Thunder sweep Rockets

Violet Bohl's 1,000th career assist was the individual highlight for the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder in a three-set sweep over NR-S, 25-15, 25-13 and 25-23, Tuesday night, September 10, in the PBHS Gym.

The Rockets were playing just their second match of the season, and fell to 0-2 with the loss. Both defeats came to Region 3 teams, as they fell to Oakes in their September 5 season opener.

Ava Peterson led NR-S with 12 kills, and also was the top blocker with four. Other statistical leaders included Kaiya O'Connor (14 assists), Logan Cudworth (20 digs), and Bailey Jacobson (two aces).

The Thunder improved to 5-3 with the win, and were boosted by 15 kills and three blocks from senior Maddie Gefroh. Brynn Sorenson, a junior, had 11 kills, 18 digs and three aces, and Bohl would finish with 32 assists, 20 digs and four aces, as well as three kills.

This match's SmugMug gallery sponsor is Pampered Paws of rural Pingree. Photos from this match can be purchased at this link: https://transcript.smugmug.com/Foster-County-Independent-photos/2024-25/M-P-B-Volleyball-vs-NR-S-9-10-24

Nonregion Volleyball

M/P-B 3, NR-S 0

at Pingree

NR-S 15 13 23 ­ - 0

M/P-B 25 25 25 ­ - 3

M/P-B Individual Stats

Kills: Maddie Gefroh 15, Brynn Sorenson 11, Destiny Opp 8, Violet Bohl 3, Shayla Martin and Jorgen Tripp 1.

Assists: Bohl 32, Cierra Mack 2, Sorenson 1.

Aces: Bohl 4, Sorenson 3, Savannah Reister 2, Opp 1.

Blocks: Gefroh 3, Martin 2, Opp and Sorenson 1.

Digs: Bohl 20, Sorenson 18, Mack 16, Gefroh 10, Samantha Reister 5, Savannah Reister and Tripp 3, Martin 2, Opp 1.

NR-S Individual Stats

Kills: Ava Peterson 12, Emmie Belquist, Kaiya O'Connor and Jaida Schumacher 3, Addysen Fandrich and Alivia Yri 1.

Assists: O'Connor 14, Belquist, Logan Cudworth, Fandrich, Bailey Jacobson and Peterson 1.

Aces: Jacobson 2, O'Connor and Yri 1.

Blocks: Peterson 4, Ava Bullinger, Fandrich and Yri 1.

Digs: Cudworth 20, O'Connor 6, Yri 5, Peterson 4, Belquist and Jacobson 3, Schumacher 2, Bullinger 1.