Flathead, Libby 4th at state volleyball
BOZEMAN — Following a come-from-behind victory against Helena High in Class AA loser-out play, the Flathead Bravettes fell 3-1 to Bozeman to earn a fourth-place finish at the Class AA State Volleyball Tournament on Friday at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
After defeating C.M. Russell in three sets 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 in the morning, Flathead trailed 2-0 to Helena, but hung on to force five sets and win 7-25, 20-25, 27-25, 25-20, 21-19 in an afternoon matchup. The fifth set saw multiple lead changes and was tied seven times.
That win earned Flathead another shot at Bozeman, who also beat Flathead in the opening round on Thursday 3-0.
Bozeman will take on Billings West in the third-place match at 11 a.m. today and the winner faces Helena Capital at 1 p.m. for the championship.
In Class A play, Libby settled for fourth for the second year in a row, falling 25-22, 25-11, 22-25, 25-22 to Corvallis in the fourth-place game. Libby downed Columbia Falls earlier in the day.
“The kids had a great season, you can’t take away the accomplishiments they achieved all year,” Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said.
“They gave it a good run here. I felt they left it all out there. They played hard, It didn’t go our way.”
Columbia Falls beat Glendive 27-25, 25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 15-13 in loser-out play Friday before losing to Libby in the next round.
Whitefish’s day ended with a 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-13 loss to Hardin in loser-out play.
All-Class State Volleyball
Late Thursday
At Bozeman
Class AA
Second Round
Helena Capital def. Bozeman
25-19, 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 15-10
Capital – Assists 51 (Audrey Hoyer 41), Kills 56 (Dani Bartsch 15, Paige Bartsch 14, Sarah Ashley 13), Digs 68 (Ashley 16, Hofer 14), Blocks 11 (P. Bartsch 9), Aces 8 (D. Bartsch 3)
Bozeman – Assists 48 (Emma Fox 41), Kills 54 (Mara Lynch 17, Sasha Hathaway 15), Digs 84 (Ayla Embry 30, Lynch 16, Josef Houser 10), Blocks 3 (Lynch 2, JoJo Radick 2, Fox 1), Aces 8 (Molly O’Connor 3, Radick 2, Embry 2)
Class A
Second Round
Belgrade def. Libby
25-17, 25-18, 25-13
Belgrade – Assists 37 (Jaiden Blakely 33), Kills 43 (Bailey Christensen 16, Olivia Cook 9, Cassidy Catron 7), Digs 61 (Taylor Christensen 23, B. Christensen 11), Blocks 5 (Blakely 33), Aces 10 (T. Christensen 4, B. Christensen 4)
Libby – Assists 20 (Alli Collins 19), Kills 21 (Mekhi Sykes 11, Jayden Winslow 5), Digs 52 (Linsey Walker 14, Emma Gruber 12, Winslow 10), Blocks 3 (McKenzie Proffitt 2), Aces 2 (Gruber 2)
Class B
Second Round
Huntley Project def. Fairfield
25-16, 25-16, 25-10
Huntley Project – Assists 36 (Addy Hultgren 36), Kills 45 (Alana Graves 16, Mollee Krum 12, Emily Poole 12), Digs 47 (Maggie Taylor 13, Poole 6), Blocks 3 (Krum 2), Aces 9 (Poole 4, Hultgren 2)
Fairfield – Assists 12 (Emily Clotfelter 6, Alexis McWilliams 6), Kills 12 (Kyler Bake 7), Digs 35 (Kenna Pitcher 9), Blocks 26 (Chesney Rogers 9), Aces 2 (Clotfelter 2)
Class C
Second Round
Belt def. Ennis
25-21, 19-25, 17-25, 25-13, 17-15
Belt – Assists 52 (Kolby Pimperton 49), Kills 79 (Kyelie Marquis 21, Abby Galiko 17, Morgan Cooper 10), Digs 127 (Marquis 29, Cooper 28, Adelle Meissner 28), Blocks 13 (Shelby Paulson 4, Marquis 4, Brooke Schraner 3), Aces 6 (Pimperton 3, Gliko 2)
Indvidual statistics for Ennis unavailable.
