Prep Volleyball: Benson downs Montevideo in four

BENSON - Benson jumped out to a two-set lead and fended off Montevideo's rally with a strong fourth set on Tuesday at Benson High School.

Benson won 25-21, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-15.

The Braves' Claire Ricard had 13 kills and a pair of solo blocks and Rachel Berens had 12 kills, three service aces and a pair of solo blocks.

Mariah Ahrndt had 21 set assists, served three aces and also had eight kills and 12 digs.

Ellie Moesenthin had 12 set assists and 12 digs.

Benson 3, Montevideo 1

Montevideo (9-18) 21 15 25 15

Benson (8-14) 25 25 23 25

Montevideo

Stats not provided

Benson

Serving (aces): Mariah Ahrndt 3, Rachel Berens 3, Zoe Doscher 2, Ellie Moesenthin 1, Maranda Wieber 1, Abbie Mitteness 1 ... Set assists: Ahrndt 21, Berens 2, Moesenthin 12, Mitteness 4 ... Hitting (kills): Ahrndt 8, Berens 12, Beth Cain 2, Wieber 1, Claire Ricard 13, Abby Lundebrek 1, Mitteness 1... Blocking (aces): Ahrndt 1, Berens 2, Ricard 2, Lundebrek 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Ahrndt 12, Doscher 7, Moesenthin 8, Wieber 12, Mitteness 19

Willmar 3, St. Cloud Apollo 0

For the second straight year, Willmar wrapped up the Central Lakes Conference championship after sweeping St. Cloud Apollo on the road Tuesday, 25-8, 25-17, 25-15.

"Winning it last year was a surprise, so trying to repeat this year was a goal of ours," said Cardinals head coach Traci Grussing. "Not only winning it but going undefeated in the conference is special."

With Cambrie Parker (four ace serves, 10 digs) holding serve, Willmar was able to jump out to a huge lead early en route to the sweep. Caitlin Ogdahl had a team-high 14 kills with four ace serves, and Carly Wedel came up with 33 set assists, five kills, eight digs and a block. Starting in her first game, Regan Bos tallied nine kills and two blocks.

Before Section 8AAA seeding takes place Sunday, the Cardinals (18-5, 11-0 CLC) will compete in a two-day tournament in Moorhead, starting on Friday against Totino-Grace.

Willmar (18-5) 25 25 25

Apollo (7-15) 8 17 15

Willmar

Serving (aces): Abby Stark 2, Cambrie Parker 4, Caitlin Ogdahl 4, Abby Teisinger 1 ... Set assists: Carly Wedel 33, Stark 3 ... Hitting (kills): Wedel 5, Ogdahl 14, Bailey Olson 9, Sydney Olson 4, Grace Marti 2, Regan Bos 9, Teisinger 2, Sophie Kobienia 1 ... Blocking (aces): Wedel 1, B. Olson 1, Marti 2, Bos 2, Teisinger 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Stark 16, Callie Slagter 7, Parker 10, Wedel 8

St. Cloud Apollo

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BOLD 3, ACGC 0

BOLD clinched the West Central Conference championship with a 3-0 win against ACGC.

The Warriors started strong, holding the Falcons to nine points in the first set. Brenna Weis led the way with 27 digs.

BOLD (22-2) 25 25 25

ACGC (3-17) 9 19 11

BOLD

Serving (aces): Makayla Snow 4, Brenna Weis 2, Ashley Trongard 1, Morgan Schmitz 1 ... Set assists: Snow 23 ... Hitting (kills): Steffel 10, Trongard 8, Schmitz 4, Devyn O'Halloran 4 ... Blocking (aces): Trongard 2, Steffel 2, Snow 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Weis 27, Schmitz 11, Steffel 9

ACGC

Serving (aces): Shayna Hobson 1 ... Set assists: Rachel Wilner 6 ... Hitting (kills): Lindsey Minnick 2, Hobson 3, Erika Tagtow 1, Erika Bagley 1 ... Blocking (aces): Hobson 1, Tagtow 1... Digs (5 or more): Jenana Denton 9, Minnick 5

YME 3, Ortonville 0

Yellow Medicine East won its 17th match in a row with a sweep of Ortonville.

Madison Hinz collected 30 set assists and Meeghen Dahlager racked up 12 kills, just ahead of teammate Mackenzie Dyrdahl's 11.

YME (19-5) 25 25 25

Ortonville (3-13) 18 12 11

Yellow Medicine East

Serving (aces): Madison Hinz 3, Jadyn Sakry 1, Mackenzie Dyrdahl 4, Lily Jaenisch 1, Alli Steffen 3 ... Set assists: Hinz 30, Meeghen Dahlager 2, Dyrdahl 1 ... Hitting (kills): Hinz 2, Sakry 2, Anayansi Flores 4, Dahlager 12, Dyrdahl 11, Steffen 6 ... Blocking (aces): Hinz 2, Flores 2, Dahlager 1, Dyrdahl 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Sakry 5, Dahlager 8, Steffen 11

Ortonville

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Morris/CA 3, Minnewaska 0

Morris/Chokio-Alberta held off a tough Minnewaska team with a 26-24 win in the second set before cruising to a three-set win.

Lexi Pew finished with a match-high 10 kills for the Tigers.

