Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup

One week is all that stands between area high school volleyball teams and postseason play. So that made last week a big one along the Hi-Line.

The North Star Knights got last week started off on the right foot by beating arch rival Sunburst by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-15 in a non-conference match last Tuesday. Paij Peterson had 19 assists and Lily Pedersen and Peytan King each tallied nine kills for the Knights.

North Star followed that win up with a dominant performance against Big Sandy Thursday night. The Knights swept the Pioneers by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-13 in a District 6C East match.

King tallied seven kills for the Knights, to go with three blocks, while Kate Hansen had 10 assists. Big Sandy got five kills each by Dakota Terry and Jaylyn Cline, while Andrea Rutledge had a pair of digs.

In another important 6C East match Thursday night, the Chinook Sugarbeeters were never threatened at rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness. The undefeated Beeters beat the Hawks by scores of 25-21, 25-15 and 25-23 to remain perfect in district play. Taylor Neibauer had nine kills and eight blocks for Chinook, while Kimberlie Ghekiere had a match-high 11 kills to go with three blocks. CJI also got four aces from Kylee Vinson.

Though it wasn’t a conference match, the improving Box Elder Bears scored a big win Thursday night when they beat Class B rival Rocky Boy in Rocky Boy. Box Elder won by scores of 25-23, 25-27, 25-14 and 25-22. Tia Russell led the way with six kills, one block and 28 assists for the Bears. The Morning Stars were led by Tessa Big Knife with five kills and a block, while Kristy Parker had five aces.

In other Class B action Thursday, Harlem was throttled in a 2B match against Glasgow, as the Scotties beat the Wildcats by scores of 25-7, 25-11 and 25-6. Heaven Boushie had seven digs in the loss.

The local action heated up again Saturday, and in Chinook, the Beeters just kept on rolling. Chinook thumped visiting Hays-Lodge Pole by scores of 25-19, 25-10 and 25-6. Kourtney Hanson had five kills and Sierra Swank finished with seven aces and seven digs.

Box Elder also remained hot with a five-set win over Geraldine-Highwood. In a thriller, the Bears bested the Rivals by scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 23-25 and 15-10. Lillian Gopher tallied five kills and Eve The Boy had four aces in the win.

In a non-conference match, CJI also won a five-setter Saturday. Against an old rival, the Valier Panthers, the Hawks won by scores of 23-25, 25-7, 23-25, 25-16 and 15-5. Kimberlie Ghekiere had 14 kills and Peyton Hawks had 37 assists and nine aces for CJI.

Big Sandy wasn’t as fortunate. On Saturday, the Pioneers fell to Northern C powerhouse Belt by scores of 25-8, 25-8 and 25-10. Jenna Leader had four kills, three digs and a block for the Pioneers.

Thursday

Box Elder def. Rocky Boy

25-23, 25-27, 25-14, 25-22

Box Elder: Aces na (Tesla Belcourt 4), Kills (Tia Russell 6), Blocks (Russell 1), Assists (Russell 28), Digs (Eve The Boy 33)

Rocky Boy: Aces 16 (Kristy Parker 5), Digs 2 (Shania Patacsil, Kiara Small 1 each), Assists 20 (Jaynah Gopher 9), Kills 24 (Tessa Big Knife 5), Blocks 2 (Big Knife, Jil Top Sky 1 each)

North Star def. Big Sandy

25-22, 25-18, 25-13

Big Sandy – Kills 13 (Dakota Terry 5, Jaylyn Cline 5), Assists 12 (Jasmine Genereux 12), Aces 5 (Cline 3), Digs 4 (Andrea Rutledge 2), Blocks 4 (Cline 3).

North Star – Kills 22 (Peyton King 7), Assists 19 (Katelyn Hansen 10), Aces 9 (Sheridan Spicher 6), Digs 33 (Spicher 10), Blocks 4 (King 3).

Glasgow def. Harlem

25-7, 25-11, 25-6

Harlem – Kills 2 (Kaylee Johnson 1, Skylee Dirden 1), Assists 2 (Autumn Eagleman 2), Aces 0, Digs 17 (Heaven Boushie 7), Blocks 1 (Kinsey Cornell).

Glasgow –Kills 21 (Khloe Krimwiede 5, Barstad 5), Assists 16 (Teagan Fossum 14), Aces 25 (Baylie Chappell 10), Digs 8 (Chappell 4), Blocks 0.

Chinook def. CJI

25-21, 25-15, 25-23

Chinook – Kills 29 (Taylor Neibauer 9); Aces 2 (Sierra Swank 1, Kelsey Mathon 1); Digs 56 (Carrie Hafer 12); Blocks 20 (Neibauer 8); Assists 14 (Mathon 8).

CJI – Kills 24 (Kimberli Ghekiere 11); Aces 9 (Kylee Vinson 4); Digs 56 (Jeraca Tempel 17); Blocks 3 (Ghekiere 3); Assists 20 (Peyton Hawks 18).

Friday

Belt def. Fort Benton

25-14, 25-17, 25-14

Belt: Kills 34 (Adrian Malok 8), Assists 31 (Kerstyn Pimperton 29), Aces 2 (Pimperton 1, Sara Anderson 1). Digs 58 (Allison Stoker 20). Blocks 3 (Pimperton 1, Anderson 1).

Fort Benton: Kills 15 (Coya Hack 5, Lexi Gannon 4). Assists 12 (Lexi Giles 7, Alia Evans 3). Aces 6 (Evans 3, Giles 2). Digs 35 (Emma Arnst 8). Blocks 2 (Coya Nack, Nichole Ax).

Saturday

CJI def. Valier

23-25, 25-7, 23-25, 25-16, 15-5

Valier leaders – Kills 21 (Sydney Kuka 9); assists 19 (Kwinlee Briggs 19); aces 10 (Sydney Kuka 3); digs 31 (Sydney Kuka 10); blocks 0.

CJI leaders – Kills 45 (Kimberli Ghekiere 14); assists 38 (Peyton Hawks 37); aces 27 (Peyton Hawks 9); digs 57 (Jeraca Tempel 18); blocks 2 (Khloe Kamerzell 1).

Chinook def. Hays-Lodge Pole

25-19, 25-10, 25-6

Hays-Lodge Pole leaders – No stats available.

Chinook leaders – Kills 15 (Kourtney Hansen 4); assists 2 (Kelsey Mathon 2); aces 19 (Sierra Swank 7); digs 28 (Sierra Swank 7); blocks 4 (Taylor Niebauer 2).

Belt def. Big Sandy

25-8, 25-8, 25-10

Big Sandy (only first names available) – Aces 1 (Jessica); Assists 6 (Jasmine 4); Kills 6 (Jenna 4); Digs 4 (Jenna 3); Blocks 1 (Jenna).

Belt – Aces 12 (Joely Stoker 5); Kills 26 (Adrian Malek 11); Blocks 3 (Malek, Kassie Hoyer, Jordan Swanson); Digs 18 (Dani Urick 5, Alison Stoker 5, Kerstyn Pimperton 5); Assists 23 (Pimperton 22).

Box Elder def. Highwood-Geraldine

20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10

Box Elder – Aces 12 (Eve The Boy 4); Kills 23 (Lillian Gopher 5); Digs (Maddie Wolfchief 41); Assists (Tia Russell 43); Blocks (Tia Russell 2).

Highwood-Geraldine – Aces 9 (Taylor Larsen 3); Kills 25 (Katy Long 10); Digs 51 (Rylee Adamson 17); Assists 20 (Bentley McCullough 11); Blocks 4 (Jackie Long 4).