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Upcoming area prep schedule
THURSDAY
Boys soccer: Albert Lea at Winona, 7 p.m.
Girls soccer: Winona at Albert Lea, 7 p.m.
Volleyball: Alden-Conger at Nicollet, 7 p.m.
Triton at NRHEG, 7:15 p.m.
United South Central at Kenyon-Wanamingo, 7:15 p.m.
Grand Meadow at Glenville-Emmons, 7:15 p.m.
Northwood-Kensett at West Fork, 7 p.m.
Bishop-Garrigan at Lake Mills, 7 p.m.
Boys and girls cross country: NRHEG at Hayfield, 4:15 p.m.
United South Central/Alden-Conger at Tri-City United, 4:30 p.m.
Northwood-Kensett and Lake Mills at Charles City, 4:30 p.m.
Girls tennis: Blue Earth Area at Albert Lea, 4:45 p.m.
United South Central at Maple River, 4:15 p.m.
Girls swim and dive: Albert Lea at Northfield, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY
Football: New Ulm at Albert Lea, 7 p.m.
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons at Southland, 7 p.m.
NRHEG at Norwood Young America, 7 p.m.
United South Central at Randolph, 7 p.m.
GTRA at Northwood-Kensett, 7 p.m.
Lake Mills at Central Springs, 7 p.m.
Boys and girls cross country: Albert Lea at Faribault, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY
Volleyball: Alden-Conger at Hayfield, 8:30 a.m.
Lake Mills at Algona, 9 a.m.
Girls tennis: Albert Lea at Fairmont, 11 a.m.
United South Central at home, 9 a.m.

Saturday’s results

Volleyball
West Fork 2, Northwood-Kensett 0

West Fork def. Northwood-Kensett 21-12, 21-11

Northwood-Kensett stats: Ashlynn Rollene 1 kill, 4 assists, 1 dig; Hallie Hanson 1 kill; Kenedie Berry 1 kill; Sophie Rye 1 kill, 5 digs; Bailey Thorson 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 2 aces; Addy Tasker 1 assist, 3 digs; Hailey Krambeer 1 dig; Camryn Rheingans 3 digs; Kamryn Backhaus 1 dig

North Iowa 2, Northwood-Kensett 0

North Iowa def. Northwood-Kensett 21-8, 21-7

Northwood-Kensett stats: Ashlynn Rollene 1 kill, 2 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces; Sophie Rye 1 kill, 5 digs; Camryn Rheingans 1 assist; Bailey Thorson 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block; Addy Tasker 4 digs

North Union 2, Northwood-Kensett 0

North Union def. Northwood-Kensett 21-12, 21-14

Northwood-Kensett stats: Hallie Hanson 1 block; Sophie Rye 1 dig, 1 ace; Camryn Rheingans 1 dig, 2 aces; Bailey Thorson 1 dig, 1 block; Ashlynn Rollene 1 ace; Hailey Krambeer 1 ace

Friday’s results

Volleyball
Tri-City United 3, NRHEG 0

Tri-City United def. NRHEG, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19

NRHEG stats: Gabby Schlaak 7 kills, 9 digs, 1 assist; Chloe Stork 2 kills, 2 digs; Cam VanMaldeghem 4 kills, 6 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace; Anika Ladlie 2 kills, 4 digs; Nora Flatness 1 dig; Aryanna Howe 3 kills, 5 digs, 2 assists; Izley Boerner 8 digs, 1 assist; Chloe Riewer 8 digs; Mallory Schlinger 1 kills, 3 digs; Addy Stadheim 3 kills, 6 digs, 19 assists, 1 ace

Boys cross country

United South Central/Alden-Conger at Paul Metcalf Invitational in Mountain Lake (14 teams)

Team standings
1. Murray County Central / Fulda, 62
2. Mt. Lake Area – Comfrey, 70
3. M/T/GHEC/ML, 84
4. Windom Area, 106
5. St. James, 116
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8. United South Central/Alden-Conger 207

USC/AC top individuals
29. Isaac Hartman, 19:58
32. Laiken Farris, 20:04
56. Riley Krohnberg, 22:17
59. Josh Brooks, 22:31
60. Aiden Edwards, 22:40

Girls cross country
United South Central/Alden-Conger at Paul Metcalf Invitational in Mountain Lake (14 teams)

Team standings
1. Murray County Central / Fulda, 48
2. Mt. Lake Area – Comfrey, 70
3. Jackson County Central, 87
4. Fairmont, 104
5. St. James, 105
6. United South Central, 123

USC/AC top individuals
6. Alexis Guenther, 21:58
24. Emma Johnson, 23:55
32. Clare Kruse, 25:46
58. Hailey Bjornstad, 31:56
59. Isabella Guenther, 41:47