MAZOMANIE — Monroe’s volleyball team finished 2-3 at the Wisconsin Heights tournament Sept. 28, one year after winning the event.
The Cheesemakers went 1-2 in group play, defeating Cambridge 25-14, 25-20 before losing in three sets to Riverdale (17-25, 25-21, 14-16) and Prairie du Chien (27-25, 16-25, 7-15).
In the Silver Bracket, Monroe defeated Potosi 25-16, 25-13 to reach the finals, but were upended by Iowa-Grant in a tight title match 26-28, 21-25.
“Overall, (we) played pretty competitively throughout the day,” Monroe head coach Heidi Witt said. “This is a long day for the players so finding the energy to play hard all day can be difficult at times. For the most part, we were able to do that.”
Zoee Pond led the Cheesemakers with 32 kills, 11 aces and 15 digs. Lexi Davis finished with 21 kills while Cassi Gersbach tallied 17 kills and 11 blocks on the day. Monroe also received seven blocks from Makayla Harrow, seven aces and 12 digs from Bri Seagreaves, 13 digs from Alyse Maurer and 65 assists from Lily Frehner.
On Sept. 27, the Cheesemakers were swept by Watertown 13-25, 6-25, 9-25. Pond had six kills, an ace and seven digs, Gersbach had three kills and a block and Frehner dished out 11 assists.
“Although there were moments when we were playing with them — blocking their shots, digging their hits, and having some longer rallies — we just couldn’t stay competitive throughout the entire match,” Witt said. “As a team we have been battling illness and we were down two players.”
Darlington 3, Boscobel 0
DARLINGTON — The Redbirds dominated Boscobel Sept. 27 25-14, 25-19, 25-9.
Kathleen Mathias had eight kills and four blocks to lead the way, with Katie Leahy, Alyssa Tuescher and Roxi Reuter, all netting five kills. Casey Glendenning had three blocks, Leahy had three aces and 12 assists, Reuter added 13 assists and Lizzie Schwartz had three aces.
Two days prior, Darlington picked up a pivotal five-game win over Iowa-Grant 25-15, 20-25, 25-17, 28-30, 15-10.
Mathiason had eight kills and three aces, Schwartz had three aces, Leahy had 15 assists and three aces, Glendenning had four blocks and Reuter dished out 20 assists.
Lake Mills 3, New Glarus 1
NEW GLARUS — The Glarner Knights (1-21-1, 0-6 Capitol South) pushed Lake Mills (20-5, 5-2), currently receiving votes in the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association state poll, to the brink in the first set before stealing the second in a match Sept. 27. Despite losing 25-27, 25-17, 19-25, 17-25, New Glarus played arguably its best match of the season.
Alexah Mellenberger had nine kills to lead the Knights, while Lola Gillaspie had seven kills, four blocks and six aces. Zoe Moen finished with seven aces, teammate Emma Marty had three blocks, Jada Malaise had 21 assists and Brook Watrud finished with 14 digs.
Brodhead 3, Edgerton 1
EDGERTON — The Cardinals served at a 91.7 percent clip and pulled out a gritty four set win 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21 on Sept. 27.
Abbey Jonson had 24 assists, 14 digs, an ace and five kills for Brodhead. Katie Goecks had the hot hand at the net, finishing with 13 kills and two blocks while also adding an ace. Sabrina Siegel had nine kills, two blocks and an ace and Alexis Oliver, Bailey Matthys and Daisy Nelson each had six kills for the Cardinals.
Black Hawk 3, Juda 0
SOUTH WAYNE — Hannah Butler had three aces and 15 kills to lead the Warriors to a sweep over Juda 25-13, 25-8, 25-11 Sept. 27.
Sydney Delzer had two blocks and Savannah Burmeister finished with 15 assists for Black Hawk, the unbeaten leader in the Six Rivers East Conference.
Hannah Powers led Juda with seven kills, while teammate Karlee Kesler had six assists and 12 digs. Triniti Elmer also had 12 digs for Juda.
