Hornets to take on Yellowjackets in Section 8AA opener

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

With a 3-0 win over Battle Lake on Tuesday night, the Frazee Hornets won 12 games in the regular season for just the second time in 10 years. The last time the Hornets won more than 12 games was in 2019 when Frazee went 13-12 overall and two of those wins came in the Section 6A volleyball tournament. 

The Hornets are currently 12-12 overall and received the 10th seed in the Section 8AA volleyball tournament. They will travel to Perham on Wednesday night to take on the seventh seeded Yellowjackets in the opening round of the tournament. 

The winner of Wednesday’s game will take on second seeded Hawley on Friday night in Hawley in the quarterfinals of the section tournament.

Monday

Frazee fell to 3-5 in the HOL Conference with a tough 3-0 loss to conference champion Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Monday night. 

The Rebels were able to control the opening two games of the night by scores of 25-16 and 25-17. However, Frazee didn’t go down without a fight as they pushed the Rebels in the third game, before eventually falling by a score of 26-24.

Brynn Larson led a balanced offensive attack on Monday night as she finished with nine kills. Ruby Eckert followed with eight and Jayden Sonnenberg chipped in with six kills of her own.

Sophia Strand had a solid night defensively as she finished with 10 digs and three ace serves, while Hailee Olson led the way with 23 assists. 

With the loss the Hornets finished in a tie with Barnesville for sixth place in the conference as both teams finished with records of 3-5 overall. Both the Trojans and Hornets finished ahead of Park Rapids and Pelican Rapids in eighth and ninth place respectively.

Kills – 9 – B. Larson; 8 – R. Eckert; 6 – J. Sonnenberg; 2 – H. Olson, A. Johannsen; 1 – M. Wacker

Digs – 10 – S. Strand; 8 – A. Olson; 7 – R. Eckert; 5 – H. Olson; 4 – J. Sonnenberg, K. Courneya; 3 – B. Larson; 2 – M. Wacker; 1 – A. Johannsen

Assists – 23 – H. Olson

Aces – 3 – S. Strand; 1 – J. Sonnenberg, H. Olson

Block Assist – 3 – A. Johannsen, R. Eckert; 1 – J. Sonnenberg, H. Olson

Block Solo – 1 – J. Sonnenberg, R. Eckert

Tuesday

The Hornets closed out their regular season with an impressive 3-0 win over Battle Lake on Tuesday night. Frazee secured a close 25-21 win in the first game of the night, before overpowering the Battlers 25-13, 25-18 to improve to 12-12 on the season.

Brynn Larson once again led the way offensively for the Hornets as she finished with a team-high eight kills, while Jayden Sonnenberg finished with seven kills and Ruby Eckert finished with six of her own.

Sophia Strand and Analise Olson led the way defensively with 12 and 11 digs respectively, while Hailee Olson finished with 21 assists.

The Hornets fare well from the service line throughout the night as Sonnenberg, Strand and Eckert each finished with three ace serves, while Olson finished with two and Larson finished with one ace. 

Kills – 8 – B. Larson; 7 – J. Sonnenberg; 6 – R. Eckert; 3 – A. Olson; 2 – M. Wacker, A. Johannsen

Digs – 12 – S. Strand; 11 – A. Olson; 8 – H. Olson; 6 – K. Courneya; 5 – J. Sonnenberg, R. Eckert; 2 – B. Larson

Assists – 21 – H. Olson

Aces – 3 – J. Sonnenberg, S. Strand, R. Eckert; 2 – H. Olson; 1 – B. Larson

Block Assist – 2 – A. Johannsen, R. Eckert; 1 – B. Larson, J. Sonnenberg, H. Olson

Block Solo – 1 – J. Sonnenberg