Saturday's Prep Volleyball: Havre, Chinook on to state

The Havre High volleyball team isn't done. But the Blue Ponies gave it a great run at the Eastern A Divisional in Livingston. On Saturday, the Ponies lost to Belgrade in a five-set thriller in the semifinals, then ran out of gas against Billings Central in the third-place match. Still, HHS is headed back to the state tournament for the first time since 2007. Havre will take on Butte Central in the first round of the Class A state tourney Thursday in Bozeman.

Chinook is also headed to Bozeman after finishing second at the Northern C Divisional in Belt Saturday. The Beeters beat Gerladine/Highwood in the third-place match after the Rivals had eliminated the North Star Knights. From there, Chinook fell to powerhouse Belt in the championship. Chinook starts its state tourney quest on Thursday in Bozeman.

For full Northern C coverage, see Tuesday's Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup.

Eastern A

Championship match

Belgrade def. Billings Central

31-29, 25-20, 25-19

Belgrade: Kills NA (Bailey Christensen 12, Emily Schram 10), Assists 30 (Shania Neubauer 29), Aces 6 (six with one), Digs 62 (Skyla Neubauer 23), Blocks 6 (Jordan Branch 3).

Billings Central: Kills 35 (Ellie Hanser 13), Assists 31 (Barclay Fagg 18, Morgan Lucas 13), Aces 1 (Jade Harrison), Digs 87 (Bailey Kufeld 14, Hope Welhaven 13, Lucas 12), Blocks 8 (Alix Elliott 3, Laura Sterup 2).

Billings Central def. Havre

25-14, 25-23, 25-4

Billings Central: Kills 34 (Ellie Hanser 14, Alix Elliott 9), Assists 34 (Barclay Fagg 18, Morgan Lucas 14), Aces 15 (Hope Welhaven 8, Fagg 6), Digs 35 (Welhaven 9), Blocks 9 (Jade Harrison 2.5, Hanser 2, Elliott 2).

Havre: Kills 16 (Dani Wagner 5, Reggie Bernard 4), Assists 8 (Naomi Terry 3, Wagner 2), Aces 4 (NA), Digs 45 (Madison Huebsch 12, Wagner 9, Megan Erickson 8), Blocks 0.

Belgrade def. Havre

20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 29-27, 16-14

Havre: Kills 58 (Reggie Bernard 17, Dani Wagner 15), Assists 31 (Wagner 17, Naomi Terry 13), Aces 7 (Wagner 3), Digs 122 (Wagner 24, Megan Erickson 22, Madison Huebsch 22), Blocks: 6 (Jacey McDonald 3, Bernard 2.5).

Belgrade: Kills 56 (Bailey Christensen 20), Assists 43 (Shania Neubauer 42), Aces 5 (Skyla Neubauer 3), Digs 113 (Skyla Neubauer 45, Christensen 22, Emily Schram 20), Blocks 13 (Sydney Lambeth 4, Schram 3).

Billings Central def. Hardin

25-22, 25-13, 25-22

Billings Central: Kills 39 (Ellie Hanser 13, Jade Harrison 9), Assists 32 (Barclay Fagg 17, Morgan Lucas 10), Aces 10 (Hope Welhaven 3, Lucas 3), Digs 69 (Welhaven 19, Carlee Schaff 12), Blocks 11 (Hanser 5, Alix Elliott 4).

Hardin: Kills 24 (Elissa Lind 11), Assists 20 (Kourtney Chavez 20), Aces 3 (Shea Esp 2), Digs 80 (Sarah Edgar 28), Blocks 3 (Aubrey Meinold 2).

Western A

Championship

Corvallis def. Butte Central

15-25, 25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13

Corvallis: Kills 65 (Taia Tully 22, Hannah Capko 16), Assists 59 (Holly Wilson 55), Aces 13 (Tully 4, Ashley Davis 3, Capko 3), Digs 116 (Davis 29, Tully 25), Blocks 6 (Maureen Jesssop 3).

Butte Central: Kills 43 (Teresa Piazzola 12), Assists 42 (Emily St. John 42), Aces 7 (St. John 3), Digs 88 (Piazzola 25, Mollie Peoples 19), Blocks 9 (Ryan Trudnowski 4).

