Last night in Lake County Sports

Here is what happened last night (Sept. 3) in volleyball action.


Polson 3, Whitefish 2
Would you expect anything else from these two teams? Whitefish and Polson squared off in a weird scheduling quirk that had these two conference foes meeting in the first game of the season. The Lady Pirates were able to come away with a thrilling 3-2 victory on scores of 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-16, 15-7.

Ashley Johnson was the big force for Polson, collecting 21 kills and 14 digs while Shay Duford operated the offense with 44 assists.

Polson defeats Whitefish 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-16, 15-7
Kills - Whitefish 33 (Abby Strellnauer 11), Polson 52 (Ashley Johnson 21). Blocks - Whitefish 11 (Brooke Silliker 3, Baylee Tveidt 2), Polson 3 (Riley Kinney 2). Digs - Whitefish 93 (Bekah Weaver 23), Polson 71 (Johnson 14). Assists - Whitefish 28 (Taylor Havens 14, Marlow Schulz 14), Polson 47 (Shalaina Duford 44). Aces - Whitefish 7 (Kelsey McFadden 3), Polson 12 (Johnson 3, Heidi Rausch 3, Tina Marquardt 3).

Mission 3, Troy 2
The Lady Bulldogs tossed up 23 service aces en route to a 3-2 victory over Troy, 25-14, 25-14, 11-25, 24-26, 15-5. Jen Larsson led the Lady Bulldogs with eight kills and Ashley Courville had six service aces. Mission also got 15 digs from Sydney Allard and Loren Erickson had 13 assists.

Mission def. Troy, 25-14, 25-14, 11-25, 24-26, 15-5 
Kills - Mission 30 (Jen Larsson 8), Troy 15 (Hannah Talmadge 5, Kelly Lundin 5). Blocks - Mission 2 (Larsson, Sara Nerby), Troy 6 (Michaela Curry 4). Digs - Mission 28 (Syndey Allard 15), Troy 29 (Curry 6, Lundin 6). Assists - Mission 28 (Loren Erickson 13), Troy 12 (Jordan Williams 11). Aces - Mission 23 (Ashley Courville 6), Troy 10 (Lundin 3, Williams 3).

Eureka 3, Ronan 0 
Eureka downs Ronan 25-12, 25-19, 25-18 thanks to a 24-14 advantage in kills and a 36-22 advantage in digs. Courtney Clairmont led the Maidens in digs and aces.

Arlee 3, Noxon 0
With their senior setter Cortney Dix back in action, the Scarlets picked up a 3-0 victory over district rival Noxon. Dix, who sat out last week because of sickness in a loss to Superior, had 19 assists and seven kills in the victory while Becca Nelson had six service aces. Serving was a strength for Arlee, which collected 18 aces.

Arlee def. Noxon, 25-21, 25-10, 25-22 
Kills - Arlee 28 (Cortney Dix 7), Noxon 8 (Cara Stettler 4). Blocks - Arlee 4 (Mahalia Hendren 2), Noxon 2 (Brooke Smithborne 2). Digs - Arlee 34 (Whitney Malatare 9). Assists - Arlee 24 (Dix 19), Noxon 10 (Shelby Clark 7). Aces - Arlee 18 (Becca Nelson 6), Noxon 7 (Stettler 3).

Charlo 3, Hot Springs 0
The Charlo Vikings improved their record to 3-0 on the season with a sweep of district rival Hot Springs, 25-22, 25-14, 25-14. Kinley Pope and Deondra Brown combined for seven kills to help power the Lady Vikings offense. Dawn Blevins had 15 assists in the match.

Charlo def. Hot Springs, 25-22, 25-14, 25-14 
Kills - Charlo 20 (Kinley Pope 7, Deondra Brown 7), Hot Springs 12 (Meara Schmiedbauer 4). Blocks - Charlo 5 (Aspen Runkel 2), Hot Springs 3 (Alex Green, Laurel Schmiedbauer, Shayna Nagy). Digs - Charlo 1 (Pope), Hot Springs 36 (Shanny King 9). Assists - Charlo 20 (Dawn Blevins 15), Hot Springs 10 (L. Schmiedbauer 6). Aces - Charlo 13 (Blevins 4), Hot Springs 8 (M. Schmiedbauer 4).