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Shullsburg spikers 3rd at Seneca Invite
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SHULLSBURG JUNIOR Nicole Champion (#12) lets fly a serve during Tuesdays Six Rivers West match against River Ridge. Champion led the Miners with 13 assists. Also pictured for Shullsburg is Holly Rennert (#4).
Thomas Gunnell
Updated: Sep 13, 2012, 2:31 PM
Published: Sep 13, 2012, 2:32 PM

    SENECA – The Shullsburg Miners varsity volleyball team wrapped up a busy week on the court by placing third at the 2012 Seneca Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 8.
    After getting swept in a pair of Six Rivers West matches during the week, the Lady Miners (2-2 in SRW, 6-6 overall) kicked off their weekend by finishing second during pool play at the tournament with a 1-2 record.
    The Miners swept Boscobel, 25-18, 25-12, and lost a pair of 2-1 decisions to Riverdale, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15, and DeSoto, 25-22, 23-25, 8-15.
    DeSoto finished pool play with a 3-0 record to advance to the championship match, and the Pirates went on to claim the title with a 25-13, 25-13 win over the host Indians.
    Boscobel and Riverdale were tied with Shullsburg after pool play, but the Miners advanced to the third-place match based on points.
    Facing conference rival Cassville for third-place, the Miners dropped set one, 20-25, but bounced back with wins of 25-23 and 15-12 to end up third on the day.
    Holly Rennert led the Miners with 40 attack kills, while Nicole Champion distributed 30 assists and Rayvn Gille tallied 73 digs on the day.
    Emily Morrissey recorded seven service aces and eight blocks for Shullsburg. Champion, Rennert and Stephanie Roberts each added two aces.
    At Shullsburg, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, the visiting River Ridge Timberwolves (2-1) handed the Lady Miners their first loss in conference play by rolling to a 25-12, 25-20, 25-16, Six Rivers West sweep.
    Blaire Lute led Shullsburg with 13 kills and 13 digs, while Nicole Champion handed out 13 assists and Rayvn Gille served up a pair of aces for the hosts.
    At Potosi, on Thursday, Sept. 6, the host Chieftains (3-0) held on to the top spot in the SRW standings by sweeping Shullsburg, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21, in a key league match.
    Blaire Lutes tallied eight kills and 25 digs for the Miners, while Stephanie Roberts registered seven assists and an ace to lead the team.
    Shullsburg returns to action with a SRW contest at Benton on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Shullsburg….  12     20     16
River Ridge…  25     25     25

Shullsburg…  22     19     21
Potosi………  25     25     25

SENECA INVITATIONAL
Championship: De Soto def. Seneca, 25-13, 25-23.
Third-Place: Shullsburg def. Cassville, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.

Pool A: Seneca 3-0, Cassville 2-1, Brookwood 1-2, Riverdale Varsity Reserve 0-3.
Pool B: De Soto 3-0, Shullsburg 1-2, Boscobel 1-2, Riverdale 1-2.
At Seneca HS, Saturday, Sept. 8
Belmont's Kaleen McGettigan notches career win No. 200
Braves blowout Potosi/Cassville in coach's milestone victory
Kaleen McGettigan 200
Belmont girls head coach Kaleen McGettigan earned her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 win over Potosi/Cassville.
Casey Lindecrantz
Published: Dec 13, 2024, 7:23 PM

POTOSI — Belmont girls basketball coach Kaleen McGettigan collected her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 victory over Potosi/Cassville.

The Braves shot out to and maintained an early lead in Six Rivers West win over the host Chieftains (3–2, 0–2 SRW).

Potosi/Cassville claimed the opening point on a free throw, but a basket under the hoop by Morgan Freeman earned the only lead change of the night. The result was a Braves lead where the traveling team earned nearly 30 points before Potosi/Cassville tasted double figures.

“Any time we play a conference team, we know it is going to be a battle,” McGettigan said. “The Chieftains lost one of their starters the night before, but credit tot he team and their staff, they came out ready to play. Coach Nebel has done a nice job in her first month as a head coach.”

The Braves clung to a 37–16 lead at the break, nurturing it as they pushed to double Potosi/Cassville’s output over the final 18 minutes.

“I was pleased with the girls’ offensive attacks,” McGettigan said. “We are a tough team to guard because we are so interchangeable, and we need to take more advantage of that.”

The Belmont front was led by a three-headed monster of Lexi Riechers (18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals), Freeman (14 pts, 6 reb), and Kaci Riechers (12 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl). 

Carsyn Ramaker also took on an supporting role — her six rebounds and five assists were each tied for the team high.

“Lexi Riechers was a spark for us, and she got a couple things going on both ends of the floor,” McGettigan said. “Carsyn continues to see the floor well, and Hailey Bahr played the best game of her career.”

With just three opponents left ahead of the new year, the Braves’ next opportunity on the court comes at Benton on Dec. 12.

Junior Lillie Cooley scored a team-high five points in the loss for Potosi/Cassville (3–2, 0–2) which suffered its first loss.

Despite the win, McGettigan believes her team needs improvements in a few areas.

“We need to do a better job of consistently finishing around the rim,” she said. “We also need to be more comfortable  in our half-court sets.”

The Zephyrs (0–6, 0–2) most recently lost to Stockton (Ill.) on Dec. 9, 68–18, and haven’t scored more than 20 points in each of their last three games.

“We need to continue working on limiting other teams’ offensive boards, and getting to our outlet spots,” McGettigan said. “December is a slow month for us, so we need to stay focused in the gym and need to get better.”

Belmont 56, Potosi/Cassville 25
(from Tuesday, Dec. 3 @ Potosi)
Belmont 37 19 — 56
Potosi/Cassville 16 9 — 25
Belmont (2–1, 1–0) — Hailey Bahr 2, Courtney Fritz 5, Kaci Riechers 12, Morgan Freeman 14, Jaelyn Leitzinger 2, Lexi Riechers 18, Brittany Taylor 3. Totals — 25-71 2-7 56.  
Potosi/Cassville (3–1, 0–1) — Matty Udelhofen 4, Madi Weber 2, Lillie Cooley 5, Brielle Fishnick 4, Ruby Roe 3, Miranda Kieler 4, Delany McKillip 3. Totals — 8-43 8-11 25. 
3-pointers — B: 4-19 (Fritz 1, K. Riechers 2, L. Riechers 1); PC: 1-11 (Roe 1). Team fouls — B: 14; PC: 14. Foul out — none.