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CONRAD -- The No. 12 BCLUW volleyball team swept aside Martensdale-St. Marys in the Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals on Wednesday night, winning 25-19, 25-19, 25-11 to advance.
The Comets (31-14) were powered at the net by middle hitters Kennedy Davis and Kylie Pekarek, who had 12 and 10 kills respectively. Cambria Wayman and Raine Sireno contributed six kills apiece from the outside, and setter Sally Ramirez racked up 27 assists.
Pekarek picked up three blocks, Ramirez had two and Wayman one to lead the BCLUW defense, and Wayman's 16 digs were a team-high. Brinna Benson added 11 digs and Sireno had nine.
The Comets collected 10 service aces as a team, with Wayman going 10-for-10 with four aces. Ramirez was 17-for-18 with two aces, and Pekarek was 14-of-16 with two aces.
BCLUW entertains North Mahaska (15-12) in Monday's regional semifinals in Conrad. Sixth-ranked Holy Trinity Catholic (28-6) hosts Wayne Community (12-10) in the other semifinal.
STC netters stomp Sailors
TAMA -- The South Tama volleyball team breezed into the Class 3A Region 3 semifinals with a 3-0 sweep of Waterloo Columbus on Tuesday, prevailing 25-21, 25-18, 25-7.
Paisley Bro and Scout Ridout led the Trojan attack with nine kills apiece, while Stella Zmolek got six kills and Kenzi Boriskey added four. Setters Maylee Rucker and Layla Pansegrau had 15 and nine assists, respectively.
Brylee Nelson led the STC defense with nine digs, while Sydney Arp served 18-of-18 with two aces. Bro paced the Trojans with four of their 14 aces in the match.
Mustangs move through AGWSR
LE GRAND -- The East Marshall volleyball team added to its school-record for wins with Monday's 3-1 triumph over AGWSR in the opening round of Class 2A Region 2 play.
The Mustangs (22-17) dropped Game 3 but advanced with a 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 28-26 triumph over the Cougars (4-35).
Marisa Cahalan came away with a team-leading 15 kills for East Marshall, while Ashtyn Wheater had eight kills and Natalie Condon added five. Setter Mya Gould racked up 30 assists to go with four kills, and Deliah Conner contributed three kills to go with her team-high three blocks.
Cahalan was one of four Mustangs with double-digit digs, leading the way with 17, while Libby Atcher had 14, Brooke Grandstaff had 13 and Gould 11.
Cahalan also served 15-for-17 with six of the Mustangs' 16 aces. Wheater was 22-for-23 with five aces, and Kiela Wolf was 13-for-13 with two aces. Gould served 20-for-20 with an ace.
Wolverines bow to Baxter
BAXTER -- The GMG volleyball team got the second game but couldn't get any more, falling 3-1 to Baxter in Monday's Class 1A Region 8 first-round pairing. The Wolverines (10-26) saw their season end by scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-14, 25-8.
Arianna Pierce picked up a team-leading 11 kills for GMG, while Kate Mussig had five and Skyler Murty added four. Setter Joleesa Vazquez came away with 20 assists. Mussig posted a team-best two blocks, while Vazquez and Riah Boege both had 12 digs to lead the Wolverine defense. Kenzie Bartel added eight digs and was 10-for-10 serving with two aces. Boege served 16-for-16, while Murty was 12-for-13 with an ace. Pierce was 10-for-10 with one ace as well.