The visiting Nikiski volleyball team defeated Homer 25-20, 25-6, 14-25 and 25-14 on Friday in Southcentral Conference volleyball action.
The Bulldogs moved to 2-0 in the league and 2-1 overall in nontournament play, while Homer drops to 0-1 and 0-2.
Milly Hornung had 21 digs, 31 assists and seven aces for Nikiski, while Abby White had 20 digs and three aces.
Blakeley Jorgensen was dominant at the net with 13 kills and seven blocks, while Halle Blades added seven kills.
For Homer, Reilly Sue Baker had 24 digs and six kills, Swift Blackstock had four kills, Piper Fuchs had 23 digs, and Gracey Bradshaw and Alysha Nyvall each had 14 digs.
Kenai Central 3, MCCA 0
The visiting Kardinals defeated Mountain City Christian Academy 25-10, 25-14 and 25-19 on Friday in Southcentral Conference play.
Kenai moves to 2-0 in the league and 2-1 overall.
Sophie Tapley had seven aces, 14 kills and 11 digs for the Kards, while Bryleigh Williams had five kills and Gracee Every had seven kills, two aces and 25 assists.
Savannah Hershberger added 25 digs and two aces, while Sage Williams had 13 digs.
Kenai has another conference road contest at Grace Christian at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Soldotna 3, Palmer 2
The visiting Stars moved 3-0 in the Northern Lights Conference and 6-0 overall with the 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 22-25 and 15-13 win.
Soldotna head coach Luke Baumer said his team played the best defense he’s seen the Stars play in his head coaching career in the first two sets.
Palmer then started the third set with an eight-point serving run and Baumer said that put the Stars on their heels.
“They managed to shake the nerves off and were able to pull off the fifth set,” he said.
The Moose attacked setter Teagen Kobylarz, who had 30 digs and 39 assists. Morgan Simac had 20 kills, while Cassidy Kruse had 16 kills and nine blocks. Gracelyn Altobelli had six aces.
The same two squads play at Palmer at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. With two matches in Kodiak, last weekend, plus a midweek match against Homer, Baumer said his squad is in a mentally and physically demanding stretch, but he likes how the Stars are handling it.
Seward 3, Grace 2
The visiting Seahawks defeated the Grizzlies on Friday 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 19-25 and 15-11 in Southcentral Conference action.
Seward moved to 1-2 in the league and 1-2 overall.
