Volleyball: MCHS moves into Southern B finals

By Chronicle Staff

RED LODGE n Manhattan Christian earned a berth in the Southern B Divisional championship game on Friday, defeating Huntley Project, 22-25, 25-15, 10-25, 25-20, 15-12.

Hanna VanDyk led the Eagles with 20 kills in their five-game match. Ashlee Dyk led the defensive effort with four of the team’s 13 blocks.

The championship game will be played at 2 p.m. today, with Eagles potentially facing Huntley Project again or the winner of the Baker-Townsend fourth-place game.

Match statistics

Huntley Project (28-3) — Kills: 54 (Monica Hollowell 17). Assists: 46 (Teale Steffes 45). Digs: 123 (Hollowell 37). Blocks: 4 (BrieAnna Geck 3). Aces: 9 (Bethany Moullet 3).

Manhattan Christian — Kills: 55 (Hanna VanDyk 20). Assists: 51 (Alexis Bliese 48). Digs: 116 (Breanna Feddes 30). Blocks: 13 (Ashlee Dyk 4). Aces: 8 (three with 2).

Colstrip def. Three Forks 25-17, 26-24, 25-16: The loss to Colstrip was Three Forks’ second of the tournament, elminating the Wolves from competition. Shelby Mack led Three Forks in kills (22), blocks (2), digs (19) and aces (2).

Colstrip’s Myshada Rosado had 15 kills and 27 assists.

Match statistics

Colstrip — Kills: 48 (Myshada Rosado 15). Assists: 36 (Rosado 27). Blocks: 2 (Heather McRae). Digs: 38 (Charli Hartman 7). Aces: 8 (Hartman 4).

Three Forks — Kills: 22 (Shelby Mack 8). Assists: 18 (Cierra Myers 17). Blocks: 4 (Mack 2). Digs: 67 (Mack 19). Aces: 3 (Mack 2).

Baker def. Broadus 25-6, 25-10, 25-9: Baker forced Broadus out of tournament play with the victory. Baker advanced to face Townsend in loser-out play.

Match statistics

Baker — Kills: 29. Assists: 26. Blocks: 7. Digs: 39. Aces: 10.

Broadus — Kills: 12 (Sheriann Lemke 5). Assists: 10 (Lauren Clark 8). Blocks: 2 (Mary Owen 2). Digs: 22 (Lemke 9). Aces: 3 (no leader).

Colstrip def. Red Lodge 25-17, 25-17, 25-21: Colstrip won its second game of the day, knocking Red Lodge out of play in three games. The win guaranteed Colstrip at least a fourth-place finish. Trina West led Colstrip in kills in the match.

Match statistics

Colstrip — Kills: 38 (Trina West). Assists: 45 (Myshada Rosado). Blocks: 9 (Kayla Neumiller). Digs: 61 (Rosado). Aces: 8 (West, Rosado).

Red Lodge — Kills: 27 (Elli Hellerud 11). Assists: 23 (Anna Brajich 13). Blocks: 1. Digs: 38 (Tia Roller 8). Aces: 2 (Jaye Hellerud, Chloe Kebble).

Central A

Belgrade def. Havre 18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-12: Belgrade upset the No. 2 tournament seed to earn a berth in Saturday’s semifinal game against Lewistown.

Kelsey Martin posted 24 digs and Jackie Dringle had four blocks for the Panthers’ defense.

Match statistics

KILLS — Havre 45 (Karla Hellegaard 17), Belgrade 49 (Jullian Gue 14). ASSISTS — Havre 37 (Sarah Blessum 34), Belgrade 42 (Natasha Finkbeiner 19). BLOCKS — Havre 15 (Hellegaard 5, Blessum 3), Belgrade 8 (Jackie Dringle 4). ACES — Havre 7 (Hellegaard 2), Belgrade 9 (Lindsey Halgren 5). DIGS — Havre 45 (Holly Cartwright 15), Belgrade 84 (Kelsey Martin 24).

Havre def. Browning 25-13, 25-13, 25-21: Havre advanced to face Belgrade the No. 3 seed, following Karla Hellegaard’s 11 kills.

