Crucial cross-county conference clash

Ronan 3, St. Ignatius 0

At St. Ignatius this past Thursday, the visiting Maidens and the host Mission Lady Bulldogs engaged in a crucial cross county clash with 6B conference standing ramifications. In their first meeting early into the season, Mission flipped the script 3-1 on the favored Ronan home court advantage by the scores of 25-21, 10-25, 25-21, 25-20.

This time around, the Maidens came better prepared to engage their opponent on foreign turf and dictated the tempo in the first two sets to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, the host Lady Bulldogs made some adjustments that tightened up the preceding scoring disparity, pushing the game into extras. But the Maidens were able to execute some crucial plays to wiggle off the hook and ultimately prevailed in the third set to complete a set sweep and capture the overall match.

The win evened the series between the two teams as well as evened their conference records, setting the stage for the final conference game on the regular schedule for both teams with those outcomes to determine stratification in the 6B standings.

The visiting Maidens were led by seniors Sydnee Clairmont and Kendra Starkel, who both tallied 11 kills apiece. Jordyn Clairmont and Shaina Snyder split the table setting duties with Clairmont setting a baker’s version and Snyder an ordinary dozen. Ashley Peterson and McKenzie Cates collaborated on 7 of the 10 blocks for the Maidens.

The host Lady Bulldogs were paced by Lindsay Johnson and Sydney Castor, who collaborated on 9 kills and two dozen digs, while Jordyn Eichert set their table as well as pitched in eight digs of her own.

St. Ignatius (2-5, 4-11) has a pair of games remaining on their slate with a conference finale against league leading Florence. Ronan (2-5, 5-10) traveled on Saturday to close out their regular schedule against occupants on the lower rung of the league ladder incarcerated at Deer Lodge.

Ronan def St Ignatius 25-10, 25-15, 26-24

KILLS – Ronan 35 (Kendra Starkel 11, Sydnee Clairmont 11, McKenzie Dulmes 5, McKenzie Cates 5, Ashley Peterson 3), StIgn 15 (Lindsay Johnson 5, Sydney Castor 4, Emilie Charlo 2, Camaleigh Old Coyote 2, Shania Dubois, Laurel Scott). ACES – Ronan 8 (Dani Richwine 4, Syd Clairmont 2, Starkel, Dulmes), StIgn 5 (Jordyn Eichert 2, Trinity Lewandowski, Johnson, Charlo). ASSISTS – Ronan 27 (Jordyn Clairmont 13, Shaina Snyder 12, Starkel, Dulmes), StIgn 10 (Eichert 10). BLOCKS – Ronan 10 (Ashley Peterson 4, Cates 3, Starkel 2, Dulmes), StIgn 2 (Johnson 2). DIGS – Ronan 43 (Starkel 11, Dulmes 11, Richwine 7, Cates 6, J.Clairmont 4, Syd Clairmont 3, Peterson), StIgn 55 (Johnson 16, Castor 8, Eichert 8, Shania Dubois 8, Lewandowski 6, Heath 3, Charlo 3, Old Coyote, Scott, Daisie Vandenbos). (Th23Oct14vb)

Florence 3,

St. Ignatius 0

At St. Ignatius this past Saturday, the visiting 6B Lady Falcons dominated the host Lady Bulldogs much in the same fashion as they have many of their opponents this season, dictating the tempo of the game while executing fundamentals with finesse. Lindsay Johnson spiked half of the Mission team kills as well as contributed 9 digs, while Jordyn Eichert served up a pair of aces as well as set the table for all of the team assists.

The loss in conjunction with a Ronan Maiden win over their final conference opponent dropped the Lady Bulldogs (2-6, 4-13) a slot in the standings. The 4th place finish sets up a play-in game against 5th place Deer Lodge this Thursday in Florence with the winner advancing to compete in the District 6B Tournament at Florence this weekend.

Florence def St Ignatius 25-7, 25-15, 25-9

KILLS – Flo 38 (Sabrina Hopcroft 12), StIgn 8 (Lindsay Johnson 4). ACES – Flo 13 (Rylie Hawkins 5), StIgn 3 (Jordyn Eichert 2). ASSISTS – Flo 38 (Hawkins 37), StIgn 8 (Eichert 8). BLOCKS – Flo 5 (Jessica Dufresne 3), StIgn 4 (Emilie Charlo 2). DIGS – Flo 56 (Kristyne Drozdz 27), StIgn 38 (Johnson 9). (Sa25Oct14vb)

TFalls 3,

St. Ignatius 0

At St. Ignatius this past Friday, the host Lady Bulldogs had intended to teather the talons of the visiting 7B Lady Bluehawks, but it was the visitors who ended up putting a muzzle around the bite of the host team in straight sets.

