Volleyball roundup: Flathead, Glacier net Western AA road wins
HELENA — Fifth-ranked Flathead rebounded from Friday’s 3-2 loss to No. 3 Helena Capital by sweeping Helena High 29-27, 25-20, 25-22 on Saturday afternoon.
Both were Western AA volleyball matches.
Lizzy Sherwood and Marisa Postovit led the Flathead attack with 15 and 10 kills, respectively.
Sherwood also had a team best 20 digs.
Xio Lopp had 24 of Flathead’s 46 assists.
“We had a slow start in the first game,” Flathead coach Leon Wilcox said.
“We looked kind of tired and got down pretty quick. We spent most of the time clawing our way back. We won a see-saw battle.”
Wilcox said Flathead had leads in the next two sets, “but couldn’t quite shut the door on them like we wanted to. We weren’t as sharp as we could be.”
Flathead still won the final two sets for the sweep.
Flathead (5-4 overall, 2-1 league) plays at Glacier on Tuesday.
Flathead def. Helena High
29-27, 25-20, 25-22
Kills - Flat 50 (Lizzy Sherwood 15, Marisa Postovit 10), HHS 32 (Jenna Starke 10); Assists - Fla 46 (Xio Lopp 24), HHS 25 (Madison Richtmyer 22); Blocks - Fla 4 (Bailey 2), HHS 4 (Richtmyer 2); Digs - Flat 82 (Sherwood 20), HHS 105 (Tylar Holland 21); Aces - Flat 5 (Jessica Simmons 2), HHS 1.
Glacier takes care of Capital
HELENA — Second-ranked Glacier defeated No. 3 Helena Capital 25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-12 on Saturday to stay perfect in Western AA volleyball play.
Glacier held a huge edge in kills, 56-28, with Katie Wiley totaling 14 for the Wolfpack.
Hannah Liss had team highs in aces with seven and assists with 45.
Glacier swept Helena High on Friday, 3-0.
Glacier (9-1 overall, 3-0 league) hosts Flathead on Tuesday in the first crosstown match of the season.
Glacier def. Capital
25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-12
Kills - Gla 56 (Katie Wiley 14), CHS 28 (Kendra Danielson 7, McKenzie Johnston 7); Assists - Gla 47 (Hannah Liss 45), CHS 23 (Rayna Pilgeram 20); Blocks - Gla 6 (Brielle Baumgarner 3), CHS 7 (Abby Crisp 4); Digs - Gla 69 (Hailee Bennett 22), CHS 68 (Brittania Shepherd 15); Aces - Gla 13 (Liss 7), CHS 4 (Johnston 2).
Columbia Falls spills Polson
POLSON — Columbia Falls volleyball topped Polson in three sets 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 in a Northwestern A conference match on Saturday.
Kiara Burlage had eight kills and Carla Nicosia had seven for the Wildkats. Cydney Finberg had 21 assists and nine digs and Shay Fishel had 10 digs and three aces.
Polson’s Kaley Fyant had 14 kills and Jaiden Toth led the Pirates with 24 assists, 20 digs and a block.
“They’re a good squad,” Polson coach Jan Toth said. “They’re big, they come at you strong.
“Our defense was amazing but when you’re always on defense, it’s hard to stay up with a team that always comes at you.”
Columbia Falls def. Polson
25-21, 25-16, 25-23
Kills — CF 34 (Kiara Burlage 8, Carla Nicosia 7), Polson 32 (Haley Fyant 14). Assists — CF 23 (Cydney Finberg 21), Polson 29 (Jaiden Toth 24). Blocks — CF 7 (Ciera Finberg 3, Morgan Stenger 3, Peyton Kehr 3), Polson (Taylor Rost, Jaiden Toth). Digs — CF 42 (Shay Fishel 10, Cydney Finberg 9), Polson 71 (Jaiden Toth 20, Taylor Davis 14). Aces — CF 6 (Shay Fishel 3), Polson 6 (Libby Clay 3).
Thompson Falls storms back to down Bigfork spikers
THOMPSON FALLS — Bigfork pulled out the first set, but Thompson Falls stormed back to win the next three in a District 7B volleyball match Saturday evening.
The scores: 25-27, 25-12, 25-22, 27-25.
“We had a rough start with Abbie Fraley going down with an ankle injury,” Bigfork coach Melody Strauss said.
“Even in the first set we were able to come back to win. The girls fought hard, never gave up. They were determined to give it everything they had.”
Thompson Falls had 44 kills to Bigfork’s 27. Marissa Hiza led Bigfork with 12.
Bigfork, with 12 blocks, had five more than Thompson Falls. Miranda Campbell led that stat with five.
“There were a lot of great saves on both sides,” Strauss said.
Bigfork (3-3 overall, 1-1 league) hosts Mission on Thursday and Troy on Saturday in District 7B league play.
Thompson Falls def. Bigfork, 25-27, 25-12, 25-22, 27-25.
Kills – Bigfork 27 (Marissa Hiza 12), T. Falls 44 (Shey Hannum 19). Blocks – Bigfork 12 (Miranda Campbell 5), T. Falls 7 (Autrey Hannum 5). Digs – Bigfork 54 (Lana Berg 16), T. Falls 55 (Beckman 14). Assists – Bigfork 20 (Kalia Wicklund 19), T. Falls 38 (Logan Beckman 33). Aces – Bigfork 9 (Wicklund 2, Berg 2, Julia Saunders 2), T. Falls 14 (Sierra Sorlie 4).