March 29, 2024

Area volleyball roundup

COLFAX — Colfax-Mingo couldn’t turn a fast start into a victory over BGM Tuesday night.

The Bears overcame an early deficit to win their ninth in a row (25-18, 24-26, 25-12, 25-13).

The Tigerhawks scored the first seven points of the opening set before hitting and serving errors derailed Colfax-Mingo.

“Our serving is very frustrating right now,” Colfax-Mingo head coach Michelle Grant said. “I don’t know if we’re just putting pressure on ourselves to make a serve. We go back there and we think about it and we think about it and we think about it and then we miss it.

“I would say our serving is where we lost every single one of those and its why the second set was so close.”

BGM Head coach Gary Schroeder credited the play of his hitters for his team’s recent success during their winning streak.

“We hold our composure,” Schroeder said. “Once momentum hits, you can’t fight it. So we just take our time, ride things out and do the simple things ... and it takes a lot of luck, too.”

Nevada tops CMB

BAXTER — Class 3A fifth-ranked Nevada prevented Collins-Maxwell/Baxter from posting its first back-to-back wins of the season Tuesday night by beating the Raiders, 25-12, 25-9, 25-7.

Erin Frances and Michaela Matuska led Nevada as Frances had a match-high 12 kills and Matuska had 31 assists.

For the Raiders, Payge Jurgens posted five kills, Mackenzie Schmitz had 10 assists and Toni Spencer nine digs.

“We played about as I expected,” CMB head coach Scott Ranck said. “We started off strong the first and second sets and did some things well — we hit the ball well, served well and at times passed the ball well — but the minute we made a mistake or got out of our system, they made us pay. It was just too much for us. Nevada is really good.”

CMB hosts Colfax-Mingo in its next match on Sept. 23.

South Hamilton blocks PCM

MONROE — Avery Klemp and Tiffany Jacobsen both accounted for 10 blocks each as South Hamilton handed Prairie City-Monroe a four-set defeat (19-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-15) Tuesday night.

South Hamilton totaled a season-high 34 blocks in the match.

The loss was PCM’s third in a row.

Lynnville-Sullly wins

fourth straight

SULLY — Lynnville Sully won its fourth consecutive match Monday night by defeating Tri County, Thornburg, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18.

Senior Riley Rockwell totalled a season-high 23 assists and six aces while senior Lysandra James and sophomore Brenna Lanser both recorded 11 kills.

All four of the Hawks’ last four wins have come in straight sets.

Lynnville-Sully (5-2) plays Thursday night at Montezuma (6-3).