Volleyball in the region: Cardinals finish second in season-opening tournament – Brainerd Dispatch
ROYALTON – Annie Schlosser finished with 70 assists, 14 kills and eight blocks to help the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 3-1 record and second place in the Royalton Tournament on Friday, Aug. 23.
SM’s Livi Lorber had 44 kills and eight blocks as the Cardinals defeated Foley 2-1, Pierz 2-1 and Pine City 2-0 before falling to Royalton 2-0.
The Pierz Pioneers defeated Pillager 2-1 in the fifth place match. Junior Sophie Leidenfrost led the Pioneers’ defense with 48 digs. She added three ace-severs. Reagan Winscher and Mataya Pohlkamp led Pierz with 17 kills each, and Kari and Macey LeBlanc each contributed 25 set assists.
The Huskies finished 1-3. Aidyn Schuett led Pilalger with 57 digs. Makenna Camacho recorded 19 kills and 12 digs and Ella Barett added 30 set assists, 13 digs and 11 kills.
Pierz defeats Pine City 25-16, 25-16
Staples-Motley defeats Pierz 17-25, 25-14, 15-9
Foley defeated Pierz 25-23, 25-13
Pierz defeated Pillager 25-21, 27-25
Alexys Hanneken 7 kills, 1 set assist, 6 ace serves, 17 digs, 1 block
Avery Gruber 2 kills, 3 ace serves, 15 digs, 1 block
Kylie Virnig: 1 kill, 1 set assist, 1 dig
Natalie Knutson 6 kills, 1 set assist, 4 digs, 3 blocks
Kari LeBlanc 1 kill, 25 set assists, 2 ace serves, 13 digs
Macey LeBlanc 25 assists, 6 defenses
Sophie Leidenfrost 1 kill, 2 set assists, 3 ace serves, 48 digs
Mataya Pohlkamp 17 kills, 2 set assists, 4 digs, 6 blocks
Payton Stangl 10 kills, 6 set assists, 3 digs, 4 blocks
Reagan Winscher 17 kills, 2 ace serves, 1 dig, 5 blocks
Overall: Prz 2-2. Next up: Pierz at Pequot Lakes, 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 27.
Ella Barrett 11 kills, 1 serve ace, 13 digs, 30 set assists, 2 blocks
Briana Blais 10 kills, 2 digs, 2 set assists
Alivia Brown 4 kills, 15 digs, 1 block
Makenna Camacho 19 kills, 2 top servers, 12 digs, 1 set assist, 2 blocks
Kalyn Karppinen 16 kills, 2 ace serves, 8 digs, 2 set assists
Gracie Mudgett 3 ace serves, 12 digs, 29 set assists
Bailey Rudrud 14 defensive actions, 2 assists
Sophie Schlosser 4 kills, 3 blocks
Aidyn Schuett 1 Kill, 57 Digs
Overall: P 1-3. Next up: Pillager at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Tuesday, August 27, 7:15 p.m.
Staples-Motley defeated Foley 15-25, 25-23, 15-6
Staples-Motley defeats Pierz 17-25, 25-14, 15-9
Staples-Motley defeated Pine City 25-20, 25-12
Royalton defeats Staples-Motley 30-28, 25-16
Staples Motley Stats
Ellie Lange 1 ace serve, 11 digs, 1 set assist
Hannah Cole 4 Kills, 6 Blocks
Annie Schlosser 2 ace serves, 14 kills, 8 blocks, 4 digs, 70 set assists
Izzy Becker 1 ace serve, 6 kills, 4 blocks, 10 digs
Livi Lorber 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 44 kills, 8 blocks, 1 dig
Jade Storry 4 ace serves, 2 set assists, 15 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs
Lilly Tyrrell 3 ace serves, 13 digs
Miranda Schotzko 8 kills, 7 blocks
Overall: SM 3-1. Up next: Staples-Motley hosts Verndale, Tuesday, August 27, 7:15 p.m.
RUSH CITY – Mimi Bueckers had 34 kills with 16 digs, 11 blocks and four ace serves for the Pine River-Backus Tigers, who finished 2-2 in the Rusy City Tournament on Friday, Aug. 23.
Kassidy Bristow recorded 30 kills, 32 digs, six blocks and five ace serves as PRB opened with wins over Rock Ridge and Chisago Lakes before losing in three sets to Litchfield and Cambridge.
Kaitlyn Rilea led the Tigers with 46 digs and Caylei Johnson led PRB with 83 set assists, along with 26 digs, five kills and four blocks.
Pine River-Backus defeats Rock Ridge 25-23, 19-25, 15-9
Pine River-Backus defeats Chisago Lakes 25-22, 25-17
Litchfield defeated Pine River-Backus 12-25, 25-9, 15-12
Cambridge defeated Pine River-Backus 27-25, 22-25, 15-11
Pine River-Backus Statistics
Kaitlyn Rilea 46 digs, 1 kill, 4 ace serves
Caylei Johnson 83 set assists, 26 digs, 5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 ace serves
Kassidy Bristow 3 set assists, 32 digs, 30 kills, 6 blocks, 5 ace serves
Mimi Bueckers 3 set assists, 16 digs, 34 kills, 11 blocks, 4 ace serves
Ella Dahl 1 set assist, 34 digs, 15 kills, 4 blocks, 9 ace serves
Ariana Burns: 1 set assist, 14 digs, 15 kills, 2 blocks
Callie Norman 1 set assist, 3 digs, 8 kills, 3 blocks
Raena Hanneken 10 digs, 7 ace serves
Overall: PRB 2-2. Next up: Pine River-Backus at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Fourth Baptist Church 3, Lake Region 0
PLYMOUTH – The Lake Region Christian Hornets opened their season on Friday, Aug. 23, with a 3-0 loss to the Fourth Baptist Warriors in Minnesota Association of Christian Schools play.
The fourth-seeded team won 25-9, 25-19, 25-6 to drop Lake Region to 0-1. The Hornets travel to Prior Lake for their next game on Tuesday, August 27 at 3 p.m.
