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CONRAD -- The BCLUW volleyball team was bested by Dunkerton in an all-Iowa Star Conference final at the Comet Invite on Saturday in a rematch of last year's Class 1A state quarterfinal clash.
The seventh-ranked Raiders (20-10) toppled the No. 12 Comets (27-12) in Saturday's finals, 25-19, 25-17, to close out the eight-team tournament with the only two ranked teams still playing. Dunkerton also defeated BCLUW in a five-set thriller last November in Coralville, and the two teams had not reunited since until Saturday.
BCLUW beat PCM (21-12, 21-5), Gladbrook-Reinbeck (21-14, 21-15) and West Marshall (21-18, 21-5) in pool play before beating Fort Dodge St. Edmond (25-20, 25-14) in the semifinals.
The Comets were led to a runner-up finish on the day by Raine Sireno, who had 32 kills to go with 24 digs and 21-of-22 serving with an ace. Cambria Wayman totaled 24 kills, 20 digs and 22-of-26 serving with three aces, while Kennedy Davis had 22 kills, 33 digs, four blocks, and was the top server at 42-of-46 with seven aces.
As a team, BCLUW missed just nine serves in five matches while accumulating 18 aces on the day.
Sophomore setter Sally Ramirez had 83 assists, 29 digs and was 35-for-35 with one ace. Kylie Pekarek had 20 kills, five blocks and was 31-for-31 with two aces. Brinna Benson made a team-high 45 digs while Addison Moeller led with six blocks.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (16-20) went 2-2 on the day, falling to Dunkerton in the semifinals. The Rebels topped West Marshall (21-11, 17-21, 15-3) and PCM (21-11, 21-18) but lost to BCLUW. Dunkerton topped the Rebels 25-15, 25-10 in the bracket.
G-R was led by Jada Cheville with 27 kills, Kinzie Hemann with 16 kills and Ella Wagner with 11. Setter Kailey Larsen finished with 64 assists to go with a team-leading 31 digs and 21-for-21 serving with two aces. Hemann and libero Avery Boyer had 30 digs each, and Shakya Bents led the way with four blocks.
Hemann was the top server for G-R, going 30-for-30 with one ace, while Amya Blohm was 26-for-26 with four aces. Cheville was 24-for-25 with three aces and Bents was 24-for-28 with two aces.
East Marshall (19-17) settled for sixth place in the tourney, going 2-3 on the day. The Mustangs lost to Fort Dodge St. Edmond (10-21, 21-18, 15-6) and Dunkerton (21-11, 21-14) but beat North Mahaska (16-21, 21-18, 15-12) in pool play. East Marshall then defeated West Marshall (25-14, 25-22) in the consolation semifinals before getting edged by North Mahaska (17-25, 25-21, 15-9) in the match for fifth place.
The Mustangs were led by Marisa Cahalan, who compiled 29 kills, 27 digs and 25-of-30 serving with two aces. Ashtyn Wheater totaled 23 kills, 32 digs and 45-of-46 serving with six aces, while Natalie Condon came away with 16 kills, four blocks and 32-of-34 serving with an ace. Deliah Conner chipped in 11 kills and a team-high five blocks, and setter Mya Gould collected 65 assists, 36 digs and served 49-of-49 with five aces.
Libby Atcher paced the East Marshall defense with 57 digs and was 18-for-19 serving with an ace. Brooke Grandstaff chipped in 16 digs and was 19-for-21 serving with an ace. Kiela Wolf contributed 11 digs, seven kills and four aces.
West Marshall (3-33) couldn't stop its losing streak from reaching 13 matches after an 0-4 day. The Trojans fell to Gladbrook-Reinbeck, PCM (21-19, 21-7) and BCLUW in pool play before getting eliminated by East Marshall.
The Trojans were led by libero Olivia Henderson, who had 58 digs and served 25-for-27 with a team-best four aces. Alayna Frederick totaled 25 assists, 11 kills, 28 digs and was 25-for-26 serving with an ace, while Makaylie Tarbell also had 25 assists to go with 18 digs and 20-of-21 serving with two aces.
Evalyn Clark came through with team-highs of 15 kills and two blocks, while Reese Moore finished with eight kills. Ellie Andrews had seven kills and 27 digs, while Evelynn Hanson had 17 digs, four kills and one block. Kinley Johnston pitched in with six kills.
Comets run all over Cougars
CONRAD -- The BCLUW football team ended a three-game skid with a 52-21 walloping of AGWSR in Friday's Class A District 2 clash in Conrad.
BCLUW (2-5, 2-4) scored a season-high 52 points behind 458 rushing yards and all of its seven touchdowns. Eathan Petermeier had 10 carries for 183 yards with a 56-yard touchdown run, and Patrick McCready had 11 totes for 181 yards and two scores, including a 77-yard TD dash. Ethan Shadlow added 60 yards and three touchdown runs, and quarterback Elliot McIntyre added a 30-yard scoring run.
Avery Schipper led the Comet defense with 7.5 tackles and one of its two fumble recoveries. Beau Towne had 6.5 stops while McCready had 5.5 tackles and a fumble recovery.
AGWSR (1-6, 1-4) got 232 passing yards from Landen Dennis, who hit Lane Olson five times for 134 yards and a touchdown.