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Columbia Falls Spikers Win Division Title

Columbia Falls grabbed a top seed at this week’s Class A state volleyball tournament in Bozeman

By Dillon Tabish

The Wildkats clinched the Northwestern A divisional volleyball title, defeating Frenchtown 23-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-13 on Nov. 8.

Columbia Falls grabbed a top seed at this week’s Class A state volleyball tournament in Bozeman, Nov. 13-15. The Wildkats play Fergus (Lewistown), the No. 2 seed from Central A, at 4 p.m., Nov. 13, in the opening round of the double elimination tourney.

Frenchtown held off Libby in a challenge game at the divisional tournament, 9-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-23, to advance to the state tourney.

The Lady Broncs will play Belgrade at 10 a.m. Thursday.

In the divisional championship match, Ciera Finberg had 16 kills and Carla Nicosia and Winter Kemppainen each added 11. Kemppainen also had six blocks, while Cydney Finberg added five blocks and 37 assists. Ciera Finberg led the team in aces with four, followed by Kemppainen, Keavyn Baker and Shaylene Fishel, who each had two apiece.