Jaguars win seesaw match against NLS

New London-Spicer's Presley Arndt-Callenius lobs the ball up for a serve in Tuesday's non-conference match against BBE in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

By Joe Brown and Jake Schultz

September 25, 2018 10:53 PM

BROOTEN - Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and New London-Spicer battled back and forth in front of a packed BBE Elementary School crowd Tuesday, pushing the non-conference match to a fifth set.

In front of their home crowd, the Jaguars were finally able to put the Wildcats away, winning 25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 23-25, 15-9.

Karsee Kampsen helped four BBE hitters to double-digit kills, finishing the night with 52 set assists along with nine digs, three kills and an ace serve. Ally Gruber had a team-best 17 kills, along with 15 from Emily Knight and 14 apiece from Brittany Berge and Katherine Mastey.

Winners of nine straight, BBE heads to Kimball on Thursday. NLS returns home Thursday to face Glencoe-Silver Lake.

BBE 3, NLS 2

NLS (6-11) 20 28 17 25 9

BBE (13-2) 25 26 25 23 15

NLS

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BBE

Serving (aces): Ally Gruber 3, Grace Illies 3, Brittany Berge 1, Emily Kern 1, Karsee Kampsen 1, Nicole Thonvold 1 ... Set assists: Kampsen 52, Illies 3, Gruber 2, Berge 1, Jenna Dingmann 1, Katherine Mastey 1 ... Hitting (kills): Gruber 17, Emily Knight 15, Berge 14, Mastey 14, Kampsen 3, Dingmann 2, Kern 1 ... Blocking (aces): Gruber 1, Knights 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Kern 28, Gruber 12, Thonvold 11, Illies 9, Kampsen 9, Mastey 5

RTR 3, D-B 1

Dawson-Boyd managed to tie Tuesday's Camden Conference match with Russell-Tyler-Ruthton after two sets. But the Knights were able to roll in the third and fourth set to secure the victory.

Karoline Dahl pounded a Blackjack-best 15 kills thanks in part to Lydia Aafedt's 23 set assists.

D-B (3-11) 18 25 11 19

RTR (7-5) 25 21 25 25

Dawson-Boyd

Serving (aces): Avery Bartunek 1, Mary Bothun 1 ... Set assists: Bothun 1, Tarah Johnson 1, Megan Mamer 2, Lydia Aafedt 23, Olivia Stratmoen 1 ... Hitting (kills): Bartunek 6, Bothun 5, Mamer 3, Karoline Dahl 15, Stratmoen 3 ... Blocking (aces): Bartunek 1, Bothun 1, Mamer 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Bothun 11, Aafedt 6, Dahl 11, Amelia Olson 8

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton

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Paynesville 3,

Rockford 1

Abby Schaefer racked up 15 kills in a 3-1 Paynesville win against Rockford.

Skylar Bayer added 12 kills as the Bulldogs looked strong in the four-set match.

Rockford (9-7) 22 15 25 12

Paynesville (14-3) 25 25 22 25

Rockford

Stats not provided

Paynesville

Serving (aces): Jenna Lundquist 4, Madi Leyendecker 2, Olivia Riley 1, Abby Schaefer 3 ... Set assists: Lundquist 15, Leyendecker 13, Riley 3, Schaefer 3, Harley Kunstleben 1 ... Hitting (kills): Lundquist 5, Leyendecker 1, Riley 2, Skylar Bayer 12, Schaefer 15, Brynn Johnson 1, Sammy Pederson 2, Kunstleben 1 ... Blocking (aces): Pederson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Lundquist 5, Riley 17, Bayer 10, Schaefer 6, Kylee Everson 5

Melrose 3, ACGC 1

ACGC pulled off a 25-20 third set win in a big Melrose victory Tuesday.

ACGC's Lindsey Minnick had seven kills, Rachel Wilner had 17 set assists and Jeana Denton had 17 digs.

Melrose (11-5) 25 25 20 25

ACGC (2-11) 8 23 25 9

Melrose

Stats not provided

ACGC

Serving (aces): None ... Set assists: Rachel Wilner 17, Mykaela Lange 3 ... Hitting (kills): Lindsey Minnick 7, Lange 4, Pailey Wilner 4, Shayna Hobson 1, Erika Tagtow 1 ... Blocking (aces): R. Wilner 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Jeana Denton 17, Minnick 6, P. Wilner 6

Sauk Centre 3, BOLD 0

Sauk Centre avenged an early season loss to BOLD with a 3-0 win of their own Tuesday to end the Warriors' undefeated start to the season.

The Mainstreeters flexed their muscles, allowing BOLD scores of 14, 18 and 20.

Makenna Steffel paced the Warriors with 18 kills and 15 digs.

Sauk Centre (15-1) 25 25 25

BOLD (13-1) 14 18 20

Sauk Centre

Stats not provided

Home

Serving (aces): Makayla Snow 2, Devyn O'Halloran 1 ... Set assists: Snow 21, Brenna Weis 5 ... Hitting (kills): Makenna Steffel 18, Ashley Trongard 6 ... Blocking (aces): Steffel 1, Snow 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Steffel 15, Weis 12, O'Halloran 12

YME 3, MACCRAY 1

Yellow Medicine East battled for a four-set victory against MACCRAY Tuesday night in Clara City.

