Lady Pioneers struggle in season opener

The Big Sandy Pioneer Volleyball team began play this past Friday in Centerville and Saturday the girls were in Belt for their annual pre-season tournament.

The Miners defeated Big Sandy in straight sets Friday 25-19, 25-14 and 25-17.

Saturday the girls split pool play matches with Centerville and the Belt JV going 0-2-2 in pool play. They fell in bracket play to Power.

Centerville 25 25 25 Big Sandy 19 14 17

Big Sandy – No stats available

Centerville – Kills: Maddie Urick 6; Aces: Urick 3, Ariana Marshall 3, Abby Jaynes 3; Assists: Hailey Christian 15; Blocks: Urick 4; Digs: Urick 3.

Belt Showcase

Pool A: Belt def. Power 25-16, 25-9; Reed Point-Rapelje split with Winifred-Roy 17-25, 25-24; Belt def. North Star 25-13, 25-20; Power split with Reed Point-Rapelje 14-25, 25-24; Winifred-Roy def. North Star 25-22, 25-19; Belt vs. Reed Point-Rapelje 25-21, 25-17; Winifred-Roy def. Power 25-17, 25-20; Reed Point-Rapelje def. North Star 25-20, 25-20; Belt def. Winifred-Roy 25-15, 25-8; Power split with North Star 25-13, 13-25.

Pool B: Big Sandy split with Centerville 21-25, 25-20; Denton-Geyser-Stanford split with Belt JV 22-25, 25-21; Harlowton def. Big Sandy 25-6, 25-9; Denton-Geyser-Stanford def. Centerville 25-22, 25-21; Harlowton def. Belt JV 25-17, 25-24; Denton-Geyser-Stanford def. Big Sandy 25-14, 25-16; Centerville split with Belt JV 25-24, 16-25; Harlowton def. Denton-Geyser-Stanford 25-19, 25-8; Big Sandy split with Belt JV 25-17, 20-25; Harlowton def. Centerville 25-12, 25-14.

Bracket play: No. 5, Power def. Big Sandy 25-14, 25-18; No. 4, North Star def. Centerville 25-17, 25-15; No. 3, Winifred-Roy def. Denton-Geyser-Stanford 25-21, 25-13; No. 2, Reed Point-Rapelje def. Belt JV 25-12, 25-12; No. 1, Belt def. Harlowton 25-20, 25-14.