Through the first two sets, the North Dickinson Nordics looked poised for a routine victory over Skyline Central Conference foe Stephenson Tuesday evening at Carl F. Lemin Gymnasium in Felch Township.

A flurry of errors in the third set pushed the Nordics back on their heels, but they eventually recovered to post a 25-10, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22 win.

“We came out hot in the first two sets, but with a 20-15 lead in the third (we) found ourselves on the wrong side of nine consecutive errors, allowing Stephenson to gain momentum going into the fourth,” ND coach Taylor Johnson said.

The teams staged a back-and-forth battle in that fourth set with the Eagles (3-17-1) building a 20-16 lead. But the Nordics (11-9-2) found their resolve to win six of the next seven points and ultimately the match.

Aubrey Applekamp produced 13 kills and Cami Sleeter contributed 10 for the victors. Raina Ledzian dished out 27 assists, while Nadia Carpenter fired seven aces.

Defensively, Applekamp topped ND with four blocks and Dalaney Steinbrecher logged 23 digs.

“Stephenson played very competitively tonight,” Johnson said afterwards. “We’ve seen them twice in invitationals and they clearly were ready for us. I am proud of our resilience and preventing a fifth set.”

North Dickinson stats:

Dakota Massie, 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 11 digs

Aunika Lindholm, 2 kills, 7 digs

Aubrey Applekamp, 13 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks

Alle Brown, 1 kill, 1 ace

Nadia Carpenter, 7 aces, 8 digs

Ella Rossi, 2 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 1 block

Tatum Cherubini, 1 ace, 8 digs

Raina Ledzian, 4 kills, 27 assists, 3 aces, 10 digs, 2 blocks

Dalaney Steinbrecher, 2 assists, 1 ace, 23 digs

Cami Sleeter, 10 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 11 digs

Forest Park 3

West Iron 0

Forest Park’s Ava Fischer joined the 1,000-kill club as the Trojans prevailed 25-15, 25-15, 25-15 in a Pink Out match against the Wykons in Crystal Falls.

“Her dedications and leadership have been nothing short of incredible, and she’s a major reason our program is where it is today,” Forest Park coach Bobbie Anderson said of Fischer. “She makes everyone around her better. Of course, this milestone wouldn’t have been possible without her teammates.”

West Iron got a spark with Bristol Shamion returning from injury.

“It was such a fun atmosphere with an energetic crowd,” Anderson said. It was wonderful to see the stands filled with pink (for breast cancer awareness).”

Forest Park freshman Josie Anderson and sophomore Harper Anderson both had strong performances, contributing six kills each.

Forest Park stats:

Elsie Williams, 3 kills, 8 assists, 1 block, 4 digs, 1 ace

Ava Fischer, 15 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces

Harper Anderson, 6 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs, 1 ace

Evie Anderson, 1 kill, 5 digs, 1 ace

Lily Curnow, 1 dig, 1 ace

Josie Anderson, 6 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 digs, 2 aces

Vienna Price, 11 assists, 6 digs

Norway 3

Bark River-Harris 1

Norway captured its fifth team win in a row, winning at Bark River 25-14, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19.

“The girls have been working hard and making tweaks to their base positions,” said Knights coach Meghan Rossato. “We had an injury tonight so it forced the girls to move around and play different positions, which they were able to adjust pretty seamlessly.”

Rossato credited Bark River for rarely letting a ball drop.

“Aili Freiberg had another solid night serving, she’s been working hard at it and you can definitely tell,” Rossato added. “Kendall and Addy Burklund did a nice job of attacking the ball and capitalizing on plays. The girls worked well together and were able to set up the ball and make some huge plays,” she said.

Norway stats:

Kendall Burklund,14 kills, 15 digs, 2 assist, 3 aces, 2 blocks

Addy Burklund, 11 kills, 18 digs, 6 aces

Chloe Chartier, 2 kills, 1 ace

Cayleah Clifford, 5 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 1 block

Aili Frieberg, 2 kills, 9 digs, 23 assists, 4 aces

Ashley Carlson, 9 digs

Anna deBidart, 7 digs, 1 assist, 2 ACE

Payton Paquette, 9 digs

Allie Grable, 2 digs

Tessa Castalez, 1 assist

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News Editor Jim Anderson contributed.