Bulldog Volleyball Teams Play During a Busy Week
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Bryleigh Erickson BHS Sports Reporter
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Article Published: 09/25/2026 Volume: 5 Edition: 12Bryleigh Erickson
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Bulldog Volleyball Sweeps Lone Peak
On Tuesday, September 15th, the Lone Peak Bighorns traveled to Townsend to play the Lady Bulldogs Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. Lone Peak had just come from a conference loss, while the Bulldogs were 2-1 with wins against Three Forks and Ennis and a loss against Jefferson.
The Bulldogs won the Junior Varsity match 25-7, 25-2, and 15-8. Josie Begger tallied 2 assists, 3 kills, and 4 aces to help the win. Kymber McCartney led the team in assists, with 6, and had 5 aces. Tana Williams led the team with 7 aces and had 2 kills.
The Varsity team won their match 25-13, 25-12, and 25-7. Tevyn Newman had 17 assists and 11 digs. Sophia Lamb had 2 blocks and 9 kills. Louie Parr served 4 aces and had 5 kills. Savannah Paulsen had 11 digs and 8 aces. Jazel Ragen had 1 block and 5 kills. Bryleigh Erickson had 9 kills and 8 assists.
Bulldog Volleyball Travels to Manhattan
The Bulldogs Volleyball teams traveled to Manhattan Thursday, September 17th. The Bulldogs were coming off a conference win against Lone Peak and were hoping to continue the trend.
The Bulldogs lost their C squad matchup in three sets. The first set was 14-25, then 15-25, and 4-15 in the third set. Tana Williams led the Bulldogs in digs, tallying 6. Josie Begger had 4 assists, 3 digs, and 1 kill. Brycynn Harvey and Jackie Marcille each had 2 kills.
The Junior Varsity team won their game in four sets. They won the first set 27-25 and the second 25-13. They lost the third set 14-16 and won the last set 15-12. Josie Begger added 11 assists, 8 digs, and one block. Tana Williams contributed 18 digs and 3 aces. Kymber McCartney had 6 assists, 9 digs, and 2 aces. Ava Tiffany had 5 kills and 4 digs. Claire Swanson tallied 6 digs, 6 kills, and one ace.
The Varsity game was a tight match, but the Bulldogs fell in four sets to the Tigers. They lost the first set 23-25 and the second set 23-25. Then, they won the third set 25-22 and lost the fourth 17-25. Tevyn Newman had 19 assists, 16 digs, 4 kills, and 2 aces. Jazel Ragen led the team in digs with 18 and had 4 aces. Bryleigh Erickson had 9 digs and 20 Travel to Huntley Tournament kills. Louie Parr contributed 16 digs and 3 aces.
Bulldogs Varsity Volleyball Plays in Huntley Project
On Saturday, September 19th, the Bulldogs Varsity volleyball team traveled to Huntley Project to play in a tournament. Fourteen teams participated. The Bulldogs finished the day winning the Silver Bracket.
The day started with pool play to determine which bracket the team would be placed. The Bulldogs won their first game against Lame Deer. They lost their next game against Custer, 16-20 and 14-20. They played Columbus and won both sets 20-17 and 20-18. They split with Baker, winning the first set 20-18 and falling short the next, 10-20.
The Bulldogs ended in the Silver Bracket, where they first played Joliet. They ended up beating Joliet 25-12, 21-25, and 15-10 in the third set. Following that match, the Bulldogs played the Three Forks Wolves in the championship match. They ended up winning over the Wolves, 25-20 and 25-16.
The Bulldogs will play the Manhattan Tigers at home on September 24th for their Homecoming game.
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PhotoCredit: Bryleigh Erickson, BHS Sports Photographer
Image 1 Caption: Tana Williams serves the ball over the net in the Junior Varsity match in Manhattan.
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Image 2 Caption: Josie Begger jump serves the ball in the Junior Varsity match against Manhattan.
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Image 3 Caption: Brycynn Harvey serves an ace in the Junior Varsity win against Manhattan.
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Image 4 Caption: Varsity Volleyball team at Huntley Project. From left top row: Coach Aliece Estrada, Megan Bleile, Tana Williams, Hailey Hildreth, Sophia Lamb, Bryleigh Erickson, Tevyn Newman, Savannah Paulsen, Louie Parr, Kymber McCartney. Bottom Row: Kinsley Heggen, Claire Swanson, Jazel Ragen, Coach Cayla Rueb.
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