Mission defense held the edge as they both out blocked and outdug their visitors. But the Lady Bluehawks more than doubled up the numbers in the offensive categories to outpoint their hosts by a similar margin.

6B Mission (2-5, 4-12) wrapped up their regular schedule on Saturday against the visiting league leading 6B Florence Lady Falcons.

Thompson Falls def St Ignatius 25-11, 25-12, 25-13

KILLS - TF 33 (Shey Hannum 11), StIgn 13 (Lindsay Johnson 6). ACES - TF 9 (S.Hannum 4), StIgn 1 (Trinity Lewandowski 1). ASSISTS – TF 31 (Logan Beckman 30), StIgn 11 (Jordyn Eichert 11). BLOCKS – TFG 7 (S.Hannum 3), StIgn 8 (Emilie Charlo 6). DIGS – TF 48 (Sierra Sorlie 13), StIgn 51 (Johnson 10, Eichert 10). (Fr24Oct14vb)

Ronan 3,

Deer Lodge 0

At Deer Lodge last Saturday, the visiting Maidens swept the host Lady Wardens in straight sets and vaulted into third place in conjunction with a Mission loss to Florence. In their last regular schedule game of their prep volleyball careers, the Maiden seniors Kendra Starkel, Sydnee Clairmont, Kenzie Dulmes, McKenzie Cates and Dani Richwine combined for 21 kills, a dozen aces and 34 digs.

With the back-to-back conference wins, Ronan (3-5, 6-10) passed Mission in the standings as they moved into third place. The Maidens will participate in the District tournament in Florence this weekend.

Ronan def Deer Lodge 25-22, 25-18, 25-18

KILLS - Ronan 24 (Kendra Starkel 8, Sydney Clairmont 5, Kenzie Dulmes 4, McKenzie Cates 3, Ashley Peterson 3, Dani Richwine), DL 14 (Kirstin Cooper). ACES - Ronan 15 (Richwine 6, Syd Clairmont 3, Starkel 2, J.Clairmont, Cates, Alex Dennis, Ali Buhr), DL5 (Courtney Goff 3). ASSISTS - Ronan 18 (Jordyn Clairmont 8, Shaina Snyder 8, Starkel 2), DL 10 (Hunter Therriault 10). BLOCKS - Ronan 5 (Dulmes 2, Peterson 2, Buhr), DL 4 (Cooper 2). DIGS - Ronan 33 (Richwine 20, Starkel 6, Dulmes 5, Syd Clairmont 2, J.Clairmont, Cates), DL 40 (Jaicee Senegal 13). (Sa25Oct14vb)

Arlee 3,

Hot Spr 0

At Hot Springs this past Saturday, the visiting Scarlets closed out their regular schedule on a high note with a three game sweep of the Lady Savage Heat of Hot Springs. Violet Pablo spiked half of the Scarlet team kills, while Carly Hergett baffled the Hot Springs defense with 8 service aces. Abby Yocum and Ashley Revis contributed a block apiece to the cause while Morgan Malatare set the table for the front row. Arlee (7-5, 8-7) wrapped up their regular schedule and embark upon the District Tournament in St. Regis this weekend.

Arlee def Hot Springs 25-18, 25-21, 25-17

KILLS - Arlee 28 (Violet Pablo 14), HS (). ACES - Arlee 19 (Carly Hergett 8), HS (). ASSISTS - Arlee 21 (Morgan Malatare 20), HS (). BLOCKS - Arlee 2 (Abby Yocum, Ashley Revis), HS (). DIGS - Arlee 40 (Hergett 8, Megan Reed 7), HS (). (Sa25Oct14vb)

Noxon 3, Arlee 0

At Noxon last Friday in the second installment of a 10C rumble, the visiting Scarlets intended to scare some of the Devil out of Noxon with a series of exorcizes in volleyball fundamentals, but the host team prevailed in straight sets. Perhaps proximity to Halloween provides a degree of benefit to certain types of mascot affiliation. Violet Pablo and Bryndle Goyins combined for 10 kills, while Carly Hergett stuffed a trio of blocks.

