Lady Patriots win 2 of 3 at District ST. JOHN BOSCO
The St. John Bosco Lady Patriots are making a surprising run in the District 2 1A-Division 2 Tournament held at the LCSC Activity Center in Lewiston. As the #4 seed they opened with a 25-13, 25-20, 25-19 sweep of #5 seeded Timberline. They then pulled off possibly the biggest upset since the White Pine League split into 2 divisions when they rallied from 2 sets down to beat #1 seeded Kendrick 12-25, 12-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-11. Both of those matches were on Saturday, Oct. 15. On Monday, Oct. 17 they lost in 4 games 25-17, 14-25, 10-25, 18-15. That put them into a rematch with Kendrick on Tuesday in a loser out match with the winner clinching a trip to State. Vs. Timberline The opening match against
Timberline went pretty much how the matches between the two teams went
during the season as Bosco had a season sweep of the Spartans.
Noelle Chmelik opened the match with an ace and then after a sideout, kills by Sarah Waters, Serrinah Palmer and Raylie Warren gave them a 4-1 lead. Timberline came back to take leads of 4-5 and 5-6 but then bricked a serve. Julia Wassmuth then served Bosco into the lead for good with an ace. 3 kills by Waters and another ace by Wassmuth and Bosco had an 11-6 lead. After 2 sideouts, Rachel Sonnen, back from an ankle injury that caused her to miss a few matches, served 2 aces and Warran added a kill for a 15-7 lead. After 3 points by Timberline, Bosco got a kill each from Waters, Warren, Palmer and Chmelik for a 19-10 lead. They went on to win easily by 12 points. Timberline scored the first point of the second game but SJB then scored the next 7. Chmelik had an ace while Warren had 3 kills and Palmer had 2 kills plus a block. Bosco kept the lead at about 5 to 7 points unto Timberline got it down to 3 twice at 22-19 and 23-20. Bosco finished off the win though as Palmer and Maleah Cummings each scored a kill to win by 5. Timberline again scored the first point of the third game but a kill each by Warren an Cummings, an ace by Warren and a back row attacker call against Timberline gave Bosco a 4-1 lead. Timberline got which 2 at 6-4 but then missed a serve. Bscos pushed the lead to as many as 7 at 16-9 before Timberline put a run together to get within 1 at 17-16 and again at 18-17. A sideout kill by Waters and 3 service points by Cummings, including an ace, made it 22-17. After 3 straight sideouts, Palmer made it a fourth with a kill that got Bosco to match point. With Chmelik serving, Palmer then scored the match winning kill with an assist from Chmelik. For the match Warren had 17 kills, including a block, 2 assists and an ace. Waters had 11 kills, 3 assists and 2 aces. Palmer had 10 kills, including a block, 2 assists and 1 ace. Cummings had 4 kills and 1 ace. Chmelik had 3 kills, 21 assists and 5 aces. Wassmuth had 1 kill, 13 assists and 2 aces. Sonnen had 1 kill and 2 aces. Vs. Kendrick The match against Kendrick
started like the previous 2 outings had against the Tigers. Bosco fell
behind 0-8 and 1-13 in the opening game and were never in it as
Kendrick went on to win 12-25.In the second game Bosco scored first on a kill by Warren and led 6-3 when Kendrick started to take control. Bosco was down just 9-11 when things started to fall apart as Kendrick outscored them 3-14 the rest of the game as the Tigers appeared headed for a 3-game sweep. In the third game the Lady Patriots’ scrappiness started to show as they were able to respond each time it appeared Kendrick might pull away. Bosco led 6-4 after 2 aces by Waters. Kendrick took a 9-10 lead after an ace but then Bosco started siding out Kendrick’s serves. After 3 straight sideouts, Sonnen served an ace to give Bosco a 12-11 lead. After another 4 straight sideouts, a dig by Wassmuth scored a point for a 15-13 lead. Kendrick came back with 3 straight points but a sideout kill and then an ace by Warren put Bosco back on top. Kendrick scored 2 straight but then missed a serve and Palmer served 2 points, including an ace, for a 20-18 lead. Kendrick was able to tie the score at 21 but never took back the lead as only 1 of Kendrick’s final 5 points came while they were serving. Bosco got to game point on a tip by Waters that made it 24-22. Kendrick scored the sideout but then had a hitting error that gave the Patriots the game. With some confidence after finally winning a set, much less a match, against Kendrick, Bosco jumped out to leads of 7-2 and 9-3 in the fourth game. 3 kills each by Waters and Warren, a kill by Palmer and an ace by Waters led to that 9-3 lead. Kendrick whittled away at the lead and took their first lead of the game at 16-17. The eventually led 17-20 before a sideout kill by Palmer who then went to the service line. A free ball kill by Warren, 2 aces by Palmer, and 2 kills by Waters gave Bosco a 23-20 lead. Kendrick came back to tie it at 23-20 before Wassmuth pushed the ball over on second touch for a kill. Waters then scored the game-winning kill