Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup

Summer isn’t over. But the fall took center stage this past weekend, and that included the start of the 2016 high school volleyball season.

From Sunburst to Belt, and lots of places in between, area volleyball teams got their first taste of regular season action.

The season started Friday night with a slew of regular season games, including the Chinook Sugarbeeters winning a hard-fought match over Fort Benton in Chinook. The Beeters fell behind, dropping the first set 25-12, but they rebounded with three straight wins, by scores of 25-20, 25-10 and 25-21.

Taylor Neibauer racked up 14 kills for Chinook, while Kelsey Mathon had 28 assists and six aces. Coya Knack had five kills and three blocks for the Longhorns.

Friday night also the saw the Box Elder Bears start their season off with a sweep of Geraldine-Highwood. The Bears, who could pose a very strong team this season, won by scores of 25-23, 26-24 and 25-22.

Meanwhile, the Big Sandy Pioneers fell to a tough Centerville squad Friday night, losing by scores of 25-11, 25-11 and 25-9. Jenna Leader had seven kills and one assist for the Pioneers, while Jaylyn Cline had one ace, five digs and three blocks.

Saturday was also a busy day for area teams, as many competed in preseason tournaments.

In Malta, the Sugarbeeters rolled to another Malta Invitational title by defeating Grass Range-Winnett in the championship match. Chinook, which was perfect in pool play, also beat Scobey and Tri-Cities in the bracket portion of the tourney. Harlem also went 1-1 in the bracket, while Rocky Boy was 0-2.

The North Star Knights were also in action Saturday at the Belt Showcase. In pool play, North Star beat Roy-Winifred and tied Power, but lost to Belt and Harlowtown. Big Sandy was also in the field, and in pool play, the Pioneers tied Cascade, but suffered losses to Centerville, Reed Point-Rapelje and DGS.

In the bracket portion of the tourney, Belt finished first, while the Knights placed sixth and the Pioneers 10th.

More tournament action is on top this weekend, as Chinook hosts the Chinook Invitational and North Star hosts its annual North Star Showcase in Rudyard and Gildford.

FRIDAY

Centerville def. Big Sandy

25-11, 25-11, 25-9

Centerville leaders – Kills 18 (Peyton Vining 5, Ryelee Nahrgang 5), assists 12 (Kenadee Chartier 9); aces 14 (Nahrgang 5); digs 19 (Peyton Vining 5); blocks 3 (Danielle Betts 2).

Big Sandy leaders – Kills 21 (Jenna Leader 7); assists 2 (Leader 1, Cline 1); aces 7 (Jessica Roth 2, Jasmine Genereux 2); digs 13 (Jaylyn Cline 5); blocks 12 (Andrea Rutledge 3, Cline 3),

Box Elder def. Geraldine-Highwood

25-23, 26-24, 25-22

No statistics available.

Chinook def. Fort Benton

12-25, 25-20, 25-10, 25-21

Fort Benton leaders – Kills 17 (Coya Nack 5); assists 12 (Alia Evans 10); aces 14 (Alia Evans); digs 29 (Madi Thompson 5); blocks 4 (Coya Nack 3).

Chinook leaders – Kills 49 (Taylor Neibauer 14); assists 50 (Kelsey Mathon 28); aces 13 (Kelsey Mathon 6); digs 84 (Carrie Hofer); blocks 9 (Kourtney Hanson 4).

SATURDAY

Malta Tournament

Championship

Chinook def. Winnett-Grass Range 25-23, 25-19

Tournament play

Harlem def. Rocky Boy 25-18, 19-25

Poplar def. Malta 25-23, 25-18

Chinook def. Scobey 23-25, 24-17

W-GR def. North Country 25-12, 25-19

Tri-Cities def. Harlem 25-10, 25-11

Chinook def. Tri-Cities 22-25, 25-12

Pool Play

WGR def. Rocky Boy 25-7; Scobey def. Malta 25-20; WGR def. Malta 25-21; Scobey def. Rocky Boy 25-9; WGR def. Scobey 25-20; Malta def. Rocky Boy 25-4; Tri-Cities def. Poplar 25-13; Poplar def. North Country 25-15; Tri-Cities def. North Country 25-16; Poplar def. Harlem 25-20; Chinook def. North Country 25-9; Tri-Cities def. Harlem 25-20; Poplar def. Chinook 25-17; North Country def. Harlem 25-20; Chinook def. Harlem 25-7; Chinook def. Tri-Cities 25-21

Belt Showcase

Championship

Belt def. Centerville 25-12, 25-17

No. 2

Cascade def. Harlowton 25-9, 25-19

No. 3

Denton-Geyser-Stanford def. North Star 25-21, 19-25, 17-15

No. 4

Roy-Winifred def. Reed Point Rapalje 25-12, 25-17

No. 5

Power def. Big Sandy 25-21, 25-13

Pool Play

Belt def. Power 25-9, 25-7

Centerville tied Cascade 23-25, 25-16

Harlowton def. Roy-Winifred 25-20, 25-15

Belt def. North Star 25-11, 25-15

Harlowton def. Power 25-15, 25-17

North Star def. Roy-Winifred 25-21, 25-17

Belt def. Harlowton 25-10, 25-15

Denton-Geyser-Stanford def. Big Sandy 25-9, 25-13

Cascade def. Reed Point-Rapalje 25-19, 25-21

Centerville tied Denton-Geyser-Stanford 25-11, 24-26

Reed Point-Rapalje def. Big Sandy 25-11, 25-19

Cascade def. Denton-Geyser-Stanford 25-18, 25-24

Roy-Winifred def. Power 25-15, 25-23

Harlowton def. North Star 25-24, 25-21

Belt def. Roy-Winifred 25-9, 25-18

Centerville def. Big Sandy 25-5, 25-18

Denton-Geyser-Stanford def. Reed Point-Rapalje 25-24, 25-18

Cascade tied Big Sandy 25-22, 18-25