Volleyball roundup: BOLD adjusts well, beats Melrose

Sep. 21—OLIVIA — The BOLD volleyball team has been a team of adjustment this fall.

Players have been moved into different roles in hopes of improving from last season's 22-5 record.

And on Tuesday night, some mid-match adjustments kept BOLD in the win column. After a pair of tight sets to start the West Central Conference match against Melrose, the Warriors finished things out in four sets, 27-25, 17-25, 25-9, 25-16.

"It's been a lot of fun (this season)," said BOLD head coach Baylie Kubesh. "We've had some girls step into different roles and seeing them be able to take that on and thrive in it is huge. We've had our ups and downs, but they've battled through that adversity well.

"We know our weaknesses, we know our strengths, and we try to tailor to our strengths and work on our weaknesses."

One weakness early on Tuesday, according to Kubesh, was with ball control. But the Warriors settled in during sets three and four and took command of the match. Delaney Tersteeg and Mari Ryberg had 14 and 13 digs, respectively. Setter Layla Pfarr finished with 30 set assists.

"(Ball control) was something we struggled with in the first two games," Kubesh said. "To be able to deliver our passes where our setter wasn't having to chase them constantly, the girls were able to get better swings on the ball and see their shots better."

Benefitting the most from the improved passing on offense was Ryberg. The senior outside hitter had a team-high 21 kills.

"She's struggled with her line shots lately, so we told her to take the focus off her line shots and take more cross-court shots and work into that," Kubesh said of Ryberg. "She allowed herself to have those shots, which led to those line shots. She had more room to work with."

BOLD also adjusted at the net defensively and picked up big block numbers. Kenzie Visser, a 5-foot-11 junior, had seven blocks. Ryberg, also standing at 5-11, added four blocks.

"We did a better job of understanding that their setter slowed down the pace of the game," Kubesh said. "Knowing she was giving us that half-second before going up made a difference. Some of their girls had a longer swing, so that was going slower, too. Adjusting to that made a difference in games three and four."

Now 6-1 in the West Central, BOLD plays host to Morris/Chokio-Alberta on Thursday.

Melrose (4-7) 25 25 9 16

BOLD (14-1-1) 27 17 25 25

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BOLD

Serving (aces): Mari Ryberg 2, Ady Knake 1, Kaydence Maidl 1, Layla Pfarr 1, Kenzie Visser 1, Maddie Ridler 1 ... Set assists: Pfarr 30 ... Hitting (kills): Ryberg 21, Knake 8, Visser 7 ... Blocking (aces): Visser 7, Ryberg 4, Kilee Elfering 2, Grace Tersteeg 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Delaney Tersteeg 14, Ryberg 13

Third-ranked (Class AA) Sauk Centre cruised to a West Central Conference win over Benson at Sauk Centre.

Ellie Krusemark was the Braves' top attacker with seven kills. Libby McGeary came up with 22 digs in the back row.

Benson travels to Glenwood Thursday to face Minnewaska.

Benson (4-11) 11 14 8

Sauk Centre (13-2) 25 25 25

Benson

Serving (aces): None ... Set assists: Mya McGeary 7, Emma Krusemark 6, Presley Nygaard 1, Libby McGeary 2 ... Hitting (kills): Katelyn Kobberman 1, Madison Osterbauer 3, Ellie Krusemark 7, Lilly Slaughter 3, Kaylin Grube 2 ... Blocking (aces): None ... Digs (5 or more): L. McGeary 22, Slaughter 11, M. McGeary 8, El. Krusemark 6

Sauk Centre

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Minnewaska moves to 3-4 in the West Central Conference after sweeping Morris/Chokio-Alberta at Glenwood.

Haley Shea finished with 29 set assists for the Lakers. Dreya Barsness and Haillie Schultz both had a team-high seven kills. Barsness also finished with eight digs and four ace blocks.

Minnewaska is back home Thursday, hosting Benson.

Morris/CA (4-4) 17 16 18

Minnewaska (4-6) 25 25 25

Morris/CA

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Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Dreya Barsness 4, Avery Fier 3, Brooklyn Meyer 3, Dacia Fleury 1, Haillie Schultz 1 ... Set assists: Haley Shea 29, Barsness 1 ... Hitting (kills): Barsness 7, Schultz 7, Miaya Guggisberg 6, Fier 4, Fleury 4, Shea 3 ... Blocking (aces): Schultz 1, Guggisberg 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Fier 8, Barsness 8, Fleury 7, Shea 6

The Cardinals have now won nine of their last 10 matches after sweeping Fergus Falls at Fergus Falls.

Willmar senior outside hitter and Gophers commit Sydney Schnichels paced the offense with 10 kills. She added a team-high 11 digs with three serve aces and one block ace.

The Cardinals will hit the road to face St. Cloud Apollo at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Apollo High School in St. Cloud.

