CLARA CITY — Playing in its eighth match of 2020, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg faced an opponent on Monday that has only competed once this season.

MACCRAY returned to the floor for the first time since Oct. 8 after having its season halted due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests at the school.

In what was a tight five-set match, KMS may have benefitted from those extra contests. The Fighting Saints earned a 3-2 victory during a Camden Conference match from MACCRAY High School.

The set scores were 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22 and 15-13.

Grace Collins led KMS with 36 assists and 23 digs. Haile Nichols paced the squad with 35 digs. Lauren Krieger added a team-high 14 kills and 23 digs. Maret Gjerde chipped in 13 kills and 19 digs.

Photo Gallery: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints at MACCRAY Wolverines

For the home team, Sydney Thein put up 29 digs, 21 kills and 17 assists. Ella Bourne had a match-best 37 digs.

Midway through the first set, Makenna Kelly put the visitors up 13-6 with an ace. However, on three separate occasions, the Wolverines tied the set. A poor KMS serve knotted the score at 24-24 before a kill from Kylee Kimpling and an errant Fighting Saints attack into the net gave the home team a 1-0 lead.

Capped by back-to-back Krieger ace serves, KMS enjoyed a 20-14 cushion in the second set before MACCRAY again rallied. An ace serve from Jordan Thein closed the Wolverines deficit to 21-20, but the Fighting Saints finished the set with a 4-0 run. Shakira Olson closed the set with a kill.

Winning two of the last three sets, KMS captured its first win at MACCRAY since 2014.

KMS next plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Lac qui Parle Valley. MACCRAY faces Renville County West at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in Clara City.

Camden
KMS 3, MACCRAY 2

KMS (5-3) 24 25 23 25 15

MACCRAY (0-2) 26 20 25 22 13

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Serving (aces): Lauren Krieger 2, Karli Jensen 2, Grace Collins 1 … Set assists: Collins 36, Halie Nichols 6, Makenna Kelly 1 … Hitting (kills): Krieger 14, Maret Gjerde 13, Kelly 6, Katie Klaphake 5, Shakira Olson 4, Nichols 3, Collins 2 … Blocking (aces): Gjerde 2, Kelly 1, Krieger 1, Klaphake 1 … Digs (5 or more): Nichols 35, Collins 23, Krieger 23, Gjerde 19, Jensen 11, Kelly 6

MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Sydney Thein 1, Ella Bourne 2, Annie Bourne 1, Kylee Kimpling 1 … Set assists: S. Thein 17, A. Bourne 19, E. Bourne 4 … Hitting (kills): Allison Koenen 2, Gabby Randt 6, Jordan Thein 9, S. Thein 21, Kimpling 11, Elsie Sumner 7 … Blocking (aces): J. Thein 2, S. Thein 1, Kimpling 3, Sumner 1, Randt 4 … Digs (5 or more): S. Thein 29, E. Bourne 37, JoAnna Johnson 13, Kaisa Jaenisch 3, Kimpling 3, J. Thein 9, A. Bourne 4

CMCS 3,
RCW 0

Maaike Duininck had seven ace serves, Coco Duininck added 25 set assists and Molly Mulder had 11 kills to lead Central Minnesota Christian past Renville County West at Prinsburg.

Sydney Damhof had 13 digs and Katelyn Graves added eight kills and three blocks for the Bluejays.

For RCW, Alice Hanson had eight kills and Hannah Pharr chipped in with seven. Ellie Wulf had 16 digs.

CMCS is host to Dawson-Boyd at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. RCW plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at MACCRAY.

RCW (0-7) 19 12 17

CMCS (2-4) 25 25 25

Renville County West

Serving (aces): Abi Gasca 2, Addyson Tanner 1 … Set assists: Holly Bratsch 9, Addyson Tanner 7 … Hitting (kills): Alice Hanson 8, Hannah Pharr 7, Reilly Elfering 1, Ellie Wulf 1 … Blocking (aces): Elfering 2, Pharr 1 … Digs (5 or more): Wulf 16, Tanner 8, Bethany Bratsch 6, Ali Aalderks 5

Central Minnesota Christian

Serving (aces): Maaike Duininck 7, Sydney Damhof 3, Molly Mulder 2, Lauren Taatjes 2, Coco Duininck 1 … Set assists: C. Duininck 25 … Hitting (kills): Mulder 11, Katelyn Graves 8, C. Duininck 7, Taatjes 4, M. Duininck 4 … Blocking (aces): Graves 3, Taatjes 2, M. Duininck 2 … Digs (5 or more): Damhof 13, Mulder 6

Canby 3,
D-B 0

The Canby Lancers scored a 25-5, 26-24, 25-18 Camden Conference victory over Dawson-Boyd at Dawson.

