Bulldog Volleyball Starts Season Strong At Shelby Tournament
Author: Bryleigh Erickson BHS Sports Reporter
Article Published: 09/04/2026 Volume: 5 Edition: 09Bryleigh Erickson
BHS Sports Reporter
The Bulldogs Varsity Volleyball team travelled to Shelby on August 28th and 29th to compete in the Shelby tournament. There were eight teams there. The Bulldogs battled through the bracket for a first-place finish. But first, they played seven pool play matches against each team there.
In pool play, the team plays two sets, with a cap at 25 points. They started off the tournament with a match against Glasgow. The Bulldogs came out on top, winning both sets 25-16 and 25-23. Next, the Bulldogs played Shelby in two close sets, just barely losing each set 24-25 and 24-25. After that, the Bulldogs won 25-15 and 25-12 over Havre’s C Squad team. Following that match, the Bulldogs played Cut Bank and won that match 25-9 and 25-18. To end the day on Friday, the Bulldogs beat Havre’s Junior Varsity team 25-15 and 25-19. They played two more pool play matches on Saturday, winning both sets against Malta 25-10, 25-14, and Chester-Joplin-Inverness (CJI) 25-21 and 25-22.
The Bulldogs finished pool play as the number one seed going into the bracket tournament to end the day on Saturday. Their first-round match was against Havre’s C squad team, and the Bulldogs beat them 25-13 and 25-10. Then they played Cut Bank and won 25-17 and 25-21 to advance to the championship. They played a close championship game against CJI, splitting the first two sets 25-16 and 16-25, but came out on top in the fifth set 15-13.
The tournament was a great start for the Bulldogs Varsity volleyball team, as they head into their first conference matches next week. They will face Three Forks at home on September 3rd, and Whitehall at home on Saturday, September 5th. The games against Three Forks will begin with C Squad at 4, Junior Varsity at 5:30, and Varsity at 7. The games Saturday against Whitehall will begin with C Squad at noon, Junior Varsity at 1:30, and Varsity at 3.
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Image 1 Caption: The volleyball team celebrates its tournament win. From left: Coach Aliece Estrada, Abby McCauley, Aiden Thompson, Claire Swanson, Hailey Hildreth, Sophia Lamb, Bryleigh Erickson, Jazel Ragen, Savannah Paulsen, Tevyn Newman, Kinsley Heggen, Louis Par, Coach Megan Bleile. Bottom Row: Coach Cayla Rueb
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