Lady Patriots finish 4th at District
The St. John Bosco Lady Patriots won twice as many matches at District as they did the whole regular season and wound up finishing fourth.
They didn’t start out like they were going to outperform their regular season as they lost to Nezperce on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 9-25, 17-25 and 7-25. Then they lost the first two sets to Highland on Thursday, Oct. 15 and appeared on their way out in two matches. Then they rallied to win the match with the sets scores be 11-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-21 and 15-11. That put them into a Saturday, Oct. 17 match with Kendrick and they wound up sweeping the Tigers 25-18, 25-13 and 26-24. That advanced them to a match against Timberline where the won the first set then lost the next 3 to end their run, 25-20, 23-25, 16-25 and 23-25.
The opening match against eventual District Champion Nezperce went like a team tied for last place against a team tied for first would be expected to go. Nezperce jumped out to leads of 0-4, 1-7, 2-10 and 3-13 in the opening set. Bosco scored just 1 point while they were serving, a kill by Miah Mager when Annamae Cummings was serving.
The second set was more competitive as Catherine Beckman scored a pair of kills for a 2-0 lead. Bosco tied it at 3 after another kill by Beckman then Nezperce scored 6 straight points.
Bosco was able to rally back within 1as Catherine Seubert scored 3 kills and served an ace and Mager added a couple of kills while Cece Remacle served an ace that made it 13-14.
Nezperce the gathered themselves and scored another 6 straight to push their lead to 13-20 and went on to win by 8.
Nezperce then dominated the third set as the Patriots never led and the only time it was tied was at 0-0. Bosco was unable to score a single point while serving in the set.
For the match Seubert had 8 kills including a block plus an ace. Beckman had 7 kills. Mager had 4 kills and an ace. Madeline Wassmuth had 1 kill, 9 assists and 1 ace. Remacle had 6 assists and 1 ace.
In a loser-out match against Highland the Huskies appeared headed to a sweep as they dominated the first two sets, winning by 14 and 11 points respectively.
Bosco them was able to flip a switch and decided they didn’t want their season to end yet. They rallied to win the final three sets to win the match and keep their season alive.
Beckman had 10 kills while Seubert served an ace for match point.
The Lady Patriots played probably their best match of the year in eliminating Kendrick in straight sets.
Bosco got off to a good start as 2 kills by Mager and an ace by Remacle gave the Patriots a 3-0 lead.
Kendrick came back to tie it at 9-9 but couldn’t take the lead. At 13-13 Kendrick missed a serve and Beckman then served 4 straight aces for an 18-13 lead. Kendrick got no closer than 3 at 20-17, the rest of the set. Bosco finished it off with a jump serve ace by Seubert and a kill by Mager.
Bosco thoroughly dominated the second set. Remacle served the Patriots to a 6-0 lead with 3 aces plus a kill each by Mager, Beckman and Wassmuth. After a sideout, Wassmuth scored a sideout kill and Mager served 2 aces and a net violation made it 10-1. During that start Kendrick used both of their timeouts and were left without any the rest of the set.
Wassmuth served 4 straight points with 2 aces and a kill each by Cummings and Remacle as Bosco took a 17-3 lead. Kendrick then put together their only stretch of the set with 4 straight points to get within 10 at 17-7. A tip by Wassmuth and a kill by Remacle made it 19-7.
After a sideout by Kendrick they missed a served and Seubert jump served 2 aces to make it 22-8. Kendrick scored 3 straight then there were 4 straight sideouts that made it 24-13. Beckman then scored the set-winning kill.
In the third set Kendrick scored first for their first lead of the entire match. Bosco came back with a 4-1 stretch that saw an ace each by Remacle and Mager and 2 kills by Beckman for a 5-2 lead.
Wassmuth served 4 straight aces for an 11-5 lead. After Kendrick cut it to 11-8, Cummings served 2 aces and Seubert scored a kill and a block for a 16-8 lead.
Kendrick then was able to rally and came back to take an 18-20 lead. After 3 sideouts it was 20-21. Beckman then served a winner and Seubert scored 2 kills. Beckman added an ace to get to match point at 24-21. Kendrick responded with 3 straight to tie it. Seubert then scored a sideout kill and Mager scored a backrow kill to give the Patriots the match.
Beckman had 10 kills in the match including a block plus 1 assist and 6 aces. Mager had 9 kills, 1 assist and 3 aces. Seubert had 9 kills, including a block plus 3 aces. Wassmuth had 5 kills, 9 assists and 7 aces. Remacle had 3 kills, 20 assists and 6 aces. Cummings had 1 kill and 3 aces.
The Patriots made it 7 set wins in a row when they beat Timberline in the first set. Then the clock hit midnight and Bosco’s Cinderella run was over.
Two kills by Beckman gave Bosco a 2-0 lead in the first set against Timberline. The Spartans tied it  but a net violation and a kill by Seubert made it 6-3 in Bosco’s favor. They led 10-6 after an ace by Cummings. It was 13-7 after an ace by Seubert.
Timberline rallied back within 2 at 19-17. At that points 3 kills by Seubert and a kill by Mager made it 23-17. Timberline scored 3 straight then missed a serve. Beckman then scored the set winning kill.
The second set saw Remacle serve an ace to start things then Timberline scored 10 of the next 12 points to build a 3-11 lead.
Timberline held the lead until Bosco rallied with a kill by Wassmuth, 2 aces by Wassmuth and then a kill by Seubert that tied the score at 22. Timberline scored a sideout but Mager answered to make it 23-all. A bad serve by Bosco gave Timberline the chance to win the set with a block.
A kill by Beckman gave Bosco a 1-0 lead in the third set. Timberline then scored 4 straight to take the lead. The Spartans built onto the lead throughout the set, leading 6-17 and 7-23. Bosco put a rally together as Mager scored 2 kills and Remacle served 2 aces. A net violation made it 12-23. Timberline then scored a sideout but Beckman answered but the score was not 13-24. Mager faced having to be perfect from the service line for 11 straight and got 3 in before missing. Beckman and Wassmuth each scored a kill and Mager served an ace before missing into the net.
The fourth set saw Timberline take the early lead at 0-2 and 2-5. 2 kills by Seubert and 2 aces by Wassmuth helped Bosco take a 7-5 lead. Timberline then scored 3 straight to retake the lead. Bosco took the lead back at 11-10 after a kill and then an ace by Seubert and a kill by Beckman.
Timberline the took back the lead and held on to it as they eventually took an 18-23 lead. Mager then scored 2 kills in a row. Beckman and Remacle each followed with a kill and an ace by Seubert tied it at 23. That was the last gasp though as Timberline scored the next 2 points to end Bosco’s season.
Seubert had 15 kills, 1 assist and 4 aces in the match. Beckman also had 15 kills. Mager had 9 kills, 1 assist and 2 aces. Wassmuth had 7 kills, 12 assists and 6 aces. Remacle had 4 kills, 22 assists and 5 aces. Cummings had 1 kill, 5 assists and 2 aces.
The Patriots end their season with a record of 3-13.

 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

  3-Pea & Lentil Tournament at Genesee, 9 a.m. lost to Kamiah, Pomeroy and Grangeville in pool play and lost to Wallace in the bracket, all 0 games to 2
  6-Deary, here, pink out the gym night, lost 0 games to 3
  8-Nezperce, here, Senior Night, lost 0 games to 3
12-Timberline, there, lost 0 games to 3
14-20-District at LCSC, lost 1st round match to Nezperce 0 games to 3, won 2nd round over Highland 3 games to 2; won third round against Kendrick 3 games to 0; lost 4th round to Timberline 1 game to 3