The Blackjacks next play against Central Minnesota Christian at 7:15 p.m. Thursday from Prinsburg.

Canby (6-1) 25 26 25

D-B (0-8) 5 24 18

R-T-R 3,
YME 0

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, the ninth-ranked team in the state in Class A, beat Yellow Medicine East in straight sets at Tyler.

R-T-R is ranked ninth in the state in Class A.

Allie Steffen led the Sting with five kills and Aria Peters had 12 set assists and three kills.

YME plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.

YME (3-5) 6 13 19

R-T-R (8-0) 25 25 25

Yellow Medicine East

Serving (aces): none … Set assists: Aria Peters 12 … Hitting (kills): Peters 3, Shelby Mortenson 2, Jadyn Sakry 2, Allie Steffen 5, Yansi Flores 1, Ruby Bones 3 … Blocking (aces): Mortenson 9, Steffen 1, Flores 3, Bones 5 … Digs (5 or more): Flores 8, Steffen 7, Kiara Sakry 6

Russel-Tyler-Ruthton

Stats not available

Wright County
GSL 3, NLS 2

Glencoe-Silver Lake prevailed over state-ranked New London-Spicer at Glencoe.

GLS won 14-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-13, 15-10.

NLS is ranked 10th in Class AA.

NLS is host to GSL at 7 p.m. Thursday.

NLS (4-3) 25 20 25 13 10

GSL (5-3) 14 25 19 25 15

Litchfield 3,
Annandale 2

Litchfield battled to beat host Annandale in five sets.

The Dragons won 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-7.

The two teams meet again at 7 p.m. Thursday at Litchfield.

Litchfield (7-1) 25 23 25 24 15

Annandale (5-3) 20 25 23 26 7

Litchfield

Serving (aces): Kristin Foley 4, Kamri Driver 4, Liv Holmgren 2, Casey Justinson 2 … Set assists: Lily Osterberg 1, Sydney McCann 2, K. Foley 28, Greta Hansen 2, Rachel Foley 2, Driver 2 … Hitting (kills): McCann 22, Osterberg 19, R. Foley 8, G. Hansen 4, K. Foley 3, Kaity Kusler 2, Driver 2, Alexis Hansen 1 … Blocking (aces): Hansen 2 … Digs (5 or more): Osterberg 16, McCann 16, Kylie Ehlers 7, K. Foley 19, Addi Marquardt 10, R. Foley 5, Driver 16

Annandale

Stats not available

Central Minn.
Paynesville 3,
Kimball 0

Led by Kyleigh Tangen’s nine kills and Brooklyn Schroeder’s and Natalie Riley’s eight apiece, Paynesville knocked off the Cubs at Kimball.

Madi Leyendecker had 19 set assists and five kills and Aubrie Spanier chipped in with 12 set assists. Tangen also had four ace serves and 13 digs.

Paynesville plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Royalton.

Paynesville (3-3) 25 25 25

Kimball (2-6) 17 16 20

Paynesville

Serving (aces): Aubrie Spanier 1, Emma Stanley 1, Kyleigh Tangen 4, Brynn Johnson 1, Kaitlyn Gilk 1 … Set assists: Spanier 12, Madi Leyendecker 19 … Hitting (kills): Leyendecker 5. Natalie Riley 8, Tangen 9, Johnson 3, Ashley Osendorf 3, Brooklyn Schroeder 8 … Blocking (aces): Johnson 2, Schroeder 1 … Digs (5 or more): Leyendecker 5, Stanley 11, Riley 8, Tangen 13, Schroeder 5

Kimball

Stats not available

West Central
Melrose 3,
Minnewaska 0

Melrose defeated visiting Minnewaska 25-12, 27-25, 25-22.

