Division 2
SAUK CITY — Monroe saw its girls volleyball season come to an end in the opening round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. The Cheesemakers lost to Sauk Prairie in straight sets, 25-12, 25-9, 25-22.
Lila Schadewald led Sauk Prairie with 12 kills, while Kendall Strutz had 11 kills. Bentlee Conway tallied six aces and 15 digs.
The Eagles advance to the regional semifinal, where they will travel to fourth-seeded McFarland on Oct. 22.
Division 3 playoffs
Brodhead, a two-seed, also had a first-round bye. The Cardinals hosted seventh-seeded Clinton on Oct. 22 and went on to win 26-24, 25-20, 25-22. No. 3 Dominican will travel to Brodhead on Saturday, Oct. 24 for the regional final, with the winner facing off against either Marshall or Cambridge in the sectional semifinal on Thursday, Oct. 29.
In the same sectional, Belleville ousted Pardeeville in four sets, 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-5, in the opening round of the WIAA Division 3 playoffs on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Bryn Prochaska led the Wildcats with 11 kills, while Alise Alexander had 10 and Carolyn Schoenike and Anna Alexander added eight slams apiece. Setting duties were split between Hayden Caskey (20 assists) and Jocelyn Raven (18 assists). Raven and Taylor Schmidt led Belleville with nine digs. Anna Alexander had a team-high four blocks, while Raven added three blocks. Caskey and Schmidt each finished with four aces, while Raven and Korynn Potter finished with three aces each.
The Wildcats then lost to No. 3 seed Fennimore on Oct. 22, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16.
“They played their hearts out until the end and I could not be more proud,” said first-year coach Jessica Tollakson.
Belleville closes the season with a 12-19 overall record.
In the same regional, New Glarus had a first-round bye and traveled to Richland Center on Oct. 22 for the regional semifinal. The Glarner Knights fell in straight sets 25-18, 25-16, 25-18. Richland Center moves on to the regional championship against No. 1 seed River Valley.
Division 5 playoffs
BELMONT — Black Hawk saw its season come to an end in the first round of the WIAA Division 5 playoffs, falling to the Braves 25-6, 25-22, 25-10.
Lexi Riechers led Belmont with 14 assists, seven digs and five aces. Carsyn Ramaker added 12 kills for the Braves, who moved on to face fourth-seeded Shullsburg on Oct. 22. Shullsburg came out on top in a five-set nail-biter, 24-26, 25-12, 25-13, 20-25, 15-10. The Miners get top-seeded Barneveld in the Oct. 24 regional championship.
Barneveld defeated Albany in the regional semifinal in four sets, 23-25, 25-16, 25-6, 25-11. To get to the semifinal, Albany went on the road and upset eighth-seeded Faith Christian in Williams Bay in Round 1, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Elsewhere in Division 5, five-seed Madison Country Day swept Juda 25-13, 25-23, 25-13 in the regional quarterfinal and lost to No. 3 seed Pecatonica in Round 2. The host Vikings took care of business in straight sets, 25-17, 25-14, 25-12 to advance to the October 24 regional championship against rival and No. 2 seed Argyle.
Lexi Lancaster had 14 assists and five aces for Pecatonica, while Ella Orloff finished the night with three aces and 12 digs. Brooklyn Muench and Cayla Doescher led the Vikings with seven kills apiece. Doescher added 11 digs and Isla Jorenby blocked two shots.
Both Pecatonica and Argyle received honorable mention rankings in the final Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association poll of the season.
Monticello defeated Benton in the first round 25-17, 25-19, 25-13, but Argyle closed out the Ponies in the regional semifinal, 25-16, 25-16, 25-7.
