Volleyball Whitefish girls blow by Browning; Troy bumps Bonners Ferry
WHITEFISH — Cailyn Ross had 18 kills and three blocks, both team highs, as Whitefish cruised by Browning 25-12, 25-11, 25-10 for an easy Northwest A volleyball victory on Thursday.
Whitefish dominated net play, 38-9 in kills.
Becca Catina led Whitefish in assists with 20 and aces with five.
Whitefish plays at Corvallis and Hamilton on Saturday.
Whitefish def. Browning 25-12, 25-11, 25-10
Kills — Browning 9 (R. Jordan 4), Whitefish 38 (Cailyn Ross 18); Blocks — Browning 4 (O. Hall 3), Whitefish 5 (Ross 3); Assists — Browning 9 (Hall 9), Whitefish 32 (Becca Catina 20); Digs — Browning 35 (T. Cross Gunn 9, Jordan 8), Whitefish 49 (Serena Hemmingson 18); Aces — Browning 5 (Jordan 2), Whitefish 8 (Catina 5).
Troy 3, Bonners Ferry 1
TROY — Troy knocked down a season high 24 aces in defeating Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 24-26, 25-8, 25-13, 25-14 in a nonconference outing.
Kaitlyn Downey led the way at the service line with six aces. Katelynn Tallmadge and Mazzy Hermes were next with four each.
Downey and Annie Day shared the team high in digs with 13 apiece for Troy.
Aurora Becquart had 17 of Troy’s 31 kills.
Troy plays at Eureka in a District 7B contest on Saturday.
Troy def. Bonners Ferry 24-26, 25-8, 25-13, 25-14
Kills — Troy 31 (Aurora Becquart 17, Allie Coldwell 8); Blocks — Troy 2 (Coldwell 1, Ella Pierce 1); Assists — Troy 25 (Annie Day 24); Digs — Troy 44 (Day 13, Kaitlyn Downey 13); Aces — Troy 24 (Downey 6, Katelynn Tallmadge 4, Mazzy Hermes 4).
No Stats for Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Columbia Falls 3, Ronan 0
COLUMBIA FALLS— Columbia Falls dominated the match statistics en route to a 25-15, 25-22, 25-7 Northwest A victory over Ronan.
Columbia Falls had 30 blocks, led by Ryley Kehr’s 11. Ronan totaled 11 with Louetta Conko-Camel hitting five.
Columbia Falls held a big edge in aces, 13-1. Angellica Street led with five aces and also had a team best 16 digs.
Columbia Falls plays at Hamilton and Corvallis on Saturday.
Columbia Falls def. Ronan 25-15, 25-22, 25-7
Kills — Ronan 15 (Louetta Conko-Camel 5), Columbia Falls 30 (Ryley Kehr 11); Blocks — Ronan 1 (Madeline McCrea 1/2, Tiana Ulutoa 1/2), Columbia Falls 5 (Kehr 2); Assists — Ronan 14 (Ulutoa 13), Columbia Falls 25 (Hannah Schweikert 23); Digs — Ronan 60 (Regan Clairmont 16), Columbia Falls 49 (Angellica Street 16, Trista Cowan 11); Aces — Ronan 1 (Conko-Camel 1), Columbia Falls 13 (Street 5, Schweikert 3).
Bigfork 3, Thompson Falls 0
THOMPSON FALLS — Abby Ellison had team highs in kills (13), digs (14) and aces (three) as Bigfork thumped Thompson Falls in a District 7B outing.
Lexy Van Elswyk led Thompson Falls with six kills and three blocks.
Bigfork’s next outing is Oct. 7 at home versus Eureka.
Bigfork def. Thompson Falls, 25-20, 25-11, 25-15
Bigfork: Kills 28 (Abby Ellison 13). Blocks 3 (Reese Nissen 2). Digs 46 (Ellison 14). Assists 25 (Aubrey Halverson 24). Aces 12 (Halverson 3, Ellison 3, Lydia Shelley 3).
Thompson Falls: Kills 23 (Lexy Van Elswyk 6). Blocks 10 (Van Elswyk 3). Digs 33 (Maya Stiles 12). Assists 20 (Riley Wilson 18). Aces 1 (Sarah Detlaff 1).