Volleyball Game Preview: Columbia Falls Wildcats vs. Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2025, 4:57pm

Volleyball Preview: Columbia Falls Wildcats vs. Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the MT High School Assn. (MHSA) & Columbia Falls High School. Watch Full Replay

Columbia Falls hasn't had much luck against Bigfork recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings & Valkyries at 7:15 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Columbia Falls made easy work of Ronan and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

While Columbia Falls won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.

Ava Scholz

Digs

10/21/25 @ Ronan22
10/16/25 vs Polson33
10/14/25 vs Libby13

Columbia Falls' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Scholz, who had 22 digs, and Alizabeth Hansen, who had eight digs and three aces. Scholz has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.

Meanwhile, Bigfork got the win against Browning on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-5, 25-16.

Bigfork's victory bumped their record up to 25-8-1. As for Columbia Falls, their win bumped their record up to 12-6-1.

Columbia Falls came up short against Bigfork when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.

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