Undefeated Capital beats Flathead
Flathead’s Clare Converse (14) spikes against Helena Capital’s Paige Bartsch (21) and Audrey Hofer (1) at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Kaitlyn Kalenga (11) and Julia Burden (22) go up for a block against Helena Capital's Paige Bartsch (21) at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Kaitlyn Kalenga (11) spikes against Helena Capital's Paige Bartsch (21) and Audrey Hofer (1) at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Julia Burden (22) spikes against Helena Capital's Madison Davis (10) and MacKenzie Poteet (22) at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead Bravettes lost their third straight game in three sets to undefeated Helena Capital at Flathead High School on Saturday in Western AA volleyball.
Capital won 25-8, 13-25, 25-12, 25-15.
For Flathead, Julia Burden had eight kills, Mayson Moore had all 17 team set assists, Kaitlyn Kalenga had two blocks and Clare Converse served two aces.
The Bravettes fall to 3-4 in conference play and 7-6 overall. Capital, the defending state champion, is 6-0 and 12-0.
Flathead hosts Missoula Big Sky on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game.
Kills — Capital 52 (Dani Bartsch 16), Flathead 19 (Julia Burden 8); Assists — Capital 49 (Audrey Hofer 40), Flathead 17 (Mayson Moore 17); Blocks — Capital 8 (Paige Bartsch 6), Flathead 4 (Kaitlyn Kalenga 2); Digs — Capital 43 (Hofer 8), Flathead 24 (Alayna Creekmore 9); Aces — Capital 16 (Sarah Ashley 7), Flathead 4 (Clare Converse 2).
Helena 3, Glacier 0
Helena High made quick work of the Glacier Wolfpack, winning in three sets.
Scores for Helena were 25-15, 25-22, 25-12. Helena is the No. 2 team in Western AA.
Glacier’s record is now 4-3 in conference, 5-8 overall.
Aubrie Rademacher led Glacier with 13 kills. Sidney Gulick had seven kills and nine digs.
The Wolfpack next plays Missoula Sentinel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kills — Helena 39 (Liz Heviser 17), Glacier 30 (Aubrie Rademacher 13, Sidney Gulick 7); Assists — Helena 29 (Emily Feller 28), Glacier 26 (Kaylee Fritz 26); Digs — Helena 45 (Brooke Ark 12, Feller 9), Glacier 40 (Gulick 9, Kynzie Mohl 8); Blocks — Helena 9 (Heviser 5, Feller 4), Glacier 0; Aces — Helena 5 (Ark 3), Glacier 3.
Eureka 3, Troy 0
TROY — The Eureka Lions downed Troy in three sets.
Scores were 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.
Rhianna Hawkins served nine of Eureka’s 21 aces and had 14 digs. Avory Escobar had seven kills, two blocks and 14 set assists.
Aces — Eureka 21 (Rhianna Hawkins 9), Troy 6 (Montana Rice 2, Mazzy Hermes 2); Kills — Eureka 25 (Avory Escobar 7), Troy 9 (Ella Pierce 4); Blocks — Eureka 5 (Escobar 2, Katie Schmidt 2), Troy 3 (Talise Becquart 2); Assists — Eureka 16 (Escobar 14), Troy 6 (Katelynn Tallmadge 6); Digs — Eureka —48 (Hawkins 14), Troy 20 (Becquart 6).