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Players and Carrington team personnel with their Silver Bracket plaque from the DL-B Laker Invitational are, front row (L-R): Carrie Hovdenes, stats; Emma Hone, Isabel Wendel, Kacie Rexin, Madison Johnson and Sydney Friedt. Back row: Kaylee Barone, stats; Mya Schroeder, Edyn Hoornaert, Haley Wolsky, Kennedy Wendel, Allison Jarrett, Kylie Skadberg, Head Coach Megan Trautman and Alexis Wangen, stats.
Playing in the largest and most prestigious Class B tournament of the season, the Carrington Cardinals made a strong two-day showing at the Des Lacs-Burlington Laker Invitational September 30-October 1.
On the first day of play in Pool D, the Cards took a split-set win on overall points against Powers Lake, 47-39 (22-25 and 25-14), and defeated Rugby in two sets, 25-22 and 25-21.
Saturday pool action pitted CHS against Langdon/Edmore/Munich, and the southern Cardinals dropped two 19-25 sets to L/E/M. They then had their biggest struggle of the event, falling to Central Cass by scores of 14-25 and 15-25.
Carrington's 2-2 record in the round robin slate earned themselves a first-round bye in the Silver (consolation) Bracket, where they faced Beulah and would sweat out a 26-24 win in set one before blowing away the Miners in set two, 25-10. They would advance to the semifinal round against Minot Bishop Ryan, and played tough in a 25-21, 25-23 victory.
For the consolation crown, they met a familiar opponent in District 5 rival LaMoure/Litchville-Marion. The Cards would get a small measure of vengeance for their four-set loss in league play earlier this season, though it would take coming back from a 29-31 first set loss well in extra points to take the final two games, 25-10 and 15-9.
The 5-2 showing for Carrington improved their overall record for the season to 15-5.
One other local team, New Rockford-Sheyenne, competed at the Laker Invite. They would finish with a record of 1-4-1 for the weekend, with a win over the Ray Jays in the first round of the silver bracket and a true 41-41 tie on points against Beulah in Pool B to their credit.
Linton-HMB won the overall tournament championship, defeating Central Cass in the Gold Bracket finals, 25-21 and 25-20. Third place went to Dickinson Trinity, a three-set winner over L/E/M (22-25, 25-20, 15-11).
Carrington's scores from the tournament, along with cumulative statistics, are as follows:
Des Lacs-Burlington
Laker Invitational
Pool D
Friday, September 30
Carrington 1, Powers Lake 1
(Carrington wins on points)
Cgtn. 22 25 - 1
PL 25 14 - 1
Carrington 2, Rugby 0
Cgtn. 25 25 - 2
Rugby 22 21 - 0
Saturday, October 1
Langdon/Edmore/Munich 2,
Carrington 0
Cgtn. 19 19 - 0
L/E/M 25 25 - 2
Central Cass 2, Carrington 0
Cgtn. 14 15 - 0
C. Cass 25 25 - 2
Tournament Play
Silver Bracket
Consolation Quarterfinal
Carrington 2, Beulah 0
Cgtn. 26 25 - 2
Beulah 24 10 - 0
Consolation Semifinal
Carrington 2, Bishop Ryan 0
Cgtn. 25 25 - 2
Ryan 21 23 - 0
Consolation Championship
Carrington 2, LaMoure/L-M 1
Cgtn. 29 25 15 - 2
L-L-M 31 10 9 - 1
Carrington Cumulative Stats
Kills: Haley Wolsky 41, Madison Johnson 27, Kennedy Wendel 24, Emma Hone 21, Isabel Wendel 19, Edyn Hoornaert 9.
Aces: Kacie Rexin 10, Wolsky 5, Allison Jarrett, I. Wendel and K. Wendel 4, Hone 3, Kylie Skadberg 2.
Assists: I. Wendel 69, Rexin 53, Hoornaert 6, Mya Schroeder 2.
Blocks: Hone 20, K. Wendel 14, Hoornaert 10, I. Wendel 8, Wolsky 5, Johnson 3.
Digs: Schroeder 83, Wolsky 60, Jarrett, Rexin and I. Wendel 58, Skadberg 26, Johnson and K. Wendel 20.
