NG, Darlingon, Brodhead advance in D3; Monroe out

Ellie Eichelkraut, left, and Amber Horn (9) celebrate a turn of events in the first period of New Glarus’ three set sweep of Iowa-Grant in the first round of the WIAA Division 3 playoffs Oct. 19. - photo by Adam Krebs

NEW GLARUS — The Knights rallied from an early first-set deficit to come back and sweep Iowa-Grant in the first round of the WIAA Division 3 girls volleyball tournament Oct. 19, 25-19, 25-13, 25-14.

“After a busy week last week playing both Wisconsin Heights and Marshall, earning two wins on the road, we were ready host the regional game,” said New Glarus coach Kayla Zimmerman.

Iowa-Grant called a timeout after New Glarus rallied to tie it at 15, but the Glarner Knights did not give back the momentum, outscoring the Panthers 10-4 down the stretch in the first set, then onto the second and third sets.

“Our passers from the back row really did a nice job putting the passes into our setters’ hands,” Zimmerman said. Co-setters Lindsey Schadewalt and Grace Nommensen area unique and versatile pair, Zimmerman said, which helps both the offense and defense flow better. “They are both so quick and athletic, and they did a fantastic job tonight as outside hitters and as setters, where they created a balanced attack using all of our hitters.”

Schadewalt finished the night with 22 assists and two aces. Nommensen had 15 kills, six assists and 11 digs. Up front, Emma Marty tallied six kills and seven digs, while Amber Horn matched Marty in kills and digs and added three blocks and two aces.

“In addition to our net play, we served extremely well from behind the end line. The players really played with confidence tonight. It was clear that they were having a lot of fun,” Zimmerman said. “We had a nice home crowd, too, and even the high school pep band made an appearance.”

Division 3

Brodhead 3, Boscobel 0

BRODHEAD — The top-seeded Cardinals rolled 16-seed Boscobel in the regional quarterfinal Oct. 19, winning 25-6, 25-8, 25-9.

Despite serving at an 82.4% rate, the Redbirds still tallied 17 aces against the Bulldogs. Kiarra Moe tallied a team-high seven aces, while Onni Oliver had four, Madisyn Kail three, Kaidynce Bevars two and Daisy Nelson one.

Abbie Dix led the Cardinals with seven kills and three blocks. Alexis Kammerer dished out 20 assists and Kirsten Fish had two blocks.

Brodhead was set to host Darlington in the regional semifinal Oct. 21, with the winner facing either New Glarus or Mineral Point in the regional championship Oct. 23.

Darlington 3, Riverdale 0

DARLINGTON — The Redbirds bookended tight games with a dominant second game and punched a ticket into the regional semifinals. Darlington won in Round 1, 25-20, 25-7, 25-20.

Darlington’s second round game was slated to be at top-seeded Brodhead Oct. 21.

Waterloo 3, Belleville 0

BELLEVILLE — The Wildcats fell to the Pirates in the opening round of the playoffs, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16.

Mikayla Caskey had three kills and an ace. Callie Smith finished the night with two kills and two blocks. Ava Foley had seven digs, while Ava Benash added three more. Kenna and Addy Edge combined for seven assists.

Waterloo’s Rylee Duessler had 19 kills, and teammate Sophia Schneider added 11 more. Deeana Lira tallied five blocks, and Abbie Gier added four more. The Pirates also peppered the Wildcats at the service line.

Belleville finished the season with a 14-13 overall record.

Division 2

Edgewood 3, Monroe 0

MADISON — The Cheesemakers saw their postseason end quickly in the regional quarterfinal Oct. 21.

Edgewood, the No. 2-seed, allowed just 26 points in three sets, winning 25-10, 25-8, 25-8.

Division 4

● Fall River 3, Albany 1

Fall River wins 25-20, 19-25, 25-10, 25-18.

● Madison Abundant Life Christian/Saint Ambrose 3, Juda 0

MALCSA wins 25-22, 25-13, 25-20.

● North Crawford 3, Black Hawk 1

North Crawford wins 25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 25-20.