Butte Central def. Columbia Falls

25-23, 28-26, 20-25, 25-15

Columbia Falls: Kills 53 (Kaitlyn Casazza 20, Morgan Stenger 13), Assists 45 (Cydney Finberg 42), Aces 6 (KJ Schweikert 3), Digs 98 (Stenger 17, Finberg 17), Blocks 4 (Stenger 1).

Butte Central: Kills 45 (Teresa Piazzola 10), Assists 37 (Emily St. John 34), Aces 10 (McKenzie Gallagher 3), Digs 78 (Mollie Peoples 22, Piazzola 16), Blocks 12 (Lacey McGree 7).

Columbia Falls def. Whitefish

25-19, 25-19, 26-24

Whitefish: Kills 28 (Allie Schulz 8, Nina Thew 7), Assists 28 (Schulz 16, Libby Nagler 12), Aces 4 (Serena Hemmingson 3), Digs 61 (Ellie Dean 13, Hemmingson 13), Blocks 3 (NA).

Columbia Falls: Kills 45 (Morgan Stenger 20, Kiara Burlage 10), Assists 38 (Cydney Finberg 37), Aces 5 (Burlage 4), Digs 16 (Kaitlyn Casazza 6), Blocks 3 (Stenger 2).

Corvallis def. Butte Central

16-25, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-10

Corvallis: Kills 64 (Hannah Capko 22, Taia Tully 22), Assists 59 (Holly Wilson 55), Aces 13 (Wilson 4, Capko 4), Digs 126 (Tully 28, Ashley Davis 22), Blocks 5 (Olivia Smart 1.5).

Butte Central: Kills 51 (Corbyn Holm 12, Sierra Pica 10, Teresa Piazzola 10), Assists 44 (Emily St. John 42), Aces 8 (Taylor Wahl 3), Digs 103 (Mollie Peoples 23, Holm 19, Piazzola 18).

Southern B

Championship

Huntley Project def. Red Lodge

25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 26-24

Huntley Project: Kills 56 (Tessa Hultgren 21), Assists 52 (Keera Stookey 51), Blocks 3 (Josei Peterson 2), Digs 129 (Faith Taylor 26), Aces 6 (Ashton Albrecht 4).

Red Lodge: Kills 45 (Zoe Cortner 14), Assists 37 (Natalie Hilderman 37), Blocks 3 (two with 1), Digs 104 (Kendall Prather 25), Aces 6 (Portia Cortner 4).

Third place

Red Lodge def. Colstrip

25-20, 25-16, 16-25, 25-23

Colstrip: Kills 55 (Hailey Poole 16, Amaya LaFranier 15), Assists 49 (Emma Dudley 47), Blocks 6 (LaFranier 4), Digs 102 (Poole 34), Aces 7 (Poole 3).

Red Lodge: Kills 49 (Daniella Russeull 17), Assists 41 (Natalie Hilderman 41), Blocks 6 (Russell 2), Digs 91 (Portia Cortner 25), Aces 8 (Russell 5).

Northern B

Championship match

Choteau def. Fairfield

25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 25-18

Fairfield: Kills 22 (Natalie Klinker 12), Assists 22 (Brooke Poor 21), Aces 11 (Amelia Konen 3), Digs 60 (Logan Kolste 12), Blocks 11 (Klinker 7).

Choteau: Kills 43 (Katie Kostenik 11), Assists 41 (Cassidy Krone 39), Aces 13 (Kostenik 4, Hannah King 4), Digs 49 (Kostenik 4, Sophie King 4), Blocks 9 (Krone 11, King 11).

Fairfield def Shelby

28-26, 25-22, 25-17

Shelby: Kills 23 (Maddy Hellinger 6), Assists 22 (Brittany Brusven 10), Aces 5 (Brusven 3), Digs 70 (Sarah Sanchez 17), Blocks7 (three with two).

Fairfield: Kills 28 (Allie Steinbach 10), Assists 28 (Brooke Poor 24), Aces 7 (Steinbach 3), Digs 83 (Logan Kolste 15), Blocks 35 (Natalie Klinker 19).

