by Scott Sacry
The volleyball teams from Hamilton and Corvallis were in Corvallis on November 7-9 for the Western A Divisionals. Both teams fought hard but lost out of the tournament, ending their seasons.
Corvallis was the Southwest’s #4 seed and played the #1 seed from the Northwest, Whitefish, in their first round game on Thursday, Nov. 8 and lost 0-3 (12-25, 10-25, 16-25). For Corvallis, Britta Iman had 3 kills and 2 blocks, Tyisha Lewis had 3 kills, Kaitlyn Keller had 5 kills and 2 blocks, and Shaylee Weidow had 2 aces and 9 assists.
This loss sent Corvallis to the loser-out bracket where they lost to Columbia Falls 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 18-25) on Friday, Nov. 8.
Hamilton was the Southwest’s #3 seed and played the Northwest’s #2 seed Poslon in their first round game on Thursday and were defeated 1-3 (19-25, 25-19, 13-25, 16-25).
This loss sent them to the loser-out bracket where they played Bigfork on Friday and were defeated 1-3 (25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 24-26).
On Saturday, Dillon defeated Frenchtown in the championship game to claim the Western A Divisional crown.