Libby, Whitefish top 2 at Tipoff
FRENCHTOWN — Northwestern A teams captured the top two places in the Tipoff Tournament versus Southwestern A schools on Saturday.
Libby finished the two-day event with a 5-0-1 record. Whitefish was next at 5-0-2.
Southwestern A’s Corvallis, 4-1-2, and Dillon, 4-2-1, finished at third and fourth, respectively.
On Saturday, Whitefish beat Frenchtown and Butte Central in pool play and Hamilton in a matchup of pool runner-ups.
“I’m really happy with the way we came out and played,” Whitefish coach Jackie Fuller said.
“Everybody stepped up at different points of each game. And everyone got an opportunity to play. That creates better opportunities for us later.”
Whitefish kicks off Northwestern A play Friday hosting Libby.
Northwestern A
vs. Southwestern A
Tipoff Tournament
Saturday at Frenchtown
Final Records
Libby 5-0-1, Whitefish 5-0-2, Corvallis 4-1-2, Dillon 4-2-1, Stevensville 4-3, Frenchtown 3-2-2, Hamilton 3-3, Butte Central 2-2-2, Columbia Falls 1-3-4, Browning 1-6, Polson 0-6-1, Ronan 0-7.
Note: Match scores not available
Glacier 3, Great Falls 2
Glacier 3, C.M. Russell 1
GREAT FALLS — Glacier opened Class AA volleyball action with a pair of nonconference victories.
The Wolfpack, down two sets, rallied to take the final three in topping Great Falls High.
Glacier also battled back against CMR, winning the final three to claim the win.
Kali Gulick was Glacier’s kill and block leader in both matches. She had 17 kills and five blocks against Great Falls and 13 kills and nine blocks versus CMR.
Glacier continues with nonleague play, facing Post Falls and Lakeland on Thursday in Post Falls, Idaho.
Glacier def. Great Falls High
18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-7
Glacier leaders – Kills 34 (Kali Gulick 17); assists 30 (Ashley Montini 30); aces 10 (Kacey Hill 4); digs 29 (Gulick 10); blocks 18 (Gulick 5).
GFH leaders – Kills 37 (Danielle Devlin 11); assists 30 (Devlin 14); aces 14 (Devlin 6); digs 57 (Hailey Little 21); blocks 7 (Erin Hocker, Abbie Groskreutz 3).
Glacier def. C.M. Russell
17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-19
Glacier leaders – Kills 26 (Kali Gulick 13); assists 20 (Ashley Montini 20); aces 10 (Anna Schrade 3); digs 37 (Schrade, Montini 10); blocks 14 (Gulick 9).
CMR leaders – Kills 24 (Allie Olsen 8); assists 23 (Aubrey Wasson 21); aces 13 (Olsen, Kaylee Beer 4); digs 32 (Alexis Gonzales 9); blocks 4 (Olsen, Gabriella Hagen 2).
Flathead 3, CMR 0
Great Falls 3, Flathead 1
GREAT FALLS — Flathead settled for split to open the season with nonconference action.
The Bravettes rolled past C.M. Russell, but came up short with Great Falls High.
Julia Burden had 12 of Flathead’s 23 kills in the victory.
Madde Boles totaled 11 of Flathead’s 34 kills in the setback.
Flathead is off until Sept. 7 when it plays Billings Senior in Great Falls.
Flathead def. C.M. Russell 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
Flathead leaders – Kills 23 (Julia Burden 12); assists 22 (Bailey Nunn 20); aces 13 (Sierra Wilhelm, Madd Boles 4); digs 31 (Wilhelm 7); blocks 11 (Hannah O’Dell 3).
CMR leaders – Kills 18 (Allie Olsen, Kaylee Beer, Kyra Willis 4); assists 16 (Aubrey Wasson 14), aces 8 (Kyra Willis 4); digs 26 (Kaylee Beer 8); blocks 3 (Gabriella Hagen 2).
Great Falls High def. Flathead
25-19, 25-18, 16-25, 25-17
Flathead leaders – Kills 34 (Madde Boles 11); assists 33 (Bailey Nunn 23); aces 7 (Nunn 2); digs 33 (Sierra Wilhelm 13; blocks 11 (Taylor Henley, Boles, Hannah O’Dell 3).
GFH leaders – Kills 37 (Danielle Devlin 10); assists 29 (Celia Keil 15); aces 15 (Hadlee Bleskin 5); digs 38 (Devlin 11); blocks 5 (Devlin 3).