Volleyball: C-Falls gets past Whitefish in 5

COLUMBIA FALLS — Kamryn Ladenburg had 12 kills to lead a potent Columbia Falls attack, and the Wildcats beat Whitefish in five sets in an important Northwest A volleyball match Thursday.

"We had a fun night," Columbia Falls coach Jolandie Brooks said. "This game was for third in the conference and after looking at the point spread from tonight and when we played them at their home, I think we lost by one point.  

"Which means we have to beat Bigfork on Tuesday to have a better record than them, or we’ll come out fourth heading into divisionals." 

Riley Sweeney filled up the stat sheet for the Kats with 10 kills, five aces and three blocks; Gabby Riley had four blocks to go with four kills; Annabelle Middlesworth had nine kills and Jezanie Brooks had 20 digs and four kills to go with her 37 assists. 

Peyton Ross had another 10 kills and also was credited with 34 digs. 

"Our defense won us the match tonight, along with a few key plays in big moments," Jolandie Brooks said. "Peyton Ross and Ava Scholz played lights ut. Rylee Sweeney and Anabelle Middlesworth made key blocks for us." 

Abby Brooks had 12 kills to lead the Whitefish attack. Allie Shors had five kills and an ace to go with her 21 assists and 10 digs; Annabelle Barrile had six kills to go with two aces, a block and nine digs.  

Avery Orme checked in with seven kills, two assists, two blocks and 11 digs for the Bulldogs. 

Columbia Falls beat Whitefish 25-14, 18-25, 25-12, 21-25, 15-10

Kills — Whitefish 34 (Abby Brooks 12, Avery Orme 7), Columbia Falls 49 (Kamryn Ladenburg 12, Peyton Ross 10, Rylee Sweeney 10). Assists — Whitefish 27 (Allie Shors 21), Columbia Falls 44 (Jezanie Brooks 37). Digs — Whitefish 65 (Emy Hanson 12, Orme 11, Shores 10), Columbia Falls 127 (Ross 34, Ava Scholz 30). Blocks — Whitefish 3 (Chantry Krack 2), Columbia Falls 9 (Gabby Riley 4, Sweeney 3). Aces — Whitefish 6 (Annabelle Barrile 2, 4 with 1), Columbia Falls 13 (Sweeney 5, Ross 5, Scholz 3). 

Polson def. Libby 3-0

POLSON — With McKenna Corley getting 21 kills and five blocks, the Polson Lady Pirates handed Libby a straight-sets loss in Northwest A play. 

Logan McCreak added seven kills and eight assists for Polson, which won 25-18, 25-11, 25-11; Embree Bird checked in with 14 assists and five aces. Alysia Black had 16 assists and 16 digs, both team highs. 

No stats were provided for Libby.