Masterson helps 'Jacks win tourney

LEWISTON - Marlee Masterson had 34 kills and 23 digs as the St. Maries Lumberjacks rebounded from a second-place finish in pool play to win the Lewiston Invitational on Saturday at Booth Hall.

In bracket play, St. Maries beat Lewiston 25-15, 25-19 in the semifinals and Moscow 25-22, 25-21 in the championship match.

"We tried a lot of different things today," St. Maries assistant coach Brandy Auer said. "I thought Marlee had a great day at the net."

In pool play, St. Maries beat the Lewiston JV 25-12, 25-23 and Troy 26-24, 25-16, and lost to Moscow 25-17, 25-27, 15-6.

Jaylee Sines had 68 assists, Mariah Gladden 32 kills and 12 blocks and Clarissa Stephenson 11 digs for St. Maries, which hosts Lake City on Thursday.

Wampus Cats win North Star tourney

PLUMMER - In her first varsity action as a setter, junior Mariah Miller tallied 22 assists, 12 kills, nine aces and four blocks to lead Clark Fork to a 4-0 record and the championship at the season-opening North Star League volleyball tournament at Lakeside High.

Celeste Komanec added 26 assists and four kills, Brocklynn Thornton nine kills, 12 digs and seven blocks, Dimi Kailang five kills and four blocks and Lyndsie Kiebert 10 digs and five kills for the Wampus Cats.

Clark Fork rallied to beat Wallace 23-25, 25-13, 16-14 in the best-of-three format, and also went the distance in a 24-26, 25-13, 15-8 win over the host Knights. The Cats also beat Mullan 25-12, 25-18, and Kootenai 25-18, 25-9.

"Communication and transitioning was key," said 'Cats head coach Michelle Adams of her team's ability to bounce back after first-set losses. "Mariah has never set before and it went really well today."

Clark Fork hosts Timberlake on Thursday.

Lakeside went 3-1 in the tourney to finish second.

Lakeside beat Mullan 25-17, 25-21; Kootenai 25-21, 22-25, 15-6 and Wallace 25-21, 25-21.

Avery Sonder had 10 aces, Maria Garcia 35 digs, Sierra Shamburg 34 assists and Ruth Haynes 19 blocks for Lakeside (3-2), which travels to Kootenai on Sept. 6.

Kootenai, under first-year coach Jessica Hammond, went 1-3 on the day, beating Mullan 22-25, 25-19, 15-9, and losing to Wallace 25-16, 20-25, 15-9, Lakeside 25-21, 22-25, 15-6 and Clark Fork 25-18, 25-9.

Brie Benson had 16 kills to lead the Warriors, who were minus two players, including one starter. Ellison Schultz added 15 kills and four blocks, Megan McGuire had 15 kills, Olivia Kincheloe 30 assists, Rachel McHail eight digs and Austin Andersen seven aces.

"We got one win under our belt, I'm excited about that, and we're ready to build on that," Hammond said.