Glacier, Eureka, Libby spikers roll

Two days removed from a tight match at Missoula Big Sky, Glacier had a much easier time with another Missoula school on Thursday night.

The Wolfpack defeated Missoula Hellgate 25-19, 25-12, 25-14 in its first home game since missing nearly a week of action due to the threats made to area schools last week.

“We’re getting back into the swing a little better now,” Glacier head coach Christy Harkins said. “I thought we had better ball control tonight. We just passed quite a bit better.”

Anna Schrade accounted for 10 of Glacier’s 26 kills. The Wolfpack had 11 aces to Hellgate’s five.

Glacier returns to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Missoula Sentinel.

Glacier def. Hellgate 25-19, 25-12, 25-14

Kills — Glacier 26 (Anna Schrade 10), Hellgate 19 (Kate Koenid 6). Blocks — Glacier 6 (four with two), Hellgate 3 (Kylie Lunday 2). Digs — Glacier 21 (Kacey Hill 5), Hellgate 38 (Liza Littig 9). Assists — Glacier 23 (Ashley Montini 23), Hellgate 16 (Sydney McDaniel 14). Aces — Glacier 11 (Kali Gulick 5), Hellgate 5 (Anwen Cobalska 3).

Big Sky 3, Flathead 2

Flathead won the first two sets of its Western AA conference match against Big Sky but couldn’t close out the win, losing 19-25, 19-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-11.

Julia Burden and Madde Boles each had 13 kills for the Bravettes and Sierra Wilhelm had 23 digs.

Big Sky’s Sam Tiede had 18 kills and 19 digs in the win.

Missoula Big Sky def. Flathead, 19-25, 19-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-11

Kills — Big Sky 56 (Brooke Kearns 21, Sam Tiede 18), Flathead 45 (Julia Burden 13, Madde Boles 13). Assists — Big Sky 54 (Katie Rolle 48), Flathead 34 (Bailey Nunn 32). Blocks — Big Sky 12 (Brooke Kearns 8), Flathead 21 (Taylor Henley 6, Hannah O’Dell 6). Digs — Big Sky 82 (Tiede 19, Alex Mintyala 18), Flathead 83 (Sierra Wilhelm 23). Aces — Big Sky 9 (Mintyala 3), Flathead 14 (Abbi Chavez 5).

Eureka 3, Bigfork 0

EUREKA — Eureka won three clos sets to take a Western B conference match against the Valkyries, 25-23, 30-28, 26-24.

“It was an intense night of volleyball,” Eureka coach Charli Chapman said. “A lot of fun, long hard-fought rallies. It was really great volleyball from both sides.”

Erynn Thier and Cassi Peterson each had 12 kills for the Lions and Sienna Utter added 11 in the win. Bailey Bishop had three blocks and five aces for Eureka.

Abby Ellison led Bigfork with seven kills and four aces.

Eureka def. Bigfork 25-23, 30-28, 26-24

Kills — Bigfork 19 (Abby Ellison 7), Eureka 44 (Erynn Thier 12, Cassi Peterson 12, Sienna Utter 11). Assists — Bigfork 16 (Aubrey Halverson 16), Eureka 43 (Liz Pacella 43). Blocks — Bigfork 3 (Jaime Berg 2), Eureka 6 (Bailey Bishop 3). Digs — Bigfork 66 (Brooke Fraley 21), Eureka 59 (Rylee Morgan 23). Aces — Bigfork 7 (Ellison 4), Eureka 12 (Bishop 5).

Libby 3, Whitefish 1

LIBBY — Libby stayed perfect on the season, downing Whitefish 25-14, 25-10, 17-25, 25-19 in a Northwest A match.

Mehki Sykes had 16 kills and five blocks for Libby. She finished with no hitting errors.

Jayden Winslow added 11 kills while Emily Mossburg had seven blocks for the Loggers.

“She was outstanding at the net,” Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said of Sykes.

“Fun to watch.

“The first two sets we were firing on all cylinders,” Ostrem-Johnston continued.

“Everyone was playing well. Mehki lit it up.”

Whitefish had a balance at the net with Lauren Schulz, Cailyn Ross and Annisa Brown finishing with five kills each. Ross and Brown led the Bulldogs in blocks with two each.

Libby (7-0 overall, 5-0 league) continues with league action on Saturday at Ronan.

Libby def. Whitefish 25-14, 25-10, 17-25, 25-19

Kills — Whitefish 23 (Lauren Schulz 5, Cailyn Ross 5, Annisa Brown 5), Libby 51 (Mehki Sykes 16, Jayden Winslow 11); Blocks — Whitefish 6 (Ross 2, Brown 2, Marlee Bender 2), Libby 13 (Emily Mossburg 7, Sykes 5); Assists — Whitefish 15 (Becca Catina 8), Libby 47 (Alli Collins 45); Digs — Whitefish 46 (Serena Hemmingson 13), Libby 63 (Winslow 15, Emma Gruber 12); Aces — Whitefish 6 (Hemmingson 4), Libby 9 (Winslow 3).

Plains 3, Troy 1

PLAINS — Plains finished off with victories in the final two sets for a 25-15, 15-25, 25-18, 25-10 victory over Troy.

Aurora Becquart had 14 kills, two blocks and 10 digs to lead Troy.

Troy: Kills 24 (Aurora Becquart 14). Blocks 4 (Becquart 2). Digs 37 (Becquart 10). Assists 22 (Annie Day 20). Aces 10 (Kaitlyn Downey 4).

Plains: Kills 33 (Kara Altmiller 10). Blocks 11 (Rachel Huenink 9). Digs 41 (Jessica Thompson 11). Assists 24 (Haley Josephson 14). Aces 2 (Josephson 1, Lindsay Laws 1).