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Weekend volleyball: Nikiski beats Redington; Wasilla sweeps SoHi; Kenai tops Seward; Homer defeats Seward, Redington

The host Nikiski volleyball team defeated Redington in Southcentral Conference action Friday by scores of 25-13, 25-22 and 25-18.

Nikiski moves to 4-1 in the league and 4-2 in nontournament play.

Alexa Iyatunguk had 14 kills for the Bulldogs, while Ashlynne Playle had nine and Mandee Roofe had eight. Roofe led with seven blocks.

Avery Ellis had 19 assists, while Milly Hornung had 10.

Wasilla takes Friday, Saturday matches from SoHi

The visiting Stars fell to 3-3 in the Northern Lights Conference and 5-5 in nontournament play with a 25-23, 25-17 and 26-24 loss to the defending Division I state champs Friday, and a 25-19, 25-13 and 25-21 loss Saturday.

“I’m happy with how we played,” SoHi head coach Luke Baumer said in a text message after Friday’s match. “Even though we lost all three sets, we were hanging with them the entire time.”

Sadie Lane had 11 digs for the Stars, while Veronica Crane had 10. Sarah Brown had 25 assists, while Morgan Simac had 11 kills and Lane added six.

Brown, Cassidy Kruse and Abygale Schaeffer had three blocks apiece, while Lane had four aces.

Baumer wrote in a text message that the Warriors did well in the serve game to control Saturday’s match.

“We had difficulties with our serve and receive game today,” he wrote. “Wasilla came out with strong serves, and we struggled to control the ball well enough to set up our offense.”

The Stars also take pride in being a strong serving team, but had an off night there Saturday.

“Additionally, we missed too many serves, with an ace-to-miss ratio that wasn’t in our favor,” Baumer wrote. “We recorded five aces but had nine missed serves.”

Crane led with 15 digs, while Brown had 12. Brown also added 14 assists.

Lane had five kills, while Kruse had four. Kruse also had five blocks, while Hallie Fischer had four. Simac had two of the aces.

Kenai 3, Seward 0

The host Kardinals moved to 5-0 in the Southcentral Conference and 8-0 in nontournament play with a 25-16, 25-19 and 25-1 victory against Seward. The Seahawks are 2-3 and 5-7.

Sophie Tapley put down 13 kills for the Kardinals, while Avia Miller had seven, Stella Selanoff had five and Ellsi Miller had four.

Brynnen Hansen had 20 digs, while Selanoff had 11, Kate Wisnewski had eight and Tapley had six.

Tapley also led in blocks, with three, and aces, with two.

Homer beats Seward, Redington at home

The host Homer volleyball team defeated Seward in five sets on Friday and Redington in three sets on Saturday.

The Mariners are now 3-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 4-1 in nontournament play, while the Seahawks are 2-4 and 5-8.

Against the Seahawks, Reilly Sue Baker had 17 kills for the Mariners, while Channing Lowney had 15 kills. Rebecca Trowbridge had 34 assists.

“It was great to be back in front of our home crowd, the energy was amazing,” Homer head coach Ian Overson wrote in a text message.

Saturday, Overson wrote the Mariners had a larger crowd than normal for senior day, which made for a fun match.

Trowbridge had nine aces in the match, while Caitlyn Rogers had four aces. Brightly Thoning had four blocks, while Lowney had 11 kills and Gracie Miotke had 10 kills. Trowbridge also added 26 assists.

Kenai hosts Homer on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before all five peninsula schools play at the Lady Grizzly Volleyball Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Grace Christian in Anchorage.

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