PEM 3, R-P 0 > 26-28, 23-25, 19-25 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 11 kills, 16 digs; Alyvia Eide 19 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 16 assists, 16-16 serving, 3 aces, 6 digs; Hannah Ronnenberg 3 kills, 16 digs, 21-21 serving; Hailey Jenkins 10 digs. Ruberg had 11 of R-P’s 21 kills. Trojan had 72 digs as a team. The Bulldogs improved to 5-1. R-P is 2-4, 2-5) Southland 2, Kingsland 3 > … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week Kenidi McCabe – Mabel-Canton Volleyball
GM Wins Battle of Ranked Undefeateds
To start the season, Grand Meadow football’s schedule wasn’t easy. Week one they played at Mountain Lake, the defending state 9-man champions. Week two, they hosted South-East rival Spring Grove. Week three, they played at L-O, a rival who handed the Larks one of their two losses last season. GM ran that gauntlet. Their reward in week four? Southland emerged as … [Read more...]
L-O Out-scores Houston in Shoot-out
The halftime score was 36-36. It looked like the first team to 60 would win. The team that got to 60 points did win. In a classic 9-man shoot, L-O (1-2) and Houston (2-1) did battle, combining for 110 points! The game started uniquely. The ‘Canes opening kick-off was allowed to be returned to the 10-yard line. Cardinal four-year team manager Brody Larson, a sub 5’0” tall … [Read more...]
McCabe’s 3,000th Assist Highlights Cougar VB’s Odd Week
It was a ho-hum week for Mabel-Canton volleyball. They beat one their closest competitors in the East handily, then notched a second win over a division foe. The biggest highlight came from senior setter/hitter Kenidi McCabe. All said feats were performed oddly on Wednesday and then Saturday. M-C (5-0) first trekked to Randolph on hump day. The Rockets (4-1) came in tied … [Read more...]
Gophers Beats R-P in Five Sets, SC in Four
Chatfield volleyball entered its week having already gone four sets twice (wins over FC and L-A). The Gophers played R-P and then St. Charles, going extra volleyball both matches. They first trekked to take on the Trojans, whose first three TRC matches also went four sets. Game one was a side-out clinic, with ten ties up to 14-14. Chatfield rode senior middle hitter Paige … [Read more...]
Falcon VB Runs Streak to Three
FC volleyball notched a nice week, sweeping two TRC’s foes to stay a top club in the conference. FC first trekked and beat L-A 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-15). Lauren Mensink (8 kills, 22 assists, 12 digs), Maddie Krage (10 kills), and K.J. Corson (18 digs) led the way. Hadley Yoder (6 kills, 3 aces), Kammry Broadwater (6 kills), Alyssa Britton (6 kills), Ashlyn Simon (9 digs), … [Read more...]
Burros Spike to 6-1
Julie Schreiber’s Lanesboro volleyball team staked its claim to being the second best SEC squad by posting a 2-0 week. The Burros first swept Houston 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-22). Sydney Taylor (12 kills, 10 digs), Kaci Ruen (8 kills, 8 digs, 12-12 serving, 5 aces), Malia Tessum (26 digs), Ella Cambern (28 assists, 11 digs) led the way, getting help from Jessie Schreiber (8 … [Read more...]
Larks Streak to Five
Just like their football team, Grand Meadow volleyball’s season-opening schedule wasn’t easy. They first hosted strong East club Lanesboro, falling 3-2. Sue Wilson’s group then had to trek to powerhouse M-C. After two matches, defending West champ GM was 0-2. But the Larks have since won five straight including notching a 2-0 week. Team Purple dispatched with Lyle/Pacelli … [Read more...]
Lions Get Back to Winning, Down Knights
Visiting Spring Grove did almost all the damage in the first half before each team scored once after the break. SG drove 67 and 75 yards with their first two possessions to lead 14-0. After reaching the Kingsland 3-yard line, a bad snap on first down scuttled the next opportunity. But after an ensuing 87-yard drive, it was 21-0 after four possessions on the way to a 27-0 … [Read more...]