The score did not reflect the effort in Victor on Thursday night when the Lady Pirates welcomed the Drummond Trojans in 13C volleyball action. Although Drummond won in three games, the Victor team showed marked improvement from last year’s team.

First-year coach Elaine Lewis was very pleased with her team’s play. She said the goal of the game was to play with intensity and continue playing until the ball hit the floor.

“They (Drummond) are intimidating. The girls played every point, I’m happy with that.”

With only one senior on the floor right now, and no player over 5’8”, the smaller Victor team had to rely on toughness at the net. Katy Brittle, a 5’3” sophomore had a block at the net.

“That was impressive,” said Lewis. “My 5’3” middle hitter and she actually had a block.”

Liz Taylor had two kills and five aces for the Lady Pirates.

Drummond def. Victor 25-9, 25-13, 25-13

Kills – Drummond 24, Victor 6 (Liz Taylor 2). Blocks – Drummond 1, Victor 2 (Courtney Dillard, Katy Brittle). Digs – Drummond 15, Victor 6 (Mariah Caniglia 2). Assists – Drummond 23, Victor 5. Aces – Drummond 16, Victor 5 (Taylor 3).

Florence defeated Darby in three games on Thursday. Mackenzie Bauck returned to her regular position as the Lady Falcons’ setter and had 16 assists. She also had seven aces in the win. Darby was led by Heidi Heiland who had 12 kills and three aces.

Florence def. Darby 25-19, 25-14, 25-20

Kills - Florence 20 (Casey Mann 7), Darby 12 (Heidi Heiland). Blocks – Florence 3 (Melanie Maki, Cathy McCann, Casey Mann), Darby 17 (Brianna Massey 7). Digs – Florence 19 (Taylor Marcelli 8), Darby 26 (Sarah Jakober 8). Assists – Florence 17 (Mackenzie Bauck 16), Darby 8 (Halie Rennaker 8). Aces – Florence 17 (Bauck 7), Darby 5 (Heiland 3).

Florence topped Thompson Falls, a perennial powerhouse of the north, on Saturday. Sophomore Melodie Maki had six kills and another sophomore, Karli Cotton had seven aces.

Florence def. Thompson Falls 25-12, 25-18, 27-25

Kills – Thompson Falls 5, Florence (Maki 6). Blocks – Thompson Falls 7, Florence 3 (Bauck). Digs – Thompson Falls 15, Florence 8 (Courtney Byrne 4, Marcielli 4). Assists – Thompson Falls 4, Florence 15 (Bauck 18). Aces – Thompson Falls 4, Florence 7 (Karli Cotton 7).

Darby topped Deer Lodge in conference action, and finished off a victorious Homecoming. The Lady Tigers won in five games. Heiland had 11 kills, as did Sarah Jakober. Haylie Rennaker added five aces in the win.

Darby def. Deer Lodge 3-2

Darby def. Deer Lodge 25-20. 24-26, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9

Kills – Deer Lodge 32, Darby 33 (Heiland 11, Jakober 11). Blocks – Deer Lodge 8, Darby 8 (Jakober 4, Brianna Massey 4). Digs – Deer Lodge 79, Darby 39 (Julie Abrahamsen 14). Assists - Deer Lodge 21, Darby 19 (Rennaker 19). Aces – Deer Lodge 8, Darby 10 (Rennaker 5).

Soccer

The Stevensville girls picked up two wins over the weekend. They defeated Stillwater Christian, 7-2, in non-conference action and then topped Frenchtown, 2-1, on Friday night.

Brooke Constantino scored both goals for the ‘Jackets in the game against Frenchtown. She hit the back of the net at the eight-minute mark and again at the 48-minute mark. The Yellowjackets controlled the tempo of the game and held of a couple of runs by the Broncs to get the Southwest A win. Stevensville had eight shots on goal and Anna Tom had two saves for Stevensville

Stevensville’s Francesca Farr takes aim on the goal during the Frenchtown game. Jean Schurman photo.

Corvallis boys defeated Frenchtown, 4-1. Although Frenchtown scored their only goal just two minutes into the match, Corvallis rallied to score four goals. Estes Bush took a Kyle Luedecke assist and scored at the eight-minute mark. Tristan Powers turned right around and scored a minute later. He then had an assist to Cameron Ayers just prior to the half. Powers scored the last goal with two minutes left in the match. The Blue Devils took 12 shots on goal and keeper Erik Kercher had four saves.

The Corvallis girls lost to Frenchtown, 3-1. Olga Chinikaylo scored twice for the Broncs. Erica Allen had Corvallis’ only goal. Michelle Cassens had eight saves for the Blue Devils.

The Stevensville boys topped Frenchtown, 5-0. Cody Cook had a hat trick with three goals. Carson Stevens assisted on two of the goals and Brendan Jones assisted on the other. Wes Porter took a Jacob Giese pass to the net. Porter also scored off of a Brant Grove assist. JJ O’Bannon had five saves for the Yellowjackets.

