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Knights, Flivvers, Niagara and FHS post VB sweeps

Norway prevailed 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23) against Iron Mountain in a spirited volleyball match Tuesday at Mountaineer Gym.

“We came off super strong and lost momentum a bit, but the girls pushed through and overcame,” said Knights coach Meghan Rossato. “Kendall Burklund made some amazing plays at the net and her serve receive and dig ability has really helped this team make some great setups.”

Addy Burklund contributed several blocks and touches with aggressive play at the net. “When Aili is able to make the connection (set) with the Burklund girls, they are hard to stop,” Rossato said.

“Emilee Temrowski’s defense has also been able to set this team up for success,” Rossato added. “She hustles and works extremely hard.”

The Knights (15-8-2) are at North Central tonight.

Norway stats:

Tessa Castelaz, 2 aces, 1 kill, 5 digs

Aili Freiberg, 2 kills, 35 assists, 4 digs

Emilee Temrowski, 2 kills, 1 assist, 15 digs

Kendall Burklund, 3 aces, 13 kills, 14 digs

Addy Burklund, 3 aces, 14 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 12 digs

Allie Grable, 12 digs

Chloe Chartier, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig

Lilli Sexton, 2 aces, 8 digs

Kingsford 3,

Menominee 0

Kingsford traveled to Menominee on Tuesday and swept the Maroons 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.

“We had everyone contribute at different times throughout the match, which always makes for positive energy and team comradery,” said Flivvers coach Jaclynn Kreider. “We continue to look for a lineup that allows us to highlight our strengths and minimize our weaknesses, so I am proud of the girls for stepping into different roles and having fun with it,” she said.

Kingsford (16-3) will host Gladstone tonight.

Kingsford stats:

Kill leaders:

Mylee Kreider 10

Mckynzee Kreider 6

Staysha Jarski 6

Mya Brunswick 4

Lakyn Wallis 2

Adisson Trulock 2

Avery Edwards 1

Kyra Clement 1

Assist leaders:

Mckynzee Kreider 13

Kelsie Haelterman 5

Alivia Nash 3

Lakyn Wallis 2

Ace leaders:

Mckynzee Kreider 2

Lakyn Wallis 2

Mylee Kreider 2

Mya Brunswick 1

Adisson Trulock 1

Dig leaders:

Alivia Nash 10

Kelsie Haelterman 9

Mckynzee Kreider 5

Avery Edwards 5

Lakyn Wallis 4

Onika Smeester 4

Mylee Kreider 4

Mya Brunswick 3

Zaeda Bower 1

Kyra Clement 1

Niagara 3,

Coleman 0

Niagara finished finished M&O Conference play on Tuesday with a sweep against Coleman -- 25-15, 25-10, 25-23. The Lady Badgers finished second in the conference with a 6-2 record.

“The girls dominated at the net and took a lot of strong swings,” said coach Maryellen Allred. “I was impressed with our blocking and our ability to cover blocks from Coleman.”

The Cougars had strong hustle and kept a lot of balls alive and in play, Allred noted. “As we move on to tournaments, I hope that we can continue to keep our focus and strong work ethic to accomplish our goals,” she said.

Earning the fourth seed in the WIAA tournament, Niagara has a bye on Tuesday for the regional quarterfinals. They’ll host the No. 5 seed Elcho in the regional semifinals at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.

Niagara stats:

Grace Payette, 1 ace, 9 digs

Lily Steinbrecher, 1 ace, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 19 assists, 8 digs

Jaelyn Kleikamp, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 assist, 12 digs

Cheyenne St. John, 6 digs,

Bristol Sanicki, 1 ace, 4 kills, 1 block, 5 digs

Peyton Allred, 6 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs

Tymarian Hannah, 2 kills

Lexi Johnston, 1 kill, 1 assist

Sydney Swanson, 3 aces, 5 kills, 10 digs

Florence 3,

Phelps 0

Florence improved to 30-6 with a road win (25-7, 25-15, 25-8) at Phelps. With the victory, the LadyCats were awarded the No. 1 seed in the WIAA tournament, earning the right to host throughout the opening rounds of the playoffs.

Florence was able to spread the ball around evenly, with scoring spread out amongst three hitters, said coach Teresa Chrisman.

“I thought the girls and setter Julia Murrow did a nice job of trying to spread the offense more and we really limited our errors,” Chrisman said.

Kelsi Chrisman notched 12 kills, Miley VanDenHeuvel, 11 kills, and Emily Wolske, 10 kills.

“All girls hit incredibly efficient (at) .500,” said coach Chrisman. “I told Emily that we are going to need her to step up and be move involved the further we get, and I just thought she really showed her capability at the net.”

Citing a total team effort, Chrisman noted that for the second or third time this season, every player got a kill or a dig.

Rounding out the stat lines:

-- Kelsi Chrisman also led in digs with 13, two blocks and 12 assists.

-- Julia Murrow amassed 20 assists and four digs.

-- Taylor Pauley again had the most serving attempts with 23 and notched five digs.

-- VanDenHeuvel added a block and eight digs.

-- Quinn Cassidy in the back row had six digs.

-- Addison Franz contributed a block and two kills.

-- Naomi Millan served efficiently and contributed seven digs.

The LadyCats will conclude conference play tonight at Elcho. On Saturday they head to the Robert E Toonen Sports Facility in De Pere, Wis., for the Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Tournament ,where they will face off with 11 other teams. “The tournament on Saturday should be highly competitive and should be a really good tuneup to get us ready for the postseason run,” coach Chrisman said.