BOZEMAN — A week ago, the Billings West Golden Bears weren’t even a sure thing to make the Class AA state volleyball tournament. Now, they are one win from reaching Saturday and clinching another state tournament trophy.
The Bears had their five-match state tournament win streak snapped on Thursday night by Billings Senior. Yet, West responded on Friday inside the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse with a 3-0 sweep over Kalispell Glacier (25-15, 25-23, 25-11).
That was the 17th consecutive win for Eastern AA teams over Western AA teams. The league has a perfect 5-0 mark against the Western AA in this tournament and two of those wins were by West, which got 10 kills and three aces from Brooklyn Pierce in the win. Kaylee Thompson was credited with 12 assists, two ace and three blocks…