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| Volume XVIII, Number 7 | Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2002 | |
Valley Sports at a Glance - All stories by Jean Schurman Volleyball Football Volleyball Roundup The volleyball season is off and running with not a lot of success by local teams. This season not only is in a different time but also boasts a different scoring method. The teams will now use rally scoring for all five games of a match, just as college teams do. The games are played to 25 instead of 15 as well. Hamilton began its season with two tough foes, Whitefish and Columbia Falls. Whitefish defeated Hamilton 24-26, 25-13, 26-24 and 25-15. Sara Lyons had six kills and Laura Conwell added two aces. Hamilton lost to Columbia Falls 25-15, 25-17 and 25-18. Lyons had six blocks and three kills. Melodee Mildenberger had 12 assists. Columbia Falls def. Hamilton 25-15, 25-17, 25-18. Kills - Hamilton 13 (Sarah Lyons 6), Columbia Falls 31 (Sarah Hislop 11). Blocks - Hamilton 6 (Lyons 3), Columbia Falls 7 (Andria Harris 3, Hilsop 3). Digs - Hamilton 36 (Megan Pohley), Columbia Falls 11 (Cealie Brumwell 3). Assists - Hamilton 12 (Melodee Mildenberger 12), Columbia Falls 60 (Brumwell 52). Aces - Hamilton 1 (Mildenberger), Columbia Falls 11 (Kellen Bennett 4). Whitefish def. Hamilton 24-26, 25-13, 26-24, 25-15. Kills - Whitefish 40 (Allison Fey 13), Hamilton 23 (Lyons 6). Blocks - Whitefish 16 (Aerika Dunn 8), Hamilton 4 (Nicole Lawson 2). Digs - Whitefish 59 (Dana Lauridsen 15), Hamilton 43 (Kristen Whalen 13). Assists - Whitefish 36 (Melissa Tilger 22), Hamilton 18 (Melodee Mildenberger 17). Aces - Whitefish 14 (Lauridsen 5), Hamilton 6 (Laura Conwell 2). Stevensville lost to Libby in three games. Tanya Windhorst led her 'Jacket team with two blocks and 10 kills. Libby def. Stevensville 25-22, 25-16, 25-13. Kills - Libby 31 (Kelli Brumbaugh 10), Stevensville 17 (Tanya Windhorst 5). Blocks - Libby 2 (Brumbaugh 20, Stevensville 3 (Margaux Alvarez, Dani Herbert, Tasheena McComas). Digs - Libby 37 (Nicole Rowan 10), Stevensville 39 (Alvarez 10, Nadia Smorowski 8). Assists (Libby 17 (Danielle Armstrong 10), Stevensville 11 (Herbert 10). Aces - Libby 12 (Armstrong 7), Stevensville 3 (Herbert, McComas, Jonna Davis). Bigfork defeated Corvallis 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-28. Kills - Bigfork 28 (Frannie Wolstein 7, Bergen Wilson 7, Julianne Myers 7). Corvallis 25 (Kellie Smith 7). Blocks - Bigfork 5 (Mallory Shirey 2), Corvallis 5 (Sharon Peterson 2, Smith 2). Digs - Bigfork 37 (Tasha Fox 9), Corvallis 44 (Vanessa Bleibtrey 11). Assists - Bigfork 18 (Fox 17), Corvallis 24 (Ali Messer 14). Aces - Bigfork 9 (Krystan Cattanoe 4), Corvallis 9 (Kelly Sylvester 2, Bleibtrey 2). |
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Football Stevi stops Vikings in season opener The Stevensville Yellowjackets opened their football season with a victory over Bigfork Friday night. The 'Jackets won, 14-7. "Our defense did some good things," said first-year coach Bob Connors. "But the defense is always ahead of the offense at this time of the year." The Yellowjacket defense forced four fumbles and snagged four interceptions in the non-conference game. The final fumble came with little more than a minute remaining in the game and the Vikings knocking at the door. Senior Tyson Johnson recovered the Bigfork fumble in the end zone and stopped the tying drive for Bigfork. Johnson also recovered the first fumble of the game and set up the offense for the 'Jackets' first touchdown. Ed Grinsell ran the ball from two yards out for that touchdown. Johnson kicked the extra point and the boys in black were on the scoreboard for the first time this season. Bigfork came back in the first quarter to tie the game when Ben Haugen raced seven yards for the touchdown. Casey Hanson kicked the extra point. Bigfork made several more runs but each time the Yellowjacket defense turned them back. Carson Curley, another senior, literally stole the ball out of a Bigfork receiver's hands not once but twice. "I heard the coach yelling go to the