – Col. Falls 41 (Cydney Finberg 35), Corvallis 34 (Holly Wilson 34). Aces – Col. Falls 8 (Cydbey Finberg 3, Katie Pershell 3) Corvallis 7 (Taia Tulley 2, Hannah Capko 2).
Columbia Falls 3,
Hamilton 0
HAMILTON — The Wildkats had nine blocks to Hamitlon’s zero en route to a three set sweep of the Broncs.
Columbia Falls def. Hamilton,
25-18, 25-17, 25-22
Kills – Col. Falls 30 (Cydney Finberg 7), Hamilton 25 (Jaylee Albert 12). Blocks – Col. Falls 9 (Winter Kemppainen 4), Hamilton 0. Digs – Col. Falls 54 (Shay Fishel 13), Hamilton 62 (Kloie Nye 33). Assists – Col. Falls 28 (Cydney Finberg 20), Hamilton 24 (Makayla Horvath 15). Aces – Col. Falls 7 (Shay Fishel 4) Hamilton 3 (Kloie Nye 1, Caitlin Gillespie 1).
Polson 3, Stevensville 0
STEVENSVILLE — The Polson Lady Pirates swept Stevensville behind the dominant force of Haley Fyant.
Fyant finished the night with 10 kills, and teammate Libby Clay had a team-high 20 digs.
Polson def. Stevensville
26-24, 25-21, 25-16
Kills – Polson 38 (Haley Fyant 10), Stevensville 28 (Victoria Scothorn 8). Blocks – Polson 3 (3 with 1), Stevensville 3 (Mariah Hinson 2). Digs – Polson 93 (Libby Clay 20), Stevensville 68 (Carly Vercruyssen 15, Lizzy Whitesell 15). Assists – Polson 29 (Jaiden Toth 29),Stevensville 28 (Whitesell 15). Aces – Polson 9 (Clay 3), Stevensville 5 (Hinson 2).
Corvallis 3, Whitefish 0.
CORVALLIS — The Lady Bulldogs couldn’t overcome upstart Corvallis, losing in straight sets.
Corvallis def. Whitefish,
25-14, 25-21, 25-13
Kills – Corvallis 37 (Kelsey Irwin 19). Blocks – Corvallis 11 (Jane Booth 3.5). Digs – Corvallis 27 (Ashley Davis 9). Assists – Corvallis 30 (Holly Wilson 27). Aces – Corvallis 8 (Taia Tully 2, Davis 2).
Hamilton 3, Whitefish 0
HAMILTON — Despite tallying 11 aces, the Lady Bulldogs fell in straight sets to Hamilton.
Allie Schulz led Whitefish with 19 assists and Myndi Holbrook recorded seven kills.
Hamilton def. Whitefish,
25-21, 25-22, 25-20
Kills – Whitefish 22 (Myndi Holbrook 7), Hamilton 29 (Jaylee Albert 10). Blocks – Whitefish 2 (Allie Schulz, Myndi Holbrook), Hamilton 3 (three with 1). Digs – Whitefish 59 (Kate Doorn 11), Hamilton 56 (Shannon Casale 21). Assists – Whitefish 19 (Schulz 19), Hamilton 26 (Makayla Horvath 15). Aces – Whitefish 11 (Maura Kalbfleisch 6) Hamilton 12 (Ellie Hurlbert 3, Casale 3).
Thompson Falls 3,
Eureka 1
THOMPSON FALLS — Eureka’s Charity Parsons had an effective night from the serving line, registering four aces, but Thompson Falls rebounded after dropping the second set of the match to defeat the Lions in four sets.
Thompson Falls def. Eureka,
25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-12
Kills – Thompson Falls 41 (Shey Hannum 14), Eureka 32 (Amanda Peterson 13). Blocks – Thompson Falls 5 (S. Hannum 2), Eureka 4 (Elliott Peterson 2). Digs – Thompson Falls 49 (Logan Beckman 13), Eureka 53 (Courtney Lemer 12). Assists – Thompson Falls 34 (Beckman 30), Eureka 23 (Lemer 16). Aces – Thompson Falls 5 (Madison Fitchett 2), Eureka 7 (Charity Parsons 4).
Bigfork 3, Plains 2
BIGFORK — The Valkryies were put to the test against Plains, winning the final tiebreaker set 15-8 for a home victory.
Marissa Hiza had a team-high 13 kills and 11 digs.
Bigfork def. Plains,
23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 22-25, 15-8.
Kills – Plains 28 (Leah Thompson 10), Bigfork 35 (Marissa Hiza 13). Blocks – Plains 9 (Thompson 5), Bigfork 11 (Lana Berg 5). Digs – Plains 9 (Kimberly Earhart 2, Hailey Phillips 2, Thompson 2), Bigfork 47 (Marissa Hiza 11). Assists – Plains 25 (Earhart 20), Bigfork 32 (Kalia Wicklund). Aces – Plains 14 (Hailey Coe 9) Bigfork 19 (Kalia Wicklund 6).