Clark Fork volleyball competes in Lakeside Chivalry Tournament

PLUMMER — Clark Fork volleyball participated in the inaugural Lakeside Chivalry Tournament in Plummer on Saturday and walked away with a 1-3 record.

Head coach Michelle Valliere said it was nice to get some more time on the volleyball court.

"I was super glad to get in there and get some more play," she said. "It's good to get the girls as many matches as we can get ... All around it was a pretty good day."

In pool play, the Lady Cats faced Priest River, host Lakeside and the Post Falls junior varsity team. Clark Fork opened with a sweep of Priest River before dropping a tightly-contested battle with the Knights, 27-25, 27-25.

The Lady Cats wrapped up pool play with a 25-19, 25-17 loss to the Trojans. Valliere said her team stepped up their play against Post Falls JV.

"There was so many rally balls, it was crazy," she said about the match. "We played right along with them."

Following pool play, Clark Fork took on Lake City JV in the seventh-place match and suffered a 25-16, 25-15 defeat.

"The girls were just so exhausted by the time that we got to that match," Valliere said.

Across the tournament, Paige Valliere tallied 34 assists, Taylor Staley had 19 digs and 16 kills, Katelyn Matteson served six aces and Taylor Payne added six blocks.

The Lady Cats played without Eloise Shelton which forced Valliere to move Yanik to outside hitter and Payne to middle hitter. Valliere thought both players handled the switch really well.

"I was pleasantly surprised with Caiya at outside," she said. "She did a good job. She dug balls really well and she hit balls really well."

The Lady Cats (7-4) host Mullan at 6 p.m. Tuesday in North Star League action.