Cougars Finish SEC Perfect, Grab #1

It’s a very broken record.  Mabel-Canton volleyball progressed through the SEC season perfect.  Lonnie Morken’s Cougars are again over 30 wins and head to the post-season ranked #6 in state as Section 1A’s top seed.  M-C took out Randolph 3-0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-15) in their SEC finale.  Kenidi McCabe (6 kills, 27 assists, 18 digs), Payton Danielson (6 kills, 13 digs, 16-17 serving, 3 aces), Sarina Stortz (9 kills, 16-16 serving, 4 aces), Jordyn Newgard (9 kills, 8 digs) and Lauren Wyffels (8 digs, 7 assists) did big work.  M-C had seven girls with 4-plus kills.  In the East/West Showcase game, West Champion GM (12-2, 22-10) fell 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21).  Danielson (12 kills, 15 digs, 18-18 serving, 4 aces), McCabe (8 kills, 14 digs, 33 assists), Stortz (9 kills), Newgard (7 kills, 7 digs), and Molly Lee (8 digs) did the big work.  GM got 11 kills and 14 digs from Riley Queensland, 18 digs from Isabelle Olson.  The Cougars (14-0, 31-2) are 1A East’s 1-seed and will host either 8-seed Lanesboro or 9-seed R-P.