Volleyball Roundup: Pirates, Maidens stay the course
Polson's Liz Tolley goes for a kill against Whitefish. It was Pink-Out night, in support of the fight against breast cancer. (Courtesy of Bob Gunderson)
The Polson and Ronan volleyball teams made short work of teams at or near the bottom of the Northwest A standings last week while maintaining their spots as the clear frontrunners of the conference.
Both teams won a pair of matches without losing a set.
LaReina Cordova led the Maidens (6-2, 10-2) with 13 kills and 11 digs, and Leina Ulutoa had 19 assists in a 25-19, 25-23, 25-23 win over Whitefish on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Hannah Rowe added 13 assists.
On Thursday, Olivia Clairmont had a team-high nine kills and Rylie Lindquist had 19 digs as Ronan swept Columbia Falls 25-21, 25-19, 25-17.
Also Thursday, the Lady Pirates (8-0, 10-1) got 13 kills from Mckenna Hanson and nine from Camilla Foresti in a 25-15, 25-20, 25-13 victory against Whitefish (1-8, 2-11). Hanson also had three of Polson’s nine aces. Avery Starr and Grace Simonich combined for 29 assists.
Polson capped off the week with a 25-11 25-14 25-13 win Saturday at Browning.
Liz Tolley had nine kills, Hanson had seven and Foresti hit on six aces for the Lady Pirates.
Both teams have regular season home finales on Thursday, Oct. 28. The Pirates host Columbia Falls (4-5, 7-6), while the Maidens host Libby (6-2, 6-5). Then they both travel to wrap up the regular season Saturday, when Polson visits Libby and Ronan heads to Browning.
There will be a district play-in game Monday night, and the divisional tournament begins Thursday, Nov. 4 at Ronan.
Polson def. Browning 25-11 25-14 25-13
KILLS – P26 (Tolley 9, Hanson 7, Foresti 4, Todd 3, Starr 3). ACES – P23 (Foresti 6, Hanson 5, Simonich 4, Starr 3, Tolley 2, Todd 2, Violett). ASSISTS – P25 (Starr 13, Simonich 10, Tolley, Barnard). BLOCKS – P3 (Simonich 2, Todd). DIGS – P23 (Simonich 6, Hanson 5, Tolley 3, Foresti 2, Todd 2, Barnard 2, Violett, Starr, Ward).
Polson def. Whitefish 25-15, 25-20, 25-13
KILLS – WF18 (Trieweiler 7, Walburn 4), P37 (Hanson 13, Foresti 9, Tolley 7, Pierre 3,Todd 2, Simonich 2, Simpson). ACES – WF1 (Smith), P9 (Hanson 3, Simonich 3, Todd 2, Starr). ASSISTS – WF18 (Scott 9, Blackwell 7), P32 (Starr 16, Simonich 13, Foresti, Tolley, Pierre). BLOCKS – WF6 (Walburn 3, Wilde 2), P6 (Tolley 3bs, Todd 2bs1ba, Simonich 1ba). DIGS – WF30 (Markowitz 8, Trieweiler 6), P45 (Tolley 14, Foresti 10, Hanson 7, Starr 5, Barnard 5, Todd 2, Pierre, Simpson).
Ronan def. C-Falls 25-21, 25-19, 25-17
KILLS – CF10 (Stutsman 3, Gedlaman 2, Moultray 2, Alton 2), R19 (Clairmont 9, L. Cordova 4, Lindquist 4, Ulutoa, Fetui). ACES – CF8 (Stutsman 3, Brandeberry 2), R4 (L. Cordova 3, Crist). ASSISTS CF11 (Marino 10, Stuttsman), R19 (Ulutoa 14, Rowe 3, L. Cordova 2). BLOCKS – CF7 (Moultray 2, Alton 2), R10 (Ulutoa 1bs4ba, Frost 1bs3ba, Clairmont 1bs3ba, Lindquist 1bs1ba, Fetui 1ba). DIGS – CF43 (Lawrence 11, Stutsman 11, Marion 7), R67 (Lindquist 19, L. Cordova 11, M. Cordova 8, Rowe 8, Ulutoa 7, Clairmont 5, Fetui 5, Fisher 2, Crist, Vizzerra).
Ronan def. Whitefish 25-19, 25-23, 25-23
KILLS – R33 (L. Cordova 13, Clairmont 6, Fetui 5, Lindquist 5, Ulutoa 4), WF21 (Walburn 7, Zetooney 5). ACES – R3 (Ulutoa 2, Crist), WF6 (six with 1). ASSISTS – R33 (Ulutoa 19, Rowe 13, Fetui), WF19 (Blackell 10, Scott 8). BLOCKS – R3 (Clairmont 2bs1ba, Lindquist 1ba), WF7 (Zetooney 3, Walburn 2). DIGS – R42 (Lindquist 11, L. Cordova 11, M. Cordova 7, Rowe 4, Ulutoa 2, Crist 2, Clairmont, Fetui, Vizzerra, Frost, Webster), WF46 (Trieweiler 17, Markowitz 15).