Bulldogs can't hold off Hawks in 4A IEL marathon match
(Photo by JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY) Junior Shelby Kluver goes low to return a serve as the Bulldogs opened league play with a battle against the Hawks on Thursday night.
SANDPOINT — The Bulldogs scrapped their way to a two-set lead, but couldn’t hold off the Hawks, who stormed back to win the final three sets of a wild 28-30, 29-31, 25-17, 25-22, 15-5 affair in 4A Inland Empire League volleyball Thursday night at Les Rogers Court.
Grace Hicks led the Bulldogs (7-6, 0-1 4A IEL) with 16 kills to go with 25 assists, Shelby Kluver added 12 kills, 23 digs and three aces, and Jenny Slaveck 11 kills in the attack. The Bulldogs were clutch early, able to close out a couple of marathon sets for a 2-0 lead.
The much-improved Hawks turned the tide, and the Bulldogs struggled to regain momentum in the match.
Kaitlan Ward added four aces and 15 digs, Marina Breuner 30 assists and four aces, Lilly Anderson 22 kigs, Jazmin Stockton seven kills and Grace Kirscher five kills and four blocks in defeat
Sandpoint is at Lewiston on Saturday.
n Bulldog soccer games canceled
The Sandpoint boys game at Lake City and girls game at University on Thursday were postponed due to air quality. No make up dates have been announced.
The Bulldog boys will host Coeur d’Alene on Saturday in a match moved up from noon to 10 a.m. at Pine St. Field due to lack of officials. The Bulldog JV will play the Vikings on Saturday at noon, also at Pine St. Field.
n Strong serving helps Wampus Cats sweep Miners
CLARK FORK — Ellie Kiebert had a big night serving with six aces to go with six kills, and Brooke Stevens once again orchestrated the Wampus Cat offense with precision for 23 set assists, leading to a 25-18, 25-22, 25-11 sweep of Wallace in North Star League volleyball action Thursday night at Clark Fork High School.
Hailey Bristol added seven kills and five aces, Tessa Sutton and Grace Shelton each had five kills and Ali Sutton three as the Wampus Cats (7-1, 3-0) showed the depth that makes them tough to defend.
The first couple of sets were tight, but big service runs by three different players proved pivotal in the sweep.
“We went point for point with Wallace until Ellie came around the second time to the serving box and reeled off five straight points,” said Cats head coach Cindy Derr. “The second set we again ran point for point with Tessa having a five point run in the middle of the set. The third set Hailey got up to serve and ran off eight points with several aces. The score was 12-6 and Wallace wasn’t able to recover.”
Clark Fork travels to face the Post Falls JV on Monday, before capping a busy week at Lakeside on Tuesday and Genesis Prep on Saturday.