Charlo remains undefeated in conference play, Polson finishes up regular season next week

As the regular season comes to an end for Class B and C schools, Charlo remains on top of the 10C district standings. In Class A, Polson has an extra week before the divisional tournament. They have two home games next week to finish off their regular season.

ARLEE

The Arlee Scarlets had two games last week. In the first, on Thursday, they needed four games to get by Noxon. In that match, Carly Hergett led the team with 17 kills. Becca Whitesell had two blocks, Kaylee Samsel had 11 digs, and Eden Morin had seven aces. Whitesell had 34 assists. On Saturday, Arlee hosted Hot Springs for their senior night. The Scarlets took care of business in three. Bryndle Goyins had 11 kills and two aces. Whitesell had 15 assists and a block, Kaylee Samsel had four digs, and Hergett had a block and two aces.

Arlee took on Charlo Tuesday night and the team travels to Plains on Thursday for their last regular season game.

Arlee def. Noxon, 22-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-17

Kills – Arlee 44 (Carly Hergett 17), Noxon 23 (Asiah Jensen 11). Blocks – Arlee 5 (Becca Whitesell 2), Noxon 5 (Delaney Weltz 5). Digs – Arlee 38 (Kaylee Samsel 11), Noxon 11 (Natalia Beardsley 3). Assists – Arlee 38 (Whitesell 34), Noxon 18 (Hayli Jensen 9). Aces – Arlee 12 (Eden Morin 7), Noxon 0.

Arlee def. Hot Springs 25-17, 25-14, 25-12

ARLEE- Kills: (Bryndle Goyins 11) Assists: 17 (Becca Whitesell 15) Digs: 16 (Kaylee Samsel 4) Blocks: 2 (Becca whitesell and Carly Hergett) Aces: 11 (Carly Hergett and Bryndle Goyins 2)

CHARLO

The Vikings had two games last week as well. Last Tuesday, the team traveled to Hot Springs, where they needed four games to take them down. Kaitlin Cox led the offense with 11 kills, Mikaylan Roylance led the defense with 23 digs, and Jaycee Andersen had seven aces. Roylance also had 18 assists. On Saturday, the Vikings traveled to Pablo to take on Two Eagle. No stats were available, however, Charlo won in three games.

Charlo hosted Arlee on Tuesday night for their last regular season game. As of Monday, the team was in first place in the 10C district with no conference losses.

Charlo def. Hot Springs, 22-25, 25-9, 25-12, 25-21.

Kills – Charlo 34 (Kaitlin Cox 11), Hot Springs 24 (Sophie Jeffries 6). Blocks – Charlo 4, Hot Springs 3. Digs – Charlo 81 (Mikaylan Roylance 23), Hot Springs 58 (MaKenzi Skellenger 20). Assists – Charlo 23 (Roylance 18), Hot Springs 17 (Karly Lawson 13). Aces – Charlo 14 (Jaycee Andersen 7), Hot Springs 8 (Lexie DeTienne 3).

Mission

The Mission volleyball team played Anaconda and Deer Lodge on Saturday. Against Anaconda, Mission struggled, not scoring more than 16 points in each of the three games. Leading the offense for Mission was Sydney Castor who had six kills. Jordyn Eichert had eight assists, Afton Brander had two blocks, Sophie Tolbert had two aces, and Daisie VandenBos had eight digs.

Against Deer Lodge, Mission played tough, defeating them 25-21 in the first game. Deer Lodge battled back to take the next three and win the match. Castor had 10 kills for the Bulldogs, Brander had three blocks, Eichert had 16 digs and 16 assists, and Haley Carroll had three aces.

Mission hosts Ronan for their senior night and homecoming on Thursday, then travel to Loyola on Saturday.

Anaconda def. Mission 25-9, 25-16, 25-15

Kills (12) Sydney Castor-6 Blocks (2) Afton Brander-2 Digs (28) Daisie VandenBos 8 Assists (10) Eichert-8 Aces (3) Sophie Tolbert- 2

Deer Lodge def. Mission 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-14

Kills (28) Sydney Castor-10 Blocks (3) Afton Brander-3 Digs (67) Jordyn Eichert 16, Ran’Dee Charlo 15 Assists (17) Eichert-16 Aces (8) Haley Carroll- 3

POLSON

By JOHN HEGLIE

Special for the Leader

At Missoula last Thursday through Friday at the Missoula County Invitational volleyball tournament, the Lady Pirates faced off against some of the toughest volleyball competition west of the Continental Divide. Polson won a half dozen games over the course of the two day tournament, beating a quartet of quality AA teams in the process. In a couple of other games, they let their opponent wiggle off the hook. All in all, the team was not far from splitting the sum total of their matches. The games do not count against their regular season record.

The biggest guns blazing at the net were Chadelle Smith and Haley Fyant, who combined to post 86 cumulative kills. Lauren Lefthand, Kaelyn Smith and Hannah Fryberger also tallied double figures for spikes. Top gun aces at the service line were Fryberger with 10, Kaelyn Smith with nine along with Fyant and Lydia Dupuis collaborating on another seven aces. Top digging defensive dynamos were Dupuis with 50 digs, followed by Shawna Lenz with 38 scoops off the floor. Marlee Congdon and Erin Sampson collaborated on another 58 digs.