Friday
Class AA
Loser Out Play
Missoula Hellgate def. Billings Senior
25-21, 14-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-7
Missoula Hellgate – Assists 32 (Liza Littig 31), Kills 35 (Kylie Lunday 9), Digs 59 (Jessia Eichenlaub 18), Blocks 11 (Gillian Sherrill 5, Sunday 5, Haleigh Irwin 5), Aces 10 (Payton Fuller 2, Hannah Worden 2, Eichenlaub 2)
Billings Senior – Assists 31 (Tavy Findon 24, Jensen Keller 7), Kills 37 (Olivia Easton 11, Karli Steiner 10), Digs 58 (Steiner 14, Kira Kristjanson 9), Blocks 15 (Tavy Findon 6, Olivia LaBeau 4), Aces 14 (Findon 4, Kristjanson 4)
Flathead def. C.M. Russell
25-21, 25-20, 25-18
Flathead – Assists 47 (Sierra Wilhelm 42), Kills 49 (Madde Noles 16, Julia Burden 13, Taylor Henley 9), Digs 52 (Mayson Moore 13, Wilhelm 11, Burden 10), Blocks 4 (Henley 3, Hannah O’Dell 3), Aces 7 (Henley 2, Wilhelm 2)
CMR – Assists 33 (Tennisen Hiller 28), Kills 34 (Allie Olsen 17, Anna Broquist 8), Digs 49 (Lauren Lindseth 20), Blocks 6 (Olsen, Maddie Mohler 3), Aces 3 (Olsen 1, Broquist 1, Lindseth 1)
Bozeman def. Hellgate
25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 25-14
Bozeman – Assists 44 (Emma Fox 40), Kills 45 (Mara Lynch 13, JoJo Radick 9, Bella Wanderer 9), Digs 66 (Ayla Embry 27, Sydney O’Connor 12, Fox 10), Blocks 9 (Radick 4, Wanderer 3), Aces 11 (Lynch 3, Wanderer 3)
Hellgate – Assists 19 (Liza Littig 17), Kills 21 (Hannah Worden 6), Digs 55 (Worden 13, Jessica Eichenlaub 12), Blocks 16 (Gillian Sherrill 7), Aces 12 (Worden 3, Littig 3, Payton Fuller 3)
Flathead def. Helena High
7-25, 20-25, 27-25, 25-20, 21-19
Flathead – Assists 39 (Sierra Wilhelm 38), Kills 41(Julia Burden 22, Madde Boles 10), Digs 69 (Jenna Johnson 21), Blocks 11 (Taylor Henley 6), Aces 10 (Boles 4)
Helena High – Assists 41 (Emily Feller 39), Kills 49 (Jamie Pickens 15, Taylor Huot 11), Digs 61 (Katie Jenneskens 15, Vanessa Walsh 14, Elizabeth Heuser 13), Blocks 13 (Pickens 10, Feller 5)
Third Round
Helena Capital def. Billings West
25-15, 25-21, 25-21
Helena Capital – Assists 33 (Audrey Hofer 29), Kills 39 (Sarah Ashley 15, Paige Bartsch 11, Dani Bartsch 9), Digs 52 (Kerste Pierce 11, Emily Kidder 11, Ashley 11), Blocks 8 (P. Bartsch 5), Aces 7 (Ashley 3, P. Bartsch 2)
Billings West – Assists 22 (Jessica Oswalt 10), Kills 23 (Meagan Benton 6), Digs 71 (Paige Smith 12, Madeline Dawson 12, Kinzee Koch 12), Blocks 6 (Ellie Scherffios 4), Aces 2 (NA)
Fourth Place Game
Bozeman def. Flathead
25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 25-22
Stats not available at press deadline
Class A
Loser Out Play
Columbia Falls def. Glendive
27-25, 25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 15-13
Columbia Falls – Assists 36 (Hannah Schweikert 34), Kills 44 (Ryley Kehr 20), Digs 67 (Angellica Street 19), Blocks 10 (Kehr 5), Aces 5 (Lauren Falkner 3)
Glendive – Assists 53 (Bailey Pearcy 53), Kills 53 (Karsen Murphy 2, Meadow Torres 15), Digs 98 (Thea Robson 29, Torres 22), Blocks 11 (Murphy 4, Brittany Kaufman 4), Aces 9 (Pearcy 2, Torres 2, Robson 2, Ashley Clapp 2)
Hardin def. Whitefish
22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-13
Hardin – Assists 40 (Natalie Edgar 39, Jonna Lind 1), Kills 45 (Mariah Simmons 14, Lind 10, Demi Uffleman 8), Digs 93 (Katie Murdock 32, Nicole Green 17, Uffleman 16), Blocks 12 (Lind 3.5, Simmons 3.5) Aces 8 (Simmons 5, Nicole Green 3)
