The Panthers had some challenges this week, as the volleyball team split its matches, losing to Columbus on Thursday, Sept. 21 (25-17, 25-23, 14-25, 18-25, 11-15) and beating Manhattan on Saturday, Sept. 23 (25-9, 25-4, 25-18), improving their non-conference reccord to 6-2 (their conference record is 5-1). The dominant start to the season is in large part thanks to the effort of Arena Faler, who leads the district with 81 kills. Haleigh Hensechel is also a district leader with 118 digs.
Panther volleyball’s next matchup is Thursday, Sept. 28 in Ennis, followed by a tournament in Choteau on Saturday, Sept. 30.
The Jefferson High Cross Country team also fared well over the weekend, competing hard in Missoula‘s Mountain West Classic on Sept. 23. Varsity boys Luke Mest finished 23rd with a time of 16:17. Logan Hornung finished 113th with a time of 17:38, Mack Boyd finished 189th with a time of 18:20, Christian Gilmore finished 320th with a time of 19:54 and Dylan Mikesell finished 324th with a time of 19:56. Varsity girls Peyton Stearns finished 107th with a time of 21:28 and Isabella Warren finished 199th with a time of 22:45.
