Lady Patriots pick up first win of the season
The St. John Bosco lost 2 of 3 matches this past week. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, they hosted Genesee and were swept 22-25, 21-25, 20-25. On Thursday, Sept. 24, they picked up their first win of the season, defeating Highland at Craigmont 25-19, 14-25, 26-24, 26-24. Finally on Saturday they traveled to Riggins where they lost to Salmon River 9-25, 16-25 and 13-25.
In the first set against Genesee, the Patriots dug themselves a big hole as they fell behind 0-10 and 1-12.
They still trailed by 10 at 9-19 when Genesee missed a serve. Cece Remacle then serve 4 straight aces to cut the lead in half at 14-19. They were able to get which 3 after a kill by Madeline Wassmuth made it 20-23. Genesee scored the sideout to get to set point but then hit one into the net. Annamae Cummings served an ace to get Bosco the closest they had been since it was 0-2 before Genesee scored the winning point.
The second set started similarly as Genesee took a 0-7 lead. Genesee’s biggest lead of the set was 9 at 4-13. A kill each by Catherine Seubert and Miah Mager and an ace by Cummings cut the deficit to 7-13.
Bosco got within 3 at 11-14 after an ace by Seubert and 2 kills by Mager. Genesee pushed the lead back to 6 at 12-18 but a kill by Remacle and 3 aces by Mager cut the lead to just 2 at 16-18. Genesee was able to hold off the Patriots though and win by 4.
In the third set Bosco took their first lead of the night on a kill by Catherine Beckman that made it 1-0. Bosco led again at 2-1 and at 4-3 after a kill by Seubert each time. Genesee took back the lead but Bosco tied it at 7-7 on an ace by Cummings.
Genesee led by 3 at 9-12 when a kill by Mager, an ace by Remacle and a kill by Wassmuth tied it at 12.
Bosco was down 13-16 when a kill each by Cummings and Wassmuth and 2 aces by Beckman gave the Patriots what turned out to be their final lead at 17-16. Gensee then scored 5 straight points before Mager scored a back row kill.
Genesee got to match point at 19-24 when Seubert scored a kill but Gene came right back with the match winner.
For the match Beckman had 8 kills, including a block plus 3 aces. Wassmuth had 7 kills, 7 assists and 1 ace. Seubert had 7 kills, 1 assist and 1 ace. Mager had 5 kills and 4 aces. Cummings had 2 kills and 6 aces. Remacle had 1 kill, 14 assists and 5 aces.
Genesee also won the JV match 16-25 and 17-25.
With her team down by five in Set 4, St. John Bosco’s Catherine Beckman served six times from the line and notched five of her seven total aces in that span and Remacle slammed down the winning point as the Patriots defeated Highland for their first win of the season.
Remacle logged 23 assists and Seubert had 11 kills.
The JV team lost their match 8-25, 22-25, 4-15.
In their first non-league match of the season, Bosco traveled to Riggins where they got swept.
The Patriots are now 1-9 overall and 1-8 in league play.
The JV team also lost 20-25 and 13-25.

 ST. JOHN BOSCO VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2026

JV  starts at 6 p.m., Varsity to follow unless indicated

18-Jamboree at Deary, 3:30 p.m.
24-Grangeville JV, here, cancelled
25-Genesee, there,  lost 1 game to 3
27-Highland, here, lost 1 game to 3
29-JV Tournament at Genesee

SEPTEMBER

  3-Kendrick, here, lost 0 games to 3
  8-Deary, there, lost 0 games to 3
10-Nezperce, there, lost 0 games to 3
12-Kendrick, there, 12 noon, lost 2 games to 3
15-Timberline, here, lost 0 games to 3
22-Genesee, here, lost 0 games to 3
24-Highland, there, won 3 games to 1
26-Salmon River, there, lost 0 games to 3
30-C.V., there, lost 0 games to 3, details next week

  3-Pea & Lentil Tournament at Genesee, 9 a.m.
  6-Deary, here, pink out the gym night
  8-Nezperce, here, Senior Night
12-Timberline, there
14-20-District at LCSC
24-State Play-in Game
29-31-State at Idaho Falls