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WWG sweeps Edgerton, advances to subsection semifinals

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WESTBROOK — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team continued its strong season with a straight-set sweep of Edgerton, winning 25-9, 25-12 and 25-17. The Chargers improved to 21-8 overall and 8-1 in conference play with the victory. Kendall Jenniges led WWG with 10 kills, while Sydney Foster and Natasha Wahl each added nine kills. Hadley Jenniges paced the offense with 24 set assists. WWG also had a strong performance from the service line. Hadley Jenniges finished 12-for-13 with five aces, Foster went 12-for-13 with three aces, and Mayah Wahl was perfect on 15 serves while ...

Canby’s season ends with straight-set loss to No. 2 CMC

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PRINSBURG — The No. 7 Canby volleyball team had no answer for No. 2 Central Minnesota Christian in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament on Friday, falling in straight sets 25-13, 25-17, 25-9. Rachel Jelen led the Lancers with six kills, while Kinsley Verhelset and Jayda Namken led the team defensively with three digs each. Jada VanEngen and Rhylin Anderson also logged an ace block on the day. Shyanna Stoll tallied 16 set assists in the match. Canby wraps up its season at 5-25 and graduates Anderson, Emily Verhelst and Alexa Vernlund.

Lakeview’s season ends with five-set loss to MACCRAY

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COTTONWOOD — The fourth-seeded Lakeview volleyball team gave No. 5 MACCRAY all it could handle in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament on Friday, but eventually saw its season come to an end in five sets, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-5. Taylor Hinz played a major role for the Lakers offensively and defensively. Her 13 kills were a team-high and her 12 digs trailed only Aubrey Pederson’s 15 and Adison Hinz’s 14. At the net, Allison Isaacs tallied four blocks and Jaela Schmidt added another pair. Khya Gawarecki and Nicole Schwartz split setting duties, ...

No. 6 Rabbits knock off RCW in four-set thriller

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RENVILLE — Britta Brand led a strong defensive effort from the No. 6 Wabasso volleyball team on Friday night as the Rabbits upset No. 3N Renville County West in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament, 25-20, 10-25, 27-25, 26-24. Brand finished with a team-high 15 digs, followed by 12 from Alexa Remiger and 11 from Kenley Guetter. The Rabbits also got a solo block and two block assists from Ava Samyn, and three block assists each from Lanna Janeiro-Dolan and Cendyll Daub. Guetter was the leader of the team’s attack with 18 kills. Janeiro-Dolan and Bliss tallied 22 ...

No. 1 Minneota sweeps Dawson-Boyd to advance

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MINNEOTA — The top-seeded Minneota volleyball team made quick work of the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament on Friday, cruising to a 25-9, 25-10, 25-12 sweep. Libby Sussner and Sophie Gillund spread the ball around evenly for the Vikings, tallying 22 and 16 set assists, respectively. Sussner also tied Eden Meagher with a team-high four service aces. On the finishing end of those assists, Jaylyn Coequyt led the way with 11 kills, followed by nine from Gillund and eight from Ava Rost. Rost and Leah Coequyt each also logged a block at the ...

Kemp’s fourth-quarter TD passes lift Wabasso past RRC

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WABASSO — Drew Kemp threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the top-seeded Wabasso football team’s comeback against No. 5 Red Rock Central on Saturday in the Section 2 9-player semifinals. The Rabbits fell to the Falcons in last year’s section championship game after finding themselves on the wrong side of a comeback, but got the job this time around with a 26-15 win. The Rabbits trailed 15-12 heading into the fourth quarter, but Kemp flipped the script with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Brooks Baune to take the lead. The two-point conversion attempt failed, but Kemp ...