Photo by Kim Nelson Lakeview’s Aubreigh Rausch (10) sets the ball as Olivia (15) and Taylor Hinz (8) prepare to finish at the net in the Lakers’ straight-sets win over Dawson-Boyd in Cottonwood on Tuesday night.

JACKSON — The Marshall volleyball came out of the gates swinging on Tuesday night with a 25-9 first-set win over Jackson County Central. They kept their momentum going from there, winning the next two sets 25-19, 25-14 to complete the sweep and secure the win.

“We were quick out of the gate. Our players really did a great job of getting themselves ready to go,” Marshall head coach Dan Westby said. “In set two, we just gave away too many points. We committed a variety of errors. For most of the set, our lead was 2 or 3 points. To our kids credit, they cleaned things up and pushed through.”

Marshall setter Brooke Gillingham had a big night in the middle for the Tigers, finishing with 33 set assists. On the finishing end of her passes, Brielle Riess had 11 kills while Morgan Bjella and Reese Drake had nine and eight respectively.

Riess and Reese Drake also came up big defensively, finishing with six and seven digs respectively. Kennedy Drake led the team with 13 digs. 

Lydia Moore was 14-of-16 on her serves, tying Riess with a team-high four service aces.

Marshall (9-1) remains undefeated against teams Class AAA or lower. They’ll look to continue that streak on Tuesday when they go on the road to face Worthington at 7:15 p.m.

No. 1 Minneota 3, KMS 0

MINNEOTA — The Minneota volleyball team picked up another straight-sets win on Tuesday night, this time at home against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. The Vikings won the first two sets 25-25, 25-16 before closing strong with a 25-7 clinching set.

Kenadi Arndt had a big day at the net, finishing with five blocks and 11 kills. Elivia Faris also had nine kills while Ella Johnson had eight and tied Eden Meagher for second on the team with two blocks.

Nevaeh Hennen set up those kills with 21 assists and her two service aces were second on the team to Dakoda Hennen’s five.

Lyzah Sussner led the back row with 19 digs while Abby Rolbiecki had 14 and an ace.

Minneota (7-2) will look to remain undefeated against Class A opponents when they go to Madison to play Lac qui Parle Valley on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

No. 6 Canby 3, CMCS 0

CANBY — After moving up to No. 6 in the latest coaches poll rankings, the Canby volleyball team continued to prove why it’s one of the best teams in the class with a straight-sets win on the road against Central Minnesota Christian.

The Lancers won the first set 25-21. Things didn’t get any closer from there as they took the next two 25-17, 25-15. 

Canby’s offense came from all over in the matchup. Emily Nelson and Brynn Kockelman each had nine kills while Brooklyn Kindopp had eight kills and three blocks. As if that weren’t enough threats at the net, Karlie Wollum and Grace Hansen each had six kills. 

Nelson and Kockelman were instrumental to setting up those kills, finishing with 21 and 18 set assists respectively. 

Aaliyah Rangaard led the Lancers’ back row with 12 digs while Karlie Wollum added another nine. 

Nelson had a team-high four service aces while Jaryn Houseman contributed another three.

Canby (6-3) will go on the road on Thursday to face off against Dawson-Boyd (1-4) at 7:15 p.m.

No. 9 Wabasso 3, Cedar Mountain 1

WABASSO — The No. 9 Wabasso volleyball team continued its strong start to the season Tuesday with a four-set win over Cedar Mountain. The Rabbits won the first two sets 25-16, 25-23 before Cedar Mountain was able to extend the match with a 25-22 win. Yet, Wabasso stayed poised and closed out the victory with a 25-19 win in the fourth set.

Audrey Johnson and Avery Carlson were a dynamic duo on the back row, each contributing 23 digs. Carlson also had 11 kills, second to Alivia Olson’s 16. 

Sara Carlson facilitated the Wabasso offense with 26 assists. She also tied Natasha Doubler for third on the team with two aces, trailing Olson’s four and Lyla Kittelson’s three. 

Wabasso (6-3) will head to New Ulm Cathedral to match up against the Greyhounds on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Lakeview 3, DB 0

COTTONWOOD — The Lakeview volleyball team picked up its first 3-0- win of the year, taking down Dawson-Boyd 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 in Cottonwood on Tuesday night.

Taylor Hinz played a major role in the victory, leading the team with 11 digs and finishing with eight kills, second to Kiara Hinz’s nine. Olivia Hinz also had nine digs and four blocks while Kiara had eight digs.

Kadyn Perkins and Ayiana Hastad led the Dawson-Boyd back row with 12 and nine digs respectively. Hastad also had five kills, second to Hayley Anderson’s seven for the Blackjacks.

Aubreigh Rausch set up the Lakers’ offense with 22 set assists and also made nine digs. Bailey Bothun led the Blackjacks with 13 assists. 

Teegan Fiene led Lakeview from the service stripe with three aces while Perkins had three for Dawson-Boyd.

Lakeview (3-6) will hit the road on Thursday to play Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:15 p.m.

Dawson-Boyd (1-4) will have a tall task on Thursday when they host No. 6 Canby at 7:15 p.m.

MACCRAY 3, TMB 1

TRACY — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton volleyball team’s terrific defensive play wasn’t enough to get a win on Tuesday night as the Panthers fell 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23 to MACCRAY in Tracy. 

Braelynn Kirk, Piper Freeburg and Jordyn Hanson each finished with double-digit digs on the night for TMB. Kirk, the team’s libero, led the team with 15 digs while Freeburg finished right behind her with 14. Hanson had 12, a departure from her usual statline as an offensive hitter.

Alivia Jensen and Kyli Carter led the Panthers up front with 12 and 10 kills respectively. Carter also had a pair of blocks on the night while Jensen added seven digs.

Hailey Gernentz was a jack-of-all-trades for the Panthers, leading the team in set assists with 23 while also adding eight digs, a block and a pair of aces. 

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (2-7) will go back on the road for a matchup at Renville County West on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

WWG 3, HBC 0

WESTBROOK — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team continued its undefeated start to the season on Tuesday, taking down Hills-Beaver Creek in straight sets, 25-14, 25-10, 25-15.

Natalie Wahl had another big night for the Chargers, leading the team in kills with 13 and finishing second in digs with nine. Only Abby Wiggins had more with 14.

Carlie Ross added seven kills for the Chargers while Addeson Jenniges helped set up the team’s offense with 20 assists. Jenniges also had a block. 

Westbrook-Walnut Grove (7-0) will look to continue to avoid the loss column on the road against Southwest Minnesota Christian on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

RCW 3, YME 0

GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine East was unable to keep its momentum going Tuesday night after getting its first win of the season against Totino-Grace on Saturday at the Southwest Challenge. The Sting hosted Renville County West on Tuesday and lost in straight sets, 25-16, 25-18, 25-5.

Kiara Sakry led the Sting defensively and offensively. Her 14 kills were a team-high and her three kills tied her with Alana Almich for second on the team behind Narria Leenerts’ four.

Ella Cherveny and Klaira Shackelford added 13 and 10 digs respectively while Riley Streich had nine and 11 assists. Streich’s one block tied her with Almich for second on the team behind Ruby Bones’ two.

Yellow Medicine East (1-7) will head to Prinsburg to compete against Central Minnesota Christian on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.