Volleyball results: Ashby splits, Minnewaska, Osakis win

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An early Ashby burst in the first set against Rothsay faded as the Arrows fell 25-13, 25-20, 25-16 Thursday night.

“The Arrows were on fire for the first nine points of the set, and then they got our backs up against the wall and we struggled with our serve receive,” said Ashby head coach Brenda Johnson. “We moved players around again tonight and I saw some young girls really step up their game and showed a lot of talent and guts out on the floor.”

Ashby had seven kills from Meg Roley, who was 16-for-17 in the hitting game, while Alexis Ness had four kills and three blocks.

Amber Sundal and Cassandra Jordan combined for 10 assists as well as six and eight digs, respectively.

Ashby was 42-for-46 with 16 points and four aces from the service line, led by Jordan with four points and one ace in an 11-for-11 service performance. Roley was 7-for-8 with four points and one ace.

Ashby sweeps Hillcrest

The Ashby volleyball team swept Hillcrest Lutheran Academy on Tuesday night by scores of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-18.

“[We] played well together tonight,” head coach Brenda Johnson said. “We are still trying new things, but tonight felt like we were on the right track. The girls communicated well with each other and that helps everything run smoothly.”

Paige Nelson led the way with 17-of-17 serving and 16 points. She added two aces, while Sami Johansen was 12-of-13 from the serving line with seven points.

Meg Roley led the offense with 13 kills. Bailey Funkhouser added six and Amber Sundal and Cassandra Jordan combined for 21 assists.

“Our back row passed wonderfully tonight, which led to some great assists from our setters and awesome hits by our front row players,” Johnson said. “It is just fun to watch our girls go out there and have fun playing volleyball.”

UNDERWOOD 3, B-E 0

Brandon-Evansville faced a high powered Underwood team Tuesday night, falling in three sets to the Rockets.

“We can see why they are ranked high within the region and leading our conference,” said head coach Kelly Olson. “The girls played well at times, but passing was what we struggled with tonight, both serve receive and free ball.

“We needed to stay within our game plan, funneling their hitters to our defense, but playing out of our system was too much to ask. The girls need to stay focused all the time with a team like Underwood. There is no time to let down.”

The Chargers dropped the first set 25-13, then fell 25-5, 25-23 to end the match.

“The first set started OK for us, and we were in it until a couple of calls went against us,” he said. “And considering our struggles with passing tonight, we needed calls for us, not against.

“The wheels really fell off during the second set. It was over so fast there is not much to say, except we struggled in every aspect of the game.

“The third set saw a good back-and-forth battle,” the coach noted. “The girls never gave in. We just couldn’t close it out when we had the chance.”

Megan Friedrich had a good game for the Chargers with 10 kills on 29 of 34 attempts, and had 12 digs.

The Chargers will be at the Bertha-Hewitt tournament tomorrow, Saturday, and at Rothsay on Tuesday.

UNDERWOOD 3,

BRANDON-EVANSVILLE 0

UNDERWOOD 25 25 25

BRANDON-EVANSVILLE 13 5 23

BRANDON-EVANS STATISTICS

HITTING (good-attempts-kills) – Caroline Jansen 17-18-6, Mariah Hansen 6-8-0, Megan Friedrich 29-34-10, Emma Friedrich 10-11-1, Anna Lundeen 9-9-0. SET ASSISTS – Kinsley Randt 17. SERVING – Randt 9-9-1, Alea Alstead 5-5-0, M. Friedrich 5-6-1, E. Friedrich 4-5-0, Megan Kokett 9-11-2, Carlie Steffenson 5-6-0. DIGS – Randt 4, Jansen 4, Hansen 1, Alstead 2, M. Friedrich 12, E. Friedrich 4, Kokett 21, Lundeen 5, Steffenson 9.

WASKA WINS 3-0

Minnewaska improved to 8-1 in conference play and 14-4 overall with a three-game sweep of Paynesville Tuesday night.

The win was the sixth in a row for the Lakers, who took on undefeated West Central Conference leader Sauk Centre last night, Thursday. Minnewaska’s only loss in conference play this season has come at the hands of the Mainstreeters.

The Lakers spread their offense around as no player had double figures in the kill department. Ariel Ostrander led the way with seven, while Lexi Amundson had six and Ashton Byrne and Taylor Noetzelman had five each.

