Volleyball roundup: Willmar Cardinals get the sweep over Brainerd Warriors
Sep. 19—WILLMAR — The Willmar volleyball team evened up its Central Lakes Conference record.
Hosting Brainerd Tuesday for a homecoming week match Tuesday, the Cardinals move to 3-3 in CLC play with a sweep of the Warriors at the Big Red Gym at Willmar High School.
Willmar won 25-16, 25-21, 25-18.
With the victory, the Cardinals snapped a three-match CLC losing streak. The last conference win came on Aug. 31 at home against St. Cloud Apollo.
Using an aggressive attack, six Cardinals recorded kills and had a .308 hitting percentage. Junior Gretchen Volk led the way with 15 kills, followed by nine apiece by freshman Nora Mitteness and sophomore Brielle Ogdahl. Freshman setter Ellery DeBoer also had five kills to go with her 32 set assists.
Volk also had a team-best 15 digs, followed by 10 from Ogdahl.
Willmar travels to Alexandria at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Brainerd (2-8) 16 21 18
Willmar (5-7) 25 25 25
BRAINERD
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WILLMAR
Serving (aces): Lexi Owens 2, Avery Olson 2, Ellery DeBoer 1, Hannah Magnuson 1 ... Set assists: DeBoer 32, Brielle Ogdahl 5, Gretchen Volk 2, Olson 1, Nora Mitteness 1 ... Hitting (kills): Volk 15, Mitteness 9, Ogdahl 9, DeBoer 5, Olson 3, Maddison Molacek 3 ... Blocking (aces): DeBoer 1, Mitteness 1, Molacek 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Volk 15, Ogdahl 10, Owens 8, Magnuson 6
Ava Carlson had 11 kills and Piper Barney added eight with 11 digs as New London-Spicer cruised past visiting Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.
Kendra Gerhardson and Dakota Rich each had 16 set assists for the Wildcats.
ACGC plays host to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at 7 p.m. Thursday at Grove City. NLS plays host to Watertown-Mayer at 7 p.m. Thursday at New London.
ACGC (4-10) 25 25 25
NLS (11-3) 12 21 21
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
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NEW LONDON-SPICER
Serving (aces): Abby Knudsen 2, Kendra Gerhardson 2, Avery Newman 1 Emma Madison 1 ... Set assists: Gerhardson 16, Dakota Rich 16, Hannah Nieland 2, Madison 1, Ayla Caskey 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ava Carlson 11, Piper Barney 8, Gerhardson 6, Caskey 5, Madison 4, Elexa Frank 2, Rich 1 ... Blocking (aces): Barney 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Barney 11, Knudsen 7, Rich 7, Newman 6, Gerhardson 6, Grayce Reigstad 5
Emma Kolstad hammered down 10 kills and Rayna Spanier had 20 set assists and 10 digs as Paynesville earned the sweep at Litchfield.
Grace Roberg had 14 digs for the Bulldogs.
The Dragons play host to Dassel-Cokato at 7 p.m. Thursday at Litchfield. Paynesville travels to Royalton at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Paynesville (14-2) 25 25 25
Litchfield (1-9) 19 21 18
PAYNESVILLE
Serving (aces): Kylie Pauls 3, Kaydence Roeske 2, Emma Kolstad 2, Emma Flanders 1, Grace Roberg 1 ... Set assists: Rayna Spanier 20, Roberg 3, Roeske 2, Flanders 1, Kolstad 1, Finley Anfinson 1 ... Hitting (kills): Kolstad 10, Flanders 8, Roeske 5, Spanier 4, Anfinson 2, Maddie Frieler 2 ... Blocking (aces): Flanders 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Roberg 14, Spanier 10, Roeske 10, Flanders 8, Pauls 7
LITCHFIELD
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Janessa Erickson had seven kills and four ace blocks and Carrie Mulder notched seven kills, seven digs, one ace serve and an ace block in Central Minnesota Christian School's sweep of Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Tracy.
Emmi Braem and Avery Duninick dished out the assists. Braem led with 13 and Duininck tacked on 13.
CMCS plays host to Ortonville at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Prinsburg.
CMCS (7-5) 25 25 25
TMB (2-9) 19 23 22
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Serving (aces): Anica Damhof 2, Lilly Mellema 2, Morgan Groen 1, Carrie Mulder 1, Emmi Braem 1, Maddy Vander Ark 1 ... Set assists: Braem 13, Avery Duininck 12, Lauren Taatjes 1 ... Hitting (kills): Mulder 7, Janessa Erickson 7, Braem 6, Mellema 6, Taatjes 3, Groen 1 ... Blocking (aces): Erickson 4, Mellema 2, Taatjes 2, Mulder 1, Braem 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Vander Ark 19, Damhof 12, Duininck 10, Braem 8, Mulder 7
TRACY-MILROY-BALATON
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Alana Almich had 13 kills and Abbey Bones added 13 to help Yellow Medicine East beat Dawson-Boyd in Granite Falls.