Madison Hinz collected 41 set assists, distributing to Meeghen Dahlager and Mackenzie Dyrdahl, who collected 21 and 13 kills, respectively. Dahlager added 17 digs, Hinz finished with 15 and Dyrdahl added 13.

YME 25 23 25 25

MACCRAY 18 25 23 20

Yellow Medicine East

Serving (aces): Madison Hinz 1, Jadyn Sakry 1, Meeghen Dahlager 1, Mackenzie Dyrdahl 3, Alli Steffen 2 ... Set assists: Hinz 41, Flores 1, Dyrdahl 1 ... Hitting (kills): Hinz 6, Sakry 1, Flores 1, Dahlager 21, Dyrdahl 13, Steffen 8 ... Blocking (aces): Hinz 1, Dahlager 2, Dyrdahl 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Hinz 15, Sakry 8, Dahlager 17, Dyrdahl 13, Abby Jaenisch 6, Steffen 14

MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Danni Burns 2, Piper Asche 1, Abigail Pieper 4 ... Set assists: Sydney Thein 35 ... Hitting (kills): Thein 2, Jami Heida 1, Burns 13, Gabby Randt 1, Kylee Kimpling 6, Asche 14, Annie Dykema 2 ... Blocking (aces): Asche 1, Randt 1, Kimpling 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Thein 17, Burns 16, Kate Hultgren 26, Heida 7, Asche 9

KMS 3, CMCS 1

With a four-set win over Central Minnesota Christian on Tuesday, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg broke past the .500 mark in the Camden Conference, moving to 4-3.

Lydia Wagner had a Saints-best 11 kills along with two ace blocks. Mallory Rudningen had 33 set assists, and Katie Krieger rounded out KMS' efforts with 21 digs.

Emma Van Dyken and Molly Mulder each had a team-best seven kills for the Bluejays, with Mulder also coming up with seven digs in the loss.

CMCS (1-12) 11 18 25 13

KMS (7-6) 25 25 22 25

CMCS

Serving (aces): Sadie VanderPol 1, Molly Mulder 1, Torri Muzik 2, Elli Stoel 2 ... Set assists: Coco Duininck 21, Emma Van Dyken 1 ... Hitting (kills): Van Dyken 7, Mulder 7, Stoel 6, VanderPol 3, Megan Slagter 3, Duininck 1, Muzik 1 ... Blocking (aces): Duininck 1, VanderPol 2, Mulder 2, Van Dyken 1, Stoel 2 ... Digs (5 or more): VanderPol 10, Melanie Beerman 7, Mulder 7, Muzik 6

KMS

Serving (aces): Hallie Nichols 4, Katie Krieger 2, Morgan Lesteberg 1 ... Set assists: Mallory Rudningen 33, K. Krieger 2, Maret Gjerde 2, Kourtni Strandberg 1 ... Hitting (kills): Lydia Wagner 11, Lexy Swanson 9, Lauren Krieger 8, Haylee Johnson 6, Gjerde 2, Annika Smith 2, K. Krieger 1, Rudningen 1 ... Blocking (aces): Wagner 2, Johnson 2, Gjerde 1, Rudningen 1 ... Digs (5 or more): K. Krieger 21, Rudningen 14, Nichols 10, Wagner 8, Lesteberg 6, Swanson 5

Montevideo 3, Morris/C-A 2

Jasmyn Kronback slammed 19 kills to power Montevideo past Morris/Chokio-Alberta Tuesday night.

The Thunder Hawks rallied from a 2-1 deficit to top the Tigers, using a critical 25-14 victory in the fourth game to set up a decisive fifth set.

Noelle Sulflow finished with a match-high 38 set assists and Cali Christianson added 16 kills and 30 digs to help offensively and defensively.

Alexis Pew led the Tigers with 13 kills.

Morris/C-A (8-5) 23 25 25 14 11

Montevideo (4-12) 25 19 17 25 15

Morris

Serving (aces): McKenzie Hockel 2, Liz Dietz 2, Riley Decker 1, McKenzie Stahman 1 ... Set assists: LaRae Kram 18, Dietz 15, Decker 6 ... Hitting (kills): Bailey Marty 10, Emma Berlinger 1, Jen Solvie 3, Hockel 8, Alexis Pew 13, Sophia Carlsen 4 ... Blocking (aces): Berlinger 1, Hockel 2, Pew 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Marty 12, Hockel 12, Kram 5, Dietz 8, Decker 24, Macee Libbesmeier 12

Montevideo

Serving (aces): Livia Gades 1, Cali Christianson 1, Noelle Sulflow 3, Kenzie Hoidal 1 ... Set assists: Gades 8, Sulflow 38 ... Hitting (kills): Madalyn Kilibarda 6, Sydney Zindel 7, Christianson 16, Jasmyn Kronback 19 ... Blocking (aces): Kilibarda 2, Christianson 1, Zindel 3 ... Digs (5 or more): Gades 10, Katherine Knudson 9, Christianson 30, Sulflow 14, Hoidal 23, Zindel 5

LQPV 3, RCW 2

Avery Elfering had 17 kills, five set assists and 30 digs but Renville County West couldn't hang on in the final set and fell to Lac qui Parle Valley on Tuesday.

