Prep report: Hartwick, 'Hounds sweep Oredockers
Sep. 5—Sophomore right-side hitter Harlow Hartwick notched 11 kills for Duluth East in a 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-19) sweep of Ashland in Duluth on Thursday night.
Sarah Greicar and Ella Tormondsen posted six kills apiece from some of Chelsea Zentz's 29 assists.
North Branch controlled its home court on Thursday night, Sept. 5, sweeping Cloquet.
Ella Maslowski had a double-double of 11 digs and 11 assists for the Lumberjacks, while Ava Maslowski had 10 kills and eight digs and both Ella Anderson and Emma Warnygora had 10-dig performances.
Addison Fisher's 20-dig performance for the Bluejackets wasn't enough to overcome a good night for the host Broncos on Thursday night in International Falls.
Ava Luukkonen had 10 blocks and seven kills but the Rangers dropped a four-set decision to the Nighthawks at home.
Ben Schramm and Brody Dushkin bagged early goals for the Lumberjacks, giving CEC a 2-0 lead before the end of the fifth minute on Thursday night, Sept. 5 at Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium in Cloquet.
Hunter Nelson pulled one back for Hermantown a few minutes later, but as both teams settled into the game, CEC stayed in front, getting a third goal from Hudson Snesrud just before the half, and an insurance goal by Collin Young in the second half.
Preston Strang made five saves for the winners, while Ethan Aysta stopped nine shots for the Hawks.
Dean Kortekaas had a first-half hat trick for the Thunderhawks as they won a wild one at Noble Hall Field in Grand Rapids.
Kortekaas scored in the eighth, 30th and 34th minutes, though first-half goals from the Hunters' Oli Corbett and Ben Senich kept them in it.
Rapids scored three straight times in the second half to pull away before Denfeld freshman Daniel Foldesi grabbed a consolation goal, the first of his varsity career, for the Hunters.
Evan Linnell had four of Rapids' five saves, while Cannon Peak made five saves for the Hunters.
There were no goals to be had on Thursday night at Walt Hunting Stadium-Marv Heikkinen Field in Duluth.
Cayley Larson made seven saves for the Hunters.
Natalia Hernandez was the beneficiary of a goalkeeping error in the early going that stood up as the game-winning goal for the Lumberjacks on Thursday, Sept. 5 in Bemidji.
Hernandez's long shot slipped through the keeper's hands in the eighth minute of play at Chet Anderson Stadium.
Rylee Senich made five saves for the Lumberjacks.
Kaija Markovich scored four times and Taylee Manion twice as the Hawks cruised to victory at home on Thursday night.
Abigail Naud and Kaitlyn McConnell bagged two goals apiece as Esko won big in a road game in Hibbing on Wednesday, Sept. 4