Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup

There’s now one month left in the high school volleyball season. And on the Hi-Line, the regular season doesn’t even have that much time left.

And that’s why every match, including many last week, are so important.

The week of volleyball started off with the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks sweeping Valier Thursday night. The match was between old 6C West rivals, but the Panthers were really no match for the Hawks, which won by scores of 25-19. 25-19 and 25-23. Khloe Kamerzell had five kills for the Hawks, which also got 13 assists and eight aces from Peyton Hawks.

Thursday night was a tough one for the Harlem Wildcats, as they were beaten by rival Poplar. The Indians won by scores of 25-17, 29-27 and 27-25 in an intense match. Autumn Eagleman had three kills and three assists for the Wildcats, while Kinsey Cornell had three kills and three blocks.

The weekend would be a weekend of tournament play for many area teams, but, it started with the biggest match of the season in the District 6C East. The top two teams, Chinook and North Star went toe-to-toe for five grueling sets Friday night, with the Sugarbeeters coming out on top.

Chinook, which has yet to lose this year, beat the Knights by scores of 25-20, 27-25, 24-26, 19-25 and 15-12, in a marathon match that saw a valiant effort by North Star. Kelsey Mathon had 11 kills for Chinook, while Carrie Hofer added an incredible 34 digs. The Knights got nine kills, four aces, 26 digs and five blocks by Sheridan Spicher in the tough loss.

Meanwhile, Box Elder defeated Big Sandy in a crucial 6C East match the same night as the Bears won by scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-17 and 25-15. Maddie Wolf Chief paced the Bears with 23 digs and two blocks. Big Sandy got a great effort from Jaylynn Cline, who had three aces and five kills.

As mentioned, many local teams took a break from conference play to take part in mid-season tournaments Saturday. In Fort Benton, Chinook cruised to a tournament title, including a win over Great Falls Central in the championship match. North Star and Fort Benton also played in the Fort Benton Tournament.

CJI also hosted a tournament Saturday, where Northern C powerhouse Belt was the champ. Big Sandy and the host Hawks were also in the field.

Thursday

Poplar def. Harlem

25-17, 29-27, 27-25

Poplar: Kills 18 (Sam Youngman 4, Kylee Trunk 4). Assists 17 (Youngman 9). Aces 12 (Youngman 4). Digs 53 (Emily Hagadone 28). Blocks 2 (Lily Taslan 2).

Harlem: Kills 10 (Autumn Eagleman 3, Kinsey Cornell 3). Assists 6 (Taeshon Schaffer 3, Eagleman 3). Aces 10 (Eleesha Bell 5). Digs 38 (Jazzamyn Benson 9). Blocks 5 (Cornell 3).

CJI def. Valier

25-19, 25-19, 25-3

CJI – Kills 22 (Khloe Kamerzell 5), Assists 24 (Peyton Hawks 13), Aces 24 (Hawks 8), Digs 19 (Jereca Tempel 8).

Valier – Kills 7 (Abby Bock 2), Assists 6 (Kwinlee Briggs 5), Aces 8 (Briggs 5), Digs 16 (Sidney Kuka 5).

Friday

Chinook def. North Star

25-20, 27-25, 24-26, 19-25, 15-12

North Star leaders – Kills – 37 (Sheridan Spicher 9); assists 33 (Katelyn Hansen 18); aces 10 (Lily Pedersen 4, Sheridan Spicher 4); digs 93 (Sheridan Spicher 26); blocks 15 (Peytan King 5, Sheridan Spicher 5).

Chinook leaders – Kills 30 (Kelsey Mathon 11); assists 20 (Sierra Swank 4); aces 6 (Sierra Swank 4); digs 102 (Carrie Hofer 34); blocks 6 (Taylor Neibauer 3).

Saturday

Shelby def. Rocky Boy

25-10, 25-13, 25-10

Shelby leaders – Kills 21 (Ashton Daniels 7); assists 21 (Brittney Brusven 15); aces 18 (Brittney Brusven 7); digs 23 (Allisa Buck 10); blocks 1 (Sierra Asper 1).

Rocky Boy leaders – Kills 3 (three with 1 each); assists 1 (Shania Patacsil 1); aces 1 (Jaynah Gopher 1); digs 11 (Sasha Coffee 5); blocks 7 (Jaylynn Mitchell 3).

Fort Benton Tournament

Pool play

Cascade def. Highwood-Geraldine 25-15, 25-21

Great Falls Central def. Fort Benton 25-21, 19-21

Chinook def. Augusta 25-12, 25-8

Great Falls Central def. North Star 25-9, 25-14

Chinook def. Cascade 25-16, 23-21

Fort Benton def. Power 25-20, 25-13

Highwood-Geraldine def. Augusta 25-11, 25-13

North Star def. Power 29-27, 16-15

Chinook def. Highwood-Geraldine 25-20, 25-16

Fort Benton def. North Star 25-22, 24-15

Cascade def. Augusta 25-18, 27-7

Great Falls Central def. Power 25-18, 25-16

Tournament play

Consolation bracket

North Star def. Augusta 25-13, 25-9

Highwood-Geraldine def. Power 25-22, 16-25, 15-11

North Star def. Highwood-Geraldine 25-17, 25-22

Championship bracket

Chinook def. Fort Benton 25-20, 25-22

Great Falls Central def. Cascade 25-12, 23-25

Chinook def. Great Falls Central 15-25, 25-10, 15-7

CJI Tournament

1st Pool A winner – Belt

1st Pool B winner – Centerville

Belt def. Centerville

2nd Pool A winner – Big Sandy

2nd Pool B winner – CJI

CJI def. Big Sandy.