Riley Streich had 30 set assists and Kiara Sakry and Ella Cherveny each had 27 digs for the Sting.
Ayiana Hastad finished with 11 kills for the Blackjacks while Bailey Bothun had 17 set assists.
Dawson-Boyd plays host Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Dawson. YME takes on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Kerkhoven.
Dawson-Boyd (2-7) 23 23 25 25
YME (2-8) 25 25 21 27
DAWSON-BOYD
Serving (aces): Addy Tufto 2, Lindsey Lund 2, Matti Gruwell 1, Ayiana Hastad 1, Rachel Jorgens 1, Allison Estling 1 ... Set Assists: Bailey Bothun 17, Jorgens 7, Gruwell 4, Hastad 2, Hayley Anderson 1 ... Hitting (kills): Hastad 11, Estling 9, Kadyn Perkins 5, Bothun 5, Tufto 4, Lund 2, Anderson 2 ... Blocking (aces): Hastead 1-1/2, Bothun 1/2 ... Digs (5 or more): Hastad 12, Estling 10, Bothun 8, Tufto 7
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Serving (aces): Alana Almich 3, Kiara Sakry 1, Narria Leenerts 1, Klaira Shackelford 1 ... Set assists: Riley Streich 30 ... Hitting (kills): Almich 13, Abbey Bones 10, Leenerts 4, Sakry 3 ... Blocking (aces): Almich 4, Streich 2, Sakry 2, Bones 2, Leenerts 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Sakry 27, Ella Cherveny 27, Leenerts 16, Streich 15, Shackelford 9, Almich 5
Kaitlyn Kittelson, Brandi Meyer and Claire Borstad each had double digits in digs in Lac qui Parle Valley's loss against Lakeview in Cottonwood.
Kittleson led with 18, followed by Meyer's 12 and Borstad's 11. Meyer led the Eagles' offense with nine kills and Borstad had three ace serves.
LQPV plays host to Canby at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Madison.
LQPV (3-5) 23 15 17
Lakeview (5-6) 25 25 25
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY
Serving (aces): Claire Borstad 3, Brandi Meyer 2, Kaitlyn Kittelson 1 ... Set assists: Abbie Amland 13, Kittelson 9, Meyer 1 ... Hitting (kills): Meyer 9, Jalyn Lee 9, Caleigh Conn 2, Amland 1 ... Blocking (aces): Lee 3, Conn 2, Mayer 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Kittleson 18, Meyer 12, Borstad 11, Amland 7, Lee 5
LAKEVIEW
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Trailing top-ranked (Class A) Minneota 2-0, MACCRAY stormed back in a marathon third set before tying the match at 2-2. Ultimately, the host Vikings won the fifth set to seal the win over the Wolverines.
Brielle Janssen finished with 29 kills, 12 digs, four ace blocks and two ace serves for MACCRAY. Emma Thein added 15 kills and a team-high 21 digs. Annie Bourne came through with 55 set assists.
MACCRAY next competes at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse for the Class A Showcase beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Burnsville.
MACCRAY (7-4) 22 21 35 27 12
Minneota (8-2) 25 25 33 25 15
MACCRAY
Serving (aces): Lexi Nurmi 2, Brielle Janssen 2, Emma Thein 1, Mia Post 1 ... Set assists: Annie Bourne 55 ... Hitting (kills): Janssen 29, Thein 15, Addisyn Pederson 7, Kori Bristle 7, Nurmi 5 ... Blocking (aces): Janssen 4, Nurmi 2, Bourne 2, Thein 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Thein 21, Nurmi 19, Post 18, Bourne 18, Bristle 17, Janssen 12, Pederson 7
MINNEOTA
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The Canby Lancers improved their record to 8-3 with a 25-14, 25-20, 25-19 victory at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.
For the Fighting Saints, Emily Wwagner had five kills and three service aces. Olivia Noble had 12 set assists and 10 digs. Abby Holtkamp chipped in with 17 digs.
KMS plays host to Yellow Medicine East at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Granite Falls.
KMS (2-8) 14 20 19
Canby (8-3) 25 25 25
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURGServing (aces): Emily Wagner 3, Isabel Wirth 1, Olivia Noble 1 ... Set assists: Noble 12, Abby Holtkamp 3 ... Hitting (kills): Wagner 5, Lily Winter 4, Noble 3, Sophia Oerter 3, Savannah Petersen 2, Eben Overcash 2 ... Blocking (aces): Oerter 3, Overcash 3 ... Digs (5 or more): Holtkamp 17, Noble 10, Morgan Anderson 7, Wagner 6, Wirth 5, Oerter 5
CANBY
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Johanna Braun had 56 set assists and Rachel Jakel knocked down 17 kills in Renville County West's victory at Ortonville.
