Lady Pirates fall short of qualifying for state
Maggie Todd of Polson battles a Dillon duo at the net during their Western A Divisional match. The Lady Pirates came out on top, three sets to two. (Bob Gunderson/Lake County Leader)
Polson’s Olivia Perez (10) and Berkley Ellis, left, use a double block to reject an attack by a Dillon hitter during the Western A Divisional. The Lady Pirates won 3-2 to stay alive, but were eliminated by Columbia Falls. (Bob Gunderson/Lake County Leader)
Lady Pirate Grace Quinones skies for a kill over two Columbia Falls blockers during a Western A Divisional Tournament last weekend in Whitefish. The Wildkats eliminated Polson in a 3-0 sweep. (Bob Gunderson/Lake County Leader)
Mikaela DuCharme of Polson tips for a point over Dillon twin blockers.
The Polson Lady Pirates volleyball team concluded its season — winning one of the three matches they played during the Western A Divisional Tournament Thursday through Saturday at Whitefish School.
The Lady Pirates team struggled in Divisionals, falling to Corvallis in three games. Then, Polson bounced back with a quality victory over Dillon in a loser-out match — defeating Dillon 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-9.
Polson had plenty of contributors that aided in their victory against Dillon statistically. Led by setter Berkley Ellis, who contributed with 37 assists, Mikaela DuCharme and Maggie also both registered double-digit kills. DuCharme finished with 17, and Todd had 12. Paige Noyes led the team with 20 of their 98 digs, and the team collected a total of 11 aces throughout the contest.
After the Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Beavers, they had the task of facing Columbia Falls, one of the top-tier teams in the conference. C-Falls swept the Lady Pirates, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12, officially ending Polson’s season under first-year head coach Lizzy Cox.
Todd and DuCharme, who both registered in double-digit kills against Dillon, combined for only 14 kills in the loss. Other contributors included Lauren Faulkner, who led the Lady Pirates with three blocks.
Polson Volleyball
Corvallis def. Polson 3-0
4NW Polson (6-13), 1SW Corvallis (NA)
Corvallis def. Polson 25-20, 25-10, 25-7
KILLS – P19 (Maggie Todd 7, Grace Quinones 5), C40 (Maureen Jessop 14,Charlotte Powell 12). ACES – P5 (Paige Noyes 2), C11 (Powell 5, Kaitlin Irwin 4). ASSISTS – P15 (Berkley Ellis 11), C36 (Hannah Martin 34). BLOCKS – P2 (Mikaela DuCharme 2), C5 (Powell 4). DIGS – P55 (Kaylanna DesJarlais 13, Noyes 11, Ellis 10). (Th01Nov18gm4div)
Polson def. Dillon 3-2 (loser out)
Polson (7-13), Dillon (NA)
Polson def. Dillon 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-9
KILLS – D36 (Josey Jones 10), P50 (Mikaela DuCharme 17, Maggie Todd 12). ACES – D15 (Jones 10), P11 (Noyes 3, Kaylanna DesJarlais 2, DuCharme 2). ASSISTS – D32 (Tynn Christiansen 29), PAssists – 37 (Berkely Ellis 35). BLOCKS – D3 (na), P4 (Olivia Perez 2). DIGS – D80 (Shylee Ledbetter 23), P98 (Paige Noyes 20). (Fr02Nov18gm8div)
Columbia Falls def. Polson 3-0 (loser out)
Polson (7-14), C-Falls (14-5)
Columbia Falls def. Polson 25-15, 25-16, 25-22
KILLS – CF35 (Mady Hoerner 9), P21 (Maggie Todd 8, Mikaela DuCharme 6). ACES – CF3 (Savvy Ellis 2), P3 (DuCharme 2). ASSISTS – CF30 (Hannah Schweikert 26), P16 (Berkely Ellis 13). BLOCKS – CF6 (Lauren Faulkner 3), P2 (na). DIGS – CF67 (Angellica Street 21), P72 (Paige Noyes 18, Ellis 17). (Fr02Nov18gm10div)
Western A Divisional
Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at Whitefish
(Four teams advance)
(gm1) Libby def. Butte Central 3-0 (25-22,25-20,25-14)
(gm2) C-Falls def. Stevensville 3-0 (25-11,25-14,25-13)
(gm3) Whitefish def. Dillon 3-0 (25-11,25-20,25-14)
(gm4) Corvallis def. Polson (25-20, 25-10, 25-7)
(gm5) Libby def. C-Falls 3-1 (25-19,19-25,25-9,25-18)
(gm6) Corvallis def. Whitefish 3-0 (25-18,25-20,25-15)
(gm7) Stevensville def. Butte Central 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-10) loser out
(gm8) Polson def. Dillon 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-9) loser out
(gm9) Whitefish def. Stevensville 3-1 (25-15, 16-25, 25-8, 25-17) loser out
(gm10) C-Falls def. Polson (25-15, 25-16, 25-22) loser out
(gm11) Corvallis def. Libby 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-21), undefeated semifinal
(gm12) C-Falls def. Whitefish 3-0 (25-14,25-12,25-19) 4th place
(gm13) Libby def. C-Falls 3-2 (25-16,15-25,23-25,25-17, 5-5) 3rd place
(gm14) Corvallis def. Libby 3-1 (25-23,25-15,15-25, 25-13) championship
— John Heglie contributed to this article.