Willmar (10-2) 25 25 25

Fergus Falls (3-8) 8 13 17

Willmar

Serving (aces): Sydney Schnichels 3, Gretchen Volk 3, Lexi Owens 2, Allie Rosendahl 1 ... Set assists: Ellery DeBoer 24, Rosendahl 2, Hannah Stark 2, Volk 1, Owens 1 ... Hitting (kills): Schnichels 10, Volk 8, Brielle Ogdahl 5, Dena Mathison 3, DeBoer 3, Avery Olson 2, Lauren Dirkes 2 ... Blocking (aces): Schnichels 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Schnichels 11, Volk 10, Rosendahl 8, DeBoer 7

Fergus Falls

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Recovering from a first-set loss, Paynesville locked up its seventh straight victory after beating Eden Valley-Watkins at Eden Valley.

Kyleigh Tangen had 21 kills to lead the Bulldogs. She also finished with five digs, two ace serves and an ace block. Emma Flanders put together 14 kills, nine digs, two blocks and an ace serve.

Paynesville hosts Holdingford on Thursday.

Paynesville (11-4) 22 25 25 25

EV-W (8-6) 25 22 17 20

Paynesville

Serving (aces): Kyleigh Tangen 2, Emma Flanders 1, Kaydence Roeske 2, Lexi Frank 1, Grace Roberg 5, Rayna Spanier 2 ... Set assists: Tangen 4, Roeske 2, Frank 1, Roberg 1, Spanier 34 ... Hitting (kills): Tangen 21, Flanders 14, Frank 3, Roberg 5, Spanier 2 ... Blocking (aces): Tangen 1, Flanders 2, Frank 1-1/2, Maddie Frieler 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Tangen 5, Flanders 9, Roeske 14, Roberg 6, Spanier 5

EV-W

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No. 2 Minneota held off No. 8 MACCRAY at Clara City.

The Vikings improved to 11-1 and are 4-0 in the Camden Conference South Division. MACCRAY is 4-4-3 and 3-3 in the Camden North. Sydney Thein had 22 kills, 11 set assists and 24 digs and Annie Bourne added 28 set assists for the Wolverines, who play Canby at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in Clara City.

Minneota (11-1) 25 23 25 21 15

MACCRAY 12 25 14 25 7

Minneota

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MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Jordan Thein 1, Sydney Thein 1, Lexi Nurmi 1, Emma Thein 3, Annie Bourne 2 ... Set assists: Bourne 28, S. Thein 11 ... Hitting (kills): J. Thein 8, S. Thein 22, Nurmi 5, Brielle Janssen 8, E. Thein 10 ... Blocking (aces): Janssen 5 ... Digs (5 or more): J. Thein 8, S. Thein 24, Nurmi 19, Janssen 20, E. Thein 8, Bourne 19, Alexis Noble 8

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton defeated Central Minnesota Christian in straight sets for a Camden Conference victory at Prinsburg.

Janessa Erickson finished with eight kills for the Bluejays while Lilly Mellema and Carrie Mulder each had six kills and nine digs.

CMCS goes to Tyler Thursday to play Russell-Tyler-Ruthton.

TMB (8-3) 25 25 25

CMCS (5-7) 15 11 23

TMB

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CMCS

Serving (aces): Ava Schneiderman 1 ... Set assists: Schneiderman 13, Avery Duininck 11 ... Hitting (kills): Janessa Erickson 8, Lilly Mellema 6, Carrie Mulder 6 ... Blocking (aces): Emmi Braem 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Mellema 9, Mulder 9, Maddy Vander Ark 7, Schneiderman 7, Duininck 7

Down 2-1 to Dawson-Boyd after three sets, Yellow Medicine East regrouped and took the final two to sneak out of Dawson with a Camden Conference victory.

Kate Dahl and Bailey Bothun each had 12 kills for the Blackjacks. Bothun added four ace serves and two ace blocks while Dahl scooped up 20 digs.

YME takes on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Thursday in Granite Falls. . DB is on the road Thursday to play Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.

YME (4-10) 25 22 25 25 15

DB (3-8) 15 25 27 20 7

YME

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DB

Serving (aces): Chelsie Husby 3, Ayiana Hastad 1, Kate Dahl 1, Bailey Bothun 4, Lindsey Lund 1, Alli Estling 1 ... Set assists: Natyah Ritter 1, Husby 34, Hastad 1, Bothun 7, Lund 1 ... Hitting (kills): Husby 4, Hastad 8, Reese Johnson 4, Dahl 12, Bothun 12, Lund 1, Hayley Anderson 6 ... Blocking (aces): Hastad 1, Johnson 2, Dahl 1, Bothun 2, Anderson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Ritter 7, Husby 15, Hastad 13, Dahl 20, Bothun 6, Lund 9

Canby reached seven wins on the season with a sweep of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at Kerkhoven.

A limelight in the dark for the Fighting Saints on defense were senior libero Elsa Gjerde and senior defensive specialist Avery Joyce, who both reached double-digits in digs.

KMS will face off against Yellow Medicine East at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Yellow Medicine East High School in Granite Falls.