ball," said Curley. "I did and just went for the ball." Both times, the receiver had made the catch but the tenacious Curley didn't give up and kept his hands on the ball. Connors said he has stressed the importance of turnovers to the team. "Turnovers make a short field for the offense, and that's what we want. We did some good things on defense even though we got too smart early on in the game and ran some wrong tracks. The important thing is we made the adjustments and got back on track." Stevensville scored their second touchdown in the third quarter when Johnson kept the ball and slipped into the endzone from two yards out. Johnson again kicked the extra point. Stevensville will host Columbia Falls this Friday night in what will be a family affair. The Wildcats are coached by another first-year coach, Kevin Connors, cousin to Stevi's coach. "We'll swap tape but that's all I know about his team right now," said Connors. Columbia Falls also notched a win in their first game. They defeated Hamilton 14-13. Hamilton made a run in the fourth quarter but a missed PAT sealed the Broncs' fate. Columbia Falls scored in both the first and second quarters to give them the leg up. Tyler Jones caught a three-yard pass from Brad Bennet after Columbia Falls blocked a Hamilton punt. Cody Sheppard returned a 55-yard punt for the second touchdown. Chris Nagel was successful on both PATs. Hamilton scored when Todd Galbraith lunged into the end zone from two yards out. Ben Gannt kicked the PAT. Kevin Krasovich plunged through the line for the second Bronc touchdown. Corvallis downed Ronan, 48-10 in a non-conference drubbing Friday in Corvallis. Led by David Minnis' offensive onslaught of 132 yards rushing and 128 yards receiving, the Blue Devils scored early and often for the win. Minnis had two touchdowns from the air and two on the ground. Minnis took a 66-yard pass from Joe Nisly to open the scoring. Another pass from Minnis to Nisly, this time for 66 yards, gave the Blue Devils momentum. Minnis had two more touchdowns, one of 85 yards and the other of 32 yards to cap his performance. He also kicked three PATs. Corvallis' other touchdowns came when Mike West raced 12 yards to the goal line, an 83-yard run by Josh Augustine and a 19-yard run by Nisly. Drew Huls caught a pass from Nisly for the two-point conversion. Ronan scored once in the first quarter when Craig Rogers ran 37 yards for a touchdown. Matt Wirsiq kicked the PAT and then kicked a 28-yard field goad in the third quarter. Sean McKinney led the Blue Devils with 13 tackles. Huls snagged two interceptions and forced a fumble. Florence, under new coach Rich Phillips, picked up their first victory of the season. The Falcons defeated Arlee, 21-13, in a non-conference game. Florence scored first when Mark Ward raced 15 yards for the TD. Clay Schroeder took a two-yard pass from Mark's twin, Doug, for the second touchdown. The Warriors then rallied back and were within one point at the half. Mark Ward plunged one yard for the final Falcon touchdown. Clint Padgett kicked three-for-three PATs. Darby held on to defeat Troy, 10-6, in another non-conference game. "We almost gave it away," said head coach Loyd Rennaker. "They managed to hold on. Our defense looked good but we need to work on offense." Darby scored first with a 15-yard field goal by Matt McCready. Garrett Becker then ran four yards for the touchdown in the fourth quarter. R.J. Higgins kicked the PAT. Troy scored when B.J. Orr took a 20 yard pass from Chad Myers. Darby then ran out the clock. Victor traveled to Superior where they took on the tough Bobcats. The Bobcats scored early and often in the 60-24 victory for the northern team. Victor's offense was led by Brandon Lane who had 123 yards on two carries and Corey Cromwell who passed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan McKinley had a five-yard touchdown in the second quarter and a two-yard TD in the fourth. Bryan Wemple and Mike Wilson were the recipients of Cromwell's touchdown passes at 31 yards and 15 yards respectively. |
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