NEW LONDON - New London-Spicer won its first Wright County Conference match of the season in style, knocking off 10-win Annandale in four games on Thursday at NLS High School.
The Wildcats dropped Game Three but won 25-22, 25-16, 21-25 and 25-19.
Kabrie Weber led the Wildcats with 15 kills and she also was in on 3.5 blocks.
Lindsay Vagle served three aces and came through with 11 kills, Brennan Bergh had seven kills and Erin Tebben had six.
Tebbin was in on 2.5 blocks, Megan Thorson finished with 1.5 and Bergh had one, as the Wildcats had 8.5 blocks overall.
Espi Austvold had 39 set assists to go along with two kills and a service ace.
Carley Cronen led the Wildcats with 20 digs and she also served an ace.
The Wildcats are 6-3 overall and play in the Minnewaska Invitational on Saturday against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Brandon-Evansville and Minnewaska.
NLS 3, Annandale 1
Annandale (0-2, 10-4) 25 25 21 25
NL-Spicer (1-0, 6-3) 22 16 25 19
Annandale
Statistics not provided
New London-Spicer
Serving (aces): Alyssa Fredrick 1, Espi Austvold 1, Lindsay Vagle 3, Brennan Bergh 1, Carley Cronen 1 … Set assists: Espi Austvold 39, Fredrick 1 … Hitting (kills): Kabrie Weber 15, Austvold 2, Megan Thorson 1, Vagle 11, Erin Tebben 6, Brennan Bergh 7 … Blocking: Weber 3.5, Thorson 1.5, Tebben 2.5, Bergh 1.0 … Digs (5 or more): Fredrick 6, Austvold 8, Carley Cronen 20
Wright County
GSL 3, Litchfield 1
Litchfield lost its first conference match of the season, falling in four games to Glencoe-Silver Lake on Thursday.
Macy Huhner led with 12 kills, and Hannah Banks had 10 kills, one ace serve and one ace block.
Jasmin Estrada added three kills and two ace blocks for the Dragons, who next play Saturday at the Jackson County Invite.
Litchfield (0-1, 4-5) 17 14 25 10
GSL (2-1, 5-1) 25 25 17 25
Litchfield
Serving (aces): Brynne Wahl 1, Hannah Banks 1 … Set assists: Wahl 23 … Hitting (kills): Kyndra Beavers 1, Wahl 1, Hannah Banks 10, Macy Huhner 12, Jasmin Estrada 3, Savanna Pater 4, Hallie Euerle 2, Kassie King 1 … Blocking (aces): Banks 1, Estrada 2 … Digs (5 or more): Beavers 8, Cassidy Resmen 5, Brynna Goraczko 11, Wahl 13, Huhner 7, King 12
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Statistics not provided
West Central
Sauk Centre 3, BOLD 0
Lanie Altmann had five kills, and Makenna Steffel and Whitney Haney each had four for BOLD.
Steffel added four ace blocks, and Allison Krause had two ace serves.
BOLD next plays Monday at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart.
BOLD (2-3, 3-3) 13 21 15
Sauk Centre (5-0, 11-2) 25 25 25
BOLD
Serving (aces): Allison Krause 2, Lauren Kopel 1 … Set assists: Krause 10, Kopel 6 … Hitting (kills): Lanie Altmann 5, Makenna Steffel 4, Whitney Haney 4 … Blocking (aces): Steffel 4, Elsa Skeie 1, Haney 1… Digs (5 or more): Peyton Weis 37, Kiah Morse 22
Sauk Centre
Serving (aces): Becca Weir 1, Taylor Borgerding 1, Mikayla Olson 1 … Set assists: Jill Klaphake 32 … Hitting (kills): Morgan Gamradt 5, Klaphake 5, Weir 15, Borgerding 9, Amanda Lahr 1, Tayler Pfeffer 3 … Blocking (aces): Klaphake 1, Weir 4, Borgerding 1, Olson 2, Pfeffer 1 … Digs (5 or more): Gamradt 14, Klaphake 5, Weir 6, Borgerding 7, Pfeffer 6, Kenzie Schmiesing 6
ACGC 3, Benson 2
Hannah Wilner had 11 kills and Miranda Lang had eight to lead ACGC to a tough, five-game victory on the road over Benson on Thursday.
