“Getting our middles involved in the offense tonight was a ton of fun,” KHS coach Jaclynn Kreider said. “Freshman middle Staysha Jarski had eight kills with a hitting efficiency of 0.636 and senior middle Cassie Olson had five kills and no errors. Both of them had standout nights.”

Mylee Kreider added seven kills to the attack, while Mckynzee Kreider had five, Alyvia Kowalski and Mya Brunswick posted two each and Adelyn Normand, Onika Smeester and Lakyn Wallis had one apiece.

Mckynzee Kreider and Karly Trevillian ran the offense, finishing with 18 and 11 assists, respectively.

Smeester and Trevillian paced the Flivvers (9-0 against U.P. competition) with four aces each to go with two from both Mckynzee Kreider and Brunswick.

Aili Freiberg (10) makes a save and continues the volley as Norway teammate Alyssa dela Cruz looks on Tuesday.

Wallis topped Kingsford’s defense with 11 digs, while Olivia Nash notched nine, Brunswick recorded six, Trevillian and Mckynzee Kreider both logged five and Smeester posted four.

Jarski had her team’s lone block.

Despite the rather lopsided win, Coach Kreider said the Maroons tested her team in one aspect.

“Menominee did a great job of serving aggressive,” she said. “They were able to get us out of system often and our (outside hitters) were not able to execute. We are going to need to keep working on first-ball executions as that is a critical area of needed growth for us.”

The Flivvers will head to Marquette (3-5) on Thursday to take on the Sentinels in a GNC match.

Norway 3

Rapid River 0

The Knights prevailed at home Tuesday, defeating the Rockets 25-14, 25-13, 25-14.

Norway coach Meghan Rossato said she was impressed with how the team worked together and kept their energy up.

“Addy (Burklund) came out with some huge hits in the second set. For how impressive her hitting is, it’s her digs in the back row that continue to surprise me, she just reads and it looks effortless,” Rossato said.

Both Aili Freiberg and Kendalll Burklund were credited for consistent serving.

“The girls went for the ball and didn’t give up when the option existed,” Rossato said. “Kendall made some huge plays when it came to taking a ball that others would have given up on and turned it into a point. Tessa (Castelaz) Aili, and Ashley all did the same, focusing on keeping your feet moving and going for it without hesitation.”

The Knights host Stephenson for Parents Night tonight.

Norway stats:

Kendall Burklund, 4 aces, 11 kills

Addy Burklund, 3 aces, 7 kills

Cayleah Clifford, 5 kills

Aili Freiberg, 18 assists

Forest Park 3

North Dickinson 0

Forest Park came through on the road, 25-10, 25-18, 25-8. The Trojans’ two seniors finished in double digits for kills — Elsie Williams with 11 and Ava Fischer with 13.

“While there are still areas to improve, I’m really pleased with the direction we’re heading and with how well our team is developing the ability to read opponents’ defenses,” said coach Bobbie Anderson.

North Dickinson coach Taylor Johnson said her team needs to get over “the mental hurdle” of Forest Park’s success.

“We did a lot of things right, and Dalaney Steinbrecher had some incredibly impressive digs against Forest Park’s heavy hitters, but unfortunately poor serve receive got the best of us,” Johnson said. “Particularly in the second set, we showed we can compete with this team.”

Forest Park stats:

Ava Fischer, 13 kills, 1 block, 10 digs, 1 ace

Harper Anderson, 2 kills, 1 assists, 4 dig, 1 ace

Evie Anderson, 5 kills, 3 assists, 4 digs

Lily Curnow, 5 digs, 3 aces

Tessa Bartoszek, 1 kill, 2 assists

Elsie Williams, 11 kills, 13 assists, 3 digs, 3 aces

Josie Anderson, 5 kills, 2 aces

Haven VanSickle, 4 digs, 2 aces

Vienna Price, 18 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace

Kallie Evers-Margoni, 3 digs

North Dickinson stats:

Dakota Massie, 1 kill, 3 digs

Aunika Lindholm, 1 assist, 2 digs

Aubrey Applekamp, 6 kills, 1 block

Nadia Carpenter, 1 ace, 4 digs

Ella Rossi, 1 ace, 1 dig

Tatum Cherubini, 6 digs

Raina Ledzian, 1 kill, 13 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs

Dalaney Steinbrecher, 14 digs

Cami Sleeter, 6 kills, 2 digs

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News Editor Jim Anderson contributed.