Arlee (6-5, 7-7) traveled to Hot Springs last Saturday as they wrapped up their regular schedule.

Noxon def Arlee 25-20, 25-17, 25-15

KILLS - Arlee 22 (Violet Pablo 5, Bryndle Goyins 5), Nox 26 (McKenna Krueger 12). ACES - Arlee 8 (Morgan Malatare 2, Megan Reed 2), Nox 2 (Bethany Ulrich 2). ASSISTS - Arlee 17 (Malatare 13), Nox 26 (Sara Webley 7). BLOCKS - Arlee 5 (Carly Hergett 3), Nox 9 (Krueger 6). DIGS - Arlee 27 (Goyins 5), Nox 17 (Webley 4, Asiah Jensen 4). (Fr24Oct14vb)

Noxon 3, Arlee 0

At Arlee this past Thursday in a rescheduled match, the host Scarlets trailed by a 2 set deficit entering the third set. Arlee made some adjustments and pushed the visiting Lady Red Devils to the brink in the third game, but the visitors were able to escape with the win and the match. Arlee (6-4, 7-6) played a rematch with Noxon on Friday.

Noxon def Arlee 25-15, 25-18, 25-23

KILLS - Nox 32 (McKenna Krueger 14), Arlee na. ACES - Nox 1 (Michelle Zavoianu), Arlee na. ASSISTS - Nox 26 (Sara Webley 13), Arlee na. BLOCKS - Nox 9 (Krueger 7), Arlee na. DIGS - Nox 33 (Bethanie Ulrich 8), Arlee na. (Th23Oct14vb)

Charlo 3, Hot Springs 0

At Charlo this past Thursday on Senior Night, the host Lady Vikings wrapped up their season on a high note with a three set sweep of the visiting Lady Savage Heat. The sensational seniors on the Lady Viking squad wrapped up their last home game in style. Sienna Brown, Shayna Nagy, Madison Foust and Lindsey Tryon combined for 19 kills, while Homecoming Queen Courtney Vaughan swapped places with Lindsey Tryon on defense to collaborate with the others for a total of 19 of the team 34 digs.

Charlo (11-1, 13-3) will take the top 10C seed into the District Tournament at St. Regis this weekend.

Charlo def Hot Springs 25-7, 25-18, 25-12

KILLS - HS 6 (three with 2), Charlo 27 (Sienna Brown 11, Ashley Tryon 5, Shayna Nagy 4, Madison Foust 3, Mikaylan Roylance 2, Lindsey Tryon, Cheyenne Nagy). ACES - HS 4 (Makenzi Skellenger 2), Charlo 8 (Foust , Jaycee Anderson , Roylance ). ASSISTS - HS 6 (Josey Carr 6), Charlo 21 (Roylance 12, Foust 8, Anderson). BLOCKS - HS 3 (3 with 1), Charlo 5 (L.Tryon 2, A.Tryon, Kathleen Cox, Ashley Shenyer). DIGS - HS 48 (Sophie Jeffries 12), Charlo 34 (S.Nagy 6, Courtney Vaughan 6, Brooke Doty 6, Foust 4, Roylance 4, Brown 3, A.Tryon 3, Anderson). (Th23Oct14vb)

StReg 3, TER 0

At Pablo, the visiting Lady Tigers roared to the forefront in the first two sets, then had a battle on their hands as the host Lady Eagles tightened the scoring in the third set before St. Regis swept the match. Two Eagle was paced by Tyra Michel with 5 kills, 4 aces, 4 blocks and a pair of assists.

Two Eagle (0-12) wrapped up their regular schedule and will aim for their first win in the District play-in game at St. Regis this weekend.

