Polson, Bigfork put 2 each on All-State volleyball
Daily Inter Lake | Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 3 days AGO
Northwest A champion Bigfork and State A participant Polson each had two players named All-State for volleyball for 2025, in voting by league coaches.
The Northwest A honors came to the Daily Inter Lake on Monday; they include six players named first-team, with five of those landing All-State honors.
For Polson, which won two matches and finished fourth at the State A tournament, it was junior McKenna Corley and sophomore Embree Bird.
Corey averaged 4.0 kills per set with a .427 hitting percentage according to Maxpreps.com; Bird averaged 2.2 kills and 3.0 digs per set for the Lady Pirates.
For Bigfork, junior Somer Campos and senior Taylor Howlett were All-State. Campos hit .223 and averaged 2.3 kills; Howlett averaged 7.4 assists per set and had 50 aces.
Whitefish senior Camry Kelch was also All-State after averaging 2.6 kills and 3.3 digs per set.
Sierra Blood, a junior from Ronan who averaged 4.0 kills a set, rounded out the first-team for All-Northwest A.
The full honors teams follows:
First Team
McKenna Corley, jr. Polson*
Taylor Howlett, sr. Bigfork*
Somer Campos, jr. Bigfork*
Embree Bird, so. Polson*
Camry Kelch, sr. Whitefish*
Sierra Blood, jr. Ronan
*-denotes All-State selection.
Coach of the Year: Lizzy Cox, Polson
Second Team
Aleysia Black, jr. Polson
Olivia Claybourn, sr. Bigfork
Allie Shors, so. Whitefish
Lillie Suffia, jr. Bigfork
Ava Scholz, so. Columbia Falls
Rylee Sweeney, jr. Columbia Falls
Honorable mention — Rylee Taylor-Jefferson, jr., Polson; Eliza Todd, so., Polson; Jezanie Brooks, so., Polson; Raegan Waller, jr., Bigfork; Anabelle Middlesworth, jr., Columbia Falls; Eleanor Archie, sr., Whitefish; Zailee Hewankorn, jr., Polson.