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Volleyball: Gophers Post Two League Wins Including Topping Cotter/HL
Chatfield volleyball, ranked #2 in Class AA, posted a pair of TRC wins on the week. The first was a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game. At Cotter/Hope Lutheran, the Gophers were played tight in two sets, but still got a sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-21). Kristi Rindels’ group also swept last year’s section title match. Senior Trindy Barkeim (15 kills, 14 digs, 14-15 serving, 5 aces) had a big match to lead the way. She hit .464 while the team hitting percentage was .170. Harper Goldsmith (3 kills, 28 assists, 7 digs) and Cora Bicknese (9 kills, 10 digs) also did big work. Hannah Tweten (10 digs) and Amaya Harmening (6 kills) added ancillary help. Chatfield then swept PEM 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-15). Bicknese (15 kills, 7 digs) led the offensive attack with Goldsmith (4 kills, 29 assists, 5 digs). Barkeim (7 kills, 7 digs), Tweten (8 digs, 7-8 serving, 4 aces), Harmening (7 kills), and Zaylee Boyum (6 digs) helped. Seven girls enabled Chatfield to tally 14 aces. The Gophers are 2-0 in the TRC, 2-1 overall.
Volleyball: #3 Falcons Win Two Including Getting Coach Malley to 200 Wins
Fillmore Central volleyball, ranked #3 in Class A, posted two TRC wins by sweep. The first, a victory over St. Charles (25-6, 25-21, 25-8), notably got Coach Travis Malley his 200th career win. Sophomore middle hitter Madi Zwart (18 kills on .577 hitting, 3 aces, 6 total blocks) and senior setter Aubrey Daniels (19 assists, 23-25 serving, 6 aces) had big matches. Lauren Dahly (10 kills), Hannah Vaalemoen (13 assists), Kyla Hellickson (5 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces), Josie Corson (6 digs), and Norah Nagel (6 digs) also nicely contributed to the cause. La Crescent/Hokah (25-19, 25-17, 25-17) was a bit more of challenge. Zwart (19 kills, 4 total blocks), Daniels (3 kills, 18 assists, 23-23 serving, 5 aces), and Hellickson (6 kills, 15 digs, 12-13 serving, 4 aces) had big matches. Vaalemoen (17 assists), Nagel (4 kills, 8 digs, 5 aces), and Dahly (6 kills) helped. With three girls getting at least four, FC had 16 aces. The Falcons improved to 2-0 in the TRC, 3-0 overall. Coach Malley has headed FC since 2014. With 200 wins in 11-plus complete seasons (including the COVID shortened campaign), his squads have averaged about 18 victories per with a trio of 1A finals appearances including last year’s state berth. Malley was also an assistant coach when FC was state runner-up in 2013. The Falcons have posted a winning season all 11 years and only once failed to make Rochester and at least the section quarterfinals (no playoff COVID season not counted).
Southeast Conference Volleyball (8/25 – 8/28)
#4 in A Mabel-Canton 3, LeRoy-Ostrander 0 > 25-13, 25-19, 25-17 (M-C: K. Soiney 13 kills, 5 digs, 6 total blocks; G. Rein 28 assists, 11 digs, 5 aces; Tylar Wenthold 8 kills on .412 hitting; Ella Halverson 6 kills; Lauren Burke 4 digs, 13-13 serving, 3 aces; Kaylee Kleppe 7 digs; Braylee Stortz 4 kills, 6 digs. L-O: Meah Stevens 14 assists; Maria Almaraz-Nolt 11 digs; Tessa Lewison 9 digs; Miranda Nagel 6 kills, 4 total blocks; Madi Stern 5 kills; Keira Lewison 3 kills, 5 digs)
Houston 0, Lyle/Pacelli 3 > 20-25, 19-25, 27-29 (H: Olivia Yohe 12 assists, 10 digs; Emmie Melbo 5 kills, 12 digs; Jorja Meyer/Averie Evanson 4 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces; Cadence Koehler 6 digs. Houston dropped its sixth straight set to open the year, but they have scored at least 19 points in all six set-defeats. Hurricanes > 0-2, 0-2)
Lanesboro 3, Kingsland 1 > 25-10, 25-16, 20-25, 25-23 (L: E. Howard 22 digs, 6 assists, 5 aces; Emma Ruen 29 assists, 9 digs, 4 aces, 4 blocks; Hailey Erickson 10 kills, 5 digs; Jentrey Schreiber 11 kills, 5 digs; Prailey Willford 7 digs; Sari Rein 5 kills, 4 blocks. K: Emma Howard 11 assists; Paisley Robinson 8 digs; Chloe Drury-DeBoer 8 digs; Aliyah Holland 5 kills; Sydney Wendt 4 kills; Caisa Kolling 3 kills, 3 aces. Lanesboro’s All-SEC player Jensyn Storhoff did not play)
Spring Grove 3, Glenville-Emmons 0 > 25-18, 25-7, 25-16 (SG: Claire Sherburne 3 kills, 24 assists, 3 aces; Brinley Middendorf 9 kills, Jada Strinmoen 7 kills; Kylie Hammel 5 kills, 3 blocks; Hailey Normann 5 kills)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 (SG: H. Normann 10 kills; J. Strinmoen 6 kills, 4 aces; C. Sherburne 23 assists, 8 aces; Izabel Kaufmann 3 aces. SG > 3-0, 3-0)
Lanesboro 0, #4 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > 25-17, 25-17, 25-13 (M-C: K. Soiney 19 kills, 11 digs, 12-12 serving, 3 aces, 4 total blocks; G. Rein 38 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces; B. Stortz 12 kills, 6 digs; L. Burke 11 digs; T. Wenthold 7 kills; E. Halverson 5 kills; Kaci Wangsness 19-21 serving, 4 aces; K. Kleppe 8 digs; Livia Garness 7 digs. L: E. Howard 18 digs; J. Schreiber 6 kills, 6 digs; E. Ruen 16 assists; S. Rein 6 kills, 5 total blocks; Kaylee Gilbertson 11 digs; Irelynn Papenfuss 7 digs. M-C had 10 aces, Lanesboro 4. Burro starter Jensyn Storhoff did not play. Lanesboro > 1-2, 1-2)
LeRoy-Ostrander 0, Lyle/Pacelli 3 > 18-25, 21-25, 16-25 (L-O: M Stevens 11 assists; K. Lewison 4 kills; M. Nagel 4 kills; M. Almaraz-Nolt 6 digs; T. Lewison 5 digs. Cardinals > 1-2, 1-2)
Kingsland 0, Grand Meadow 3 > 25-5, 25-8, 25-17 (GM: H. Hendrickson 30 assists, 18-19 serving, 3 aces; Cheyenne Bakken 8 digs; Kendall Jack 8 kills, 3 aces; Gracie Foster 10 kills on .529 hitting; Claire Munson 7 kills; Alyvia Olson 6 kills, 5 digs. K: P. Robinson 7 digs; E. Howard 4 assists, 5 digs. Knights > 0-2, 0-2)
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