St Regis def Two Eagle River 25-10, 25-15, 25-23

KILLS - StR 32 (Gabby Moeller 12, Courtney Cheesman 12), TER 15 (Tyra Michel 5). ACES - StR 11 (Moeller 3), TER 4 (Michel 4). ASSISTS - StR 25 (Madison Hill 12), TER 4 (Michel 2, Casadi Wunderlich 2). BLOCKS - StR 5 (Moeller 3), TER 4 (Michel 4). StR 29 (Patience Jones 10), DIGS - TER 37 (Michel 11). (Fr24Oct14vb)

Noxon 3, TER 0

At Pablo, the visiting 10C Lady Red Devils must have sensed that Halloween is approaching, for they created some mischief, applied a bit of trickery and ultimately caused mayhem for the host Lady Eagles in straight sets. The first set was fairly competitive with Two Eagle stretching the contest almost into the 20s. But thereafter it would be the Devils doing as they took the match. Two Eagle was led by Tyra Michel with 4 kills and 4 assists, while Misty Mendoza served up a trio of aces.

Noxon def Two Eagle 25-19, 25-9, 25-12

KILLS - Nox 34 (McKenna Krueger 17), TER 9 (Tyra Michel 4). ACES - Nox 3 (Nicky Zavoianu 2), Ter 4 (Misty Mendoza 3). ASSISTS - Nox 34 (Sara Webley 30), TER 6 (Michel 4). BLOCKS - Nox 5 (Krueger 3), TER 0. DIGS - Nox 20 (Michelle Zavoianu 8), TER 26 (Shaylynn Andrew 9).(Th16Oct14vb)

The Polson Lady Pirates split their matches against a tough pair of volleyball teams on their schedule this past week. Both the NWA conference crown Columbia Falls WildKats and the SWA Dillon Lady Beavers were the only teams to hang a loss on the defending State A champion Corvallis Lady Blue Devils this season.

Polson 3,

Dillon 2

At Polson, a volleyball slugfest ensued when the host Lady Pirates and the visiting Lady Beavers went at one another on the volleyball court last Saturday. Both teams flung rocket propelled spikes across the net that at times either ricocheted off the floor or applied a different sort of “facial” compound to the skin of a defender attempting to dig one of them out. At the service line, each team sent sizzling serves across the net that at times seemed to explode upon contact. All this high velocity offense combined for over a hundred kills and almost two dozen aces by both teams together. Yet the defense on either side of the net was up to the task of digging out some of the most difficult hits that have been witnessed this season. For the Lady Beavers, Taylor Chase and Cierra Lamey provided most of the fireworks. On the Lady Pirate side of the net, the jump serving of Haley Fyant and the low hummers served by Jaiden Toth that left about as much room as they cleared the net as an eye of a needle leaves space for a piece of thread helped spark the Polson offense with some oohs and aahhs from the crowd in attendance. Haley “the Hurricane” demonstrated why she acquired her nickname by spiking a couple of shots at Lady Beaver defenders that almost left vapor trails like a jet liner streaking across the sky on account of them being hit so hard that the sound of their impact reverberated after contact.

Key to this game was the stellar defense by the dynamic diggin dynamoes of the Lady Pirate defenders. Polson has a quintet of players ranked among the TOP 10 of the conference for digs. Prior to this game, a quartet of them had over 100 digs for the season that included seniors Jaiden Toth, Libby Clay, Sarah Rausch and Taylor Davis. Their fifth member, Lydia Dupuis, crested the century plateau midway through this game to give Polson their fifth member with over 100 digs on the season with a handful of games yet to be played in the season. Fyant joins the century club for kills tallies, while Toth is approaching the half century mark for service aces.

Polson (2-5, 5-6) will host Stevensville this Thursday the last day of October on Senior Night, then travels to Libby on Saturday for the regular schedule finale.

Polson def Dillon 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-10

KILLS - Dillon 45 (Taylor Chase 17), Polson 58 (Haley Fyant 15, Lauren Lefthand 12, Nicole Lake 9, Taylor Brackey 9, Chadelle Smith 7, Jaiden Toth 5, Lydia Dupuis). ACES - Dillon 8 (Bailey Berriochoa), Polson 15 (Fyant 5, Toth 5, Libby Clay 2, Smith 2, Sarah Rausch). ASSISTS - Dillon 39 (Holly Andersen 36), Polson 46 (Toth 44, Brackey 2). BLOCKS - Dillon 1, Polson 7 (Toth 3, Fyant 2, Lake 2, Lefthand). DIGS - Dillon 63 (Cierra Lamey 13), Polson 79 (Toth 24, Libby Clay 20, Lydia Dupuis 10, Rausch 7, Fyant 5, Smith 5, Lefthand 3, Brackey 3, Skyla Krantz 3, Taylor Davis 2).(Sa25Oct14vb)

CFalls 3, Polson 0

At Columbia Falls, the visiting Lady Pirates had a tall order before them when they tangled with the conference leading WildKats this past Thursday. The Polson front line had to contend with a trio of sophomore six-foot WildKats in 6-0 Kiara Burlage, 6-0 Cydney Finberg as well as 6-1 Morgan Stengar with another sophomore waiting in the wings in 6-0 KJ Schweikert listed on their JV squad. Then there are the quintet of seasoned seniors with the tallest of them stretching the net in 5-11 Winter Kemppainien.

