Volleyball roundup: Stillwater rolls; Glacier, Flathead also win

Stillwater Christian School took three quick sets on its home floor to cruise past Flathead Valley Homeschool 25-14, 25-14, 25-11 for a Montana Christian Athletic Association volleyball victory on Thursday evening.

Helen Hashley had a match-high five kills and five aces to lead the Cougars and Dorothy Smith had seven assists and a block.

Adrianna Lambert had a team-high 10 digs for Stillwater (6-4 overall, 3-0 MCAA).

“It was great,” Stillwater Christian coach Diane Smith said.

“I think we’re finally connecting. We started working together as a team. I think we’ve found our niche.

Kills—Stillwater 12 (Helen Hashley 5). Blocks—Stillwater 1 (Dorothy Smith). Assists— Stillwater 11 (Smith 7). Digs — Stillwater 35 (Adrianna Lambert 10). Aces — Stillwater 18 (Hashley 5).

Flathead 3, Hellgate 0

MISSOULA — Flathead bullied its way to a straight sets Western AA victory at Hellgate, 25-20, 25-12, 25-21, to continue its strong run of form.

The Bravettes (6-1, 4-1 Western AA) were led by 10 kills each from Alyssa Wisher and Marisa Postovit.

Jourdon Schultz had 14 digs and Tiana Johnson four blocks for Flathead.

Hannah Lasche led Hellgate with a match-high 14 kills and 17 digs.

“I was very impressed with the girls’ energy and excitement coming off such a big match on Tuesday,” Bravettes coach Courtney Baker said.

“They really stepped up. Hellgate has an amazing outside hitter and they set the ball to her a lot and learning how to defend a hitter like that, it was exciting to watch the girls learn. It was a good win after a busy week.”

Kills – Flathead 39 (Alyssa Wisher 10, Marisa Postovit 10), Hellgate 29 (Hannah Lasche 14). Blocks – Flathead 10 (Tiana Johnson 4), Hellgate 1 (Kailey Pfaff). Digs – Flathead 54 (Jourdon Schultz 14), Hellgate 44 (Lasche 17). Assists – Flathead 35 (Xio Lopp 31), Hellgate 25 (Emily Jones 21). Aces – Flathead 7 (Lizzie Sherwood 4), Hellgate 10 (Jones 4).

Glacier 3, Big Sky 0

MISSOULA — Nikki Krueger had 13 kills and Hailee Bennet 21 digs and six blocks to lead Glacier to a Western AA sweep of Big Sky, 25-22, 25-14, 25-18.

It was the first conference win of the season for the Wolfpack (8-6, 1-4) as it ran away after a close first set.

“We were excited to get our first conference win,” Glacier coach Christy Harkins said.

“They played much more consistent tonight. They had a really good focus out there.”

Kills – Big Sky 21 (Hannah Entzel 8), Glacier 41 (Nikki Krueger 13). Blocks – Big Sky 9 (Gragg 4), Glacier 4 (Abby Schrade 2). Digs – Big Sky 46 (Macey Newbary 19), Glacier 64 (Hailee Bennett 21). Assists – Big Sky 21 (Kelsi McEnaney 20), Glacier 34 (Schrade 33). Aces – Big Sky 1 (Jada Ogilvie), Glacier 8 (Bennett 6).

Columbia Falls 3, Frenchtown 0

FRENCHTOWN — Columbia Falls rolled in three quick sets to earn a Northwestern A conference victory over Frenchtown 25-11, 25-17, 25-17.

Morgan Stenger had a team-high nine kills and 11 digs to lead the Wildkats.

Lacy Willet had nine kills and nine assists to lead Frenchtown.

Kills – C. Falls 33 (Morgan Stenger 9), Frenchtown 17 (Laci Willet 9). Blocks – C. Falls 5 (KJ Schweikert 3), Frenchtown 4 (Kylie Willet 2). Digs – C. Falls 37 (Stenger 11), Frenchtown 50 (Maddy Boller 13). Assists – C. Falls 25 (Cydney Finberg 21), Frenchtown 16 (K. Willet 9). Aces – C. Falls 7 (Keavyn Baker 3), Frenchtown 3 (Allie Hochhalter 2).

Whitefish 3, Polson 0

POLSON — Whitefish sweated out a pair of close games to earn a sweep of Polson, 25-17, 26-24, 25-22, in a Northwestern A conference match.

Cailyn Ross had nine kills and three blocks to lead Whitefish, and Haley Fyant had seven kills and five aces.

Erin Sampson had 23 assists and nine digs and Chadelle Smith had nine kills for the Pirates.

Kills — Whitefish 32 (Cailyn Ross 9), Polson 24 (Chadelle Smith 9, Haley Fyant 7). Blocks — Whitefish 4 (Ross 3), Polson 5 (Lauren Lefthand 2) Assists — Whitefish 32 (Allie Schulz 26), Polson 24 (Erin Sampson 23). Digs — Whitefish 36 (Serena Hemingson) Polson 44 (Shawna Lenz 11, Erin Sampson 9) Aces — Whitefish 6 (Kylie Larson 3), Polson 7 (Fyant 5).

Libby 3, Troy 0

TROY — Libby pulled out a sweep of Troy in a District 7B conference match to earn a 25-18, 25-21, 25-15 victory over its Lincoln County neighbors.

India Croucher and Haylee Cannon each had seven kills and Ashley Walker 11 assists and five aces for the Loggers.

Aurora Becquart had seven kills and two blocks to lead the Trojans.

Kills – Libby 24 (India Croucher 7, Haylee Cannon 7), Troy 16 (Aurora Becquart 7). Blocks – Libby 4 (Emily Mossburg 3), Troy 2 (Becquart 2). Digs – Libby 22 (Madison Monigold 6), Troy 35 (Kaitlyn Downey 10). Assists – Libby 20 (Ashley Walker 11), Troy 13 (Allie Brown 11). Aces – Libby 12 (Walker 5), Troy 1 (Tana Thill 1).

Eureka 3, Bigfork 2

BIGFORK — Eureka edged Bigfork in an exciting five-set match to earn a District 7B conference victory, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 15-12.

The Lions had to go to extra points in their first two sets, but were able to come through in the clutch. Amanda Peterson had a match-high 23 kills, 28 digs and three blocks to lead Eureka.

Talia Wicklund had 37 assists and 15 digs and Lana Berg 12 kills and seven blocks for the Valkyries.

Kills — Bigfork 46 (Lana Berg 12), Eureka 52 (Amanda Peterson 23); Assists — Bigfork 42 (Talia Wicklund 37), Eureka 49 (Elizabeth Pacella 43); Digs — Bigfork 82 (Wicklund 15), Eureka 129 (Kassi Peterson, Amanda Peterson 28); Blocks — Bigfork 7 (Lana Berg 7), Eureka 3 (Amanda Peterson 3); Aces — Bigfork 22 (Jaime Berg 9), Eureka 11 (Kaylee Kronsperger 3).