The Worthington Trojans earned a triumph in their first girls volleyball match of the season Thursday night, as they won on the road against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 3-1. Game scores were 27-25, 25-27, 26-24, 25-13.
WHS served for a total of 12 aces in the match, with Lauren Nixon leading the way with seven. Grace Barber contributed three aces of her own, and Jayden Spartz and Kamryn Olson had one each.
Offensively, Spartz led the way with an unofficial total of 14 kills. Natya Khamphanh passed for 39 set assists and also chipped in with nine digs. Olson had 13 digs and Spartz nine. Kaitlyn Mulder had a team-best three blocks.
The Trojans will play against St. James at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jackson County Central High School.
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The Trojans’ girls soccer team also played its season opener Thursday night, coming up just short in a 1-0 loss to Tri-City United at Trojan Field.
Tri-City-United got the lone goal of the match early in the first half. Trojans coach Josue Hernandez was pleased with his squad’s effort, noting that his team kept pushing hard in the second half and had six good scoring opportunities where shots just didn’t find the net. He said he hopes the Trojans are able to keep matches close no matter their opponent -- and their foe on Saturday will be Mankato Loyola at 3 p.m. at Trojan Field.
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The WHS girls tennis team, two days after its season-opening match on Tuesday was rained out, hosted St. Peter on Thursday afternoon. The Saints earned a 7-0 victory, with each of the singles and doubles matches being decided in straight sets. The Trojans host an invitational tournament starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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In area high school volleyball Thursday night, it was:
Canby 3, Murray County Central 0
Southwest Minnesota Christian 3, Edgerton 0
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3, Red Rock Central 0
Marshall 3, Willmar 0
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 3, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 1
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