The teams both needed extra points to split the first two games, both won handily in splitting games three and four, and the Falcons edged out a 15-13 victory in the deciding game.
The Falcons’ Kendra Miller and Taryn Reinke both had six kills.
Benson’s Sophie Ascheman played a strong match with 17 kills, two service aces and two blocks.
Presley Gonnerman had eight kills and Kelsey Peterson finished with seven. Peterson also had 21 digs and Addie Forbord and Courtney McNeill combined for 37 set assists.
ACGC plays host to Montevideo at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Grove City.
Benson plays at the Minnewaska Invitational on Saturday.
ACGC (2-3, 4-6) 24 26 25 18 15
Benson (1-5, 1-6) 26 24 11 25 13
ACGC
Serving (aces): Kendra Miller 1, Kylie Rosenquist 1, Maree Lee 1 … Set assists: Lee 26 … Hitting (kills): Hannah Wilner 11, Miller 6, Rosenquist 2, Lee 1, Miranda Lang 8, Taryn Reinke 6 … Blocking (aces): Wilner 1, Miller 1, Lee 1, Reinke 1 … Digs (5 or more): Alysa Kelley 6, Reinke 6
Benson
Serving (aces): Sophie Ascheman 2 Megan Amundson 2, Addie Forbord 1, Nicole Berens 1 … Set assists: Forbord 21, Courtney McNeill 16 … Hitting (kills): Ascheman 17, Presley Gonnerman 8, Kelsey Peterson 7, Victoria Pagel 5, McNeill 2, Forbord 1, Amundson 1, Amanda Nissen 1 … Blocking (aces): Ascheman 2, Gonnerman 1 … Digs (5 or more): Peterson 21, Amundson 14, Forbord 13, Berens 9, McNeill 9
EVW 3, Paynesville 2
Ashley Froelich (13) and Katelyn Dingmann (10) each reached double-digit kills, and Ella Johnson had nine as the Bulldogs fell to Eden Valley-Watkins in five games.
Sydney Riley collected 39 set assists with two kills, an ace block and an ace serve.
Paynesville (1-1, 9-6) plays Monday at Central Minnesota Christian School.
Paynesville (1-1, 9-6) 25 17 10 25 9
EVW 16 25 25 12 15
Paynesville
Serving (aces): Sydney Riley 1, Ella Johnson 1, Katelyn Dingmann 3, McKayla Quade 1, Richelle Beurmann 1 … Set assists: Riley 39 … Hitting (kills): Riley 2, Ashley Froelich 13, E. Johnson 9, Dingmann 10, Quade 3, Beurmann 1, Sara Shaefer 6 … Blocking (aces): Riley 1, Quade 1 … Digs (5 or more): Riley 13, Brooke Kraemer 7, E. Johnson 24, Halle Johnson 8, Dingmann 12, Quade 11, Beurmann 28
Eden Valley-Watkins
Statistics not provided
Morris/CA 3, Minnewaska 0
Morris/Chokio-Alberta remained one of the top teams in the West Central Conference with a three-game win at Minnewaska on Thursday.
Morris/CA, which was tied with Sauk Centre in first in the WCC, improved to 5-0 in the league and the Tigers are 6-0 overall.
They play in the Hawley Invitational Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m.
The Tigers’ Brooke Gillespie and Lindsey Dierks both had six kills and Gillespie had a block and 10 digs.
Dierks blocked two shots and eight digs. Karly Fehr finished with 20 set assists.
Minnewaska’s Abby VerSteeg had seven kills and Emma Middendorf had three kills and blocked six shots. Taylor Amundson had 14 set assists.
