Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup

District tournaments are a mere two weeks away. And whether it’s a conference match, or a non-conference tilt, every one of them count for area high school volleyball teams.

And this past week saw many important matches up and down the Hi-Line.

Last Tuesday, the North Star Knights grabbed a hold of first place in the 6C East standings with a four-set win over rival Big Sandy. The Knights beat the Pioneers in Big Sandy by scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-15 and 25-20. In the huge win, North Star got 14 kills from Melissa Pester and another 10 by Tylynn Rettig. Pester and Kiera Miller also combined for 14 blocks. Big Sandy was led by eight kills from Brooke Leader, while Molly Herron had seven to go along with 12 digs and two blocks.

Tuesday night was also big for the Chinook Sugarbeeters, though it was a non-conference match. In Chinook, the Beeters beat Class B rival Malta in five games by scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-27, 23-25 and 15-3.

Chinook dominated the fifth set and got 22 kills, six blocks and five aces from Makhayla Farmer. Emily Dennis had 35 digs and Hannah Weber totaled 33 assists.

Chinook continued its winning ways on Thursday night. At home again, the Beeters dismantled Chester/J-I by scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-15. In the 6C East victory, the Beeters got eight kills each from Farmer and Katelyn Neibauer, while Farmer added seven blocks and Brooke Nicholson had 11 digs. The Hawks were led by Denerey Haaland’s six kills, two aces and seven digs.

There was a big rivalry match in Harlem Friday night, but the visiting Rocky Boy Morning Stars stole the show. Rocky Boy defeated the Wildcats by scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-14 and 29-27. In the thrilling win, Trisha Big Knife and Codi Parker each had five kills for Rocky Boy. Big Knife also had seven aces and Rainey Singer totaled 26 digs. Erin LaMere led Harlem with 11 kills, five aces and two blocks.

North Star also kept rolling on Thursday as the Knights clobbered the Havre High junior varsity team by scores of 25-23, 25-16 and 25-9. Graysen Spicher had 26 assists and four aces, while Bettie Carlon totaled nine kills in the win.

Chinook completed a three-match sweep on Saturday with a dramatic five-set win at Denton-Geyser-Stanford. The Beeters were victorious by scores of 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25 and 15-10.

In the marathon match, Makhayla Farmer had a career-high 27 kills and 12 blocks. Emily Dennis added 29 digs.

Big Sandy also got an important win Saturday night, defeating the Roy-Winifred Outlaws by scores of 25-13, 25-21 and 25-21. Molly Herron had seven kills and one block, while Shelby Gasvoda totaled seven kills and five digs in the non-conference win.

This week will be another big one for area teams, but most teams will play their matches Tuesday-Wednesday due to the Montana teacher’s conferences this coming weekend. Look for the next Hi-Line Roundup in Monday’s Havre Daily News.

Tuesday

At Big Sandy

North Star def. Big Sandy

21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20

North Star: Assists 31 (Graysen Spicher 28), Aces 7 (Beth Carlon 3, Spincher 2), Digs 154 (Mackenzie Hansen 49, Carlon 27), Kills 39 (Melissa Pester 14, Tylynn Rettig 10), Blocks 27 (Kiera Miller 8, Pester 6)

Big Sandy: Kills 25 (Brooke Leader 8, Molly Herron 7), Digs 36 (Herron 12, Shelley Gasvoda 6), Aces 6 (Kylie Cline 3, Molly Herron 3), Assists 22 (Leader 11, Cline 10), Blocks 7 (Kaylie Gilman 3, Herron 2)

At Chinook

Chinook def. Malta

25-14, 25-16, 25-27, 23-25, 15-3

Chinook: Kills 48 (Makhayla Farmer 22), Digs 53 (Emily Dennis 33), Aces 11 (Farmer 5), Blocks 12 (Farmer 6, Katelyn Neibauer 5), Assists: 47 (Hannah Weber 33)

Malta: Kills 36 (Darby Schye 15), Blocks 4 (Schye 2), Aces 3 (Kelsey Kuehn 1, Kourtney Simonson 1, Larimie Scheffelmear 1), Digs 69 (Kuehn 14), Assists 29 (Markelle Lett 18)

Thursday

At Chinook

Chinook def. Chester/J-I

25-18, 25-16, 25-15

Chinook — Kills 27 (Katelyn Neibauer 8, Makhayla Farmer 8), Assists 21 (Hannah Weber 14), Aces 14 (Emily Dennis 5), Digs 33 (Brooke Nicholson 11), Blocks 9 (Farmer 7).

C/J-I — Kills 16 (Denerey Haaland 6), Assists 16 (Emma Earl 10), Aces 3 (Haaland 2), Digs 23 (Haaland 7), Blocks 2 (Peyton Cole 1.5).

At Harlem

Rocky Boy def. Harlem

21-25, 25-23, 25-14, 29-27

Rocky Boy – Kills 16 (Teshia Big Knife 5, Codi Parker 5), Assists 11 9Allison Windy Boy 11), Aces 11 (Big Knife 7), Digs 51 (Rainey Singer 26), blocks 2 (Jurnee LaForge 2).

Harlem – Kills 24 (Erin LaMere 11), Assists 19 (Jaylynn Allen 8), Aces 13 (Coco Moore 5, LaMere 5), Digs 61 (Tecia Cliff 15), blocks 4 (LaMere 2).

At Gildford

North Star def. Havre JV

25-23, 25-16, 25-9

North Star -- Assists 29 (Graysen Spicher – 26), Aces 10 (Spicher – 4), Digs 130 (Mackenzie Hansen – 38), Kills 29 (Bettie Carlon – 9), Blocks 19 (Melissa Pester – 6).

Havre JV -- no stats reported

Saturday

At Denton

Chinook def. DGS

25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 15-10

DGS — Kills: 31 (Kendra Smith 8), Assists: 21 (Landra Lucas 19), Blocks: 7 (Kendra Smith 3), Digs: 53 (Landra Lucas 13), Aces: 13 (Kendra Smith 6).

Chinook — Kills: 47 (Makhayla Farmer 27), Assists: 47 (Hannah Weber 27), Blocks: 18 (Makhayla Farmer 12), Digs: 61 (Emily Dennis 29), Aces: 19 (Makhayla Farmer 12).

At Harlem

Glasgow def. Harlem

25-8, 25-16, 25-12

Glasgow leaders – Kills 30 (Megan Dailey 16); assists 28 (Jolyn Reyling 26); aces 10 (Sadie Sukut 3, Amy Breigenzor 3); digs 10 (Jolyn Reyling 2); blocks 7 (Megan Dailey 3).

Harlem leaders – Kills 10 (Coco Moore 3, Erin Lamere 3); assists 6 (Jaylynn Allen 4); aces 8 (Erin Lamere 4); digs 29 (Ticia Cliff 6); blocks 5 (Monique Doney 2).

At Big Sandy

Big Sandy def. Roy-Winifred

25-13, 25-21, 25-21

Big Sandy -- Kills: 30 (Molly Herron 7, Shelby Gasvoda 7). Assists: 30 (Kylie Cline 19). Aces: 12 (Cline 5). Digs: 25 (Gasvoda 8). Blocks: 1 (Herron 1).

Roy-Winifred -- Kills: 19 (Emily Bergum 10). Assists: 17 (Tyra Knerr 10). Aces: 4 (Knerr 3). Digs: 65 (Hope Berg 17). Blocks: 3 (Berg 2).