Area roundup: Greyhounds top Raiders in 4
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Cathedral 3, Nicollet 1
NICOLLET — New Ulm Cathedral downed Nicollet 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14 in a Tomahawk-Valley Conference crossover volleyball match on Tuesday.
Shay Wilfahrt led the Greyhounds with 22 kills and two blocks, while Margo Finstad had eight kills and 20 set assists. Abbey Hillesheim had 11 set assists, 10 digs and four aces, and Ashlyn Hilleshiem had 13 digs. Jayde Altermatt added 13 digs and three blocks.
For the Raiders, Kamryn Truebenbach had nine kills and 17 digs, while Madison Kettner had seven kills, 15 digs, 11 set assists and two aces. Payten Otto had five kills and 31 digs, and Lydia Martens had 11 set assists.
Cathedral (10-9) plays in a tournament in Burnsville on Friday, while Nicollet (5-15) travels to Martin County West on Thursday.
Springfield 3, GFW 1
WINTHROP — Springfield topped Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 25-13 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday.
Kendall Krueger had 16 kills and 19 digs for the Tigers, while Olivia Simonson had 11 kills, seven digs, six aces and two blocks. Sophie Mude had 36 set assists, two aces and four digs, and Jada Reese had 17 digs.
For GFW, Kora Schwarzrock had 11 kills and an ace with 10 digs, while Ella Nachreiner had seven kills and seven blocks. Kinley Bruns had 16 digs, and Maren Kemkes had 15 set assists, while Natalie Ahlbrech had 12 set assists.
Springfield (3-13, 2-5) plays at a tournament at Southwest Minnesota State on Friday, while GFW (0-15) hosts Madelia on Monday.
Cedar Mountain 3,
Lester Prairie 1
MORGAN — Cedar Mountain defeated Lester Prairie 25-12, 25-20, 24-26, 25-15 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday.
Reagyn Kleinschmidt led the Cougars with 15 kills and 14 set assists, while Kendra Erickson had 15 kills and 13 set assists with 11 digs. Aubrey Steffl had 14 kills and 11 digs, and Brynn Hoffbeck had 13 digs.
Cedar Mountain (13-6, 5-2) travels to play Red Rock Central on Thursday.
BLHS 3, Wabasso 0
WABASSO — Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart swept Wabasso 25-15, 25-18, 28-26 in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday.
Carly Fenger had nine kills for Wabasso, while Kenley Guetter had eight kills and three blocks with nine digs. Camryn Irlbeck had six kills and two blocks, and Sara Carlson had 28 set assists. Audrey Johnson added 13 digs.
No statistics were available for BLHS by the time this edition of The Journal went to press.
Wabasso (11-10, 3-4) hosts Springfield on Tuesday.
St. Peter 3, New Ulm 1
ST. PETER — New Ulm fell to St. Peter in four sets of a Big South Conference volleyball match on Tuesday as the Saints won 25-12, 25-21, 24-26, 25-10.
Calli Koop had eight kills and 17 digs for New Ulm, while Brooklyn Lewis had seven kills and Lauren Schmiesing had six blocks. Lily Poehler had 13 assists and 17 digs, while Izzy Longtin had 12 assists.
New Ulm is at Mankato East on Tuesday.