POTOSI — Potosi landed the first major blow in the battle for this year’s Six Rivers West volleyball title with a 3–1 victory over visiting Belmont Monday night.
     Coach Mallory Mau’s Chieftains improved to 10–5 overall and 5–0 in the conference with a 25–16, 25–27, 25–16, 25–21 victory over the second-place Braves (5–2–1, 3–1 SRW).
     Potosi senior Haley Flesch passed out 27 assists and made 16 digs, while fellow senior middle hitter Liz Reuter added 10 kills for the first-place Chieftains.
     Nearing the halfway point of league play in the seven-team Six Rivers West, Potosi is now 1½ ahead of Belmont and 2 games up on third-place Highland (8–6, 2–1 SRW).
     Junior setter Katelyn Schobert passed out 28 assists and senior outside hitter Jordyn Kamps slammed 16 kills to lead Belmont, which suffered its first conference loss of the season.
     Last Tuesday Jordyn Kamps and Keegan Kamps each floored 17 kills apiece as the Braves defeated Highland 25–20, 22–25, 25–20, 25–23. Keegan Kamps also added 12 digs, three blocks and three aces.
     Potosi battled all the way back after dropping the first two sets to defeat visiting Benton 22–25, 19–25, 25–16, 25–23, 15–5 last Monday.
     Sophomore Maddie Hawes led the Chieftains with 13 kills. Reuter added 10 kills and three blocks and Flesch passed out 31 assists.
     Tuesday Potosi swept Cassville 25–12, 25–9, 25–12. The Comets were no match.
Saturday Potosi went 3–3 and tied for third at the seven-team Lancaster Invitational.

Potosi 3, Belmont 1
(from Monday, Sept. 16 @ Potosi)
Belmont        16    27    16    21
Potosi            25    25    25    25
Belmont stat leaders
Kills: Liz Reuter 10, Taylor Kennedy 9, Paige Brinkman 9.  Blocks: Reuter 3. Assists: Haley Flesch 27. Aces: Maddie Hawes 8, Flesch 7, Kennedy 7. Digs: Flesch 16, Brinkman 10, Kennedy 9.
Kills: Jordyn Kamps 16, Keegan Kamps 8. Blocks: K. Kamps 3, Brianna Riechers 2, Alie Klein 2. Assists: Katelyn Schobert 28. Aces: K. Kamps 2, J Kamps 2. Digs: Emma Lee 10, Schobert 7, J. Kamps 7.

Potosi 3, Benton 2
(from Monday, Sept. 9 @ Potosi)
Benton    25    25    16    23    5
Potosi      22    19    25    25    15
Potosi stat leaders
Kills: Maddie Hawes 13, Liz Reuter 10. Blocks: Reuter 3. Assists: Haley Flesch 31. Aces: Paige Brinkman 5, Grace Friederick 5. Digs: Taylor Kennedy 4, Friederick 4

Potosi 3, Cassville 0
(from Tuesday, Sept. 10 @ Cassville)
Potosi                25    25    25
Cassville            12    9    12
Potosi stat leaders
Kills: Maddie Hawes 6, Liz Reuter 5, Paige Brinkman 5. Blocks: Reuter 1, Taylor Kennedy 1. Assists: Haley Flesch 16. Aces: Paige Brinkman 5, Flesch 5, Maddie Hawes 4. Digs: Kennedy 4, Grace Friederick 4.

Lancaster Invitational
(from Saturday, Sept. 14 @ Lancaster)
Round Robin Standings: 1.Lancaster 5–0, 2.Highland 5–1, 3.Potosi 3–3, 4.Viroqua 3–3, 5.Black Hawk 2–4, 6.Lancaster Varsity Reserve 1–4, 7.Kickapoo/La Farge 1–5
Potosi match scores
Highland def. Potosi, 25–22, 25–19
Potosi def. Lancaste JV 25–17, 25–18
Lancaster def. Potosi 25–17, 25–18
Kickapoo def. Potosi 25–13, 25–19
Potosi stat leaders
Kills: Liz Reuter 18, Paige Brinkman 13, Maddie Hawes 10  Blocks: Reuter 5, Haley Flesch 4. Assists: Haley Flesch 45. Aces: Brinkman 10. Digs: Brinkman 17, Hawes 15, Grace Friederick 13.

Belmont 3, Highland 1
(from Tuesday, Sept. 10 @ Belmont)
Highland        20    25    20    23
Belmont          25    22    25    25
Belmont stat leaders
Kills: Jordyn Kamps 17, Keegan Kamps 17. Blocks: K. Kamps 3, Brianna Riechers 3. Assists: Katelyn Schobert 30. Aces: Audrey Wedig 5, K. Kamps 3. Digs: Emma Lee 16, Maddie Rand 12, K. Kamps 12.