Sydney Joos served five aces on the night and Byrne made good on 35 set assists.

Libero Alison Hoeper had 11 digs.

The Lakers will host Morris Tuesday night.

MINNEWASKA 3, PAYNESVILLE 0

PAYNESVILLE 24 19 17

MINNEWASKA 26 25 25

MINNEWASKA STATISTICS

HITTING (good-attempts-kills) – Ashton Byrne 9-11-5, Abby Mitchell 1-1-0, Taylor Noetzelman 7-8-5, Sydney Joos 18-20-1, Lexi Amundson 24-26-6, Ariel Ostrander 15-16-7, Alexis Guggisberg 1. SETTING – Byrne 92-100-35, Alison Hoeper 3-4-1, Noetzelman 4-4-1, Joos 1-1-0, Amundson 2-2-0, Ostrander 2-2-1. SERVING (good-attempts-aces) – Byrne 13-15-2, Hoeper 10-11-0, Noetzelman 5-7-0, Joos 17-19-3, Amundson 10-11-1, Guggisber 8-8-0, Shane Suchy 0-1-0, Allyssa Engfer 2-3-0. ACE BLOCKS – Ostrander 1. DIGS – Byrne 1, Hoeper 11, Joos 7, Amundson 6, Guggisberg 2, Suchy 2, Engfer 2.

OSAKIS SECOND

Osakis battled through pool play to reach the championship game at the Parkers Prairie Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday, finishing second to the host Panthers.

Osakis opened with a 25-6, 25-7 win over Park Christian, then defeated Lake Park-Audubon 25-9, 25-10.

In the third game against Sebeka, the Silverstreaks had to battle through extra points in the first set for a 28-26 win, but won set two 25-9 to send them to the championship.

In the championship, the Silverstreaks were unable to pull away from the Panthers, falling 25-22, 26-24, but Wessel was pleased with the team.

PARKERS PRAIRIE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

OSAKIS RESULTS

Osakis def. Lake Park-Audubon 25-9, 25-10

Osakis def. Park Christian 25-6, 25-7

Osakis def. Sebeka 28-26, 25-9

Parkers Prairie def. Osakis 25-22, 26-24

INDIVIDUAL MATCH RESULTS

OSAKIS 22 24

PARKERS PRAIRIE 25 26

OSAKIS STATISTICS

HITTING (good-attempts-kills) – Becka Sadlemyer 13-13-2, Mariah Backes 2-2-1, Danielle Chisholm 12-15-2, Brooke Sorenson 13-13-8, Annalise Savageau 11-11-1, Rachell Rajdl 1-1-1, Tayler Waldvogel 1-1-0, Josapha Haider 1-1-0, Mackenzie Staloch 1-3-0, Madison Forsell 5-6-3. SET ASSISTS – Backes 3, Savageau 4, Staloch 1. SERVING (good-attempts-aces) – Chisholm 7-7-1, Sorenson 1-1-0, Savageau 6-6-1, Waldvogel 5-5-0, Haider 14-14-0, Staloch 5-5-1, Forsell 6-6-0. DIGS – Sadlemyer 2, Backes 2, Chisholm 4, Sorenson 2, Savageau 5, Rajdl 7, Waldvogel 10, Haider 3, Staloch 5, Forsell 2.

OSAKIS 28 25

SEBEKA 26 9

OSAKIS STATISTICS

HITTING – Sadlemyer 18-22-5, Backes 3-3-0, Chisholm 16-17-2, Sorenson 11-11-3, Savageau 9-10-2, Rajdl 1-1-0, Waldvogel 1-1-0, Staloch 6-6-6, Forsell 14-14-6. SET ASSISTS – Sadlemyer 1, Backes 6, Chisholm 1, Savageau 6, Staloch 1. SERVING – Sadlemyer 1-1-0, Chisholm 9-9-1, Savageau 13-13-2, Waldvogel 6-7-0, Haider 7-8-0, Staloch 2-2-0, Forsell 5-5-0. DIGS – Sadlemyer 3, Backes 2, Chisholm 14, Savageau 9, Rajdl 7, Waldvogel 12, Haider 1, Staloch 2, Forsell 3.

