Idaho state volleyball tournaments: Nine Treasure Valley teams keep title hopes alive BY RACHEL ROBERTS UPDATED NOVEMBER 01, 2024 11:12 PM|

Nine Treasure Valley teams are still in the hunt for a championship at the Idaho high school state volleyball tournaments.

Defending champs Skyview (6A), Melba (3A) and Horseshoe Bend (1A) remained unbeaten in tournament action, while six other local teams could still play their way back into championship contention through the back end of the bracket.

Here are details from Friday’s tournament action:

6A STATE TOURNAMENT

SKYVIEW 3, CENTENNIAL 0: The Hawks enjoyed another sweep at the state tournament, dispatching the Patriots 25-22, 25-17, 25-20 on Friday at Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls.

Top-seeded Skyview (26-6) now faces No. 2 Madison in a semifinal at 11 a.m. Saturday. The two teams have played once this season, with the Bobcats winning in five sets on Oct. 12. The Hawks have won seven straight games since that loss.

Skyview junior outside hitter Bellamie Beus racked up double-digit kills for the second straight tournament game, totaling 18 kills with eight digs, four aces and two blocks. Sophomore Berkleigh Minnick contributed 13 kills and one block, setter Nina Ferraro collected 37 assists, and libero Kensie Seward added 13 digs.

Centennial was led by Eliana Ti’a’s 18 kills and 14 digs, and Jaidan Caudell’s 13 digs and eight kills.

OWYHEE, CENTENNIAL STILL IN HUNT: The Storm (27-5) and Patriots (31-5-1) can still play their way into the championship match. Centennial outlasted Coeur d’Alene 22-25, 27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 18-16 and will take on Owyhee, which swept Rigby to stay alive, at 9 a.m. Saturday in a loser-out match.

Against the Vikings, Ti’a pounded out 27 kills with 25 digs, setter Liberty Ipsen totaled 37 assists and 15 digs, and Daelyn Harris had 18 kills, six blocks and two aces.

Makaiya Gerhardt combined for 27 kills, 15 digs, three aces and two blocks in two matches for Owyhee.

COEUR D’ALENE 3, ROCKY MOUNTAIN 1: The Grizzlies were eliminated from tournament play after a 25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 25-12 loss to the Vikings. Rocky finishes the season 26-12. Individual stats were not reported.

RIGBY 3, EAGLE 2: The Mustangs are headed home after another heartbreaker, falling 18-25, 14-25, 29-27, 25-20, 15-11 to Rigby. Eagle (22-8) lost its opener in five sets to Centennial. Individual stats were not reported.

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