Match statistics

Kills - Browning 12 (Kenzie Welllman 6), Havre 32 (Karla Hellegaard 11). Assists - Browning 7 (Lorenzo 7), Havre 25 (Sarah Blessum 23). Aces - Browning 2 (Charmaine Arcand 2), Havre 5 (Janelle Job 2). Digs - Browning 44 (Wolftail 11,), Havre 34 (Hellegaard 6). Blocks - Browning 3 (Jazz St. Goddard 2), Havre 2 (Blessum 1.5).

Butte Central def. Livingston 25-19, 24-26, 25-19, 25-13: Livingston’s Mariah Meyer led the Rangers with nine kills, three aces and four blocks.

Match statistics

Kills - Livingston 33 (Mariah Meyer 9), Butte Central 55 (Kourtney Kambich 13). Assists - Livingston 27 (Jordyn Yarborough 14), Butte Central 37 (Lyons 37). Aces - Livingston 10 (Meyer 3), Butte Central 16 (Ashley Kasperick 5). Digs - Livingston 42 (Meyer 11), Butte Central 49 (Kasperick 11). Blocks - Livingston 11 (Meyer 4), Butte Central 12 (Murphy 5).

Lewistown def. Butte Central 25-14, 25-20, 25-16: Lewistown advanced to the semifinal game against Belgrade this morning at 10, with the victory over Butte Central.

Match statistics

KILLS — BC 19 (Lexie Murphy 5), Lewistown 42 (Shandy Songer 13). ASSISTS — BC 13 (Katie Lyons 13), Lewistown 37 (Brianna Boettger 35). BLOCKS — BC 6 (Quinn Peoples 2), Lewistown 6 (Arielle Allen 4). ACES — BC 3 (Saidee Johnston, Sandford, Ashley Kasperick), Lewistown 8 (Cassie Byerly 2, Leah Berry 2). DIGS — BC 36 (Johnston 10), Lewistown 48 (Berry 11, Byerly 9).

Butte Central def. Browning 25-14, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 18-16: Butte Central avoided elimination thanks to Katie Lyons 39 assists and three aces, both team-leading numbers.

Match statistics

KILLS — Browning 44 (Destini Ell 11), BC 51 (Lexie Murphy 13). ASSISTS — Browning 34 (Traci Lorenzo 34), BC 40 (Katie Lyons 39). BLOCKS — Browning 3 (Jazz St. Goddard 2), BC 9 (Peoples 4). ACES — Browning 15 (Sarah Horns 5), BC 8 (Lyons 3). DIGS — Browning 58 (Wolftail 21). BC 57 (Kelly Gould 15).

Havre def. Livignston 25-13, 26-24, 26-24: Havre swept Livingston to end the Rangers’ season.

Livingston’s Stephanie Davaz led the team with 19 assists and nine digs.

Match statistics

KILLS — Havre 29 (Mariah Armstrong 11), Livingston 32 (Mariah Meyer 7). ASSISTS — Havre 29 (Sarah Blessum 27), Livingston 27 (Stephanie Davaz 19). BLOCKS — HAVRE 2 (Karla Hellegaard 2), Livingston 5 (Johanna Chapel 3). ACES — Havre 6 (Hellegaard 2), Livingston 4 (Jordyn Yarborough 2). DIGS — 33 (Holly Cartwright 9) Livingston 50 (Stephanie Davaz 9).

Western C

Sheridan def. Shields Valley 27-25, 25-21, 25-22: Shields Valley, the No. 2 seed, fell to Sheridan in three games to end its season.

Sheridan’s Anika Ward led the charge with 15 kills and a pair of aces.

Match statistics

Kills n Sheridan 41 (Anika Ward 15), SV 23 (Susanne Grobler 9). Blocks n Sheridan 5 (Juliana Bartoletti 2, Erika Kitto 2), SV 8 (Grobler 3). Aces n Sheridan 8 (Sydnee Burke 2, Ward 2, Ashley Allinson 2), SV 4. Assists n Sheridan 38 (Burke 37), SV 18 (Michael Ann McInerney 14). Digs n Sheridan 42 (Kitto 11), SV 36 (Grobler 11).

