Class B volleyball: Cards blow by Rockets

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Will the road to the Region 4 high school girls’ volleyball championship run through Carrington this season?

Only time will tell, but after 11 matches to start the season the Cardinals improved to a perfect 11-0 by taking down the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets 3-0 in New Rockford on Thursday night.

Last Tuesday in Carrington, the Cardinals also swept Harvey, the defending region champs, 3-0.

The Cardinals jumped all over the Rockets on Thursday, cruising in the first set 25-12. Carrington kept the pressure on to close out the match 25-15, 25-14.

Sierra Rosenau slammed home a game-high 17 kills in the match, which was complemented by Emily Thompson’s seven kills. Thompson, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker, had a nice match, accounting for three blocks, 16 digs and seven ace serves.

Rosenau also led the Cardinals in digs with 20, while teammate Noelle Braaten served up 19 assists.

The Rockets were kept busy on the other side of the net during the match, as Taryn Jacob, Rachel Allmaras and Cassidy Weber combined for an eye-popping 81 digs. Jacob led the team with 32 digs.

Katie Demester led the Rockets in kills, assists and aces, with five, five and two, respectively.

The loss dropped NR-S to 2-6 overall on the season.

Carrington 3, New Rockford-Sheyenne 0

Carrington 25 25 25

NR-Sheyenne 12 15 14

Carrington — Kills, Sierra Rosenau 17, Emily Thompson 7. Assists, Noelle Braaten 19, Miranda Peterson 9. Blocks, Thompson 3, Breana Barton 2, Peterson 2. Aces, Thompson 7. Digs, Rosenau 20, Thompson 16, Josey Page 11.

NR-S — Kills, Katie Demester 5, Taryn Jacob 5. Assists, Demester 5, Cassidy Weber 2. Aces, Demester 2. Digs, Jacob 32, Rachel Allmaras 25, Weber 24.

Records: Carrington 11-0, 2-0 District 7; New Rockford-Sheyenne 2-6, 0-3 District 7.

Midkota 3, MayPort-G-C 0

Midkota improved to 8-2 overall with a 3-0 win over Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg at home in Binford.

Emily Berge paced the Mustangs with nine kills, six blocks and three aces to help Midkota roll by the finals of 25-16, 25-18, 25-23.

Sarah Lornez led the Patriots with six kills.

Midkota 3, Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg 0

M-P-C-G 16 18 23

Midkota 25 25 25

M-P-C-G — Kills, Sarah Lorenz 6, Dani Elliott 4. Assists, Maggie O’Keefe 9, Kari Ust 8. Aces, O’Keefe 2.

Midkota — Kills, Emily Berge 9, Kallie Frappier 8. Assists, Callie Harding 10, Sadie Harding 7. Blocks, Berge 6. Digs, Alyssa Rickford 9, Shaye Ronningen 7. Aces, Berge 3, Ronningen 2.

BCN 3, Edgeley 2

Going back and forth throughout an intense matchup, BCN won 18-16 in the final fifth set at Edgeley.

As BCN battled their way through a close one, Jessa Lindgren pounded the net with 18 kills and five blocks.

Miranda Brandenburg’s 20 assists were team leading.

The Rebels’ Jenna Gullickson and Allison Windish combined for six of the team’s aces.

BCN 3, Edgley 2

BCN 15 26 25 15 18

Edgeley 25 24 15 25 16

BCN— Aces, Jenna Gullickson 3, Allison Windish 3. Digs, Dacia Eberle 13. Assists, Allison Windish 8, Brianna Bredeson 5. Kills, Sarali Peterson 8, Sydney Reimers 5.

Edgeley— Aces, Kaitlin Ost 5, Jennifer Erickson 5, Jasmine Nitschke 3. Digs, Jennifer Erickson 8, Miranda Brandenburg 7, Kaitlin Ost 7, Brittany Nitschke 6, Jasmine Nitschke 2. Assists, Miranda Brandenburg 20, Jennifer Erickson 10, Brittany Nitschke 1, Kaitlin Ost 1. Blocks, Jessa Lindgren 5, Jasmine Nitschke 4, Brittany Nitschke 2. Kills, Jessa Lindgren 18, Kaitlin Ost 7, Jasmine Nitschke 6, Brittany Nitschke 2.

