The Daily Inter Lake

WHITEFISH - Jackie Mee had 14 kills and four aces to help Libby drop Whitefish 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 on Thursday in Northwestern A volleyball action.

Libby improves to 1-0 in league, while Whitefish slips to 1-2.

"Libby is a great ballclub," Whitefish coach Jackie Fuller said.

"They did a nice job offensively and defensively. They controlled the tempo of the match. We have to focus in on defense … that will help us."

Kaitlyn Wehrli had six kills and 20 digs for Whitefish.

Libby and Whitefish will play in the Bonners Ferry, Idaho, tournament on Saturday.

Kills - Libby 32, Jackie Mee 14; Whitefish 17, Kaitlyn Wehrli 6; Blocks - Libby 1, Evi Cernick; Whitefish 4, Heather Bailey 2; Assists - Libby 28, Cernick 24; Whitefish 14, Jessica Slaybaugh 9; Digs - Libby 37, Alysha Martin 10; Whitefish 49, Wehrli 20; Aces - Libby 12, Mee 4; Whitefish 9, Bailey 3.

Eureka 3, Bigfork 2

BIGFORK - Eureka battled back from a tough loss in the first game to topple Bigfork 25-27, 25-11, 26-24, 18-25, 15-12 in a District 7B match.

Tayler Holder paced Eureka's hitting with 20 kills. Emily Hardman had 27 for Bigfork and Mallery Knoll added seven.

"Both teams have about the same size, same number of hitters," Bigfork coach Tammi McDaniel said.

"It becomes a digging match."

Eureka led in that category, 89-62. Carly Hammond had 24 for Eureka and Kelly Deaton 25 for Bigfork.

"Emily Hardman probably had her best number in kills," McDaniel said.

"Kelly Deaton came alive in the back row, doing her job."

Bigfork, 2-1 league and 3-2 overall, hosts St. Ignatius next Thursday. Eureka plays at Thompson Falls on Saturday.

Kills - Eureka 51, Tayler Holder 20; Bigfork 44, Emily Hardman 27, Mallery Knoll 7; Blocks - Eureka 5, Cassidy Morgan 2; Bigfork 6, Melissa Van Derveer 3; Assists - Eureka 42, Alyssa White 35; Bigfork 30, Taylor Peck 16, Claire Wilken 14; Digs - Eureka 89, Carly Hammond 24; Bigfork 62, Kelly Deaton 25, Knoll 16; Aces - Eureka 11, Karina Hofstee 3; Bigfork 5, Knoll 3.

Browning 3,

Columbia Falls 0

COLUMBIA FALLS - Columbia Falls won the statistical battle in four of the five categories, but Browning pulled off a 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 nonconference Class A victory.

Browning had more kills than Columbia Falls, 26-24, but Columbia Falls finished with more blocks, 5-2, assists, 21-18, digs, 52-40, and aces, 11-8.

Kayla DeWit had 11 blocks for the Wildkats. Cassidee Skiles finished with 21 assists and four aces.

Columbia Falls, 1-2 overall, travels to Polson on Saturday.

Kills - Browning 26, Jazz St. Godeau 6, Shaunelle Skunkcap 6; Columbia Falls 24, Kayla DeWit 11; Blocks - Browning 2, Lori Hannon 2; Columbia Falls 5, no leader; Assists - Browning 18, Trace Lorenzo 18; Columbia Falls 21, Cassidee Skiles 21; Digs - Browning 40, Charmaine Arcand 15, Paula Bremner 8; Columbia Falls 52, Brooke Cady 16, Renae Nelson 12; Aces - Browning 8, Sara Horn 5, Alex DeCarlo 2; Columbia Falls 11, Skiles 4.

Polson 3, Ronan 0

RONAN - Breanne Kelley had 12 kills, three blocks and four aces to push Polson past Ronan 25-9, 25-14, 25-13 in a Northwestern A rivalry match.

Kayla Duford led Polson in aces, five, and in assists, 24.

Polson hosts Columbia Falls on Saturday.

Kills - Polson 31, Breanne Kelley 12, Sallie Sams 7; Ronan 3, T. Irvine, A. VanGunten, C. Bourdon; Blocks - Polson 5, Kelley 3, Sams 2; Ronan 0; Assists - Polson 25, Kayla Duford 24; Ronan 3, Taylor Lynch 3; Digs - Polson 32, no leaders listed; Ronan 5, Payge Delaurnti 2, Makenzie Middleton 2; Aces - Polson 23, Duford 5, Kelley 4, Mariss McCrea 4; Ronan 3.