Bonners volleyball team wins one against Kellogg

The Bonners Ferry girls volleyball team won one out of three matches against Kellogg with the final 25-22, 14-25, 22-25, 20-25.

Tana Schneider had 19 assists. Casey Watt had 6 kills and 5 digs, followed by Markayle Acord with 6 kills and 5 blocks. Mikki Erickson with 6 kills and 4 aces, Pearl Stoermer had with 6 kills, Hallie Payne had with 5 kills and Olivia Langs made 6 digs. 

For five of the Badger volleyball girls Erickson,  Payne,  Schneider,  Stoermer,  Watt, and manager Josie Guthrie, a night of melancholy realization came forth—their last chance to play on their Bonners Ferry High School home court would be over in a mere match.

Amidst this though, was the shrill desire to Karate Kick the Kats. Kellogg walked into the gym gazing at Bonners Ferry’s homecoming spirit, but still ready to play their game.

The Badgers listened with tears in their eyes, and soft hearts as Acord sang the National Anthem in honor of the graduating seniors. Starting out strong, it was the Badger girls to defeat the Wildcats in the first game; intense rallies brought the score 25-22.

Experts say if a team can pass and serve well, they will most likely come out on top. The Badgers struggled with both these aspects of the game in their second round against Kellogg; demanding a defeat of 14-25.

A commendable comeback in the third game led the Badgers back into an extreme fight for victory. What would have been a shameful loss, resulted in an admirable score of 22-25, but not that electrifying outcome our girls fought so hard to obtain.

The pressure was on our Badgers; meanwhile Kellogg basked among their two to the Badgers one game lead. The last revering battle brought Kellogg out on top. The seniors roll into districts remembering how six years ago they came together in Junior High barely able to overhand serve. Now, they are a family, derived from that group of girls long ago, acing their opponents, assisting their teammates, spiking without remorse, and never giving up.

By Casey Watt 

Coach Janis Tucker would like to thank Casey for her contributions for this season’s articles.  Hopefully, the reader can see that volleyball is more than the final score. Through Casey’s insight, readers can experience what the volleyball team endured this season.