Morris/CA (16-7) 25 26 25

Minnewaska (9-14) 20 24 10

Morris/Chokio-Alberta

Serving (aces): Bailey Marty 2, Riley Decker 1, Kenzie Stahlman 2, LaRae Kram 3 ... Set assists: Marty 1, Liz Dietz 9, Decker 1, Kram 21 ... Hitting (kills): Sophie Carlson 5, Kenzie Hockel 6, Emma Berlinger 5, Lexi Pew 10, Marty 4, Jen Solvie 4 ... Blocking (aces): Carlson 1, Hockel 1, Pew 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Hockel 7, Marty 9, Decker 13, Kram 7

Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Sierra Lindemann 1, Sara Geiser 1, Avery Hoeper 1, Emily Harste 1, Grace Bartles 1 ... Set assists: Geiser 20, Lindemann 1, Kristen Glover 1 ... Hitting (kills): Lindemann 2, Ellie Danielson 9, Emma Thorfinnson 5, Hoeper 4, Alexis Piekarski 3 ... Blocking (aces): Danielson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): lindemann 7, Danielson 12, Geiser 6, Hoeper 8

Paynesville 3,

Osakis 1

Paynesville's Abby Schaefer came up big in a win over Osakis on Tuesday, finishing with 21 kills, a pair of ace serves and 23 digs.

Her Bulldogs teammate Skylar Bayer had 15 kills, served three aces and had 17 digs.

Jenna Lundquist and Madi Leyendecker handled the majority of setting duties, combining for 41 set assists.

Osakis (13-9) 21 21 25 10

Paynesville (18-4) 25 25 23 25

Osakis

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Paynesville

Serving (aces): Madi Leyendecker 1, Skylar Bayer 3, Abby Schaefer 2, Kylee Everson 1 ... Set assists: Jenna Lundquist 19, Leyendecker 22, Bayer 1, Schefer 1, Brynn Johnson 1 ... Hitting (kills): Lundquist 3, Bayer 15, Schaefer 21, Johnson 6, Sammy Pederson 2, Ashley Ley 1, Harley Kunstleben 3 ... Blocking (aces): Johnson 1, Pederson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Lundquist 6, Olivia Riley 19, Bayer 17, Schaefer 23

MACCRAY 3, Cedar Mountain 0

Piper Asche earned her 1,000th career kill in a 3-0 MACCRAY victory Tuesday.

Asche finished with a team-best 14 kills and Sydney Thein tallied 37 set assists to power the Wolverines.

CM (3-18) 10 9 8

MACCRAY (16-13) 25 25 25

Cedar Mountain

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MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Sydney Thein 2, Ella Bourne 2, Danni Burns 1, Abigail Pieper 3 ... Set assists: Thein 37 ... Hitting (kills): Thein 5, Burns 7, Gabby Randt 5, Kylee Kimpling 7, Piper Asche 14, Annie Dykema 4 ... Blocking (aces): Kimpling 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Thein 7, Bourne 9, Burns 10, Kate Hultgren 12, Pieper 8, Asche 8

BBE 3,

Pierz 0

BBE's Emily Knight had 11 kills and four blocks and Grace Illies had nine kills and four ace serves in a win over Pierz on Tuesday.

Ally Gruber also had nine kills, Karsee Kampsen had 30 set assists and Emily Kern had four service aces and seven digs.

BBE (21-4) 25 25 25

Pierz (5-17) 16 15 19

BBE

Serving (aces): Brittany Berge 2, Emily Kern 4, Grace Illies 4, Jenna Dingmann 1, Karsee Kampsen 1 ... Set assists: Berge 1, Illies 1, Kampsen 30 ... Hitting (kills): Ally Gruber 9, Berge 4, Knight 11, Illies 9, Kampsen 1, Katherine Mastey 4 ... Blocking (aces): Knight 4, Kampsen 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Gruber 6, Emily Kern 7, Illies 5, Dingmann 5, Kampsen 5

Pierz

Stats not provided

BLHS 3, LP/HT 0

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart made quick work of Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity on Tuesday in Hector.

BLHS' Rachel Dean had 14 kills and Sara Kottke had six kills, an ace serve, a block and 10 digs. Allison Dornseif had 23 set assists.

LP/HT (2-20) 14 15 14

BLHS (10-16) 25 25 25

Long Prairie/Holy Trinity

Stats not provided

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Serving (aces): Marissa Ebbers 1, Sara Kottke 1, Katie Buboltz 2, Chloe Ufkes 2, Allison Dornseif 1 ... Set assists: Dornseif 23 ... Hitting (kills): Ebbers 3, Alyssa Petersen 2, Kottke 6, Rachel Dean 14, Kimberly Novotny 3, Dornseif 1 ... Blocking (aces): Kottke 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Petersen 6, Kottke 10, Buboltz 5, Dornseif 5

1/3: Benson's Claire Ricard, middle, fires a shot over Montevideo's Jasmyn Kronback (9) and Madalyn Kilibarda (4) during a match on Tuesday at Benson High School. Tom Larson / Tribune

2/3: Montevideo's Noelle Sulflow prepares to set a shot during a match against Benson on Tuesday at Benson High School. Tom / Larson

3/3: Montevideo's Madalyn Kilibarda one-hands a shot during a match against Benson on Tuesday at Benson High School. Tom Larson / Tribune