to send the match toa deciding fifth game. Kendrick took leads of 1-3 and 2-4 in the fifth game. Waters then scored a sideout kill and served Bosco into the lead. Palmer had 2 kills. A net violation against Kendrick and an ace by Waters made it 7-4. Kendrick scored a sideout but then missed a serve. A kill and a block by Palmer and an ace by Wassmuth made it 11-5. Kendrick was able to get back within 1 at 12-11 but Palmer then scored a kill. She then served an ace to get to match point and Waters scored the match winning kill. For the match Waters had 23 kills, including a block, and 5 aces. Warren had 10 kills, 2 assists and 3 aces. Palmer had 9 kills, including a block, 1 assist and 4 aces. Wassmuth had 4 kills, 8 assists and 1 ace. Sonnen had 2 kills, 1 assist and 4 aces. Chmelik had 1 kills and 29 assists. Vs. Deary The match against Deary on
Monday was a state qualifying game with the winner going to State while
the loser had to come back and win on Tuesday to earn a State berth.Bosco started the match like they were going to qualify for State for the first time ever as they carried the momentum from the Kendrick win into the opening game. However Deary bounced back and Bosco started to make errors they hadn’t been making so far in the tournament leading to a win by the Mustangs. In the opening game Bosco built an 11-6 lead after a pair of kills by Waters but Deary came back and eventually took a 13-14 lead. A kill by Waters and an ace by Sonnen put Bosco back on top. Deary tied it but another kill by Waters and an ace by her gave Bosco a lead they never surrendered. Deary kept it close, trailing just 18-17 when Chmelik scored a kill to send Warren to the service line. Warren proceeded to serve out the game. She had 2 aces while Palmer had a pair of kills and Sonnen added a free ball kill. In the second game the air went out of the balloon for Bosco as Deary jumped out to leads of 0-4 and 2-8. Bosco never got closer than 4 points the rest of the game. They were down just 5 at 10-15 after a tip by Waters when Deary put the hammer down with 6 straight points and went on to win by 11. Bosco took leads of 2-0 and 4-1 in the third game but Deary responded with 10 straight points to turn the game around and Bosco wasn’t able to get back into it as they wound up losing by 15. They played Deary tougher in the fourth game but never lead as Deary took a 0-2 lead and never gave it up. For the match Waters had 23 kills, 2 assists and 4 aces. Palmer had 9 kills and 1 assist. Chmelik had 6 kills, 21 assists and 1 ace. Warren had 5 kills, 1 assist and 4 aces. Wassmuth had 3 kills, 16 assists and 3 aces. Sonnen had 2 kills, 2 assists and 1 ace. Makayla Rose had 1 kill. St. John Bosco is now 7-9 on the season.  Noelle Chmelik pushes the ball over the net against Timberline. Also shown is Serrinah Palmer.  Rachel Sonnen serves against Timberline at District.  Raylie Warren makes a pass agaisnt Timberline as Serrinah Palmer looks on.  Noelle Chmelik serves against Timberline at District.  Sarah Waters passes the ball against Timberline. Also shown is Raylie Warren.  Serrinah Palmer digs a serve against Timberline as Julia Wassmuth looks on.  Raylie Warren passes the ball agaisnt Deary. Also shown are Makayla Rose, who wasn't at the Saturday games, and Serrinah Palmer.  Rachel Sonnen makes a pass on a Deary serve.  Serrinah Palmer goes for a spike against Deary at District. Also shown are Rachel Sonnen and Noelle Chmelik.  Julia Wassmuth puts the ball over the net against Deary.  The Lady Patriots line up before the Deary match at District. From left are Makayla Rose, Serrinah Palmer, Raylie Warren, Noelle Chmelik, Rachel Sonnen, Vivian Dahlsrud, Maleah Cummings, Sarah Waters and Julia Wassmuth. VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2022
All matches start at 6 p.m.
August
25-Kendrick*, there, postponed due to lack of officials, reschedule to Sept. 1229-vs. Meadows Valley at Riggins, 6 p.m. MDT, won, no details available 30-Timberline*, here, won 3 games to 2 September
1-Highland*, here, won 3 games to 1
6-Deary*, here , lost 2 games to 3 8-Tri-Match at Nezperce with Meadows Valley, vs. MV at 6 p.m., Nezperce* at 7:30 p.m. lost to Meadows Valley 0 games to 2; lost to Nezperce 1 game to 3 12-Kendrick*, there, lost 0 games to 3 15-Timberline*, there, won 3 games to 1 19-Clearwater Valley, here, lost 1 game to 3 22-Kendrick*, here, lost 0 games to 3 26-Highland*, there, won 3 games to 0 27-Deary*, there, lost 0 games to 3 October
6-Nezperce*, here
, lost 1 game to 38-Tri-Match at Timberline with Meadows Valley. vs. Timberline at 1:30 and Meadows Valley at 3 p.m.--no info available 15-20-District Tournament, open vs. Timberline at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the LCSC Activity Center, beat Timberline 3 games to 0, beat Kendrick 3 games to 2 on Saturday; lost to Deary 1 game to 3 on Monday; eliminated by Kendrick, 0 games to 3 on Tuesday, details next week
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