Linton 3, Kidder County 1

After scoring 25 points in four consecutive sets the Linton Lions defeated Kidder County 3-1.

Leading the way for the Lions was Kayln Schneider, who worked all around the court. She collected 21 kills, 18 digs, and four blocks.

Paula Nagel and Whitney Gerving each had 29 digs on the night which saved the team in numerous occasions.

Samantha Rangeloff helped contribute to Kidder County with 15 digs, 10 kills, six blocks, and a single assist.

Linton 3, Kidder County 1

Linton 25 25 25 25

Kidder County 19 27 19 14

Linton— Digs, Paula Nagel 29, Whitney Gerving 29, Nicole Hulm 18, Kayln Schneider 18, Lindsey Hulm 14, Samantha Gross 7. Kills, Kayln Schneider 21, Robin Weber 19, Lindsey Hulm 9, Nicole Hulm 7. Aces, Whitney Gerving 5, Lindsey Hulm 4, Paula Nagel 1, Samantha Gross 1. Assists, Whitney Gerving 47, Nicole Hulm 2, Miriah Schumacher 2. Blocks, Kayln Schneider 4, Nicole Hulm 3, Whitney Gerving 3, Robin Weber 2, Miriah Schumacher 1.

Kidder County—Digs, Kelsey Dockter 32, Amber Rangeloff 27, Molly Kahl 21, Danielle Bosch 17, Samantha Rangeloff 15, Abby Ruff 14, Erica Kahl 9, Brittany Boots 8, Kristen Eckroth 7, Channa Wahl 1. Kills, Kelsey Dockter 10, Samantha Rangeloff 10, Kristen Eckroth 8, Amber Rangeloff 6, Molly Kahl 4. Aces, Danielle Bosch 2, Molly Kahl 1, Kristen Eckroth 1. Assists, Danielle Bosch 22, Brittany Boots 3, Kelsey Dockter 3, Amber Rangeloff 2, Molly Kahl 2, Samantha Rangeloff 1. Blocks, Samantha Rangeloff 6.

Ellendale 3, P-B-K 0

Setting the tone early was the key to success for the Ellendale Cardinals as they took the first two sets 25-14, and 25-16.

P-B-K showed their heart with their 5-0 record at stake during the final set losing 25-21.

Meg Martin brought her ‘A’ game by collecting 11 kills, seven digs and three blocks while Kiley Fuller added 20 assists during the sweep at home.

P-B-K was led by Kelly Carlson with eight kills and eight digs. Stacy Luidahl had the lone ace.

Ellendale improved their record to 3-2 while P-B-K drops to 5-1.

Ellendale 3, P-B-K 0

P-B-K 14 16 21

Ellendale 25 25 25

P-B-K— Kills, Kelly Carlson 8, Amanda Beckley 4, Shantel Albrecht 2, Kirsten Albrecht 2, Morgan Thomas 2, Stacy Luidahl 2. Assists, Morgan Thomas 11, Jenna Vigessa 8. Digs, Kelly Carlson 8, Kirsten Albrecht 4, Morgan Thomas 4, Maria Simonsen 4, Stacy Luidahl 3, Jenna Vigessa 1. Blocks, Shantel Albrecht 2, Amanda Beckley 1, Kirsten Albrecht 1, Stacy Luidahl 1. Aces, Stacy Luidahl 1.

Ellendale— Kills, Meg Martin 11, Ashley Herman 8, Kinsey Holm 3, Brianna Vance 2, Audri Orwig 1, Emily Wang 1, Paxton Gilbert 1. Assists, Kiley Fuller 20, Kinsey Holm 2. Digs, Meg Martin 7, Audri Orwig 3, Ashley Herman 2, Kiley Fuller 2, Emily Wang 2, Mckenzie Betting 2, Kinsey Holm 1. Blocks, Meg Martin 3, Ashley Herman 1, Kinsey Holm 1, Kiley Fuller 1. Aces, Kinsey Holm 1, Kiley Fuller 1, Audri Orwig 1, Emily Wang 1.