Lauren Wulf served three aces and had eight kills and 34 set assists for the Mustangs. Leslie Gonzalez had 11 kills.

RCW plays at Minneota at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

LQPV 20 16 25 26 15

RCW 25 25 17 24 10

Lac qui Parle Valley

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Renville County West

Serving (aces): Makenna Bruns 1, Alyssa Ashburn 3, Lauren Wulf 3, Katie Marr 1, Vanessa Savig 1, Lauren Alex 2 ... Set assists: Avery Elfering 5, Bruns 7, Wulf 34, Savig 1, Leslie Gonzalez 1 ... Hitting (kills): A Elfering 17, Bruns 1, Emma Mott 4, Riley Elfering 3, Wulf 8, Marr 5, Gonzalez 11, Alex 4 ... Blocking (aces): Bruns 2, Mott 1, R Elfering 1, Marr 1 ... Digs (5 or more): A Elfering 30, Bruns 5, Sandra Perez 9, Ashburn 7, Wulf 21, Savig 28

Minnewaska 3, Benson 2

Minnewaska took a narrow 16-14 victory in the fifth set to edge Benson Tuesday night.

Ellie Danielson was remarkable, racking up 26 kills, many of which came via passes from setter Sara Geiser, who finished with 39 set assists.

Geiser added 22 digs and Danielson added 21 to help on the defensive end.

Benson (4-9-1) 19 27 23 25 14

Minnewaska (4-6) 25 25 25 12 16

Benson

Serving (aces): Zoe Doscher 6, Mariah Ahrndt 1, Rachel Berens 1, Maranda Wieber 1, Abbie Mitteness 1 ... Set assists: Ahrndt 20, Ellie Moesenthin 14 ... Hitting (kills): Ahrndt 9, Claire Ricard 9, Beth Cain 6, Wieber 5, Berens 3, Doscher 1 ... Blocking (aces): Ricard 4, Doscher 2, Ahrndt 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Mitteness 22, Wieber 11, Ahrndt 8, Doscher 8, Berens 5, Cain 5

Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Ellie Danielson 2, Sara Geiser 2, Kristen Glover 1, Emma Thorfinnson 1 ... Set assists: Geiser 39, Sierra Lindemann, Avery Hoeper 1, Makenna Pantizke ... Hitting (kills): Danielson 26, Alexis Piekarski 12, Thorfinnson 8, Lindemann 1 ... Blocking (aces): Danielson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Geiser 22, Danielson 21, Hoeper 19, Lindemann 13, Thorfinnson 13, Glover 6

Cedar Mountain 3, BLHS 1

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart started hot but Cedar Mountain got its act together and won in four games on Tuesday.

BLHS' Rachel Dean had a nice night, finishing with 13 kills, two solo blocks and seven digs.

Sara Kottke had 10 kills, a block and a team-high 24 digs.

CM (1-9) 12 25 25 25

BLHS (7-12) 25 21 20 18

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BLHS

Serving (aces): Katie Buboltz 5, Marissa Ebbers 3, Alyssa Petersen 3 ... Set assists: Allison Dornseif 31 ... Hitting (kills): Rachel Dean 13, Sara Kottke 10, Ebbers 7, Petersen 6, Kimberly Novotny 4 ... Blocking (aces): Dean 2, Dornseif 2, Kottke 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Kottke 24, Buboltz 19, Ebbers 16, Petersen 15, Chloe Ufkes 8, Dean 7

Allison Gruber (middle) and the rest of the BBE squad celebrate after a point in the second set of Tuesday's non-conference game against New London-Spicer in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

1/4: Allison Gruber (middle) and the rest of the BBE squad celebrate after a point in the second set of Tuesday's non-conference game against New London-Spicer in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

New London-Spicer outside hitter Ashton Engelke looks to hit cross-court during Tuesday's non-conference match against BBE in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

2/4: New London-Spicer outside hitter Ashton Engelke looks to hit cross-court during Tuesday's non-conference match against BBE in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

BBE's Karsee Kampsen sets up the offense with a pass at the net during Tuesday's non-conference match against New London-Spicer in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

3/4: BBE's Karsee Kampsen sets up the offense with a pass at the net during Tuesday's non-conference match against New London-Spicer in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

BBE's Katherine Mastey (18) goes up against New London-Spicer's Aleah Zieske (10) and Emma Hanson for an attack in Tuesday's non-conference match in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

4/4: BBE's Katherine Mastey (18) goes up against New London-Spicer's Aleah Zieske (10) and Emma Hanson for an attack in Tuesday's non-conference match in Brooten. Joe Brown / Tribune

Jaguars win seesaw match against NLS

BROOTEN -- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and New London-Spicer battled back and forth in front of a packed BBE Elementary School crowd Tuesday, pushing the non-conference match to a fifth set.