For Minnewaska, Avery Hoeper had nine kills and Dreya Barsness added seven. Hoeper also had 18 digs for the Lakers. Avery Fier added 17 digs.

Minnewaska is host to Benson at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

Minnewaska (3-4) 12 25 22

Melrose (5-2) 25 27 25

Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Avery Hoeper 2 … Set assists: Haley Shea 6, Dreya Barsness 2, Brooklyn Larson 1, Avery Hoeper 1, Avery Fier 1, Brecklyn Beyer 1 … Hitting (kills): Hoeper 9, Barsness 7, Beyer 5, Shea 2, Larson 2, Ava Chevalier 1 … Blocking (aces): Barsness 1, Chevalier 1/2, Larson 1/2, Hoeper 1/2, Beyer 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Hoeper 18, Fier 17, Barsness 11, Kristen Glover 9, Chevalier 5

Melrose

Stats not available

Montevideo 3,
Benson 0

Montevideo won its first match of the season with the victory at Benson.

The Thunder Hawks (1-1) were led by AVery Koenen, who had 14 kills and six digs. Tenley Epema added 25 set assists and Livia Gades had six ace serves and nine digs.

Kimberly Pagel had nine kills and Ellie Moesenthin added 14 set assists to lead the Braves.

Montevideo is scheduled to play Sauk Centre at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Montevideo.

Benson next plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Minnewaska.

Montevideo (1-1) 25 25 25

Benson (3-3) 15 17 16

Montevideo

Serving (aces): Livia Gades 6, Megan Anderson 4, Megan Stueck 2 … Set assists: Tenley Epema 25, Anderson 2, Gades 1, Avery Koenen 1 … Hitting (kills): Koenen 14, Anderson 5, Gades 4, Lexi Brockmoller 4 … Blocking (aces): Anderson 1, Koenen 1 … Digs (5 or more): Gades 9, Brockmoller 8, Koenen 6, Stueck 5

Benson

Serving (aces): Adysen Himley 1 … Set assists: Ellie Moesenthin 14, Himley 4, Greta Szczur 1 … Hitting (kills): Kimberly Pagel 9, Beth Cain 5, Sarah Brandt 2, Ellie Moesenthin 2, Himley 2, Szczur 2 … Blocking (aces): Brandt 1/2, Himley 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Cain 7, Szczur 7

Morris/CA 3,
Sauk Centre 1

Morris/Chokio-Alberta tipped Sauk Centre in a West Central Conference match at Morris.

Morris/CA won 28-26, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22.

LaRae Kram had 11 kills, 15 set assists and five service aces to lead Morris/CA, which also got 11 kills and two blocks from Sophia Carlsen.

The Tigers are host to BOLD at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in Morris.

Sauk Centre (2-2) 26 22 25 22

Morris/CA (3-4) 28 25 22 25

Sauk Centre

Stats not available

Morris/Chokio-Alberta

Serving (aces): LaRae Kram 5, Sophia Carlsen 2, Brianna Dybdahl 2, Emma Bowman 1, Liv Lebrija 1 … Set assists: Kram 15, Dybdahl 7, Courtney Lehman 1 … Hitting (kills): Kram 11, Carlsen 11, Dybdahl 9, Sydney Dietz 8, Maddy Grove 8, Bowman 5 … Blocking (aces): Carlsen 2, Grove 1 … Digs (5 or more): N/A

Tomahawk
SESM 3,
BLHS 0

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s improved to 5-1 on the year after sweeping host Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart.

The Knights won 25-15, 25-17, 25-14.

Tia Weispfennig was the Mustangs’ top attacker with six kills while Katie Buboltz scooped up 17 digs in the loss.

SESM (5-1) 25 25 25

BLHS (4-3) 15 17 14

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s

Stats not available

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Serving (aces): Kristi Kottke 1 … Set assists: Allison Dornseif 10, K. Kottke 1 … Hitting (kills): Tia Weispfennig 6, Dornseif 2, Chloe Ufkes 2, Rachel Kottke 2 … Blocking (aces): None … Digs (5 or more): Katie Buboltz 17, Ufkes 6, K. Kottke 6, Kaylee Aguilar 5