The Lakers play host to the Minnewaska Invitational on Saturday.
MCA (5-0, 6-0) 25 25 25
Minnewaska (0-5, 2-7) 14 9 22
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
Serving (aces): Brooke Gillespie 1, Karly Fehr 1, Lindsey Dierks 1, Carly Maanum 1, Riley Decker 2 … Set assists: Fehr 20 … Hitting (kills): Gillespie 6, Fehr 1, Dierks 6, Ashley Solvie 4, Jenna Howden 3, Haley Erdahl 4, Maanum 1, Moira McNally 1 … Blocking (aces): Gillespie 1, Dierks 2, Solvie 1, McNally 1 … Digs (5 or more): Gillespie 10, Dierks 8, Decker 7
Minnewaska
Serving (aces): Kaylee Glover 1, Abby VerSteeg 2, Marie Styve 1 … Set assists: Taylor Amundson 14 … Hitting (kills): Glover 4, VerSteeg 7, Emma Middendorf 3 … Blocking (aces): Middendorf 6, Amundson 2 … Digs (5 or more): Glover 20, VerSteeg 9, Bailey Stewart 22, Madisen Lundebrek 5
Tomahawk
Wabasso 3, BLHS 0
Breanna Buboltz led the Mustangs with seven kills, and Madison Ehlers had three ace serves, eight assists and two kills as BLHS fell to Wabasso in three on Thursday.
The Mustangs (2-2, 5-4) host BOLD on Monday.
Wabasso (4-0, 9-1) 25 25 25
BLHS (2-2, 5-4) 18 23 23
Wabasso
Statistics not provided
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Serving (aces): Jordyn Feige 1, Madison Ehlers 3, Mariah Paulson 1, Keighly Daak 1 … Set assists: Ehlers 8 … Hitting (kills): Breanna Buboltz 7, Ehlers 2, Paulson 4, Kiana Johnson 2, Brittany Schmalz 2, Alaina Leske 2 … Blocking (aces): Schmalz 1 … Digs (5 or more): Feige 5, Daak 8
Pheasant
Hancock 3, Ortonville 2
The Owls won their first match since the season opener, taking down Ortonville in five games Thursday.
Kassandra Algarate led with nine kills, with Sabrina Mattson and Claire Hanson notching five each.
Brooke Jepma had four ace serves and 11 set assists, and Sabrina Mattson and Ashlyn Mattson each had three ace blocks.
Hancock (2-3) next plays Saturday at the Minnewaska Tournament.
Hancock (2-3) 25 25 24 22 15
Ortonville 19 20 26 25 11
Hancock
Serving (aces): Brooke Jepma 4, Sabrina Mattson 1 … Set assists: Jepma 11 … Hitting (kills): Kassandra Algarate 9, S. Mattson 5, Claire Hanson 5 … Blocking (aces): S. Mattson 3, Ashlyn Mattson 3, Algarate 1, Hanson 1 … Digs (5 or more): Emma Nelson 21, Algarate 12, Jepma 8, S. Mattson 6, Ana Chavira 7
Ortonville
Statistics not provided
Camden
Minneota 3, Dawson-Boyd 0
Lily Olson had three kills, and Katie Willander five set assists and an ace serve as Dawson-Boyd fell to Minneota in three Thursday.
The Blackjacks host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Tuesday.
Dawson-Boyd (0-4, 1-10) 0
Minneota (3-1, 6-4) 3
Dawson-Boyd
Serving (aces): Katie Willander 1 … Set assists: Willander 5 … Hitting (kills): Mary Bothun 2, Faith Anyasike 2, Lily Olson 3, Megan Meyers 2 … Blocking (aces): none … Digs (5 or more): Bothun 10, Willander 8
Minneota
Statistics not provided
MACCRAY 3, CMCS 1
MACCRAY played a strong game at the net to prevail in a marathon four-game match over Central Minnesota Christian School on Thursday in Clara City.
