by Scott Sacry
The volleyball teams of Corvallis and Stevensville meet in Stevensville on Tuesday, September 5th, for an all Bitterroot Valley matchup. Stevensville won the first game 25-22, then Corvallis took over and won the next three games to get the 3-1 victory (22-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-22). For Corvallis, Milana Bestor had 23 digs, Olivia Lewis had 12 kills, and Vivian Potter had 4 aces and 31 assists.
The Corvallis girls then played Loyola on Saturday, September 9th, and lost 2-3. They won the first two sets, then lost the next three in a grueling five set match (25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 21-25, 14-16).
Volleyball Roundup
Florence defeated Darby on Tuesday, September 5th, 3-0 (25-15, 25-7, 25-11). For Florence, Olivia Coulter had 4 aces, and Quinn Skaggs and Ava Philbrick each had 4 kills. For Darby, Georgia Fisher had 4 kills and 10 digs, Lilly Bennett had 6 kills, and Reanna Golden had 5 assists.
On Thursday, September 7th, Florence defeated Arlee 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-8). Olivia Raczykowski had 8 kills and Maggie Schneiter had 6 aces and 10 assists. Then on Saturday, Florence defeated Eureka 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-13, 25-19). Maggie Schneiter had 14 assists and 15 digs and Quinn Skaggs had 10 kills.
Darby played Loyola on Thursday, September 7th and lost 0-3 (19-25, 13-25, 14-25). Kimberly Berry had 20 aces and 11 digs and Georgia Fisher had 5 kills and 14 digs.
Hamilton defeated Butte Central 3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-10) on Saturday, September 9th. Cierra Cole had 11 aces and 6 kills, Aurie Duncan had 4 kills and 3 blocks, and Mya Winkler had 4 kills and 7 digs.