#7 Kenyon-Wanamingo Moves On

#2 posting 10.29.2006
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MN HS SECTION ACTION
AAA
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#6 Delano surprised #3 Litchfield in the only upset of a top seed in section two.
#1 Marshall beat New Ulm in a sweep 16 across.
#2 Hutchinson dodged a #7 Mankato East bullet in five. Hutch trailed 2-1.
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The only higher seed to fall was #4 Champlin Park to #5 Totino-Grace in five. CP led 2-1, but TG won the final two including a 16-14 finale.
The other top seeds all moved on in sweeps.

AA
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#1 Wabasha-Kellogg was down 2-1 before mounting their comeback against Fillmore Central. #3 Caledonia ended #7 Rushford-Peterson's upset string with a sweep.

#2 west Byron defeated #3 west Chatfield in 4 games.
The Bears came out on fire in the first game, leading 18-6 when Chatfield's setter, Heidi Meyer went down with a sprained ankle. Byron won that game 25-12.
Chatfield regrouped with a new setter, Amanda Swancutt and came back to win the second game 25-19.
Byron cut down on their own mistakes to take the 3rd game 25-19 and then finished the match with a 25-16 victory in the 4th game.
Ashley Pyfferoen had 17 kills, 17 digs, and 6 aces to lead the Bears. Jill Storlie added 13 kills, 4 ace blocks and 4 digs. Nicole Koester had 6 kills, 17 digs, and 4 ace serves, Racquel Reker had 5 kills, 9 digs, and 3 ace blocks. Steph Vosberg had 19 set assists and 4 digs and Brittlyn Olson had 19 set assists and 6 digs. Ginna Hanks had 7 digs Byron's record is now 23-5 and they face the Stewartville Tigers Thurs. night at Mayo Civic Center in the Subsection finals at 7:30 pm.
Chatfield stats: Erika Hurley 14 digs, Sara Harsted 14 digs, Sam Narveson 13 digs and 10 kills, Amanda Swancutt 18 set assists, Chatel LaPlante 4 blocks, Hannah Mesick 8 kills.
#1 Stewartville swept Kingsland to move on.
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#7 East Kenyon-Wanamingo continued its quest for post season glory with a sweep of #6 NRHEG. They are the lowest seed still alive in the post season. They will face #1 Montgomery-Lonsdale in the east finals on November 2. ML beat Cannon Falls in four with the fourth game going 28-26.
The west half went as expected with #1 Belle Plaine and #2 LeSueur-Henderson picking up sweeps.
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no word on Montevideo vs YME or MACCRAY vs Benson.

A
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#1East Mabel-Canton took a measure of revenge against LeRoy-Ostrander in a sweep in the East Semifinals.
#2East Goodhue escaped with a 3-2 win over Lanesboro. Goodhue trailed 2-0 before taking the next three.
On the west side #1 Bethlehem Academy had a sweep, while #2 JWP went four with Glenville-Emmons.

LATE ACTION
United South Central lost to Belle Plaine on Thursday in three in 2AA West play. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
5 games
AA
Brittany Vaplon, Wabasha-Kellogg 37 vs Fillmore Central 3-2
A
Robin Sautter, Lanesboro 36 vs Goodhue 2-3

DIGS
5 games
AA
Kelsey Tentis, Wabasha-Kellogg 22 vs Fillmore Central 3-2
A
Kendra Norby, Lanesboro 34 vs Goodhue 2-3

KILLS
5 games
AA
Jackie Hust, Wabasha-Kellogg 27 vs Fillmore Central 3-2
Danielle Peters, Wabasha-Kellogg 19 vs Fillmore Central 3-2
A
Alison Albers, Goodhue 23 vs Lanesboro 3-2
Bonnie Albright, Lanesboro 22 vs Goodhue 2-3
4 games
AA
Ashley Pyfferoen, Byron 17 vs Chatfield 3-1
3 games
A
Katelyn Horihan, Mabel-Canton 19 vs LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0
Tori Lind, Mabel-Canton 17 vs LeRoy-Ostrander 3-0

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