Napoleon 3, South Border 0

Napoleon had to earn the first two sets in last night’s matchup against the Mustangs 25-20, 25-22 and walked away with the third set 25-11 at home.

Sheridon Dewald and Shenille Laber each collected 10 kills during the sweep. Kendra Weigel led the team with 12 assists.

Emilee Rath fought for 28 digs five kills and three assist for the Mustangs.

Napoleon 3, South Border 0

South Border 20 22 11

Napoleon 25 25 25

South Border— Digs, E. Rath 28, K. Ketterling 22, K. Wald 10. Kills, K. Wald 11, E. Rath 5, M. Wishek 5. Aces, E. Eiseman 2. Assists, K. Ketterling 9, R. Meier 5, E. Rath 3, K. Wald 3.

Napoleon— Digs, K. Gross 27, S. Laber 9, S. Dewald 8, A. Rodlund 7, R. Schmidt 6, K. Weigel 4, B. Schmidt 4, A. Piatz 3, S. Gross 1, K. Ellison 1. Kills, S. Laber 10, S. Dewald 10, A. Rodlund 7, R. Schmidt 5, S. Gross 2, A. Rodlund 1, K. Weigel 1, K. Gross 1. Aces, A. Piatz 4, R. Schmidt 3, A. Rodlund 2, S. Laber 1, K. Weigel 1. Assists, K. Weigel 12, A. Piatz 10, B. Schmidt 4, K. Gross 2, S. Dewald 1, S. Gross 1, K. Ellison 1. Blocks, S. Laber 2, R. Schmidt 1.

Northwood-Hatton 3, Dakota Prairie 0

Northwood fought off a tough Dakota Prairie team in the first set and held on to sweep Dakota Prairie on the road 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.

It was a complete team effort with Janna Johnson leading the team in kills with 10 and Steph Iverson collecting seven aces on the night.

Sabrina Rude and Shelby Gillett combined for 15 kills with eight and seven.

Northwood-Hatton 3, Dakota Prairie 0

Northwood-Hatton 25 25 25

Dakota Prairie 23 17 17

Nw-H— Kills, Janna Johnson 10, Steph Iverson 5, Darian Hedland 2. Assists, Mackenzie Schwartz 11, Janna Johnson 6. Aces, Steph Iverson 7, Mackenzi Schwartz 2, Janna Johnson 1, Missy Skovlund 1.

DP— Kills, Sabrina Rude 8, Shelby Gillett 7, Brandy Messner 6. Assists, Sage Nichols 18, Katie Hermann 3. Aces, Jordyne Janke 2, Brandy Messner 1, Katie Hermann 1.

Harvey 3, Wells County 0

After narrowly escaping with a victory in the second set, the Harvey Hornets made sure the deciding set wouldn’t be so close.

Harvey swept Wells County 25-17, 25-23 and 25-9 in Harvey after two Hornets were able to reach the double-digit mark in kills.

Sheyenne Schneider was a force at the net for the Bears as she led the team with three blocks while also pounding 11 kills.

Rachel Nyhus finished with a team-high 13 kills and Becca Kourijian had 35 assists.

Harvey 3, Wells County 0

Wells County 17 23 9

Harvey 25 25 25

Harvey Individual Statistics

Kills, Rachel Nyhus 13, Sheyenne Schneider 11, Maggie Lorenz 8, Taylor Nordby 6, Elizabeth Schmeets 4; Assists, Becca Kourijian 35, Schneider 3, Nyhus 2; Blocks, Schneider 3, Lorenz 2, Nyhus, Schmeets; Digs, Schneider 2, Kourajian, Schmeets, Nyhus.

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