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The one-two punch of Bryce Radke and Mitchell Fritz proved to be too much for Sibley-Ocheyedan.

Radke rushed for 118 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Fritz added 131 yards on the ground and a touchdown as Alta-Aurelia beat the Generals 24-10 in the district opener last Friday night at Alta.

Fritz’s touchdown run covered 44 yards while Radke had a 27-yard jaunt. Michael Stender added a 1-yard TD run.

The Warriors finished the game with 321 yards rushing on 55 attempts. Radke carried the ball 26 times and Fritz 13. Stender added 59 yards on 10 carries.

Madison Gaffney went 13-for-17 in hitting with four kills, but it wasn’t enough as OA-BCIG spoiled Storm Lake’s home opener with a three-game win last Thursday at Tornado Fieldhouse.

Game scores were 25-16, 25-19, 25-13.

Kathy Lai went 11-for-14 in hitting and Erika James was 8-for-8. Rylee James charted six set assists. Gaffney led theteam in digs with nine. Rylee James, Jaye Schuelke and Naomi Castillo all added six apiece.

Gaffney went 11-for-11 in serving with two aces. Nyajouk Lam was 10-for-11 and Lai was 9-for-10 with two aces.

Claudia Larsen went 18-for-26 in hitting with 12 kills, went 16-for-17 in serving with four aces and also had eight digs to help Newell-Fonda to a three-game win over Laurens-Marathon in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday night at Newell.

Game scores were 25-13, 25-18, 25-19.

Maddie Morenz went 12-for-15 in hitting with eight kills for the Mustangs. Marianna Overgaard was 9-for-10 with seven kills and Abby Smith was 9-for-9 with five kills.

Nicole Hamilton went 28-for-31 in hitting with 15 kills, was 12-for-13 in serving and charted 17 digs as SIoux Central defeated Alta-Aurelia in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday.

Game scores were 22-25,  25-23, 25-16, 25-23.

Erin Rachuy went 33-for-39 in hitting with 11 kills for the Rebels. Mikayla Landsness was 25-for-31 with nine kills. Nicole Scharn charted 18 set assists and Bailey McGuire added 13 for the Rebels.

Nicole Hamilton went 28-for-31 in hitting with 15 kills, was 12-for-13 in serving and charted 17 digs as SIoux Central defeated Alta-Aurelia in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday.

Game scores were 22-25,  25-23, 25-16, 25-23.

Erin Rachuy went 33-for-39 in hitting with 11 kills for the Rebels. Mikayla Landsness was 25-for-31 with nine kills. Nicole Scharn charted 18 set assists and Bailey McGuire added 13 for the Rebels.

Ridge View hosted Cherokee and River Valley in a nonconference triangular last Thursday and picked up a pair of wins.

The Raptors beat Cherokee 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20. Jadyn Mohr led in hitting by going 23-for-28 with 14 kills. Lexi Johnson was 18-for-26 with 12 kills and Anna Davis  17-for-20 with eight kills. Kyra Hoffman was 11-for-12 with five kills and Emily Brosamle 13-for-16 with five kills.

Alta-Aurelia boys place seventh, take eighth in girls meet

Jason Kenny finished seventh overall to help Ridge View place 12th in the Tim Thomas Classic last Saturday in Holstein.

Sioux City East was first with 67 points. The Raptors scored 298 points.

Kenny posted a time of 17 minutes, 15.98 seconds to pace the Raptors. Charlie Kliegl was 54th in a time of 18:42.28 and Sergio Carbajal 74th in a clocking of 19:57.71.

Joey Stivers scored two goals and added an assist, and Kwame Antwi and Tyler Lafferty each added a goal and an assist as Buena Vista cruised to a 6-0 victory at Rockford University on Sunday.

Antwi got the scoring started for BVU, knocking through a goal off a pass from Meldzan Isakovich late in the 13th minute. Seven minutes later, it was Antwi finding Lafferty for a 2-0 lead before Stivers tallied the first of his two scores during the 28th minute.

Sioux Central participated in the Laurens-Marathon Tournament last Saturday and broke even after four matches.

The Rebels lost to Newell-Fonda 21-14, 17-21, 15-5. Erin Rachuy went 17-for-18 in hitting with nine kills. Mikayla Landsness was 13-for-14 with six kills and Nicole Hamilton 18-for-21 with four kills.

Nicole Scharn charted 16 set assists. Scharn, Rachuy and Gloria Jensen all had seven digs. Hamilton added six. Rachuy, Landsness and Kenzie Keune all went 7-for-8 in serving.

Newell-Fonda took part in the Laurens-Marathon Invitational last Saturday and won all four of its matches.

The Mustangs beat Alta-Aurelia 21-10, 16-21, 15-4. Claudia Larsen went 14-for-16 in hitting with nine kills. Maddie Morenz was 18-for-19 with four kills and Marianna Overgaard 7-for-7 with four kills.

Sydney Kay charted 12 set assists. Larsen and Marissa Morenz each had nine digs. Larsen also totaled three blocks. Kay went 13-for-13 in serving. Larsen was 12-for-13 with three aces and Abby Smith was         10-for-11.