Des Lacs-Burlington faced Glenburn in the first match of the day while Surrey faced Berthold in the second consolation match.

Our Redeemer vs. South Prairie-Max 3, Our Redeemer 1

As the top seed in the District 12 volleyball tournament, Our Redeemer Christian School worked the court from all angles in the first set of the championship match against the very talented and balanced South Prairie-Max Royals.

With constant lead changes and tied scores, the energy of the first period carried the Knights to a 25-21 victory for a 1-0 lead.

The second set was much more even as the teams tied the score from 0-0 to 6-6 before a split took place. South Prairie-Max took the lead to 12-9 when Our Redeemer called a timeout.

Although they kept pace with the Royals, some serious net play from South Prairie-Max gave the lead in the second period until the final score was 25-20 for the Royals and 1-1 for tie the match.

South Prairie-Max jumped out early with a 4-0 lead in the third period only to see the Knights come back to tie it 7-7. The same 7-7 draw until the later stages kept fans guessing. The Royals cruised to a 25-21 victory to take a 2-1 lead and the crowd began to feel the upset of the second-seeded team facing the top-seeded Knights.

The split for the South Prairie-Max team didn’t start all at once in the fourth set, but over the course of the entire set a lead was established and the Royals won their third set 25-19 against the Knights for the District 12 title.

South Prairie-Max senior Azjiah Trader was critical at times at the net with 25 kills, five blocks and 16 digs. Keira Francis had nine kills while Skotti Beck had seven and Abby Kikkelson recorded six.

Reagan Trudell had three aces and 40 assists as the volleys between the two teams were long and intense.

Mikkelson added four blocks while Delaney Hankel had 16 digs in the match.

Mikayla Altringer and Tavia Carlson each had 11 kills for the Knights. Grace Olson had 38 assists and 15 digs. Brooklyn Roedocker and Noel Pankratz each had nine kills.

Carlson, Lauren Strom and Altringer each had a block while Olivia Ebel had 18 digs. Carlson had 17 digs while Ellie Streyle had 14. Kadyn Braun, Alena Hall and Streyle each had aces in the game for Our Redeemer’s

Des Lacs-Burlington 3, Glenburn 1

The consolation bracket pitted the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers against the Glenburn Panthers for the first game, Monday, November 4, during the District 12 tournament.

Glenburn took a 4-0 lead in the first set for the Lakers to adjust and tie the match. The Panthers posted an 11-6 lead again only for the Lakers to tie it again at 14-14.

The Lakers held on to that pesky play and worked their way to a 19-16 game to earn a 25-22 win in a close game.

The Lakers took the lead in the second quarter and caused the Panthers to time out while Des Lacs-Burlington held a 7-0 lead.

After the timeout, the Lakers held a 10-3 lead and the Panthers called a timeout again. This time Glenburn managed to level the match at 17-17 before tying the scores at 19-19 before taking the lead and finishing strong for the 25-21 victory to level the match at 1-1 for each team.

The Lakers jumped out to lead the third and fourth frames en route to winning 25-15 in the third and 25-13 in the fourth to take the game.

Des Lacs-Burlington was led by Kaylee Werner with 33 assists, 21 digs and a pair of aces. Logen Ystaas had 15 kills and 13 digs for the Lakers while Piper Feller added 12 kills and a block in the win.

Halley Goetz had 11 digs and an ace while Ava Brown added nine kills and a block for Des Lacs-Burlington in the match.

Glenburn had Emma Jones with 24 kills, two blocks, 18 digs and three aces. Aubrie Quick had ten kills and 36 digs in this effort. Sophie Cunninginham had 34 assists, two kills and two aces for the Panthers.

Hallie Matehs had 18 digs while Kalli Heinle added 14 for Glenburn. Ava Steven had four kills and a block while Mila Jones also had a block for the Panthers.

Surrey 3, Berthold 2

The match consisted of two separate contests; the first two frames where Berthold held court and fought with even results to start each frame, but won 25-16 scores for the first and second frames.

The second game was the final three frames where Surrey adjusted and gained momentum with a 25-19 victory in the third frame, a 25-16 victory in the fourth frame and the final 15-8 victory in the fifth decisive image for the 3-2 victory.

Surrey was led by Kenzie Neighbors who had 16 kills and 15 digs. Khloe Spaulding added 15 digs and eight kills with five blocks on net. Alexa Ryals had 20 assists while Avery Gree also added nine assists and 15 digs.

Makya Gerding had four kills, five blocks and three aces for the Mustangs while Morgan Andersen had 13 digs. Camryn Guy added three kills while Ava Keller had three blocks for Surrey.

The Bombers were led by Kasey Simons with 19 kills, 15 digs and five aces in the match. Shayne Simons added 25 digs and four aces. Ella Brown had 29 assists and a block in that effort.

Addison Neshem and Aubree Schepp each added nine kills for the Bombers. Schepp had three blocks while Neshem had one. Jericka Schenfish had three aces while Elyssa Lindahl had 22 digs and a block for Berthold.