Tigers trample Morning Stars

The Darby Tigers took advantage of turnovers and kept their focus on the game en route to a 44-0 win at Homecoming in Darby. The Tigers scored their first touchdown just three minutes into the game when lineman Sterling Kim picked up a Lame Deer fumble in the end zone. Dalton Roundy caught a pass from Jeremy Campbell for the two-point conversion and the rout was on. Darby’s defense also scored a safety in the fourth quarter when they tackled the Lame Deer quarterback in the end zone.

Matt Smith of Darby heads toward the goal line during the Homecoming game against Lame Deer. Darby won, 44-0, and Smith did score a touchdown. Jean Schurman photo.

Roundy caught a 30-yard pass from Aaron Johnston for the first offensive score of the game. Campbell had a one-yard plunge for a TD. Matt Smith, who just returned after being injured, ran four yards for six points. Tanner Evers had a five-yard scoring run and Colton Johnston rounded out the scoring with a 22-yard run.

“The kids came to play today,” said coach Nate Olson. “It’s exciting. They’ve worked hard the last three weeks. And you couldn’t ask for a better group of kids.”

Coach Olson gave all of his players some time on the field. He switched out Campbell and Aaron Johnston at quarterback to give the younger Campbell some more playing time. Although Lame Deer fielded a few big players, the Tigers stayed low and focused on getting under the player to make the tackle.

“It’s a good opportunity to try and use some of these young kids in other positions and start building for later games.”

“I hear a lot of talk in the community that Darby doesn’t know how to win,” said senior Tanner Evers. “I hope this turns it around for us and the rest of the season as well. It feels great.”

Florence also won another game. They defeated Three Forks, 38-0. Kendall Cotton had two touchdowns. Zach Newbary, Riley Philips, Tanner Cobbs and Zach Damron also had touchdowns in the non-conference game.

Victor defeated Seeley-Swan, 46-8, in conference action. Kurt Manely had a four-yard run to open the scoring for the Pirates. He also passed for two touchdowns; one pass to Tyler Coorough from nine yards out and another to Jacob Smith from 20 yards out. Chris Morrizumi had a two-yard touchdown run and then intercepted a Blackhawk pass for a 14-yard touchdown return. Manely and Morrizumi each had a two-point conversion.

Hamilton lost a heartbreaker to Polson. Hamilton got on the board with an 18-yard field goal by Seth Mason. After leading the entire game, the Broncs were unable to stop Polson quarterback Vince Digiallanardo on a keeper play from three yards out to give Polson the lead. Polson’s Will Davey intercepted and ran back a Bronc pass to make the final score, Polson 14, Hamilton 3.

Libby defeated Corvallis, 37-14. Corvallis scored in the third quarter when Stewart Landis crossed the goal line from one yard out. The Blue Devils’ second touchdown was a 25-yard pass from Logan Connors to Trevor Brown with Brandon Butt making the two-point conversion.

Stevensville lost to Billing Central, 34-13. Josh Lords caught a 31-yard pass from Caleb Vance for the first Jacket touchdown. Lords also made the second touchdown on a two-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

Corvallis girls win

The Corvallis girls cross country team picked up their first team win in several years at the Anaconda Invitational. The Corvallis boys also won at that meet. The Corvallis girls scored 36 with Anaconda in second with 59 and Hamilton third with 768 points. The boys scoring was a little closer. Corvallis finished with 42, Anaconda 54, and Hamilton 62. Doug Raymer of Darby won the boys with Colby Henderson of Corvallis finishing second and Sean Abrahamsen of Darby third, Chase Stoker of Corvallis fourth and Easton Albert of Hamilton fifth.

Girls

Team scores: Corvallis 36, Anaconda 59, Hamilton 78.

1, Shannon Young, Harrison, 20:02.48; 3, Sadi Henderson, Corvallis, 20:37.7; 4, Kaycie Stewart, Corvallis, 20:42.64; 6, Annie Jessop, Corvallis, 21:38.55; 7, Sara Amish, Hamilton, 21:40.28; 10, Sarah Del Rae, Hamilton, 22:43.06; 11, Ari Watt, Corvallis, 22:47.79; 12, Hanna Smith, Corvallis, 23:12.15; 14, Jenny Smith, Hamilton, 23:22.02; 18, Chelsi Clarke, Corvallis, 24:06.91;

Boys

Team scores: Corvallis 42, Anaconda 54, Hamilton 62, Deer Lodge 129.

1, Doug Raymer, Darby, 16:24.59; 2, Colby Henderson, Corvallis, 16:29.01; 3, Sean Abrahamsen, Darby, 16:57.48; 4, Chase Stoker, Corvallis, 17:10.26; 5, Easton Albert, Hamilton, 17:44.08; 7, Emmet Stoker, Corvallis, 18:12.4; 10, Colin Robinson, Hamilton, 18:23.69; 11, Collin Johns, Hamilton, 18:24.96; 12, Sean Hansen, Darby, 18:29.13; 14, Devon Williams, Corvallis, 18:36.24; 15, Tanner Palin, Corvallis, 18:52.82; 16, Fischer Elliott, Corvallis, 18:55.18; 17, Denny Haselton, Hamilton, 19:08.81; 19, Cameron Harder, Hamilton, 19:11.6.

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