Troy tops Anaconda for first volleyball win of season

TROY — Aurora Becquart led Troy in kills and blocks and Kaitlyn Downey had five of the team’s eight aces as the Trojans defeated Anaconda 26-24, 25-18, 25-19 on Saturday afternoon in volleyball play.

Becquart had six kills and four blocks.

“I was really proud of the girls,” Troy coach Mandy Love said.

“We got down a couple times and came back.”

Katelynn Talmadge’s block in the third set was the match-winning point for Troy (1-2).

Kills — Troy 11 (Aurora Becquart 6), Blocks — Troy 7 (Becquart 4); Assists — Troy 11 (Annie Day 11); Digs — Troy 11 (Allie Coldwell 5); Aces — Troy 8 (Kaitlyn Downey 5)

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Ronan 3, Polson 1

RONAN — Ronan rallied after a first-set loss to top Polson 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 27-25 in a highly contested Class A volleyball match.

Louetta Conko-Camel had 11 of Ronan’s 30 kills.

Kaelyn Smith finished with 16 kills for Polson, which also had 30 as a team.

Polson: Kills 30 (Kaelyn Smith 16). Blocks 3. Digs 77 (Kyler Lundeen 37). Assists 23 (Jaycee Fryderlund 17). Aces 13 (Kyla Blixt 6).

Ronan: Kills 30 (Louetta Conko-Camel 11). Blocks 3 (Madline McCrea 1). Digs 102 (Madison Clairmont 21). Assists 28 (Tiana Ulutoa 24). Aces 8 (Dailee Delaurenti 2, Marissa Mock 2, Ulutoa 2).

Libby 3, Bonners Ferry 0

LIBBY — Libby moved to 2-0 on the season by coasting by Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 25-16, 25-19, 25-21 in a nonconference outing.

Brooklyn Rainer and Jayden Winslow led Libby’s attack with 17 and 12 kills, respectively.

Nehki Sykes had six blocks for the Loggers.

Kills — Libby 41 (Brooklyn Rainer 17, Jayden Winslow 12); Blocks — Libby 5 (Nehki Sykes 6); Assists — Libby 36 (Alli Collins 36); Digs — Libby 44 (Emma Gruber 13); Aces — Libby 9 (Sykes 3).

No stats for Bonners Ferry