Western B

Championship

Florence def. Missoula Loyola

22-25, 25-9, 25-19, 25-13

Florence: Kills 55 (Sabrina Hopcroft 19, Megan Kowalski 19), Blocks 3 (Jessica Dufresne 2), Assists 53 (Rylie Hawkins 53), Digs 94 (Hunter Doty 32, Hopcroft 20), Aces 15, (Hawkins 5).

Loyola: Kills 21 (Sam Tiede 10, Sierra Tiede 7), Blocks 8 (Sierra Tiede 6), Assists 21 (Jacy Job 21), Digs 53 (Sierra Tiede 13, Maddie Kaleva 12, Sam Tiede 12), Aces 6 (Sierra Tiede 6).

Third place

Missoula Loyola def. Thompson Falls

23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-23

Loyola: Kills 42 (Sierra Tiede 20, Sam Tiede 14), Blocks 5 (Sierra Tiede 5), Assists 42 (Jacy Job 39), Digs 92 (Sam Tiede 25, Sierra Tiede 19), Aces — Loyola 13 (MJ Jackson 3, Sierra Tiede 3).

Thompson Falls: Kills 43 (Autrey Hannum 17, Shey Hannum 13), Blocks 11 (A. Hannum 6, S. Hannum 4), Assists 41 (Haley Wilson 33), Digs 57 (Sierra Sorlie 14, Madison Wheeler 12), Aces 6 (A. Hannum 4).

Eastern C

1st Championship

Circle def. Broadus

22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 13-25, 15-11

Circle: Kills 55 (McKinna Fleming 16), Assists 52 (Shea Fisher 44), Blocks 6 (Cierra Loudon 2.5), Digs 106 (Fisher 28), Aces 11 (Loudon 5).

Broadus: Kills 47 (Amanda Gaskill 17), Assists 34 (Taylore Drane 25), Blocks 30 (Madison Collins 8), Digs 59 (Heather LaPlant 17), Aces 6 (Riley Veis 3).

2nd championship

Circle def. Broadus 27-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-25, 17-15

Broadus: Kills 58 (Amanda Gaskill 19), Assists 42 (Tierra Trusler 23), Blocks 19 (Gaskill 5), Digs 68 (Heather LaPlant 22), Aces 6 (six with 1).

Circle: Kills 48 (Cierra Loudon 14), Assists 42 (Shea Fisher 38), Blocks 10 (Rayne Idland 3), Digs 101 (Courtney Tennant 28), Aces 14 (Fisher 4, Ramsey Bailey 4).

Third place

Circle def. Wibaux

19-25, 25-19, 25-20, 24-26, 15-10

Wibaux: Kills 48 (Lexi Begger), Assists 44 (Kaylee Farnworth), Blocks 4 (Begger), Digs 71 (Begger), Aces 3 (Begger).

Circle: Kills 60 (McKinna Fleming 15), Assists 53 (Shea Fisher 49), Blocks 5 (Janessa Haynie 2), Digs 162 (Courtney Tennant 45), Aces 14 (Fisher, Ramay Bailey 4).

Southern C

Championship match

Absarokee def. Roy-Winifred

26-24, 25-23, 25-15

Absarokee: Kills 39 (Colleen Culbertson 15), Blocks; 7 (Emma Chandler 2, K. Feddes 2), Aces 5 (Chandler 3), Digs 117 (Maisey Sheppard 29), Assists 39 (Chandler 21).

Roy-Winifred: Kills 22 (Emily Bergum 8, Jada Kananen 8), Blocks 7 (Lorianne Stulc 4), Aces 4 (Tyra Knerr 2), Digs 46 (Danae McClure 21), Assists 22 (Knerr 11, Kaylie Carlstrom 11).

Roy-Winifred def. Park City

25-23, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22

Roy-Winifred: Kills 44 (Jada Kananen 20), Assists 44 (Tyra Kneer 23), Aces 9 (Denae McClure 4), Digs 84 (McClure 21), Blocks 5 (Knerr 2, Lorianne Stulc 2),.