Emily Lippert had 32 digs and 17 kills and Jackel added 24 digs for the Jaguars, who got 12 kills apiece from Lippert and AVery Roxberg. Holly Hinderks and Carely Bryan each had 11 kills.
RCW plays host to Minneota at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Renville.
RCW (8-0) 25 25 21 25
Ortonville (3-8) 19 17 25 10
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST
Serving (aces): Johanna Braun 1, Rachel Jakel 1, Emily Lippert 1, Holly Hinderks 1 ... Set assists: Braun 56, Hinderks 4 ... Hitting (kills): Jakel 17, Lippert 12, Avery Roxberg 12, Hinderks 11, Coraley Bryan 11 ... Blocking (aces): Jakel 3, Roxberg 3, Bryan 2, Hinderks 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Lippert 32, Jakel 24, Hinderks 18, Braun 17, Hannah Savig 15, Laila Ridler 8
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Sauk Centre locked up a sweep in West Central Conference play at Benson.
Kaylin Grube paced the Braves with five kills. Julia Claussen led Benson in set assists (eight), digs (10) and ace serves (two).
The Braves play host to Minnewaska at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Sauk Centre (10-5) 25 25 25
Benson (0-7) 14 15 14
SAUK CENTRE
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BENSON
Serving (aces): Julia Claussen 2, Dakota Wrobleski 1 ... Set assists: Claussen 8, Mya McGeary 6 ... Hitting (kills): Kaylin Grube 5, Presley Nygaard 3, Gwen Wilcox 2, McGeary 1, Claussen 1, Madison Osterbauer 1 ... Blocking (aces): Grube 3 ... Digs (5 or more): Claussen 10, Hailee Ellingson 7, Nygaard 6
Host Melrose knocked off the No. 8 team in Class A with a four-set victory against BOLD.
Ady Knake and Kenzie Visser each had double-digit kills for the Warriors with 19 and 11, respectively. Delaney Tersteeg finished with 25 digs and Layla Pfarr came up with 41 set assists.
BOLD plays Morris/Chokio-Alberta at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Morris.
BOLD (13-2) 15 25 20 23
Melrose (6-5) 25 19 25 25
BOLD
Serving (aces): Kenzie Visser 3, Layla Pfarr 2, Alison Kadlec 1, Grace Tersteeg 1, Delaney Tersteeg 1 ... Set assists: Pfarr 41 ... Hitting (kills): Ady Knake 19, Visser 11, G. Tersteeg 7 ... Blocking (aces): Knake 2, G. Tersteeg 2, Zoey Lippert 1 ... Digs (5 or more): D. Tersteeg 25, Visser 17, Pfarr 15
MELROSE
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Avery Fier's 16 kill and 25 dig effort was not enough as Morris/Chokio-Alberta came away with a five-set victory over Minnewaska at Morris.
Dacia Fleury, Haillie Schultz and Dreya Barness were all in the double digits for kills. Fleury had 15, followed by Schultz's 13 and Barsness' 12.
Emma Poegel and Barsness joined Fier with at least 20 digs. Poegel had 22 and Barness notched 20.
The Lakers play host to Benson at 6 p.m. Thursday at Glenwood.
Minnewaska (6-5) 25 26 25 22 11
Morris/CA (5-7) 21 28 17 25 15
MINNEWASKA
Serving (aces): Brooklyn Noyes 2, Dreya Barsness 2, Haley Shea 2, Emma Poegel 1, Haillie Schultz 1 ... Set assists: Shea 31, Schultz 22, Barsness 2, Avery Fier 2, Noyes 1, Dacia Fleury 1 ... Hitting (kills): Fier 16, Fleury 15, Schultz 13, Barsness 12, Addy Kath 3, Emma Hellerman 2, Miaya Guggisberg 1 ... Blocking (aces): Fier 1, Barsness 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Fier 25, Poegel 22, Barsness 20, Shea 11, Schultz 8, Noyes 6
MORRIS/CA
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Lexi Nelson had 11 kills, 23 digs and five ace serves in Community Christian School's Christian Athletic League victory at St. Cloud Christian.
Margo Klaassen added seven kills and 17 digs and Kaiya Norbie had 21 digs for the Eagles.CCS plays Cambridge Christian at 6:15 p.m. Friday at Cambridge.
St. Cloud Christian 22-19-20
CCS (5-0) 25-25-25
ST. CLOUD CHRISTIAN
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COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Serving (aces): Faith Westin 3, Lexi Nelson 5, Kaiya Norbie 1, Grace Strom 2 ... Set assists: not available ... Hitting (kills): Westin 5, Margo Klaassen 7, Nelson 11, Strom 3, Norbie 2 ... Blocking (aces): Klaassen 1.5, Addy Kveene 1.5 ... Digs (5 or more): Westin 21, Klaassen 17, Nelson 23, Norbie 21, Strom 6, Anna Lindgren 12, Jennah Malako 9
