Net wars go round and round in 10C

Round and round it goes, how it ends nobody knows... at least not right now, but we will in the coming weeks.

The ultra-competitive District 10C volleyball league race continued last week with a bunch of seemingly conflicting results reflective of the conference's parity.

In Plains Thursday, the Hot Springs Savage Heat, after falling behind the Trotters 14-4 in the first set, came back to win that set and eventually the match in five sets, winning the decisive fifth 15-8 to score the key Sanders County win.

In Hot Springs Saturday, the visiting Noxon Lady Red Devils, who had earlier defeated Plains in Plains but lost to them at home, went five sets in defeating the Savage Heat 19-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 15-7.

On that same night in Charlo, the Trotters fell to Charlo in four sets.

As the conference race continues to spin toward its conclusion with the District 10C tournament in Hot Springs Oct. 25-26, several more important matches will be played this coming week, and all three of the Sanders County teams involved will play three matches each.

Coach Alisha Pablo and her Hot Springs netters visit Arlee Thursday, host Charlo Saturday and play at Darby Tuesday.

Coach Teri Wilkinson and her Lady Devils will host Clark Fork Thursday, visit Arlee Saturday and entertain Charlo Tuesday.

Coach Jesse Butcher and her Trotters will play host to St. Regis Thursday, will visit Valley Christian in Missoula Saturday and will entertain Charlo Tuesday.

Several players for both teams posted big numbers in the Noxon-Hot Springs match last Saturday.

Delaney Weltz led the Devils at the net with 19 kills and four blocked shots, Riley Richter hit 35 set assists, Madi Koonce had 20 digs and Kali Murray blocked a shot.

Katelyn Christensen hit 16 kills to pace Hot Springs, Sydney Jackson pushed up 37 assists, McKennzie Cannon hit seven aces and Sage Jackson 31 digs.