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Ridge View jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, but then Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn scored 32 unanswered points to take control as the Hawks hung on for a 32-27 win last Friday night at Hartley.

Ridge View got a 20-yard touchdown run from Peyton Boyle, a 60-yard touchdown pass from John Kofmehl to Logan Richard and a 53-yard TD pass from Kofmehl to Jackson Graff to make it 21-0.

Tripp rushes for 232 yards in 46-40 loss

Devin Tripp rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as Akron-Westfield outscored Sioux Central 46-40 to win a district game last Saturday in Albert City.

Tripp ran for 232 yards on a career-high 49 carries. His longest TD run was 5 yards.

Tornadoes nearly win pair of matches

Storm Lake played in the Estherville Invitational and the Tornadoes came out on the short end of four matches.

The Tornadoes were defeated by Sioux Central 23-19, 25-23. Toni Besch led in hitting, going 15-for-17 with four kills. Madison Gaffney was 10-for-10 with three kills.

Alta-Aurelia took part in the River Valley Tournament last Saturday and the Warriors came away with four wins in five matches.

Alta-Aurelia knocked off Lawton-Bronson 21-19, 21-19 in the first match of the day. Izzy Hinkeldey went 13-for-13 in hitting with nine kills. Jenna Snyder was 14-for-15 with six kills and Micah Barnes 5-for-5 with four kills.

Sioux Central reached the championship match of the Estherville Invitational last Saturday and the Rebels came away with a second-place finish.

Sioux Central beat Emmetsburg 17-21, 21-10, 15-12. Nicole Hamilton went 19-for-21 in hitting with 10 kills. Kenzie Keune was 18-for-23 with five kills. Nicole Scharn tallied 19 set assists.

Newell-Fonda participated in the River Valley Tournament last Saturday and the Mustangs won three of the four matches they played.

Newell-Fonda beat River Valley 21-9, 21-19. Abby Smith went 7-for-9 in hitting with four kills. Erin Gerke was 6-for-9 with four kills. Sydney Kay charted 14 set assists. Gerke had six digs.

Community Education offered Junior Hitters, a program for grades 3-6 designed to introduce girls to basic skills involved in the game of volleyball from Sept. 8-29.

Some of the skills included bumping, setting, hitting and serving. A total of 90 girls participated in the program this year.

It was a rough start to the season for Storm Lake St. Mary’s. Then things got rougher.

After 21 straight defeats, the Panthers have their first win of the season.

St. Mary’s knocked off River Valley 25-20, 25-23, 9-25, 25-23 on Monday night.

Brooke Runneberg went 23-for-28 in hitting with 11 kills and was 11-for-12 in serving to help Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon beat West Bend-Mallard in four games last Thursday at West Bend.

Game scores were 25-17, 23-25, 25-12, 25-18.

Michael Swanson finished fifth overall to help Alta-Aurelia place second in the Pocahontas Area Invitational last Saturday.

Southeast Valley won the team title with 46 points. Alta-Aurelia scored 60. Ridge View was sixth with 135 and Sioux Central was incomplete.