But while the two squads have traded blows along the way, the Flivvers have taken the upper hand recently with seven consecutive victories, including Thursday night’s 25-19, 25-22, 25-16 victory at Marquette High School.

Senior middle Cassie Olson and junior outside hitter Mylee Kreider notched seven kills each, while Mya Brunswick and Staysha Jarski posted five apiece as the Flivvers increased their win streak against U.P. opponents to begin the 2025 season to 10.

“Beating Marquette on their home court feels good regardless of our performance,” said KHS coach Jaclynn Kreider, who expressed disappointment with some of her team’s offensive execution. “They have been a strong opponent of ours in the conference for so many years and playing in front of their student section is never an easy task for us.”

Karly Trevillian and Mckynzee Kreider directed Kingsford’s two-setter offense with 13 and 11 assists, respectively. Trevillian and Onika Smeester ripped three aces each, while Olson recorded a team-high three assisted blocks.

Over the past two seasons, it’s been evident that when Olson plays well, the Flivvers are a more difficult team to deal with, and the senior continued her recent impressive play against the Sentinels (3-6).

“Cassie Olson had another incredible night in the middle for us hitting .700,” Coach Kreider said. “She continues to bring a ton of energy when she is on the floor and encouragement to her teammates when she is not.”

Defensively, Brunswick paced KHS with 10 digs to go with nine from Mckynzee Kreider, eight from Mylee Kreider, seven from Trevillian, six from Smeester and Alivia Nash, three from Lakyn Wallis and two from Jarski.

Coach Kreider said her team dealt with Marquette’s serving well.

“Our serve receive continues to be reliable these past few matches so that has been another huge payoff,” she said.

The Flivvers return home to host Iron Mountain (3-9-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Suring 3

Niagara 0

The Eagles swept the Badgers 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 in a Marinette and Oconto Conference match at Niagara, Wis.

The Badgers will travel to Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday.

Norway 3

Stephenson 0

On Parents Night, Norway won in three sets: 25- 14, 25-17, 25- 21.

“We had a great night of attacking the ball, making strategic placements, and covering our hitters,” said Norway coach Meghan Rossato. “Ashley Carlson Allie Grable and Anna deBidart did a fantastic job of making sure they backed up our hitters and dug up every thing. Kendall Burklund, Chloe Chartier, and Addy Burklund really hit hard and made some smart plays. We’ve really been working on our net presence and it was awesome to see Chloe Chartier and Cayleah (Clifford) strong up there with many touches and some blocks.”

Aili Freiberg was at 100% for serves and senior Alyssa dela Cruz drew a large crowd response with a successful serve. “It’s moments like this as a coach that you remember,” Rossato said.

Norway stats:

Aili Freiberg, 1 ace, 31 assists

Kendall Burklund, 2 aces, 11 kills, 6 digs

Anna DeBidart 1 ace, 6 digs

Addy Burklund 2 aces, 13 kills, 8 digs

Chloe Chartier 1 ace, 10 kills, 2 digs

Cayleah Clifford, 3 kills

Ashley Carlson, 4 digs

Allie Grable, 3 digs

North Dickinson 3

North Central 0

Two nights after falling to Forest Park, the North Dickinson Nordics got back into the win column with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-10 sweep of visiting North Central in Skyline Central Conference action.

“We were strong at the serving line, serving over 92 percent and racking up 21 aces,” ND coach Taylor Johnson said. “Our offense was well-balanced with multiple hitters contributing and staying aggressive at the net.”

Cami Sleeter and Aubrey Applekamp led the charge up front for the Nordics (8-6-2) with 11 kills and nine kills, respectively. Raina Ledzian directed the attack with 21 assists, to go with six kills, three aces and 10 digs.

The Nordics are scheduled to participate in the Forest Park Invitational today.

North Dickinson stats:

Dakota Massie, 1 kill, 2 assists, 4 aces, 8 digs

Aunika Lindholm, 1 kill, 1 assist

Aubrey Applekamp, 9 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig

Alle Brown, 1 ace, 1 dig

Nadia Carpenter, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace

Ella Rossi, 7 aces

Tatum Cherubini, 1 assist, 4 digs

Dalaney Steinbrecher, 3 aces, 19 digs

Cami Sleeter, 11 kills

Westwood 3

West Iron 0

In Ishpeming, West Iron County struggled to maintain consistent play in its 25-16, 17-25, 25-16, 25-22 loss to Westwood in a West Pac Conference match.

West Iron (3-6) started slowly against the Patriots (2-5-1) in the first set and never recovered. Westwood scored eight of the opening 10 points before building a 16-6 advantage en route to a nine-point win to get a leg up in the match.

The Wykons then put together their best stretch of play in the second set, building a 9-6 lead on a block by Lacey Shamion. Lily De Sousa followed with a kill before Eriana Sucholl blocked a WW kill attempt as WIC maintained its lead.

Late in the set, Shamion recorded consecutive kills, and Addi Bortolameolli supplied a kill and an ace as the Wykons evened the match.

West Iron and Westwood split the first 12 points of the third set, but the Wykons’ level dropped mid-set. Westwood senior middle Makayla Fisher notched a kill and a block, junior Hayden LaMere added a kill and junior Anika Ruspakka served an ace to highlight an 11-5 run that left the Patriots with a 2-1 edge in sets.

In the fourth, West Iron grabbed a quick 6-3 advantage, sparked by a kill and an ace from Shamion and a kill from Cami Alexa.

Later in the set, the teams stood knotted at 18 before Fisher posted a block, a kill and an ace to lead her team to the win.

Shamion and Alexa paced WIC with 10 kills each, while DeSousa chipped in with nine to lead West Iron’s attack. Shamion added three blocks and two aces, Sucholl recorded two kills and two blocks and Bortolameolli finished with three kills and two aces.

The Wykons are slated to compete in the Forest Park Invitational today.

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News Editor Jim Anderson contributed