Park City: Kills 44 (MacKinzie Verke 13, Tehya Ray 12), Assists 35 (Grace Jacquot 34), Aces 9 (Ray 3), Digs 112 (Verke 33, Hailee Gregerson 27), Blocks 6 (Shelby Branstetter 4, Ray 2).

Northern C

Championship match

Belt def. Chinook

25-17, 25-21, 25-20

Belt: Kills 35 (Emily Stoker 11, Dani Urick 10), Assists 35 (Addy Martin 34), Aces 5 (E. Stoker 2), Digs 62 (E. Stoker 14, Bailey Cooper 10, Alison Stoker 10), Blocks 7 (Sarah Anderson 4).

Chinook: Kills 20 (Abby Ellison 10), Assists 19 (Kelsey Mathon 10), Aces 4 (Mathon 2), Digs 40 (Brooke Nicholson 12), Blocks 8 (Ellison 4).

Chinook def. Geraldine-Highwood

19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-14

Chinook: Kills 30 (Abby Ellison 9), Assists 26 (Sierra Swank 19), Aces 6 (Kelsey Mathon 2, Swank 2), Digs 118 (Cortney Gunderson 30), Blocks 8 (Lauren Harshman 6).

Geraldine-Highwood: Kills 46 (Makae Nack 13), Assists 31 (Katy Long 28), Aces 5 (Coya Nack 2, Adrian Malek 2), Digs 76 (Malek 15), Blocks 5 (Nack 3).

Geraldine-Highwood def. North Star

25-22, 25-19, 25-19

Geraldine-Highwood: Kills 43 (Makae Nack 15), Assists 31 (Katy Long 29), Aces 5 (Nack 3), Digs 40 (Rylee Adamson 10), Blocks 1 (Nack 1).

North Star: Kills 21 (Sheridan O'Neil 11), Assists 17 (Graysen Spicher 17), Aces 6 (Sheridan Spicher 3), Digs 37 (S. Spicher 6), Blocks 10 (NA).

Western C

1st championship

Manhattan Christian def. Gardiner

25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22

Manhattan Christian: Kills 33 (Megan Kamps 10), Assists 30 (Hailey Kassity 27), Aces 3 (three with one), Digs 97 (Kamps 23), Blocks 8 (Alex Veltkamp 4).

Gardiner: Kills 44 (Emma Burke 11), Assists 41 (Sage Cowley 40), Aces 9 (PJ Thomas 3), Digs 122 (Thomas 38), Blocks 2 (Burke 2).

2nd championship

Manhattan Christian def. Gardiner

25-21, 25-14, 25-21

Gardiner: Kills 32 (Brooke Dreyer 9), Assists 27 (Sage Cowley 26), Aces 7 (Cowley 5), Digs 91 (PJ Thomas 29), Blocks 2 (Emma Burke 2).

Manhattan Christian: Kills 28 (Megan Kamps 8), Assists 24 (Hailey Kassity 13), Aces 2 (two with one), Digs 73 (Gina Potts 17), Blocks 2 (two with one).

Manhattan Christian def. Valley Christian

6-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-7

Manhattan Christian: Kills 33 (Megan Kamps 9), Assists 29 (Hailey Kassity 23), Aces 6 (Ashley Braaksma 3), Digs 85 (Kamps 21), Blocks 5 (Kamps 3).

Valley Christian: Kills 44 (Cheyenne Jones 31), Assists 30 (Lilly Schulz 23), Aces 10 (Grace Lowder 3), Digs 117 (Jones 31), Blocks 7 (Jones 6).

Manhattan Christian def. Ennis

25-22, 30-28, 12-25, 17-25, 16-14

Manhattan Christian: Kills 28 (Cassi Visser 8), Assists 14 (Hailey Kassity 13), Aces 13 (Kassity 4), Digs 89 (Megan Kamps 20), Blocks 6 (Kamps 3).

Ennis: Kills 48 (Jourdain Klein 14, Danyel Martin 14), Assists 43 (Payton Fortner 23), Aces 11 (Makenzie Moen 3), Digs 84 (Samantha Kimmey 19), Blocks 14 (Martin 6).