Two players record quad digits in digs for Thunder

A pair of juniors for the M-P-B Thunder, one representing Pingree-Buchanan and the other Medina High School, each reached a major milestone in the exact same match.

Allison Thomas and Alaina Bosche both recorded their 1,000th career digs for the Thunder in a four-set win over the Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier Rebels Thursday night, September 1 in Medina.

It was the first regulation-length match for M-P-B following a 1-4 performance at the Northern Cass Tournament on August 27.

M-P-B dropped the first set to the Rebs, 21-25, but took an easy 25-12 triumph in the second set before sweating out dual 26-24 marathons in extra points to close out the match against their Region 3 counterparts.

Thomas led the Thunder with 16 kills and 26 digs, and Bosche, from her libero position, finished with 23 digs of her own.

Other offensive stars for M-P-B's column included sophomore Maddie Gefroh, with 11 kills, and freshman Brynn Sorenson showed she should be a future mainstay for the Thunder with eight.

Sophie Bohl, a senior, had 12 digs and a team-best three service aces, and setter, fellow senior and cousin Lilly Bohl led the Thunder with 38 assists.

Gefroh had the team's only two blocks on the night.

M-P-B 3, NR-S 0

Five evenings later, the Thunder went to their other home, the PBHS Gym, and hosted the NR-S Rockets in nonregion play.

It was another impressive showing for M-P-B, as they swept through the Rockets by scores of 25-20, 26-24 and 25-14.

For the second straight evening, it was Thomas taking the top spot on the kills leaderboard with 10, followed just behind by Gefroh with nine. Gefroh also confounded the NR-S attack with four blocks, and Bosche (18) and Thomas (11) both had double figures in digs.

Lilly Bohl had 31 assists, and Sorenson placed down three aces from the line.

The Rockets' Kelsie Belquist led all attackers with 15 kills, and she also posted four aces. Kaiya O'Connor hoisted up 27 assists, and Kyria Dockter led NR-S with 12 digs.

M-P-B (3-4) plays their District 6 opener Tuesday night in Medina against the South Border Mustangs, then comes back to Pingree for an intra-Region clash against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion on Thursday.

This Saturday, the Thunder will participate in their second tournament of the year, the Valley City Optimist Tourney.

Nondistrict Volleyball

M-P-B 3, E-K-M 1

at Medina

E-K-M 25 12 24 24 - 1

M-P-B 21 25 26 26 - 3

M-P-B Individual Stats

Kills: Allison Thomas 16, Maddie Gefroh 11, Brynn Sorenson 8, Kelsey Vandeberghe 5, Lilly Bohl 2.

Aces: Sophie Bohl 3, Kalen Kinzell 2, Alaina Bosche, Sorenson and Thomas 1.

Assists: L. Bohl 38, Bosche 3, Sorenson 1.

Blocks: Gefroh 2.

Digs: Thomas 26, Bosche 23, S. Bohl 12, Sorenson 11, L. Bohl 8, Kinzell 6, Vandeberghe 2.

Nonregion Volleyball

M-P-B 3, NR-S 0

at Pingree

NR-S 20 24 14 - 0

M-P-B 25 26 25 - 3

M-P-B Individual Stats

Kills: Thomas 10, Gefroh 9, Sorenson 5, Vandeberghe 4, Kinzell 1.

Aces: Sorenson 3, Kinzell 2, Violet Bohl and Thomas 1.

Assists: L. Bohl 31, Bosche and Thomas 1.

Blocks: Gefroh 4, Sorenson and Thomas 1.

Digs: Bosche 18, Thomas 11, L. Bohl 8, Kinzell 3, S. Bohl 2.

NR-S Individual Stats

Kills: Kelsie Belquist 15, Madisen Myhre and Ava Peterson 6, Lora Wobbema 2.

Aces: Belquist 4, O'Connor and Peterson 1.

Assists: O'Connor 27, Peterson 1.

Digs: Kyria Dockter 12, Belquist 8, Lucy Meier and O'Connor 5, Peterson 3, Myhre 2.