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Fort Benton's Aspen Giese, left, and Chester-Joplin-Inverness' Abby Fraser battle at the net during a District 7C Tournament match last week in Fort Benton. The Longhorns won the 7C championship, while CJI finished in the top four to advance to this week's Northern C.
Chinook's Crystal Hofer sets a pass during a 7C tournament match in Big Sandy last Thursday. The Sugarbeeters finished second and advanced to this week's Northern C in Fort Benton.
Big Sandy's Amiya Griffith passes the ball during the 7C tournament last week.
North Star's Kaitlyn Domire hits during the 7C tournament last week.
Chinook's Jayden Miller smashes a shot during the 7C tournament last week.
Chinook's Hallie Neibauer tips a ball during the 7C tournament last week.
Fort Benton's Ashlee Wang battles during the 7C tournament last week.
CJI's Molly Nelson passes during the 7C tournament last week.
Fort Benton's Abby Clark hits during the 7C tournament last week.
Fort Benton is on a roll - to say the least. The Longhorns reached the Class C state volleyball tournament a year ago, and now, in their first year in the newly formed 7C, which consists of all the teams from the old District 6C East, the Longhorns cruised to a district championship.
In fact, last week in both Big Sandy and Fort Benton, the Longhorns swept their way to the title.
Fort Benton beat Chinook by scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-12 in the 7C championship match Saturday night in Fort Benton. The 7C tournament sent the top four teams to this week's Northern C, with Chinook finishing second, Geraldine-Highwood taking third and Chester-Joplin-Inverness coming in fourth.
Fort Benton, which will also host the Northern C, was simply dominant in its two tournament matches. In the chipper, the Longhorns got 12 kills and four blocks from Abby Clark, while Aspen Giese had five kills and two aces.
The Longhorns reached the championship match with a bye in the first round, and a sweep of CJI in the semifinals Friday night. Fort Benton beat the Hawks 3-0 and got a combined 14 kills from Abby Clark and Aspen Giese, while Maci Molinario had 18 assists and two digs.
CJI was the surprise team of the tournament. The Hawks won just three 7C regular season matches, but after stunning the Rivals by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 15-25 and 25-19 in Thursday's opening round, the Hawks put themselves in a great position. After falling to the Longhorns in the semifinals, CJI faced Centerville for a spot in the divisional tourney, and in a dominant display, the Hawks beat the Miners by scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-22. CJI would fall in a rematch with Geraldine-Highwood in the consolation match Saturday, but it was still a great run for the Hawks, who were once again led by star hitter/middle Tatum Hull.
Chinook also had a good run over the weekend. The Sugarbeeters swept Centerville by scores of 25-8, 25-8 and 25-20 in the opener Thursday. Delaney Kellam had six digs and four blocks, while Jayden Miller had eight kills. The win pushed the Beeters into the semifinals where they took down rival North Star in a sweep, by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-19. Kellam again paced the Beeters, while Jade Wendland had eight kills and four blocks for the Knights, who would fall to the Rivals in a loser-out match Saturday morning, seeing their season come to an end.
Now, the top four teams from 7C and the top four teams from the 6C will meet in Fort Benton with two berths at state on the line. The Northern C runs Wednesday through Saturday.
THURSDAY
Chester-Joplin-Inverness def. Geraldine-Highwood
25-17, 25-23, 15-25, 25-19
G/H - Kills Azzia Rowland 15, Aces Rowland 4, Blocks Abby Dines 2, Assists Emma Bye 22, Digs Ellie Aron 12.
CJI - N/A.
Chinook def. Centerville
25-8, 25-8, 25-20
Chinook - Kills Jayden Miller 8, Aces Hailey Bell 7, Digs Delaney Kellam 6, Blocks Kellam 4, Assists Crystal Hofer 12.
Centerville - Kills Emily Lindgren, Aces Chasta Burke, Digs Lindgren, Blocks Londgren, Assists Annie Cook.
North Star def. Big Sandy
25-15, 25-11, 25-20
Big Sandy - Kills Amiya Griffith 6, Aces 3 with one each, Digs Alicia Bjornstad 11, Blocks 0, Assists Bjornstad 4.
North Star - Kills Laramie Peterson 11, Aces Kenidee Wolery 7, Digs Jade Wndland 11, Blocks Wendland 1, Assists Wolery 28.
FRIDAY
Centerville def. Big Sandy, LO
25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 25-19
Big Sandy - Kills Amiya Griffith 8, Aces four with two each, Digs Malaysia Baumann 12, Blocks Amiya Griffith 2, Assists Alicia Bjornstad 16.
Centerville - N/A.
Fort Benton def. CJI, SF
25-14, 25-16, 25-12
Fort Benton - Kills Abby Clark 8, Aces Aspen Giese 3, Assists Maci Molinario 18, Digs Molinario 2.
CJI - N/A.
Chinook def. North Star, SF
25-17, 25-22, 25-19
North Star - Kills Jade Wendland 8, Blocks Wendland 4, Assists Kenidee Wolery 17, Digs Laramie Peterson 4.
Chinook -N/A.
SATURDAY
Chester-Joplin-Inverness def. Centerville, LO
25-15, 25-17, 25-22
No Stats Reported
Geraldine-Highwood def,. North Star, LO
24-26, 25-19, 25-23, 25-12
North Star - Aces Laramie Peterson 2, Blocks Kaytlyn Domire 4, Kills Jade Wendland 14, Digs Wendland 17, Assists Kenidee Wolery 27.
G/H - N/A.
Geraldine-Highwood def. Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 3rd
No Stats Reported
Fort Benton def. Chinook, 1st
25-22, 25-21, 25-12
Fort Benton - Kills Abby Clark 12, Aces Aspen Giese 2, Blocks Clark 4, Assists Maci Molinario 11, Digs Jasmine Wilson 7.
Chinook - N/A.
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