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Falcons edge Mountain Lake in four-set road victory

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MOUNTAIN LAKE — Red Rock Central volleyball came away with a four-set road victory over Mountain Lake, winning 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24. Following a strong performance in her previous match, Amelia Ubl continued to make an impact defensively, finishing with 25 digs. Natasha Erickson also recorded 25 digs, while Zoey Keck added 23. Erickson also contributed 31 assists and a block. Paige Wondercheck and Victoria Pankonin each added one block. The Falcons had a balanced attack offensively, led by Kendra Schroeder’s nine kills. Wondercheck added seven kills, while Keck and Pankonin ...

Vikings roll past KMS for second straight sweep

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KERKHOVEN — Thanks in part to double-digit kill performances from Eden Meagher and Brek Fier, Minneota volleyball rolled to a sweep over KMS, winning 25-23, 25-13, 25-11. Meagher led the Vikings with 15 kills, while Fier added 10 as Minneota earned its second straight sweep after defeating Dawson-Boyd earlier in the week. Leah Coequyt contributed nine kills, while Ava Rost added five and Sophie Gillund finished with four. The Vikings were also strong defensively, recording nine blocks as a team. Fier led the way with five blocks. Autum Anderson paced Minneota with 14 digs and added ...

Ortonville rallies past YME in five sets

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ORTONVILLE — Kourtney Peterson’s 25 digs weren’t enough to get the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team in the win column on Thursday. Taking on Ortonville in Camden Conference play, the Sting took two of the first three sets, 25-12 and 27-25 with a 25-18 loss in between. Yet, the Trojans took sets four and five, 25-13 and 16-14, to hand YME the five-set loss. In the front row, Abbey Bones led the way with 16 kills and tied Hanna Bjorndal with a team-high three ace blocks. Bones’ four service aces were second only to Charlotte Paslawski’s six. Paslawski also tallied 23 set ...

Lakeview sweeps Dawson-Boyd behind Hinz’s 14 kills

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DAWSON — Taylor Hinz’s 14 kills highlighted the Lakeview volleyball team’s attack as it swept Dawson-Boyd 25-12, 25-11, 25-14 in Camden Conference play on Thursday. Khya Gawarecki also tallied 15 set assists in the match, culminating in another four kills apiece for Allison Isaacs, Josie Spaude and Avery Hinz. Defensively, Taylor Hinz, Isaacs and Laia Javens each put up a pair of blocks. In the front row, Adison Hinz tallied seven digs while Taylor Hinz, Aubrey Pederson and Jersey Stensrud each contributed another five. Ragan Viessman led Dawson-Boyd with eight digs and six ...

Tigers roll past New Ulm for seventh win in eight games

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MARSHALL — Playing in their second home game of a packed week, Marshall volleyball picked up its third win in the last four matches and seventh victory in its last eight, sweeping New Ulm 25-11, 25-16, 25-16. The Tigers recorded seven service aces as a team in the straight-set victory. “We had some different lineups out there tonight, and we were able to keep rolling,” Marshall head coach Dan Westby said. Leah Stelter and Nora Holmgren each recorded three aces, while Madi Mernaugh added one. Stelter also finished with 38 assists. Holmgren led the Tigers offensively with 17 ...

Lancers swept by CMC on the road

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PRINSBURG — Canby volleyball traveled to Central Minnesota Christian on Thursday night, but the Lancers were unable to pick up the road victory, falling in straight sets. Canby fell by scores of 10-25, 17-25 and 15-25. Rachel Jelen led the Lancers with four kills, while Rhylin Anderson and Kinsley Verhelst added three kills apiece. Alexa Vernlund recorded Canby’s lone service ace. Karli Weber had a strong defensive performance in the loss, accounting for all five of the Lancers’ blocks. Canby will return to action this weekend at the Class A Showcase, with matches scheduled ...