Whitefish – Assists 28 (Lauren Schulz 24), Kills 33 (Marlee Bender 14), Digs 105 (Jasmine Matern 34, Schulz 23), Blocks 8 (Bender 6), Aces 4 (Kennedy Grove 2)
Libby def. Columbia Falls
24-26, 26-24, 15-25, 25-18, 15-9
Libby – Assists 55 (Alli Collins 53), Kills 64 (Mehki Sykes 25, Jayden Winslow 20), Digs 87 (Emma Gruber 33, Winslow 24), Blocks 8 (McKenzie Proffitt 4, Sykes 3), Aces 4 (Collins 2)
Columbia Falls – Assists 33 (Hannah Schweikert 32), Kills 30 (Kiera Brown 11), Digs 93 (Schweikert 20), Blocks 8 (Ryley Kehr 3), Aces 3 (Angelika Street 2)
Corvallis def. Hardin
26-24, 25-15, 31-29
Corvallis – Assists 48 (Hannah Martin 46), Kills 55 (Maureen Jessop 19), Digs 92 (Casey Fison 29, Jessop 21), Blocks 6 (Jessop 2, Charlotte Powell 2), Aces 7 (Kaitlin Irwin 3, Powell 2)
Hardin – Assists 33 (Natalie Edgar 31, Katie Murdock 1, Shawnta Blacksmith 1), Kills 40 (Mariah Simmons 10, Alyssa PrettyWeasel8, Jonna Lind 7), Digs 80 (Edgar 21, Murdock 20, Demi Uffleman 15), Blocks 35 (Simmons 2, PrettyWeasel .5, Lind .5), Aces 5 (Simmons 2, Nicole Green 2, Murdock 1)
Third Round
Billings Central def. Belgrade
25-23, 28-26, 26-24
Billings Central – Assists 30 (Sierra Schuster 28), Kills 31 (Olivia Matten-Schell 16), Digs 94 (Avery Hadley 30, Schuster 20, Matten-Schell 14), Blocks 11 (Cindy Gray 6, Blayne Meyer 4), Aces 2 (Grace Zeier 1, Matten-Schell 1)
Belgrade – Assists 38 (Jaiden Blakely 29, Olivia Cook 5), Kills 44 (Bailey Christensen 16, Cook 8, McKenna Carlson 8), Digs 66 (Taylor Christensen 20, B. Christensen 15, Hailey Winjum 9), Blocks 5 (Carlson 4.5, B. Christensen .5), Aces 4 (NA)
Fourth Place Game
Corvallis def. Libby
25-22, 25-18, 25-21
Stats not available at press deadline
Class B
Loser Out Play
Choteau def. Joliet
26-24, 25-20, 25-18
Choteau – Assists 35 (Katie Bieler 29), Kills 42 (Anna Jamison 11, Nicole Krone 10), Digs 78 (Christine Funk 25, Michaela Gunderson 14), Blocks 9 (Ellie Lee 6, Krone 3), Aces (Jessie Henderson 4, Emma Gunderson 2)
Joliet – Assists 29 (Shayla Webber 15, Merrin Schwend 10), Kills 31 (Skyler Wright 9, Makenna Bushman 7, Joelle Luoma 6, Webber 6), Digs 79 (Bushman 19, Webber 17, Wright 17), Blocks 5 (Bushman 3, Wright 1) Aces 4 (Webber 1, Schwend 1, Brooke Miller 1, Luoma 1)
Wolf Point def. Deer Lodge
25-20, 24-26, 21-25, 25-17, 16-14
Wolf Point – Assists 53 (Tori Nuggard 35), Kills 53 (Imani Bighorn 21), Digs 92 (Semarah Wells 16), Blocks 16 (Bighorn 11), Aces 13 (Paisley Ferdina 4)
Deer Lodge – Assists 21 (Kamryn Scully 14, Amy Fjell-Hogan 2), Kills 43 (Alyssa Lamb 12, Katie Logan 9, Sophia Burton 4), Digs NA, Blocks 7 (Burton 3, Jessie Gravely 2, Fjell-Hogan 1), Aces 6 (Logan 3, Gravely 1, Emily Miller 1)
Choteau def. Fairfield
25-20, 25-20, 25-16
Choteau – Assists 26 (Katie Bieler 19), Kills 30 (Nicole Krone 11, Ellie Lee 7), Digs 58 (Christine Funk 13, Krone 10), Blocks 13 (Lee 5, Krone 4), Aces 11 (Funk 6, Michaela Gunderson 3)
Fairfield – Assists 13 (Alexis McWilliams 9), Kills 13 (Kenna Pitcher 4), Digs 76 (Emily Clotfelder 16, Pitcher 16), Blocks 38 (Chesney Rogers 11, Kyler Bake 9), Aces 5 (Bake 3)
Roundup def. Wolf Point
8-25, 25-10, 25-20, 25-13
Roundup – Assists 32 (Blythe Sealey 25), Kills 34 (Chloe Cota 16, Meghan Eiselein 7), Digs 72 (Sealey 20, Brennan Larson 13, Eiselein 13), Blocks 7 (Ashley King 2, Cota 2, Eiselein 1.5), Aces 10 (Eiselein 3, Cota 3, Sealey 2)
Wolf Point – Assists 35 (Lindsay Netzger 35), Kills 35 (Imani Bighorn 14), Digs 87 (Paisley Ferdina 20), Blocks 6 (Bighorn 4), Aces (Netzger 4)
