Class B Volleyball Roundup: P-B-K off to a 1-0 start to the season

The Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal Rebels are off to a 1-0 start to the 2012 high school Class B volleyball season, with a three-set sweep over the visiting Edgeley-Kulm Rebels in Pingree on Thursday night.

P-B-K was lights out at the service line, recording 18 ace serves as the team rolled 25-13, 26-16, 25-18.

Shantel Albrecht and Morgan Thomas led P-B-K with seven and five aces, respectively. Albrecht also led the team with 10 digs.

Heather Palmer led E-K’s offensive attack with a team-high three kills.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 3, Edgeley-Kulm 0

E-K 13 16 18

P-B-K 25 25 25

E-K—Kills, Heather Palmer 3, Roxanne Mathew 2; Aces, Hallie Anderson 3, Andrea Heier 1, Ashley Boom 1; Blocks, Boom 2, Anderson 1, Palmer 1, Mathew 1; Digs, Anderson 2, Megan Rott 2, Mathew 2.

P-B-K—Kills, Amanda Beckley 3, Callie Neys 4, Taylor Uehran 1, Morgan Thomas 1; Aces, Shantel Albrecht 7, Thomas 5, Beckley 3, Lindsey Saxberg 3; Assists, Saxberg 7; Blocks, Jordan Thomas 2, Beckley 2. Digs, Albrecht 10, M. Thomas 8, J. Thomas 6.

GCC 3, NR-S 0

Griggs County Central won for the second time this week, sweeping New Rockford-Sheyenne 3-0.

It was close in the first two sets, but the Cougars finished it off 25-11.

Alexis Savre and Presley Paintner combined for 24 kills with 14 and 10, respectively. Paintner added eight assists.

Lacey Grann had five kills and four blocks to lead the Rockets. Lexi Weber added five kills.

Griggs County Central 3, New Rockford-Sheyenne 0

Cougars 25 25 25

Rockets 23 22 11

GCC — Kills, Alexis Savre 14, Presley Paintner 10. Assists, Paintner 8. Chelsea Ellefson 8. Blocks, Savre 2, Kendra Woodstead 2. Aces, Savre 4, Dezi Helland 4.

NRS — Kills, Lexi Weber 6, Lacey Grann 5, Katie Gisi 5. Assists, Marissa Duchscherer 21. Blocks, Grann 4, Gisi 3. Digs, Duchscherer 4, Renelle Allmaras 3.

Records: Griggs County Central 2-0; New Rockford-Sheyenne 3-4.

Underwood 3, Kidder County 1

Underwood’s Anne Hefta collected 12 kills, four blocks and three ace serves, helping the Comets defeat the Lady Pirates in four games in Steele.

The Comets took the first two frames 25-15, before Kidder County stormed back with a dominate 25-14 third game. Underwood brought the match to an end in the fourth with a 25-23 victory.

Jordan Johnson led the Pirates with eight kills, while teammates Kacey Koester (7) and Erica Kahl (6) combined for 13 ace serves.

Underwood 3, Kidder County 1

Underwood 25 25 14 25

Kidder County 15 15 25 23

Underwood—Digs, Abby Landenberger 13, Kenzie Bertsch 11, Anne Hefta 3, Samantha Cottingham 3, Emma Lee 1, Erin Dammann 1; Kills, Hefta 12, Cailyn Berg 6, Landenberger 4, Taylor Dammann 3, Lindsey Duben 2, E. Dammann 1, Lee 1; Aces, Landenberger 4, T. Damman 3, Hefta 3, Bertsch 1, Cottingham 1; Assists, Cottingham 13, T. Dammann 5, Lee 1; Blocks, Hefta 4, Berg 2, Lee 1, E. Dammann 1.

Kidder Co.—Digs, Mary Nicholson 8, Jordan Stroh 4, Mattie Olson 4, Erica Kahl 4, Leah Ochsner 2, Jamie Blotter 2, Brittney Bartlett 1; Kills, Jordan Johnson 8, Kahl 6, Bartlett 4; Aces, Olson 7, Kahl 6, Stroh 2, Ochsner 1; Assists, Ochsner 11, Blotter 9; Blocks, Kahl 3, Johnson 2.

Oakes 3, Hankinson 0

The Tornadoes made quick work of Hankinson in Oakes, strolling in straight sets 25-19, 25-16, 25-16.

Nicole Warren racked up 16 kills, while Lydia Hansen added 11, to help the Tornadoes improve to 2-1 on the season. Sydney Breitbach tossed up 34 assists for the winning team.

Oakes 3, Hankinson 0

Hankinson 19 16 16

Oakes 25 25 25

Oakes—Kills, Nicole Warren 16, Lydia Hansen 11; Assists, Sydney Breitbach 34; Aces, Karlie Knutson 2; Blocks, Hansen 3; Digs, Warren 5, Makenzie Forward 5.

Napoleon 3, Central Prairie 0

Mariah Jangula had five kills and seven aces, and Briana Wolf added six kills and four aces as the Napoleon volleyball team dispatched of Central Prairie 25-10, 25-13 and 25-10 in Napoleon.

Kendra Weigel added three aces and 21 assists for the Imperials.

Central Prairie was led by Jordan Spitzer’s 15 digs.

Napoleon 3, Central Prairie 0

Central Prairie 10 13 10

Napoleon 25 25 25

CP — Jordan Spitzer 1, Noelle Moser 1. Assists, Moser 3, Janessa Dockter 1. Blocks, Docter 1. Digs, Spitzer 15, Shelby Larson 8, Maddie Moldenhauer 4, Kills, Moser 2, Dockter 2.

Napoleon — Aces, Mariah Jangula 7, Brianna Wolf 4, Kendra Weigel 3. Assists, Kendra Weigel 21. Blocks, Brenna Schmidt 1. Digs, Shania Gross 14, Schmidt 9. Kills, Schmidt 7, Wolf 6, Jangula 5, Kecia Ellison 4.

Larimore 3, Dakota Prairie 0

Seven kills, 14 digs and nine assists from Tori Hunt aided Larimore’s effort in a 25-9, 25-19, 25-14 sweep of Dakota Prairie at Dakota Prairie High School.

Larimore’s Georgie Anderson had five blocks, and Katie Berge had five assists and five kills.

Kaitlyn Mikkelson had five kills, and Amanda Martin finished with 23 assists and three digs for Dakota Prairie.

Larimore 3, Dakota Prairie 0

Larimore 25 25 25

Dakota Prairie 9 19 14

Larimore — Assists, Tori Hunt 9, Katie Berge 5. Blocks, Georgie Anderson 5, Meredith Mutch 3, Sam LaMont 2. Digs, Hunt 14, Faith Kadelbach 11, Pifer 9. Kills, Hunt 7, Berge 5, Pifer 5.

DP — Assists, Amanda Martin 23. Blocks, Haley Monsenbraten 2. Digs, Amanda Martin 3. Kills, Kaitlyn Mikkelson 5, Carleigh Stein 4.

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