Volleyball roundup: BOLD Warriors go 3-1 at Wabasso tourney
Sep. 17—WABASSO — The BOLD volleyball team finished 3-1 at the Wabasso Tournament on Saturday.
The seventh-ranked (Class A) Warriors opened with wins against Pipestone, Central Minnesota Christian and Springfield. In a top-10 matchup, BOLD lost to ninth-ranked Wabasso 25-14, 25-17.
The loss was the Warriors' first of the year. They are now 13-1-1.
Also at the Wabasso Tournament, MACCRAY went 3-2, beating Southwest Minnesota Christian twice as well as getting a win against Pipestone. Brielle Janssen led the Wolverines in kills (52) and ace blocks (eight). Annie Bourne dished out 92 set assists over five matches.
CMCS went 2-2, beating Springfield and Pipestone.
BOLD travels to Melrose at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. MACCRAY goes to top-ranked Minneota at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. CMCS goes to Tracy to play Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Team scores
MACCRAY 1, Southwest Minnesota Christian 1 (24-26, 25-18)
Redwood Valley 1, MACCRAY 1 (25-16, 22-25)
Wabasso 1, MACCRAY 1 (22-25, 25-20)
MACCRAY 2, Pipestone 0 (25-21, 25-12)
MACCRAY 2, Southwest Minnesota Christian 0 (25-13, 25-23)
BOLD 2, Pipestone 0 (25-5, 25-12)
BOLD 2, CMCS 0 (25-11, 25-8)
BOLD 2, Springfield 0 (25-17, 25-8)
Wabasso 2, BOLD 0 (25-14, 25-17)
CMCS 1, Springfield 1 (25-11, 20-25)
CMCS 2, Pipestone 0 (25-12, 25-14)
Redwood Valley 2, CMCS 0 (25-20, 25-15)
MACCRAY
Serving (aces): Kori Bristle 7, Emma Thein 5, Mia Post 5, Annie Bourne 3, Callie Macht 2 ... Set assists: Bourne 92 ... Hitting (kills): Brielle Janssen 52, Thein 43, Bristle 12, Bourne 6, Lexi Nurmi 3, Addisyn Pederson 1 ... Blocking (aces): Janssen 8, Thein 3, Nurmi 2, Bristle 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Nurmi 33, Bourne 29, Bristle 27, Janssen 25, Thein 23, Post 13
Benson finished 2-1 at its home tournament, getting wins against Ortonville and Ashby before losing to Westbrook-Walnut Grove.
The Braves stay at home for its next match, hosting Sauk Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a West Central Conference matchup.
Team scores
Benson 2, Ortonville 0
Benson 2, Ashby 0
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Benson 0 (25-11, 25-14)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa went a perfect 4-0 at the Crosby-Ironton Invitational with sweeps over Barnum, Deer River, Pine River-Backus and Verndale.
The Jaugars go on the road for a non-conference match against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:15 p.m. Monday in Kerkhoven.
Team scores
BBE 2, Barnum 0 (25-6, 25-11)
BBE 2, Deer River 0 (25-8, 25-11)
BBE 2, Pine River-Backus 0 (25-9, 25-19)
BBE 2, Verndale 0 (25-20, 25-18)