Third Round
Huntley Project def. Florence
25-9, 25-14, 25-13
Huntley Project – Assists 37 (Addy Hultgren 36), Kills 40 (Alana Graves 15, Amanda Crawford 8, Emily Poole 8), Digs 69 (Maggie Taylor 19, Poole 13, Hultgren 8), Blocks 8 (Graves 2, Hultgren 2), Aces 5 (Hultgren 2, Taylor 2)
Florence – Assists 22 (Halle Christopherson 22), Kills 22 (Sarah Hopcroft 9), Digs 46 (Sarah Beard 9, Hopcroft 9, Shannon Byrne 9), Blocks 4 (Emma Stensrud 1, Rilee Mangun 1, Jacklyn Balfourd 1), Aces 0
Fourth Place Game
Roundup def. Choteau
25-20, 25-11, 22-25, 25-22
Stats not available at press deadline
Class C
Loser Out Play
Bridger def. Plentywood
25-17, 27-25, 25-16
Bridger – Assists 27 (Emily Adkins 15, Sami Fusco 9), Kills 29 (Jenna Kallerig 10, Jessica Adkins 9), Digs 49 (Krya Kroll 18, Desiree Jones Scott 11), Blocks 11 (Jones Scott 4, Kallerig 3) Aces 4 (E. Adkins)
Plentywood – Assists 9 (Brenna Osksa 3), Kills 23 (Liv Wangerin 10, Donn Lorgan 8), Digs 46 (Wangerin 13), Blocks 4.5 (Osksa 3), Aces 5 (Megan Marriage 3, Mikayla Stevens 2)
Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap def. Scobey
25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16
Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap – Assists 30 (Sami Connerton 16, Josi Kreskovisch 14), Kills 32 (Brianna Bergum 8, Kristen Vincent 6, Connerton 6), Digs 67 (Connerton 16, Bergum 15, Chloe Derks 11, Kristen Vincent 11), Blocks 10 (Bergum 5, Derks 2, Vincent 1, Sierra Shaw 1, Connerton 1), Aces 13 (Derks 5, Vincent 5, Connerton 3)
Scobey – Assists 28 (Katelyn Lamb 19, ShaAnn Danielson 9), Kills 33 (Kylee Cook 16, Kortney Nelson 5, A. Boze 1), Digs 53 (Gracee LeVold 17, Nelson 13, Karys Lamb 8), Blocks 5 (Nelson 3), Aces 5 (Katelyn Lamb 2)
Bridger def. Ennis
25-14, 25-19, 25-18
Bridger – Assists 27 (Emily Adkins 16, Sami Fusco 8), Kills 32 (Jessica Adkins 9, Maddie Dravetsky 8, Desiree Jones Scott 8), Digs 51 (Jones Scott 13, Kyra Kroll 12), Blocks 8 (Jones Scott 6, E. Adkins 2), Aces 5 (E. Adkins 2, Jenna Kallevig 2)
Ennis – Assists 16 (Whitney McKitrick 13, Riley Robinson 3), Kills 15 (Jourdain Klein 11), Digs 27 (Klein 7, Joree Hokanson 4, McKitrick 4, Robinson 4), Blocks 7 (Klein 5), Aces 7 (McKitrick 5)
Manhattan Christian def. Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap
25-19, 25-20, 25-11
Manhattan Christian – Assists 29 (Taylor Devries 20), Kills 30 (Kellie VanKirk 12), Digs 67 (Maddie Lindahl 17, T. Devries 17), Blocks 4 (Kiersten VanKirk 1.5), Aces 7 (T. DeVries 2, Kellie VanKirk 2)
Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap – Assists 16 (Sami Connerton 10, Josi Kriskovich 6), Kills 20 (Brianna Bergum 8, Kristen Vincent 6, Sierra Stahl 3), Digs 54 (Bergum 15, Connerton 10, Chloe Derks 8), Blocks 3 (Bergum 2, Stahl 1), Aces 2 (Derks 1, Vincent 1)
Third Round
Belt def. Simms
25-21, 25-14, 25-23
Belt – Assists 33 (Kolby Pimperton 30), Kills 33 (Morgan Cooper 10, Abby Gliko 8, Kyelie Marquis 7), Digs 117 (Cooper 26, Adelle Meissner 26, Pimpelten 22), Blocks 11 (Shelby Paulson 3), Aces 3 (NA)
Simms – Assists 21 (Maddie Bloom 21), Kills 24 (Lissy Willekes 10, Janessa Willekes 6), Digs 17 (J. Willekes 6, Draylon Sawyer 3, Madi Cicon 3), Blocks 1 (Bloom 1), Aces 3 (J. Willekes 2, Cicon 1)
Fourth Place Game
Bridger def. Manhattan Christian
25-12, 25-11, 25-17
Stats not available at press deadline