Photos: Ronan visits Polson
Polson's Maggie Todd fires a shot past Ronan's Leina Ulutoa (7) and Madeline McCrea (9). (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Polson head coach Lizzy Cox encourages her team during a timeout Friday night. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Ronana head coach Lacey Phelan talks with her team Friday night in Polson. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Ronan junior Olivia Clairmont lines up a shot against the Lady Pirates on Friday night in Polson. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
The Maidens celebrate after winning a point Friday night in Polson. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Polson's Maggie Todd blasts one by Ronan defenders Madeline McCrea (9) and Adrianna Tatukivei (6). (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Polson's Hallie Moss gets one past Madeline McCrea (9) and LaReina Cordova (5) on Friday night. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Polson kept things light with a little dancing during a break. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Ronan's Olivia Clairmont signals her teammates prior to a serve Friday night in Polson. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Ronan junior LaReina Cordova looks for a gap in the defense as Polson's Liz Tolley (7) and Grace Simonich (8) rise to challenge Friday night in Polson. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Hallie Moss rises for a big hit against Ronan. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
The Lady Pirates celebrate after clinching a trip to state with a four-set win over Ronan at home on Friday. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
The Ronan volleyball team visited Polson for one of the biggest matches between the two teams in recent memory.
The Lady Pirates took the match in four sets -- 25-21, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21 -- and secured a trip to the class A state tournament in Shelby.
Ronan was coming off a big upset win at Southwest District top seed Corvallis on Thursday. The Maidens will travel to Frenchtown for a loser-out match Saturday. The winner of that match qualifies for state.
Polson will travel to Northwest District top seed Columbia Falls on Saturday. The undefeated Wildcats have lost just three sets all season and swept the Lady Pirates in both of their previous meetings.
Read more about this week's volleyball action in Thursday's print edition of the Lake County Leader.
