CASSVILLE — The River Ridge varsity volleyball team continued its winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of Potosi last Tuesday night, a 3-0 sweep of Cassville this past Monday, and a first-place finish at Saturday’s Cassville Invite.

Coach Dianne Langmeier’s squad goes into Thursday night’s home match against Benton with a Six Rivers West conference record of 5-1, while the Zephyrs come in at 5-0.

Last Tuesday night against the visiting Chieftains, River Ridge rolled with wins of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-16.

Senior outside hitter Bridgette Myers finished the match with a team-high 14 kills and 10 digs to go along with seven assists.

Freshman Taylor Langmeier added 12 kills, 11 assists and three blocks in the win.

This past Monday evening at Cassville, the Timberwolves took home victories of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-21.

Myers led the team with 16 kills and nine assists, while Langmeier had six kills to go along with 13 assists and two service aces.

Sydney Bloom came up with 13 digs, while Amber Patterson had one solo block.

At Saturday’s Cassville Invite, River Ridge swept Ithaca, Wauzeka and Cassville in two matches each, never losing a set.

In three matches, Myers finished with 38 kills, 20 digs, 14 assists and two blocks, while Bloom had 22 digs and six service aces.

Langmeier contributed four service aces and a team-high 25 assists, while Patterson had five blocks on the day.

River Ridge 3, Potosi 0
(from Tuesday, Sept. 15)
Potosi              19    19    16
River Ridge    25    25    25
River Ridge leaders
Kills - Bridgette Myers 14, Taylor Langmeier 12. Digs - Myers 10. Assists - Langmeier 11, Myers 7. Blocks - Langmeier 3.

Cassville Invite
(from Saturday, Sept 19)
Team standings - 1. River Ridge; 2. Cassville; 3. Wauzeka; 4. Ithaca.
River Ridge matches
River Ridge 2, Ithaca 0 (25-8, 25-16)
River Ridge 2, Wauzeka 0 (26-24, 25-15)
River Ridge 2, Cassville 0 (25-23, 25-17)
River Ridge leaders
Kills - Bridgette Myers 38. Digs - Sydney Bloom 22, Myers 20. Aces - Bloom 6, Taylor Langmeier 4. Assists - Langmeier 25, Myers 14. Blocks - Amber Patterson 5, Myers 2.

River Ridge 3, Cassville 0
(from Monday, Sept. 21)
River Ridge    25    25    25
Cassville         16    12    21
River Ridge leaders
Kills - Bridgette Myers 16, Taylor Langmeier 6. Digs - Sydney Bloom 13. Aces - Amber Patterson 3, Langmeier 2. Assists - Langmeier 13, Myers 9. Blocks - Patterson 1, Myers 1.
Cassville leaders
Kills - Bailie Becwar 6. Digs - Andrea Okey 19, Becwar 6, Taylor Ploessl 6. Aces - None. Assists - Becwar 9. Blocks - Madelyn Nix 2

Two nights before suffering a 3-0 loss to league-leading Benton, the Cassville varsity volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over host Shullsburg, and currently sits with a Six Rivers West conference record of 2-4.

Last Tuesday night, the Comets got nine kills from senior Jenna Baliff, and six from fellow senior Bailie Becwar in a 3-1 victory over host Shullsburg.

Becwar also managed 11 digs and 14 assists in Tuesday night’s win, while fellow senior Andrea Okey added 24 digs and four assists. Sophomore Madelyn Nix led the team with two blocks.

Last Thursday night, the Comets were swept in three straight games by visiting Benton, who won by scores of 25-16, 25-18 and 25-21.

While Baliff put down five kills and had two blocks, Becwar added fie kills, eight digs, three service aces and five assists.Okey led the team in digs with 12 and assists with seven.

In their most recent conference match, the Comets were swept by River Ridge, 25-16, 25-12 and 25-21. Becwar finished with a team-high six kills and nine assists to go along with six digs, while Okey had 19 digs and Nix two blocks.

At last Saturday’s Cassville Invite, coach Michelle Becwar’s team finished second to River Ridge, who beat the Comets, 25-23 and 25-17.

Prior to that meeting, the Comets had defeated Wauzeka 2-0 and Ithaca 2-0, finishing 2-1 in match play.

Bailie Becwar put down a team-high 17 kills to go along with six aces and 22 assists, while Baliff added 16 kills and five blocks. Okey contributed 12 kills, 16 assists and a team-high 25 digs, while Payton Brinkman had 16 digs and Machoy Mumm six service aces.

Next Monday night, the Comets will travel to Potosi, then will host Belmont the following Tuesday night.

Cassville 3, Shullsburg 1
(from Tuesday, Sept. 15)
Cassville       25    25    12    30
Shullsburg    18    16    25    28
Cassville leaders
Kills - Jenna Baiff 9, Bailie Becwar 6. Digs - Andrea Okey 24, Becwar 11. Aces - Okey 2. Assists - Becwar 14, Okey 4. Blocks - Madelyn Nix 2.

Benton 3, Cassville 0
(from Thursday, Sept. 17)
Benton       25    25    25
Cassville    16    18    21
Cassville leaders
Kills - Jenna Baliff 5, Bailie Becwar 5. Digs - Andrea Okey 12, Becwar 8. Aces - Becwar 3. Assists - Okey 7, Becwar 5. Blocks - Baliff 2, Madelyn Nix 1.

Cassville Invite
(from Saturday, Sept 19)
Team standings - 1. River Ridge; 2. Cassville; 3. Wauzeka; 4. Ithaca.
Cassville matches
Cassville 2, Wauzeka 0 (25-11, 25-18)
Cassville 2, Ithaca 0 (25-23, 25-15)
River Ridge 2, Cassville 0 (25-23, 25-17)
Cassville leaders
Kills - Bailie Becwar 17, Jenna Baliff 16, Andrea Okey 12. Digs - Okey 25, Payton Brinkman 16, Madelyn Nix 15. Aces - Becwar 6, Mahcoy Mumm 6. Assists - Becwar 22, Okey 16. Blocks - Baliff 5.