PAYNESVILLE — Paynesville improved its record to 2-0 early in the volleyball season after prevailing with a 3-1 victory against Royalton during a Central Minnesota Conference match Saturday from Paynesville High School.
The Bulldogs took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-11 before closing out the Royals by a 25-14 margin in the fourth set. Royalton won 25-21 in the third set.
Paynesville’s Emma Stanley put up an impressive showing with 34 digs. Tied with Natalie Riley and Kyleign Tangen for the team lead, Stanley had three ace serves. Tangen contributed a Bulldog-high 11 kills, 10 digs and two blocks. Riley added 10 kills and eight digs.
Paynesville next plays at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.
Central Minn.
Paynesville 3,
Royalton 0
Royalton (0-2) 22 11 25 14
Paynesville (2-0) 25 25 21 25
ROYALTON
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PAYNESVILLE
Serving (aces): Aubrie Spanier 2, Emma Stanley 3, Natalie Riley 3, Kyleigh Tangen 3, Brynn Johnson 1, Kianna Roeske 2 … Set assists: Spanier 17, Stanley 5, Riley 2, Roeske 14 … Hitting (kills): Spanier 1, Stanley 1, Riley 10, Tangen 11, Johnson 9, Ashley Osendorf 2, Brooklyn Schroeder 4, Kaitlyn Gilk 1 … Blocking (aces): Riley 1, Tangen 2, Johnson 1, Osendorf 3, Schroeder 1 … Digs (5 or more): Spanier 8, Stanley 34, Riley 8, Tangen 10, Schroeder 6
BBE 3,
Kimball 0
Karsee Kampsen dished out 30 assists and Karissa Jones chipped in 14 kills as Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa captured a sweep at Kimball.
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Emily Kern paced the Jaguars with 17 digs. Ava Mueller had a team-high three ace serves. Paige Rupp added seven kills and a Jags-best three blocks.
BBE hosts Paynesville at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
BBE (2-0) 25 25 25
Kimball (0-2) 11 16 17
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA
Serving (aces): Kylie Winter 1, Emily Kern 2, Karsee Kampsen 1, Karissa Jones 1, Ava Mueller 3 … Set assists: Kampsen 30, Kern 2 … Hitting (kills): Paige Rupp 7, Kampsen 1, Jones 14, Abby Berge 6, Mueller 6, Liz French 2 … Blocking (aces): Rupp 3, Jones 1, Mueller 1 … Digs (5 or more): Winter 5, Kern 17
KIMBALL
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Maple Lake 3,
ACGC 0
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City dropped to 0-2 this season after falling at Maple Lake in three sets.
Merary Parker had 12 assists for the Falcons. Elli Roemeling added five kills.
Kicking off a three-match homestand, ACGC plays Cedar Mountain at 7 p.m. Monday from Grove City.
ACGC (0-2) 11 10 11
Maple Lake (2-0) 25 25 25
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY
Serving (aces): Dani Parker 1 … Set assists: Merary Parker 12 … Hitting (kills): D. Parker 1, Josie Meyer 1, Myli Narragon 3, Elli Roemeling 5, Haley Wilner 2 … Blocking (aces): Meyer 1, Narragon 2, Roemeling 1, Wilner 1 … Digs (5 or more): None
MAPLE LAKE
Stats not available
Holdingford 3,
EV-W 1
Eden Valley-Watkins entered the win column with a four-set win at Holdingford.
Whitney Jansen had 18 assists, 14 digs and five ace serves for the visitors.
The Eagles have their home-opener against Kimball at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday from Eden Valley.
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EV-W (1-1) 25 10 22 23
Holdingford (1-1) 13 25 25 25
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS
Serving (aces): Brielle Kuechle 1, Lindsey Wirz 1, McKenna Moehrle 2, Whitney Jansen 5… Set assists: Jansen 18, Wirz 1, Olivia Langer 4, Reilly Hennen 2 … Hitting (kills): Alyssa Plantenberg 1, Kuechle 3, Isabella Butterfass 2, Wirz 11, Langer 3, Jansen 6 … Blocking (aces): Butterfass 2, Wirz 4, Moehrle 2 … Digs (5 or more): Plantenberg 9, Wirz 8, Langer 6, Hennen 11, Jansen 14
HOLDINGFORD
Stats not available
Camden
T-M-B 3, RCW 0
Renville County West couldn’t keep pace with Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and was swept in its season-opening match at Tracy.
Addyson Tanner led the Jaguars with seven assists and nine digs. Hannah Pharr had four kills and two blocks. Ellie Wulf put up six digs, four kills and the team’s lone ace serve.
RCW next plays at 7:15 Monday at Minneota.
RCW (0-1) 11 4 8
TMB (1-0) 25 25 25
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST
Serving (aces): Ellie Wulf 1 … Set assists: Addyson Tanner 7, Holly Bratsch 2, Wulf 1 … Hitting (kills): Hannah Pharr 4, Wulf 4, H. Bratsch 1, Bethany Bratsch 1, Alice Hanson 1 … Blocking (aces): Pharr 2 … Digs (5 or more): Abi Gasca 7, Tanner 9, Wulf 6
TRACY-MILROY-BALATON
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Tomahawk
BLHS 3,
Springfield 0
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart enjoyed its first win of the season after beating Springfield in three sets from Hector.
Katie Buboltz led the Mustangs 23 digs and two ace serves. Tia Weispfennig had eight kills and a team-high two blocks. Allison Dornseif added with 25 assists.
Closing a three-match homestand, BLHS plays Minnesota Valley Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