Emily Orwick led the Wolverines with 12 kills and Carly Orwick was right behind with 11.
Ellie Thein also was in double figures with 10 kills and Piper Asche finished with eight.
Emily Orwick also had three ace blocks and Carly Orwick served three aces and had 10 digs.
Thein and Sydney Schwitters, who had 39 set assists, both finished with 16 digs.
CMCS’ Kalley Schwitters led the Bluejays with 14 kills and Tori Orred had 10.
Schwitters also blocked two shots and had 13 digs. Ellie Greenwaldt served two aces and had 40 set assists.
The Wolverines play at Yellow Medicine East at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday while CMCS plays host to Paynesville at 7:15 p.m. Monday in Prinsburg.
CMCS (2-2, 4-4) 23 24 25 18
MACCRAY (2-2, 6-4) 25 26 20 25
Central Minnesota
Christian School
Serving (aces): Tori Orred 1, Ellie Greenwaldt 2, Bailey Scott 1, Hannah Nelson 2, Kayla Ulferts 4 … Set assists: Greenwaldt 40 … Hitting (kills): Orred 10, Greenwaldt 2, Kalley Schwitters 14, Katie Brown 5, Scott 2, Nelson 1 … Blocking (aces): Orred 1, Schwitters 2 … Digs (5 or more): Greenwaldt 7, Schwitters 13, Scott 8, Nelson 31, Ulferts 5
MACCRAY
Serving (aces): Carly Orwick 3, Olivia Ruiter 1 … Set assists: Sydney Schwitters 39 … Hitting (kills): Emily Orwick 12, Carly Orwick 11, Ellie Thein 10, Ruiter 5, Pipe Asche 8, Schwitters 4 … Blocking (aces): E. Orwick 3, Ruiters 1, Asche 1 … Digs (5 or more): Thein 16, Meghan Listrud 12, C. Orwick 10, Ellie Hultgren 17, E. Orwick 5, Schwitters 16, Ruiters 10
RTR 3, LQPV 0
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton had won just one of its last six matches but the Knights got back on track with a three-game win over Lac qui Parle Valley on Thursday in Tyler.
LQPV’s Kylee Larsen had six kills and Breanna Seelye had five.
Morgan Croatt had 12 set assists and Larsen had seven.
The Eagles plays host to Renville County West at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
LQPV (0-4, 3-6) 18 18 23
RTR (2-2, 4-7) 25 25 25
Lac qui Parle Valley
Serving (aces): Julia Bowers 1, Kylee Larsen 1, Kelsey Kuechenmeister 1 … Set assists: Morgan Croatt 12, Larsen 7 … Hitting (kills): Larsen 6, Seelye 5, Kuechenmeister 2, Taniah Tosel 1, Lindsay Kranz 3, Karley Seidschlag 2, Haley Wollschlager 2 … Blocking (aces): Seelye 3, Tosel 3, Kranz 3, Larsen 1, Kuechenmeister 1 … Digs (5 or more): Kelsea Lund 20, Bowers 9, Larsen 7, Croatt 7, Kuechenmeister 6
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
Statistics not provided
TMB 3, YME 0
Jordan Hinz had three kills and two ace blocks, and Anna McCosh had two ace blocks and one kill in the losing effort for YME.
YME (1-3, 2-9) 11 14 6
TMB (4-0, 8-2) 25 25 25
Yellow Medicine East
Serving (aces): Morgan Busack 1 … Set assists: Kalli Knudson 4 … Hitting (kills): Paige Steffen 1, Mackenzie Dyrdahl 2, Busack 1, Jordan Hinz 3, Maggie Scheffler 1, Anna McCosh 1 … Blocking (aces): Steffen 1, Dyrdahl 1, Hinz 2, McCosh 2 … Digs (5 or more): Hinz 6
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
Statistics not provided