Polson (1-4, 4-6) travels to Missoula on Thursday for a cross classification clash with the 6B Loyola Sacred Heart Breakers, then travel to Dillon on Saturday to stick it to the Lady Beavers on their pond. The Lady Pirates return home on Tuesday, October 27, when they will host Hamilton.

MCInv consolation Bracket

Polson def Butte 2-0 (25-23, 25-10)

Polson loss Big Sky (21-25, 14-25)

Polson loss SentJV (16-25, 19-25)

Thursday pool play results

Hellgate venue — Kalispell Flathead 13-1, Helena Capital 10-4, Missoula Hellgate 8-6, Great Falls 7-7, Missoula Big Sky 7-7, Columbia Falls 5-9, Polson 4-10, Frenchtown 2-2.

MVInv pool play

Flathead def Polson 2-0, C Falls def Polson 2-0, Polson, Frenchtown split, Polson, Great Falls split, Polson, Hellgate split, Polson, Helena Capital split, Big Sky def Polson 2-0

*Top eight teams route to championship bracket at Sentinel Friday.

Lower eight play in consolation bracket at Hellgate.

2015 MCvbInv Pool+Brkt cum stats

KILLS (134) – Chadelle Smith 44, Haley Fyant 42, Lauren Lefthand 21, Kaelyn Smith 14, Hannah Fryberger 11, Lydia Dupuis 1, Julia Sanderson 1. ACES (29) – Fryberger 10, K.Smith 9, Fyant 4, Dupuis 3, Erin Sampson 1, Kyler Lundeen 1, Laurel Bitterman 1. ASSISTS (130) – Erin Sampson 130. BLOCKS (15) – K.Smith 4BS+1BA, C.Smith 3BS+2BA, Fyant 2BS+2BA, Lefthand 1BS+1BA, Sanderson 1BS+1BA, Fryberger 1BA. DIGS (224) – Dupuis 50, Shawna Lenz 38, Marlee Congdon 30, Sampson 28, C.Smith 17, K.Smith 14, Fryberger 14, Fyant 11, Lundeen 8, Bitterman 8, Sanderson 3, Lefthand 3.

RONAN

The Ronan Maidens had three tough games last week. On Tuesday, they traveled to Florence, where they were taken down in three. Lee Camel had three kills, Ashley Peterson had two kills, and five blocks, and Shaina Snyder added two kills, seven digs, and four assists.

On Thursday, Loyola hosted Ronan. They also defeated the Maidens in three games. Peterson had five kills in that match, and Snyder had three. Jordyn Clairmont had four digs, two aces, and six assists.

On Saturday, Ronan took on Stillwater Christian, where they got their first win of the week. It took five games to win, but Ronan battled through a back and forth contest to come out on top. Snyder led the team with nine kills, and Peterson added four. Clairmont had 18 digs, a kill, a block, and 12 assists. Alicia Camel had five kills, eight digs, and a block.

Ronan finishes up the regular season with games at Mission and Deer Lodge this week.

Florence def. Ronan 25-22, 25-15, 25-9

Jordyn Clairmont- (1 dig, 1 ace, 3 assists) Tania Ulutoa- (3 digs) Shaina Snyder- (2 kills, 7 digs, 4 assists) Siliye Pete- (1 kill) Ally Buhr- (2 kills) Bri Harris- (3 digs) Ashley Peterson- (2 kills, 5 blocks) Lee Camel- (3 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces, 1 block) Alicia Camel- (1 kills, 1 dig) Sadie Wirz- (5 digs, 3 aces, 2 assists)

Loyola def. Ronan 25-19, 25-14, 25-15

RONAN- Alex Dennis- (1 kill) Jordyn Clairmont- (4 digs, 2 aces, 6 assists) Tania Ulutoa- (8 digs, 1 ace) Shaina Snyder- (3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 3 assists) Ally Buhr- (1 kill, 2 digs) Bri Harris- (4 digs, 1 assists) Ashley Peterson- (5 kills, 1 block) Lee Camel- (2 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks) Alicia Camel- (1 kills, 1 dig, 2 assists)

Ronan def. Stillwater Christian 15-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11

Alex Dennis- (12 digs, 1 assist) Jordyn Clairmont- (1 kill, 18 digs, 1 block, 12 assists) Tania Ulutoa- (9 digs) Shaina Snyder- (9 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces, 1 block, 7 assists) Bri Harris- (7 digs, 2 aces, 1 assists) Ashley Peterson- (4 kills, 7 digs, 1 assist) Lee Camel- (2 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks) Alicia Camel- (5 kills, 8 dig, 1 block)

TWO EAGLE RIVER

Two Eagle River dropped two games last week, one to St. Regis and another to Charlo. Against St. Regis, The Eagles played very well, taking the Tigers to five games. In a back and forth match up, TER’s Misty Mendoza had 16 kills. Tyra Michel had four blocks, nine aces, and 27 assists, and Shaylyn Andrew had four digs.

St. Regis def. Two Eagle, 25-16, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13

Kills – St. Regis 42, Two Eagle 60 (Misty Mendoza 16). Blocks – , Two Eagle 4 (Tyra Michel 4). Digs – St. Regis 52 Two Eagle 13 (Shaylyn Andrew 4). Assists – 29 (Madison Hill 18), Two Eagle 48 (Michel 27). Aces – Two Eagle 21 (Michel 9).