Despite having to play in the shadows cast by several of these skyscrapers, the Lady Pirates battled valiantly. Haley Fyant led Polson with 10 kills, while Libby Clay and Lydia Dupuis scooped up 10 digs each.

Polson (2-5, 4-6) would face visiting Dillon on Saturday.

CFalls def Polson 25-17, 25-19, 25-10

KILLS - Polson 27 (Haley Fyant 10, Nicole Lake 5, Chadelle Smith 3, Lydia Dupuis 3, Lauren Lefthand 2, Jaiden Toth 2, Taylor Brackey 2), CF 35 (Kiara Burlage 13, Carla Nicosia 6). ACES - Polson 5 (Toth 3, Sarah Rausch, Fyant), CF 10 (Shaylene Fishel 4). ASSISTS - Polson 24 (Jaiden Toth 24), CF 32 (Cydney Finberg 28). BLOCKS - Polson 3 (Toth 2, Lake), CF 7 (Winter Kemppainen 4, Nicosia 3). DIGS - Polson 52 (Toth 14, Sarah Rausch 10, Libby Clay 8, Lydia Dupuis 7, Fyant 6, Taylor Davis 4, Brackey, Smith, Lefthand), CF 42 (Fishel 12, Cyd Finberg 9).(Th23Oct14vb)

Variations between media reported stats and these can be attributed to adjustments made after game film has been reviewed.

CLASS B MV VB BY THE #S

As the Mission Valley based Class B teams embark upon the 6B District tournament in Florence this coming weekend, it seemed appropriate to highlight some of the numbers several of the players have accrued thus far. If a player tallies a hundred plus in any category, they join the elite sounding company of the “Century Club” contributors.

MISSION ST. IGNATIUS LADY BULLDOG 6B VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Bulldogs have one prominent player with dual century club credentials with Lindsay Johnson tallying 137 kills and 206 digs thus far into the season. Setter Jordyn Eichert has acquired both dual as well as double century club status with over 200 set assists on the season as well as over a 100 digs. The Lady Bulldogs have a half dozen defensive diggin dynamos on their squad with over 100 digs thus far on the season.

Century Club Contributors

KILLS - Lindsay Johnson 137Kills, 206Digs

SET ASSISTS - Jordyn Eichert 253SA of tm total 262 SA

DIGS - Lindsey Johnson 206D, Shania Dubois 157D, Courtney Heath 147D, Jordyn Eichert 133D, Trinity Lewandowski 126D, Sydney Castor 107D

Other Category Contributors

KILLS - Emilie Charlo 73K, Sydney Castor 46K,

ACES - Jordyn Eichert 38A, Sydney c27A, Trinity 27A, Lindsay J 20A, Shaniia Dubois 14A, Emilie Charlo 13A

BLOCKS - Lindsay Johnson 38BS, Emilie 25BS StIgn tm total 74Blk

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RONAN MAIDEN 6B V-BALL

The Ronan Maidens feature several century club contributors thus far this season. Sydney Clairmont, Kendra Starkel and McKenzie Dulmes all have 100 or more kills among them,

Century Club Contributors

Based on the data I have available from the 16 games this season, the number crunch comes out as the following:

KILLS - Sydney Clairmont 114K, Kendra Starkel 112K, McKenzie Dulmes 100K.

DIGS - Kendra Starkel 227D, Dani Richwine 169D, McKenzie Dulmes 105D.

ACES - Starkel 48A + Richwine 40A + Syd Clairmont 26A = 100+

Other Category Contributors

KILLS - Ashley Peterson 43K,

DIGS - Syd Clairmont 74D, 57SA, 14.5B

ACE - Kenzie Dulmes 10Ace,

BLOCKS - Ashley Peterson 17B, McKenzie Dulmes 12.5B, McKenzie Cates 12B