Hierarchically, if you are a volleyball program in Fillmore County, Mabel-Canton usually has you beat and FC usually is next. Both are amid long periods of excellence. Lanesboro has ebbed and flowed. Last season was a down year (2-12, 6-15). By beating Schaeffer Academy 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-18) in this year’s regular finale, Julie Schreiber’s Burros finished 10-4 (SEC), 16-13 (overall). They improved by ten wins, tied a ten-year high-water mark for SEC wins, and notched their most total wins (16) since 2006. And it’ll look to continue in the future. Kaci Ruen (10 kills, 8 digs), Ella Cambern (23 assists, 8 digs), Malia Tessum (24 digs), Jessie Schreiber (6 kills, 8 digs, 4 aces), Sydney Taylor (6 kills, 9 digs, 12-13 serving, 6 aces), Payton Benson (5 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces), and Sophia Simes (9 digs) gave Lanesboro seven with 8-plus digs versus the Lions. The first four are underclassmen, Taylor a junior, and the latter two seniors. Lanesboro (10-4, 16-13) is 1A East’s 8-seed and will host 9-seed R-P (4-7, 11-15).
Burros Complete Big Turn Around