OSAKIS 25 25

LAKE PARK-AUDUBON 9 10

OSAKIS STATISTICS

HITTING – Be. Sadlemyer 11-13-5, Backes 1-1-0, Chisholm 16-17-9, Sorenson 12-12-3, Savageau 8-8-2, Rajdl 1-1-0, Brittany Sadlemyer 2-2-1, Staloch 4-5-2, Forsell 11-13-3. SET ASSISTS – Backes, 2, Savageau 13, Staloch 5. SERVING – Chisholm 6-7-1, Savageau 8-8-0, Waldvogel 5-5-0, Haider 9-9-2, Staloch 14-15-2, Forsell 4-4-0. DIGS – Backes 5, Chisholm 12, Sorenson 1, Savageau 5, Rajdl 5, Waldvogel 16, Haider 7, Staloch 3, Forsell 3.

OSAKIS 25 25

PARK CHRISTIAN 6 7

OSAKIS STATISTICS

HITTING – Be. Sadlemyer 6-7-2, Chisholm 8-8-2, Sorenson 5-5-4, Savageau 5-5-3, Rajdl 2-3-1, Johanna Boogaard 1-1-0, Staloch 2-2-2, Forsell 4-5-2. SET ASSISTS – Savageau 8, Staloch 4. SERVING – Chisholm 13-13-1, Savageau 3-3-0, Waldvogel 2-2-0, Haider 16-17-2, Staloch 7-7-3, Forsell 7-7-2. DIGS – Backes 2, Chisholm 2, Savageau 6, Radjl 4, Waldvogel 7, Haider 7, Staloch 1, Forsell 1.

OSAKIS 3, EV 0

Osakis picked up another volleyball win, sweeping Eagle Valley 25-13, 25-14, 25-18 Tuesday night, improving the Silverstreaks to 6-1 in conference play and 9-2 overall.

Brooke Sorenson and Becka Sadlemyer had nine and five kills, respectively, while Annalise Savageau had five ace serves and Taylor Waldvogel had 14 digs.

Osakis hosted Long Prairie-Grey Eagle last night, Thursday, and will be hosting Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Monday before traveling to Eden Valley-Watkins on Tuesday.

OSAKIS 3, EAGLE VALLEY 0

OSAKIS 25 25 25

EAGLE VALLEY 13 14 18

OSAKIS STATISTICS

HITTING (good-attempts-kills) – Becka Sadlemyer 15-17-5, Mariah Backes 3-3-0, Danielle Chisholm 11-11-4, Brooke Sorenson 21-24-9, Annalise Savageau 8-9-2, Rachelle Rajdl 3-4-1, Johanna Boogaard 1-1-0, Mackenzie Staloch 6-8-1, Madison Forsell 11-13-4. SET ASSISTS - Backes 5, Savageau 7, Waldvogel 1, Staloch 2. SERVING (good-attempts-aces) – Chisholm 8-8-0, Savageau 19-20-5, Rajdl 5-7-1, Taylor Waldvogel 7-9-1, Josepha Haider 10-11-2, Staloch 10-12-3, Forsell 2-3-0. DIGS – Backes 1, Chisholm 13, Sorenson 1, Savageau 6, Rajdl 11, Waldvogel 14,Haider 3, Staloch 1, Forsell 7.

WCA WINS TWO

The West Central Area volleyball team went 2-3 by winning its final two matches at the Hancock Tournament this past Saturday.

The Knights dropped three pool-play matches against Ortonville, Upsala and Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta. They bounced back, though, beating Yellow Medicine East and Ashby in 2-0 matches to finish in fifth place at the tournament.

“Overall, I am happy with how we played today,” head coach Beth Hanson said. “We are playing together with better intensity. I am proud of everyone for selflessness and willingness to do what is best for the team. Everyone contributed to our success and did very well in their role.”

Tiana Christenson led the Knights at the net in the final match with nine kills, while also having 10 digs. Holly VanKempen added eight and Kelsey Hammer finished with seven.

The strong finish came after West Central Area had dropped two matches to Browerville (3-0) and Swanville (3-1) earlier in the week. The Tigers won 25-11, 25-23 and 26-24 to complete the sweep.

Christenson led the way again with 11 kills and 16 digs. Mariah Hennen added 13 digs. VanKempen was solid at the net with nine kills and nine blocks, while Christina Kruize and Kiersten Sabolik combined for 27 assists.

Swanville had to go an extra set but won 22-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13. Hammer led the Knights against the Bulldogs with 11 kills and 15 digs.

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