Canby (7-5) 25 25 25

KMS (3-8) 17 20 18

Canby

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KMS

Serving (aces): Elsa Gjerde 3, Josie Gjerde 3, Julia Carlson 2 ... Set assists: Olivia Noble 18 ... Hitting (kills): Taylor Haats 7, Shakira Olson 5, Katie Klaphake 5, Maddie Luft 4, Noble 2 ... Blocking (aces): Haats 2, Luft 2, Klaphake 1, Savannah Peterson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): E. Gjerde 14, Avery Joyce 10, J. Gjerde 8, Carlson 8, Noble 5

The Lac qui Parle Valley Eagles earned their first sweep this season against Lakeview at Madison.

"The girls played good and had some scrappy plays," Eagles head coach Brooklyn Gould said. "I am very proud of the hard work the girls did tonight."

Four players for the LQPV reached double-digits in digs. Junior defensive specialist Isabel Gerdes tallied a team-high of 24.

LQPV will face off against Canby at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Canby High School in Canby.

Lakeview (1-5) 16 16 24

LQPV 25 25 26

Lakeview

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LQPV

Serving (aces): Isabel Gerdes 2 ... Set assists: Ayanna Gipson 18, Rylee Lund 15, Gerdes 1 ... Hitting (kills): Paige Meyer 11, Lexi Wollschlager 11, Jalyn Lee 5, Lund 1, Gipson 1, Kaitlyn Kittelson 1 ... Blocking (aces): Lund 1, Meyer 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Gerdes 24, Lund 12, Kittelson 11, Gipson 10, Meyer 9, Claire Borstad 9

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton swept the Renville County West Jaguars in three sets at Renville.

RCW saw a strong performance from junior outside hitter Rachel Jakel. She led the team with 16 digs and 12 kills. She also added the team's sole serve ace of the match.

RCW returns to action against Ortonville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening at Ortonville High School in Ortonville.

RTR (9-2) 25 25 25

RCW (7-6) 22 17 15

RTR

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RCW

Serving (aces): Rachel Jakel 1 ... Set assists: Holly Hinderks 28, Emily Lippert 2, Ellie Wulf 1 ... Hitting (kills): Jakel 12, Lippert 8, Avery Roxberg 7, Wulf 3, Coraley Bryan 2, Hinderks 1 ... Blocking (aces): Bryan 1, Hinderks 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Jakel 16, Ridler 11, Lippert 8, Wulf 7, Hinderks 7

In a non-conference battle between New London-Spicer and Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, the Wildcats defeated the Falcons in four sets at Grove City.

NLS sophomore middle blocker Ava Carlson and senior middle blocker Ellary Peterson combined for 28 kills. Both had 14.Three ACGC players tallied double-digits in digs. Senior outside/right-side hitter Haley Wilner led with 15.

NLS is host to Rockford Area at 7 p.m. on Thursday at New London-Spicer High School in New London. ACGC is host to Royalton at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Royalton High School in Royalton.

NLS (7-3) 25 25 19 25

ACGC (2-8) 19 19 25 8

NLS

Serving (aces): Avery Rich 1, Dakota Rich 1, Ellary Peterson 1, Grace Truscinski 1, Kendra Gerhardson 1 ... Set assists: Gerhardson 20, Ava Hauer 17, Peterson 1, Truscinski 1, Emma Madison 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ava Carlson 14, Peterson 14, A. Rich 8, Madison 5, Truscinski 4, Gerhardson 3 ... Blocking (aces): Peterson 7, Carlson 3, A. Rich 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Truscinski 12, A. Rich 9, Peterson 8, D. Rich 7, Gerhardson 7

ACGC

Serving (aces): Mikaili Johnson 2, Elli Roemeling 1, Kylie Blom 1, Alayna Schultz 1 ... Set assists: Schultz 16, Taylor Hoekstra 2, Roemeling 1 ... Hitting (kills): Roemeling 11, Ruby Klinger 8, Haley Wilner 8, Johnson 2, Alayna Schultz 2 ... Blocking (aces): Roemeling 1/2, Johnson 1/2, Klinger 1/2, Hoekstra 1/2 ... Digs (5 or more): Wilner 15, Roemeling 11, Slinden 11, Johnson 9, Klinger 8, Schultz 8, Blom 5

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa extended its win streak to six matches, sweeping Pine River-Backus in three sets at Brooten.

Jaguars senior outside Ava Mueller and junior middle hitter Brooklyn Fischer paced the team to victory with 15 and 10 kills.

BBE senior libero Harley Roering recorded 20 digs on defense.

The Jaguars are host to Eden Valley-Watkins at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening at BBE Elementary School in Brooten.

Pine River-Backus (11-3) 14 23 12

BBE (11-4) 25 25 25

Pine River-Backus

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BBE

Serving (aces): Adley Hagen 3, Abby Berge 1, Brooklyn Fischer 1, Harley Roering 1, Kylie Weller 1 ... Set assists: Weller 35, Roering 2, Fischer 2, Berge 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ava Mueller 15, Fischer 10, Hagen 7, Allison Dingmann 6, Berge 4 ... Blocking (aces): Berge 2, Fischer 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Roering 20, Weller 14, Berge 6