Volleyball: Glacier, Flathead duel at Great Falls Invitational
GREAT FALLS — Glacier won three of four matches and Flathead two of three matches on the final day of the Electric City Invitational volleyball tournament.
Bozeman, which needed three sets to beat Flathead earlier in the day, came back from a set down to top Billings Senior for the championship.
Flathead beat Glacier in the opening round of the championship bracket, taking both sets 25-18 and 25-13. Flathead would defeat Helena Capital in three sets, winning the final game 15-9 to advance to the semifinals loss against Bozeman.
Glacier fought its way back with wins over Billings Skyview and Missoula Sentinel before facing off with Flathead again in the consolation final.
Glacier took the first set against the Bravettes 25-19, but Flathead answered back with a rousing 25-13 set to follow. Glacier finished the match winning 15-2 in the final set.
Stats weren’t kept for either team.
Championship bracket
Senior def. Capital 25-19, 25-10
Sentinel def. Big Sky 25-23, 25-19
Flathead def. Glacier 25-18, 25-13
Bozeman def. Skyview 25-23, 25-17
Capital def. Big Sky 25-12, 17-25, 15-9
Glacier def. Skyview 25-19, 23-25, 15-11
Senior def. Sentinel 25-21, 19-25, 15-6
Bozeman def. Flathead 25-19, 24-26, 15-9
Flathead def. Capital 25-20, 20-25, 15-9
Glacier def. Sentinel (score unavailable)
Glacier def. Flathead 25-19, 13-25, 15-2
Bozeman def. Senior 22-25, 25-22, 15-10
Consolation bracket
Helena def. Butte 16-25, 25-6, 15-6
Hellgate def. Great Falls 25-15, 25-16
West def. Fergus 25-17, 25-13
CMR def. Havre 22-25, 25-18, 15-13
Havre def. Fergus 19-25, 25-15, 15-13
Great Falls def. Butte 25-18, 25-19
Helena def. Hellgate 25-14, 27-25
West def. CMR 25-15, 25-20
Hellgate def. Havre 25-15, 25-16
Great Falls def. CMR 27-25, 25-21
Hellgate def. Great Falls 20-25, 25-23, 15-12
Helena def. West 14-25, 25-12, 17-15
Columbia Falls def. Whitefish 25-15, 25-17, 11-25, 25-16
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls fought off Whitefish in four sets to earn a Northwestern A conference victory over its North Valley rival.
Morgan Stenger had a game-high eight kills and Cydney Finberg had four blocks and 26 assists for the Wildkats in the win.
Kate Doorn had seven kills and Ellie Dewan had 13 digs to lead Whitefish.
Columbia Falls def. Whitefish, 25-15, 25-17, 11-25, 25-16
Kills – Whitefish 25 (Kate Doorn 7), C. Falls 28 (Morgan Stenger 8). Blocks – Whitefish 6, C. Falls 7 (Cydney Finberg 4). Digs – Whitefish 46 (Ellie Dewan 13), C. Falls 53 (Anna Nicosia 12). Assists – Whitefish 25 (Allie Schulz 14), C. Falls 28 (Finberg 26). Aces – Whitefish 9, C. Falls 16 (K.J. Schweiker 6).
Polson def. Stevensville, 25-10, 25-14, 25-22.
STEVENSVILLE — Polson rolled in the first two sets before edging Stevensville in the third for a nonconference sweep.
Chadelle Smith had 10 of Polson’s 32 kills and Marlee Congdon had 20 digs. Haley Fyant had a game-high six aces for the Pirates.
Polson def. Stevensville, 25-10, 25-14, 25-22.
Kills – Stevensville 13 (Mariah Hinson 8), Polson 32 (Chadelle Smith 10). Blocks – Stevensville 3 (Hinson 2), Polson 5 (Lauren Lefthand 3). Digs – Stevensville 29 (Abby Austin 17), Polson 74 (Marlee Congdon 20). Assists – Stevensville 22 (Rylee McCoy 22), Polson 33 (Erin Sampson 30). Aces – Stevensville 1, Polson 12 (Haley Fyant 6).
Bigfork def. Ronan, 25-22, 25-5, 25-21
RONAN — Bigfork used a big second set to sweep Ronan in a nonconference match.
Silve Pete and Alicia Camel had four kills each and Camel had four blocks to lead the Maidens.
Stats weren’t available for Bigfork.
Bigfork def. Ronan, 25-22, 25-5, 25-21.
Kills – Ronan 12 (Silye Pete 4, Alicia Camel 4). Blocks – Ronan 5 (Camel 4). Digs – Ronan 27 (Sadie Wirz 8). Assists – Ronan 8 (n/a). Aces – Ronan 3 (Pete).
Bigfork stats unavailable.
Libby def. Ronan, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Deer Lodge def. Libby, 26-24, 25-15, 26-24.
RONAN — Libby split a pair of nonconference matches on Saturday, sweeping host Ronan before falling in three close sets to Deer Lodge.
The Loggers won a trio of narrow sets over Ronan, led by Mehki Sykes with nine kills and three blocks.
However, Libby would drop those close games against Deer Lodge, falling twice in extra points. Bailey Rosling had nine digs in the match and Taryne Luscher had four aces.
Libby def. Ronan, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Kills – Libby 28 (Mehki Sykes 9), Ronan 8 (Silye Pete 3). Blocks – Libby 6 (Sykes 3), Ronan 5 (Lee Camel 5). Digs – Libby 45 (Bailey Rosling 18), Ronan 38 (Sadie Wirz 22). Assists – Libby 25 (Ashley Walker 16), Ronan 7 (Shaina Snyder 7). Aces – Libby 13 (Rosling 5), Ronan 4 (Four with 1).
Deer Lodge def. Libby, 26-24, 25-15, 26-24
Kills – Libby 29 (Mehki Sykes 6, India Croucher 6). Blocks – Libby 0. Digs – Libby 22 (Bailey Rosling 9). Assists – Libby 26 (Ashley Walker 16) Aces – Libby 8 (Taryne Luscher 4).
Deer Lodge stats unavailable.
Troy def. St. Ignatius, 25-15, 25-17, 25-14.
Anaconda def. Troy, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
ST. IGNATIUS — Troy swept through St. Ignatius in three sets before falling to the same fate against newly Class B Anaconda in a pair of nonconference matches.
Aurora Becquart had eight kills and four blocks and Kaitlyn Downey had 17 digs and six aces to lead the Trojans in the win over St. Ignatius. Stats weren’t recorded against Anaconda.
Troy def. St. Ignatius, 25-15, 25-17, 25-14.
Kills – Troy 22 (Aurora Becquart 8), St. Ignatius 20 (Sidney Castor 9). Blocks – Troy 6 (Becquart 4), St. Ignatius 1 (Afton Brander). Digs – Troy 49 (Kaitlyn Downey 17), St. Ignatius 32 (Jordyn Eichert 9). Assists – Troy 20 (Allie Brown 19), St. Ignatius 14 (Eichert 11). Aces – Troy 13 (Downey 6), St. Ignatius 3 (Three with 1).
Anaconda def. Troy, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Kills – Anaconda 28 (Molly Huber 7). Blocks – Anaconda 10 (Shea Forsberg 4). Digs – Anaconda 49 (Bailee Oxnam). Assists – Anaconda 20 (Oxnam). Aces – Anaconda 8 (Forsberg 3).
Troy stats unavailable.