VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Libby spills Bigfork; Whitefish, C-Falls win with sweeps

by The Daily Inter Lake
| September 15, 2016 10:00 PM

LIBBY — Brooklyn Rainer and Mehai Sykes shared the kill lead with seven apiece and Rainer added two blocks as Libby defeated Bigfork 25-15, 25-20, 25-23 in a District 7B volleyball match.

It was the first district contest for Libby, who is 3-1 overall.

“I thought we had good energy, a good flow out on the court and played hard, played aggressive,” Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said. “It was a good team effort.”

Kills — Bigfork 22 (Abby Ellison 9), Libby 26 (Brooklyn Rainer 7, Mehai Sykes 7); Blocks — Bigfork 3 (Jamie Berg 2), Libby 4 (Rainer 2); Assists — Bigfork 22 (Kalia Wicklund 21), Libby 24 (Alli Collins 19); Digs — Bigfork 37 (Wicklund 10), Libby 23 (Emma Gruver 7); Aces — Bigfork 6 (Abbie Fraley 2), Libby 16 ( Emily Mossburg 6).

Columbia Falls 3, Polson 0

POLSON — Unbeaten Columbia Falls thumped Polson 25-15, 25-14, 25-11 in a Northwest Conference contest.

Morgan Stenger and Kiara Burlage had 11 kills apiece for the Wildkats, who totaled 38.

Stenger also had four blocks.

Haley Fyant had six kills and two aces for Polson.

Kills – Columbia Falls 38 (Morgan Stenger 11, Kiara Burlage 11), Polson 15 (Haley Fyant 6). Blocks – Columbia Falls 6 (Stenger 4), Polson 4 (Hannah Fryberger 2). Digs – Columbia Falls 22 (Three with five), Polson 10 (Kyler Lundeen 7). Assists – Columbia Falls 32 (Cydney Finberg 28), Polson N/A. Aces – Columbia Falls 10 (Kaitlyn Casazza 6), Polson 4 (Fyant 2).

Whitefish 3, Frenchtown 0

FRENCHTOWN — Whitefish had the statistical edge in four of five categories in beating Frenchtown 25-23, 25-10, 25-14 in a Northwest Conference match.

Both teams had seven aces.

Daylyn Ross had four of Whitefish’s blocks and Libby Nagler led in assists with 15 and aces with three.

Kills – Whitefish 20 (Four with four), Frenchtown 13 (Allison Hochhalter 5). Blocks – Whitefish 5 (Daylyn Ross 4), Frenchtown 4 (Emilie Hinrichs). Digs – Whitefish 53 (Kylie Larsen 15, Serena Hemingson 15), Frenchtown 41 (Maddy Boller 13). Assists – Whitefish 19 (Libby Nagler 15), Frenchtown 13 (Kylie Willet 9). Aces – Whitefish 7 (Nagler 3), Frenchtown 7 (Lexi Statlen 3).