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Dawson-Boyd snaps four-match skid with sweep of LQPV

DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd volleyball team snapped its four-match skid on Thursday night, sweeping Lac qui Parle Valley 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 in Camden Conference play behind Emma Stotesbery’s 12 digs. In addition to Stotesbery, the Blackjacks got back-row contributions from Claire Stratmoen’s 10 digs and Kadyn Perkins’ eight. Perkins also tied Lilly Lee with a team-high seven kills while serving up four aces. Dawson-Boyd improves to 6-18 and wraps up its regular season in Granite Falls on Monday at 7 p.m. against Yellow Medicine East (5-19).

TMB sweeps Canby to reach .500 on the season

CANBY — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton volleyball team picked up a 3-0 Camden Conference sweep of Canby on Thursday, 25-13, 25-22, 25-21. Rachel Jelen led Canby offensively with eight kills in the loss, followed by seven apiece from Tatum Christianson and Karli Weber. Weber and Jelen each also logged an ace block in the match. In the back row, Jayda Namken finished with a team-high nine digs. Shyanna Stoll tallied 19 set assists for the Lancers. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton gets back to .500 on the year at 14-14 with the win. The Panthers head to Slayton on Friday at 7 p.m. to take on Murray ...

Guetter’s 23 kills not enough as Wabasso falls in five

REDWOOD FALLS — Kenley Guetter’s 23 kills weren’t enough to get the Wabasso volleyball team in the win column in its non-conference match against Redwood Valley on Thursday. The Rabbits dropped the first two sets, 25-19 and 25-13, before bouncing back with a pair of 25-23 wins to force a tiebreaker. Yet, the Cardinals took set 5 18-16 to send the Rabbits home with a loss. Wabasso had a balanced back-row effort in the loss. Alexa Remiger’s 19 digs led a group of four Rabbits in double figures. Britta Brand and Cassie Bliss added 17 and 14, respectively, while Guetter chipped in ...

Lakeview falls to RCW after winning opening set

COTTONWOOD — A strong first set didn’t give the Lakeview volleyball team enough momentum to pull out a win on Thursday night in Camden Conference play against a Renville County West squad that received votes in the latest coaches poll. The Lakers won the first set 25-15, but the Jaguars won out from there, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11. Aubrey Pederson and Adison Hinz led the Lakeview defensive back row with 13 digs each while Allison Isaacs took care of defense at the net with four blocks. Jersey Stensrud and Taylor Hinz also contributed nine and eight digs, respectively, and Taylor Hinz’s ...

Keck, Ubl lead RRC defense in loss to Cedar Mountain

MORGAN — Amelia Ubl and Zoey Keck each tallied 14 digs for the Red Rock Central volleyball team on Thursday as the Falcons fell in straight sets to Cedar Mountain in a non-conference matchup, 25-14, 25-18, 25-14. Keck also led the RRC attack with a service ace and six kills, the only player on the team with more than two. Natasha Erickson finished with eight set assists. RRC falls to 5-15 and next travels to Okabena for its regular-season finale against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (9-18) on Monday at 7 p.m.

Blankenhagen’s kickoff return TD highlights YME loss

GRANITE FALLS — A kickoff return by Kolten Blankenhagen wasn’t enough to spark the Yellow Medicine East football team’s offense as the Sting fell to Lac qui Parle Valley 56-13. Blankenhagen logged an 85-yard kick return touchdown for the Sting and Chase Bjorndahl caught a 17-yard touchdown. Yet, that was all the offense the Sting got on the day as their defense proved unable to stop the Eagles. Dane Hildahl led the Sting’s receiving corps with four catches for 58 yards and Caysen Lien led the ground attack with seven carries for 27 yards. Hildahl’s five solo tackles also tied ...