Area Volleyball: Pierz places 3rd at own tournament

PIERZ — Pierz’s Ashley Kimman tallied 27 kills and 39 digs for the Pioneers as they placed third in the Pioneer Classic Saturday, Sept. 25.

Pierz fell 3-0 to Rush City, defeated Holdingford 2-1 and Zimmerman 2-0. Floodwood finished as tournament champions and Rush City placed second.

Maddie Lochner recorded 49 digs for the Pioneers, while Kiara Olesch added a total of 19 kills, 26 digs and 35 set assists.

Rush City 3, Pierz 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)

Pierz 2, Holdingford 1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-12)

Pierz 2, Zimmerman 0 (28-26, 25-18)

Pierz statistics

Maddie Lochner 1 ace serve, 49 digs, 2 kills, 1 set assist

Paige Laney 1 dig

Katie Leidenfrost 8 ace serves, 28 digs, 1 block, 10 kills, 2 set assists

Ashley Kimman 2 ace serves, 39 digs, 2 blocks, 27 kills, 2 set assists

Kiara Olesch 1 ace serve, 26 digs, 2 blocks, 19 kills, 35 set assists

Lynn Skiba 2 digs, 7 blocks, 5 kills

Emily Virnig 1 set assist

Kendra Cekalla 1 ace serve, 17 digs, 2 kills, 16 set assists

Brenna Dickmann 4 digs

Lexi Hoskins 3 digs, 3 blocks, 6 kills, 3 set assists

Peyton Magney 5 ace serves, 13 digs, 3 blocks, 7 kills

Overall: Prz 6-7-1. Next: Pierz at Holdingford 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.