ARGYLE — The Orioles were without two of their key starters Oct. 12 and lost to Barneveld in four sets, 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 19-25. Senior middle blocker Tori Lantz was cleared to return to action from her knee sprain suffered Sept. 23 against Monticello, but did not play. Senior setter Megan Johnson was also unavailable for Argyle, meaning a new rotation was thrown in to an already depleted lineup.

“We were working through a new lineup, but we did some things well. We actually passed pretty well,” said Argyle coach Connie Wunschel. “Tori was cleared, but we wanted to take it easy with her since she has not practiced in a month. We didn’t want to jeopardize her return. We have Juda on Thursday and we’re hoping to get her out there a bit for that so she’s ready to go for the tournament next week against Cassville.”

Argyle hosts Cassville Oct. 19 in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal. If Argyle wins, the Orioles will host either Barneveld or Benton in the regional semifinal Oct. 21.

 “Barneveld has some real fight. We were up 19-4 in Game 3 and they rallied and made us work,” Wunschel said of the set her team won 25-21. 

Maggie Godfrey finished with 13 kills, 23 digs and an ace for the Orioles in Tuesday’s loss to Barneveld. Grace Ganshert had eight kills, an ace, a block and 37 digs. Breann Flannery stepped into the setter’s role and dished out 19 assists. Alexis Rosenstiel added a block and Hannah Gierhart served up an ace.

Monticello 3, Juda 0

JUDA — The fourth-ranked team in the state didn’t let their struggling Six Rivers East counterpart compete for much of their match Oct. 12, as the Ponies won 25-16, 25-3, 25-14.

Ellie Gustafson had 14 kills to lead Monticello, which received four aces each from Jaden Zuber and Katelyn Eyler. Kelsy Grant dished out 22 assists. 

Juda’s Libby Jordan led the team with four kills. Ciarrah Davis ended the evening with two aces and 10 digs. Jackie Nusbaum tallied eight assists and Susan Farias added three blocks.

Albany 3, Pecatonica 1

ALBANY — The Comets held down the fort Oct. 12, knocking off the Vikings 25-17, 27-25, 13-25, 25-15.

Brianna Dahl led Albany with nine kills, 23 digs, three aces and four blocks. Alana Durtschi tallied nine kills, 20 digs and six blocks. Anna Ellinger added five aces. 

“Alana Durtschi had a near-perfect game,” said Comets coach Sydney Pitney. “She was 11-for-12 on serves and was 24-for-24 in hitting attempts with no errors.”

Siri Thronson had 10 blocks and five digs to lead Pecatonica. Tessa Green added four kills, four digs, five assists and a block. Lexi Peterson finished the night with six blocks and four kills. Chloe Schraepfer tallied four digs, two aces eight assists and a block. Gracie Gordon added four aces, and Nivaeh Gross led the Vikings with 10 digs.

Waterloo 3, Belleville 0

BELLEVILLE — The Wildcats struggled against conference leader Waterloo Oct. 12, losing in three sets 25-13, 25-13, 25-16.

Rylee Duessler had 19 kills and seven digs for the Pirates, while Sophia Schneider tallied 11 kills and 22 assists. Quinnly Hush and Kamden Fitzgerald ended the night with four aces each, while Deana Lira had five blocks and Abbie Gier had four.

For Belleville, Mikayla Caskey had three kills and an ace. Callie Smith ended the night with two kills and two blocks. Ava Foley returned to the lineup and tallied seven digs. 

Belleville 3, Cambridge 0

CAMBRIDGE — On Oct. 11, the Wildcats swept Cambridge, 25-11, 25-10, 25-13.

Smith had seven kills and three blocks, with Caskey and Ava Benash each notching two aces. Mel Humke added 10 digs. 

In other area volleyball action Oct. 12, Darlington defeated Southwestern in straight sets, 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.