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Scobey, Trailing 12-7 In Game 5, Find A Way To Defeat Wildcats

Scobey, Trailing 12-7 In Game 5, Find A Way To Defeat Wildcats
SCOBEY SENIOR EMMIE FISHELL, a defensive specialist/setter for the Spartan varsity volleyball team, gets under the ball along the north sideline dur ing Saturday's big District 1C matchup with the visiting Plentywood Wildcats. The match lasted one hour and 36 minutes. — Leader Photo, mike
Scobey, Trailing 12-7 In Game 5, Find A Way To Defeat Wildcats
SCOBEY SENIOR EMMIE FISHELL, a defensive specialist/setter for the Spartan varsity volleyball team, gets under the ball along the north sideline dur ing Saturday's big District 1C matchup with the visiting Plentywood Wildcats. The match lasted one hour and 36 minutes. — Leader Photo, mike
 

There was a matinee playing in Scobey the afternoon of Saturday, September 23, but it wasn't happening at the local Richardson Theatre.

It was a bit under three blocks away to the southeast in the large gymnasium at the Scobey School, where the host Scobey girls' volleyball team had the alwaystough Plentywood Wildcats paying a visit.

In the end the Spartans and their fans liked what they saw, two thumbs up from all cheering for the girls sporting blue and gold colors, the home team winning by a very tight 3-2 count (so tight the Wildcats tallied 105 points and Scobey 102.

Coupled with Scobey's 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 15-13 Friday night home victory over the Richey-Lambert Fusion, the locals are sporting a very nice 6-1 District 1C record and 7-1 overall, good enough for a 3-way tie atop the conference with North Country and Plentywood.

Up next are three matches in three straight days: at Wolf Point in nonconference action Thursday, September 28, starting at 5 p.m. (C/ JV/V); at Bainville Friday at 3:30 p.m. (JV/V); hosting MonDak Saturday at 1 p.m. (JV/V). On Tuesday, October 3, the Spartans travel to Frazer for a varsity-only matchup with the Bearcubs at 5:30 p.m.

Before a rough-count audience somewhere in the 130-to-140 range, which is a very good-sized crowd for a regular-sea...

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