ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL: Trio of Lady Badgers capture IML honors
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
Bonners Ferry High freshman setter Jaycee Bateman sets up a teammate during a 4A District 1-2 tournament game against Timberlake earlier this season.
Photo by Jason Duchow Photography
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | November 18, 2025 1:00 AM
ALL-LEAGUE: Eva Willis
A junior middle blocker and outside hitter, Eva is receiving honors for the first time this season after leading the Lady Badgers to a record of 5-18, including three-set tournament matches... tallied 120 kills (1.8 per set) on a .126 hitting percentage, a team-high 20 solo blocks, two aces and 12 digs across 68 sets played... had a season-high 15 kills on a season-high .625 hitting percentage against Troy (Mont.) on Sept. 25... a season-high four blocks against Clark Fork on Sept. 5... reached two-or-more blocks in a game in six contests and 10-plus kills in four games.
ALL-LEAGUE: Sammi Cummings
A sophomore setter and right-side hitter, Sammi captured accolades for the first time this season... registered a team-high 43 aces (0.6 per set), 74 kills (1.0 per set), 147 digs (2.0 per set), 169 serve receptions (2.3 per set) and 55 assists across 74 sets played... had a season-high five aces against Troy (Mont.) on Sept. 25... a season-high seven kills against Moscow on Oct. 4... a season-high 15 assists against Stillwater Christian on Oct. 11... a season-high 15 serve receptions against Timberlake on Sept. 11... a season-high 14 digs against Clark Fork on Oct. 9... recorded 10-plus digs in six contests and 10-plus serve receptions in eight games.
ALL-LEAGUE: Jaycee Bateman
A freshman setter, Jaycee started off her career as one of two freshmen named to this year's all-league list... recorded a team-high 439 assists (6.4 per set), 100 digs (1.4 per set), 25 aces and six kills across 69 sets played... had a season-high 38 assists against St. Maries on Oct. 4... a season-high 11 digs against Moscow on Oct. 4... a season-high four aces against Timberlake on Sept. 11... reached 30-plus assists in four contests and 20-plus assists in seven others... was 1,552-for-1,568 (99%) on ball handling attempts.
ALL-INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL
Amarijana Olivieri, sr., Timberlake; Addie Archer, so., Timberlake; Everelee Powell, fr., Timberlake; Willow Mattson, jr., Timberlake; Eva Willis, jr., Bonners Ferry; Sammi Cummings, so., Bonners Ferry; Jaycee Bateman, fr., Bonners Ferry.
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