Spartans Split League Matches

The Scobey Spartans split their two conference volleyball matches during the weekend.

“The Lady Spartans are playing well,” Coach Melissa Holum said. “We are so proud of our girls and we can’t wait to see what else they can do in the next couple of weeks.”

Scobey knocked off North Country, 25-18, 2515, 23-25, 25-20, on Friday.

Chloe Handran finished with 21 kills, 13 assists, a block, seven digs and two aces.

Emery Rouse accounted for 22 kills, 16 assists, eight digs and an ace.

Halle Cromwell added four kills, three blocks, seven digs and three aces. Ava Stentoft had four kills, an assist, a block, five digs and an ace.

Paige McGillis finished with five assists and a dig. Nikki Rush had two assists and nine digs.

Scobey fell to defending state champion Circle in three close sets on Saturday, Oct. 10. The Wildcats won by a 25-15, 25-18, 25-19, final.

In the first set, Circle gained a 19-9 lead before Scobey struck back on a block by Ava Stentoft and a kill by Chloe Handran. A pair of kills by Handran pulled the Spartans to 2013.

The Wildcats tallied the next four points for a 24-13 lead and won the set.

Scobey trailed early in the second set, but three net winners by Handran cut the gap to 17-13, Kills by Emery Rouse and Handran along with aces by Handran trimmed the difference to 21-17, Circle went on to take the second set by a 25-18 margin.

The strong net play of Rouse led the Spartans to an 11-9 lead in the third set. Kills by Stentoft, Handran and Rouse kept the Spartans ahead, but Circle went on to take a 24-18 advantage.

Rouse scored 12 kills, seven assists, a block and five digs in the match. Handran finished with nine kills, eight assists, a block, six digs and two aces.

Stentoft accounted for a kill, a block, seven digs and an ace. Cromwell had a kill and four digs.

Ainsley Berryhill added two digs. Other leaders in digs were Rush with seven and Siri Moran with three. McGillis had a kill, four assists and a block.