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Minneota dominates in home sweep

MINNEOTA — The Ortonville Trojans had no answer for the No. 3 Minneota volleyball team on Tuesday. The Vikings put together a true team effort as they swept their way to a 25-7, 25-12, 25-3 Camden Conference victory. Leah Coequyt was at the forefront of the Vikings’ offensive front row success, tallying nine kills in the match. Eden Meagher and Ava Rost added another seven each, and Jaylyn Coequyt contributed five. Libby Sussner and Sophie Gillund helped spread the ball around, ending the match with 17 and 14 set assists, respectively. Minneota’s efforts were also balanced on ...

Wabasso back on winning track after road win

LESTER PRAIRIE — Kenley Guetter’s 12 kills helped the Wabasso volleyball team snap a four-game skid with a 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 Tomahawk Conference sweep of Lester Prairie on Tuesday night. Cassie Bliss and Lanna Janeiro-Dolan split setting duties with 17 and 12 set assists, respectively. Bliss’ seven digs were also second only to Guetter. The Rabbits were aggressive at the service line, with Alexa Remiger serving up five aces and Cendyll Daub contributing another four. Britta Brand finished with a game-high eight digs. Wabasso improves to 2-4 on the season and next hosts Cedar ...

WWG continues recent tear with home sweep

WESTBROOK — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team picked up its fourth win in its last five matches on Tuesday night. The red-hot Chargers built off a balanced defensive effort to pick up a 25-10, 25-13, 25-11 sweep of Heron Lake-Okabena in Red Rock Conference play. Natasha Wahl, Leah VanDeWiele and Mayah Wahl ended the night with 10, nine and eight digs, respectively. Natasha Wahl’s eight kills were also a team-high, and VanDeWiele’s two service aces were second only to Sydney Foster’s four. Hadley Jenniges led the team’s back-row efforts with 19 set assists, while ...

Lakeview falls to MACCRAY in home match

COTTONWOOD — A strong first set wasn’t enough for the Lakeview volleyball team to escape with a win against MACCRAY on Tuesday. The Lakers claimed the first set 25-22, but they lost the next three 25-20, 25-23, 25-9 to fall in four sets in Camden Conference play. Jersey Stensrud’s 12 digs and Aubrey Pederson’s 11 helped the duo shine defensively in the loss. Josie Spaude also came up with a pair of ace blocks in the front row. Offensively, Nikki Schwartz and Khya Gawarecki each tallied 12 set assists, led by Taylor Hinz’s 11 kills. Lakeview drops to 4-5 with the loss, having ...

YME battles but drops conference game to KMS

GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine East volleyball team wasn’t able to pick up its first win of the season on Tuesday, falling 25-21, 27-25, 25-19 to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in Camden Conference play. Kourtney Peterson and Charlotte Paslawski put together solid defensive games in the back row, tallying 15 and 10 digs, respectively. Paslawski’s 18 set assists were also a team high. In the front row, Abbey Bones and Hanna Bjordnal contributed four and three blocks. Bones led the Sting attack with six kills. Yellow Medicine East falls to 0-5 on the year and travels to Madison ...

SMSU football takes on NSIC North Division foe Minot State on Saturday

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-2, 0-2 NSIC) hits the road this Saturday, Sept. 19, with a match-up versus Minot State University (0-3, 0-2 NSIC) in Minot, N.D. The teams will kick-off at 2 p.m. at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium. •SMSU is coming off a 30-3 home loss to Northern State on Saturday night and will look to snap a two-game losing skid. •MSU has dropped its first three games of the season by a combined 18 points, including a six-point season-opening home loss ...