Gardiner def. Arlee 25-18, 25-23, 25-27, 25-20: Gardiner’s Dana Brennan and Emily Bishoff had 11 and 10 kills, respectively, and the Bruins rode a superior defense to a hard earned 3-1 victory. The Bruins kept their tournament hopes alive, with the chance to face Hot Springs in another loser-out match.

Match statistics

Kills n Gardiner 39 (Dana Brennan 11), Arlee 40 (Jordan Pfau 27). Blocks n Gardiner 5 (Brennan 2, Maddie Hoeninghausen 2), Arlee 7 (Pfau 4). Aces n Gardiner 17 (Eva Stone 4), arlee 14 (Cortney Dix 4). Assists n Gardiner 34 (Austin Smith 32), Arlee 31 (Dix 20). Digs n Gardiner 114 (Melissa Rees 20), Arlee 66 (Pfau 16).

Charlo def. Sheridan 25-23, 26-24, 25-20: Anika Ward led Sheridan with 11 kills and an ace. Juliana Bartoletti added eight digs and Sydnee Burke had 25 assists and an ace in the loss.

Match statistics

Kills n Charlo 26 (Stephanie Maughan 16), Sheridan 29 (Anika Ward 11). Blocks n Charlo 8 (Maughan 6), Sheridan 1 (Andi Hall). Aces n Charlo 15 (Naomi Knight 4, Maughan 4), Sheridan 4 (Sydnee Burke, Ward, Jennie Jensen, Ashley Allenson). Digs n Charlo 63 (Becky DuMont 17), Sheridan 26 (Juliana Bartoletti 8).

White Sulphur Springs def. Philipsburg 24-26, 23-25, 25-12, 26-24, 15-5: White Sulphur Springs advanced to the tournament’s championship game by defeating Philipsburg.

White Sulphur Springs followed Becky Townsend’s 17 kills and 10 blocks to the victory.

Match statistics

Kills n Philipsburg 31 (Melanie Graham 8, Kirsten Butler 8), White Sulphur Springs 36 (Becky Townsend 17). Blocks n Philipsburg 0, White Sulphur Springs 17 (Townsend 10). Aces n Philipsburg 15 (Carly Johnson 6), White Sulphur Springs 10 (Kayla Paulsen 5). Assists n Philipsburg 28 (Carly Johnson 28), White Sulphur Springs 24 (Shelby Buckingham 22). Digs n Philipsburg 64 (Graham 12), White Sulphur Springs 37 (Townsend 9).

Gardiner def. Hot Springs 25-12, 29-27, 23-25, 25-23: Gardiner avoided being eliminated from tournament play following the lead of Dana Brennan and Austin Smith. Smith had two blocks and two aces, while Brennan posted 21 kills and four blocks.

Match statistics

Kills n Gardiner 54 (Dana Brennan 21, Maddie Hoeninghausen 16), Hot Springs 52 (Randi Arnold 21, Matea DePoe 12). Blocks n Gardiner 8 (Brennan 4, Austin Smith 2), Hot Springs 11 (Mackenzie Wood 5). Aces n Gardiner 8 (Eva Stone 4, Smith 2), Hot Springs 6 (DePoe 2, Wood 2). Assists n Gardiner 43 (Smith 43), Hot Springs 37 (Wood 32). Digs n Gardiner 98 (Haley Love 25, Melissa Rees 17).

Gardiner def. Charlo 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21: Dana Brennan notched 24 kills in Gardiner’s victory over Charlo in the Bruins third match of the day.

Match statistics

Kills n Charlo 47 (Stephanie Murphy 15), Gardiner 53 (Dana Brennan 24, Maddie Hoeninghausen 11). Blocks n Charlo 3 (Murphy 2), Gardiner 3 (Brennan, Hoeninghausen). Aces n Charlo 14 (Kinley Pope 4), Gardiner 7 (Brennan 3). Assists n Charlo 29 (Stephanie Maughan 29), Gardiner 46 (Austin Smith 45). Digs n Charlo 68 (Maughan 11), Gardiner 82 (Melissa Rees 15, Haley Love 21).

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