Class B roundup: Boom helps lead Edgeley-Kulm past L-M-M

Senior middle blocker Ashley Boom lived up to her name during the opening round of the District 5 volleyball tournament in Ellendale on Thursday night.

The 5-foot-7 Edgeley-Kulm product posted a match-high 19 kills, 6 blocks and 4 aces to lead the Rebels past Litchville-Marion-Montpelier by the final of 3-2.

Edgeley-Kulm jumped out to an early 2-0 lead by taking the first two games 25-18, 25-12, but the Rebels of L-M-M fought back 25-13, 25-23 in games three and four. It was a commanding fifth frame that led E-K to the victory, as they stormed to the win 15-5.

Hallie Anderson tossed up 25 assists for E-K in the victory. The L-M-M Rebels were led by Tanys Ulmer with 7 kills and 4 aces, and Leah Bruse with 14 assists.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal rolled into the semifinals with a 3-0 win over Barnes County North.

Amanda Beckley and Jordan Thomas each hit six kills. Callie Neys turned up 12 digs.

Abby Undem and Samantha Wieland each had four kills for the Bison. Jayda Haugen set 15 assists.

Edgeley-Kulm moves on to face Ellendale in tonight’s semifinals at 6 p.m. Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal takes on LaMoure in the second semifinal match at 7:30.

District 5 Volleyball Tournament

Thursday

At Ellendale

Edgeley-Kulm 3, Litchville-Marion-Montpelier 2

E-K 25 25 13 23 15

L-M-M 18 12 25 25 5

E-K—Kills, Ashley Boom 19, Kyla Jensen 3, Mikaela Long 2, Roxanne Mathern 1, Heather Palmer 1, Kelsey Feist 1, Breanna Paulson 1, Alyssa Schlosser 1. Assists, Hallie Anderson 25, Paulson 13, Andrea Heier 2. Digs, Anderson 3, Feist 1, Long 1. Blocks, Boom 6, Palmer 3. Aces, Boom 4, Mathern 2, Karena White 2, Anderson 1, Paulson 1, Palmer 1, Long 1.

L-M-M—Kills, Tanys Ulmer 7, Trisha Alber 6, Kelly Susa 3, Leah Bruse 3, Heather Graalum 3, Rhandi Larson 3, Tasha Piehl 1, Shannon Opdahl 1. Assists, Bruse 14, Opdahl 2. Digs, Piehl 30, Ulmer 17, Samantha Haakenson 16, Sterling Hansen 14, Bruse 11, Courtenay Miedema 3, Susa 3, Larson 3, Graalum 2, Alber 1, Opdahl 1. Blocks, Ulmer 2. Aces, Ulmer 4, Opdahl 3, Graalum 2, Haakenson 1, Bruse 1.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 3, Barnes County North 0

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 25 25 25

Barnes County North 22 11 14

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal — Kills, Amanda Beckley 6, Jordan Thomas 6, Morgan Thomas 5, Taylor Uehran 3, Callie Neys 2. Assists, Lindsey Saxberg 7. Digs. Neys 12, Thomas 9, Saxberg 8, Thomas 4, Beckley 4, Taylor Schmeichel 3. Blocks, Beckley 5, Thomas 5. Aces, J.Thomas 3, M.Thomas 3, Shantel Albrecht 2.

Barnes County North — Kills, Hannah Willson 5, Abby Undem 4, Samantha Wieland 4, Kayla Erker 3, Pam Fehr 2. Assists, Jayda Haugen 15, Fehr 1. Digs, Erker 5, Wieland 3, Willson 2, Undem 2. Blocks, Wieland. Aces, Undem 5.

District 1

Lisbon and Oakes won opening round matches at the District 1 Tournament in Lisbon.

Samantha Reinke had 17 kills, 10 digs and four aces as Lisbon defeated Sargent Central in four sets. Mattie Olson added 10 kills and four blocks.

Rane Nelson led the Cadets with 10 kills. Tiffany Beaver passed out 20 assists.

Oakes won the other opening-round match 3-0. No additional details were available at press time.

District 1 Volleyball Tournament

At Lisbon

Lisbon 3, Sargent Central 1

Sargent Central 25 15 19 19

Lisbon 19 25 25 25

Sargent Central — Kills, Rane Nelson 10, Hannah Schlecht 7, Cayla Enderson 5. Assists, Tiffany Beaver 20. Digs, Enderson 9, Schlecht 6. Aces, Schlecht 3. Blocks, Nelson 2.

Lisbon — Samantha Reinke 17, Mattie Olson 10, Saraya Diebert 5. Assists, Miranda Ripplinger 2. Digs, Reinke 10, Ripplinger 8. Aces, Ebony Berube 6, Ripplinger 4, Reinke 4. Blocks, Olson 4.

Oakes 3, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 0

Oakes 25 25 25

F-C-T 6 20 21

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