Corvallis reaches Western A divisional volleyball final
The Daily Inter Lake
WHITEFISH – Southwest powerhouse Corvallis beat Libby 3-0 in the third round to advance to the championship match in the second day of play at the Western A Divisional volleyball tournament on Friday.
Libby will play Columbia Falls in the third-place game today and that winner will challenge Corvallis for the championship at noon.
Whitefish finished fourth.
In loser-out play, Stevensville defeated Butte Central 3-2 but fell 3-0 to Whitefish in the next round.
Polson hung on for a 3-2 victory over Dillon. Columbia Falls knocked off Polson and Whitefish 3-0, earning a spot in the third-place match.
The top four teams advance to state, which begins Thursday in Bozeman.
Western A Divisional
At Whitefish High School
Schedule
Today
Third-place game
10 a.m. – Libby vs. Columbia Falls
Championship
Noon – Corvallis vs. winner of Libby vs. Columbia Falls
2 p.m. – Corvallis vs. winner of Libby vs. Columbia Falls (if necessary)
Friday’s Results
Loser-out
Stevensville def.
Butte Central 25-19, 25-21, 16-25, 25-27, 15-10
Stevensville: Assists – 52 (Maddie Weber 50), Kills – 57 (Prestley Robinson 20, Angel Richards 17), Digs – 78 (Cassie Kapsa 27, Robinson 15), Blocks – 8 (Richards 3, Sarah Nalls 2), Aces – 12 (Weber 3)
Butte Central: Assists – 32 (Emma Keeley 31), Kills – 36 (Cassidy Strizic 14, Avery Kelly 8), Digs – 79 (Strizic 18, Keeley 17, Sophia Barton 17), Blocks – 13 (Allyson Mueller 5, Kelly 4), Aces – 13 (Kelly 6, Strizic 5)
Whitefish def.
Stevensville 25-15, 16-25, 25-8, 17-25
Whitefish: Assists – 37 (Lauren Schulz 35), Kills – 41 (Marlee Bender 16), Digs – 48 (Jasmine Matern 12, Kaiah Moore 11, Schulz 10), Blocks – 2 (Luci Ridgeway 2, Bender 2), Aces – 5 (Matern 5)
Stevensville: Assists – 28 (Maddie Weber 28), Kills – 30 (Prestley Robinson 10, Angel Richards 10), Digs – 49 (Cassie Kapsa 17, Robinson 10) Blocks – 11 (Richards 5, Robinson 4), Aces – 3 (Kapsa 3)
Polson def. Dillon
25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-9
Polson: Assists – 37 (Berkely Ellis 35), Kills – 50 (Mikaela DuCharme 17, Maggie Todd 12), Digs – 98 (Paige Noyes 20), Blocks – 4 (Olivia Perez 2), Aces – 11 (Noyes 3, Kaylanna DesJarlais 2, DuCharme 2)
Dillon: Assists – 32 (Tynn Christiansen 29), Kills – 36 (Josey Jones 10), Digs – 80 (Shylee Ledbetter 23), Blocks – 3 (NA), Aces – 15 (Jones 10)
Columbia Falls def. Polson 25-15, 25-16, 25-12
Columbia Falls: Assists – 30 (Hannah Schweikert 26), Kills – 35 (Mady Hoerner 9), Digs – 67 (Angellica Street 21), Blocks – 6 (Lauren Faulkner 3), Aces – 3 (Savvy Ellis 2)Polson: Assists – 16 (Berkely Ellis 13), Kills – 21 (Maggie Todd 8, Mikaela DuCharme 6), Digs – 72 (Paige Noyes 18, Ellis 17), Blocks – 2 (NA), Aces – 3 (DuCharme 2)
Columbia Falls def.
Whitefish 25-14, 25-12, 25-19
Columbia Falls: Assists – 29 (Hannah Schweikert 27), Kills – 33 (Ryley Kehr 9), Digs – 53 (Angellica Street 18), Blocks – 4 (Schweikert 2), Aces – 10 (Lauren Falkner 4)
Whitefish: Assists – 22 (Lauren Schulz 20), Kills – 23 (Kaiah Moore 9, Marlee Bender 8), Digs – 51 (Jasmine Matern 15, Schulz 10), Blocks 4 (Schulz 3), Aces – 2 (Matern 1, Kennedy Grove 1)
Corvallis def. Libby 25-13, 25-14, 25-21
Corvallis: Assists – 25 (Hannah Martin 24), Kills 27 (Maureen Jessop 9, Charlotte Powell 8), Digs – 39 (Casey Fison 15), Blocks – 10 (Powell 5, Jessop 3), Aces – 9 (Powell 3)
Libby: Assists – 10 (Alli Collins 18), Kills – 23 (Mehki Sykes 10, Jayden Winslow 4), Digs – 37 (Winslow 10, Linsey Walker 9), Blocks– 5 (Sykes 3), Aces – 5 (Sykes 3, Winslow 2)