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Storm Lake St. Mary’s played in a Twin Lakes Conference triangular last Thursday and came up short in both matches.

The Panthers were defeated by Southeast Valley 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-10 in the first match. Emily Ivey went 8-for-9 with four kills to lead the team in hitting. Mackenzie Laven was 9-for-14 with four kills and Jessica Sandhoff 12-for-14 with three kills.

Izzy Hinkeldey tallied 20 kills to help lead Alta-Aurelia to a four-game win over Kingsley-Pierson on Monday night at Kingsley.

Game scores were 28-30,  25-10, 25-17, 25-21.

Micah Barnes had 13 kills and Jenna Snyder contributed 12. Lauren Rohwer added five and Hanna Westphal three.

Abby Smith went 17-for-25 in hitting with seven kills, was 13-for-13 in serving, and charted seven digs and four blocks, but it wasn’t enough as East Sac County defeated Newell-Fonda in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday at Sac City.

Game scores were 25-17, 25-14, 25-23.

Izzy Hinkeldey went 17-for-20 in hitting with 12 kills, was 9-for-10 in serving and tallied three blocks to help Alta-Aurelia beat Southeast Valley in the first match of a Twin Lakes Conference triangular last Thursday at Manson.

Game scores were 25-9, 25-21, 25-16.

Sioux Central hosted West Bend-Mallard and Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon in a Twin Lakes Conference triangular and came away with a pair of wins last Thursday.

The Rebels beat West Bend-Mallard 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20 in the first match. Nicole Hamilton led the team in hitting by going 47-for-51 with 17 kills. Kenzie Keune was 28-for-34 with 17 kills and Mikayla Landsness 18-for-24 with seven kills.

Storm Lake St. Mary’s played in the Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament last Saturday and dropped all three of its matches.

The Panthers were defeated by CAM (Anita) 23-21, 15-21, 15-9 in the first match. Emily Ivey went 6-for-8 in hitting with five kills. Katie Lenhart was 9-for-15 with three kills.

The Buena Vista volleyball team earned a split of matches for the second straight day to conclude its play during the Bethel University Invitational last Saturday.

BVU opened with a 3-1 loss to Concordia-Moorhead before bouncing back with a four-set triumph over St. Olaf.

Martin Luther scored the first goal against the Buena Vista women’s soccer team this season, but the Beavers responded with six unanswered goals to remain unbeaten on the year with the 6-1 road victory over the Knights.

Sioux Central opened its cross country season by participating in the Okoboji Invitational last Thursday night.

Sioux Central was incomplete in the boys team standings. The girls placed eighth with 242 points. Emmetsburg won the girls meet with 38 points, while OA-BCIG claimed the boys title with 78 points.

The Storm Lake freshman volleyball team played in a triangular last Thursday at Sheldon.

The team dropped both of its matches. The Tornadoes lost to Sheldon 21-7, 21-15. Kaylee Oehler had eight digs and three kills. Ariel Bozonie also had three kills. Allie Bonagura charted seven set assists and Jenna Neumann had six.