MINOT - The Linton-HMB Lions appeared to be set to take home third-place hardware at the Class B state volleyball tournament.

The Stanley Blue Jays derailed their quest on finishing the year with a win on Saturday afternoon at the Minot State Dome. After dropping the first two games 25-17, 25-19, the Blue Jays rallied to win the final three sets 27-25, 25-19, 15-7.

"We definitely had a chance to put them away," Linton-HMB coach Jaime Richter said. "I felt we backed off and they read some of our tips. My players forgot to start hitting the ball, and they didn't switch it up enough. I felt we stopped hitting the ball, and they ended up getting momentum."

Lacey Ryckman paced Linton-HMB with 15 kills and Kayln Schneider added nine. Ryckman also recorded three blocks. Katelyn Kalberer collected 18 assists and Whitney Gerving added 14.

Jasmin Pappa led Stanley with 16 kills. Rachel Mehus added 14 and Shaunessy Dauwalder 12. Reeann Mehus guided Stanley with 30 assists.

Richter credited Stanley's blocking attack as the difference in the match. The Blue Jays combined for nine blocks and generated more touches in the final three sets. Dauwalder led Stanley with four blocks. Bailey Hornberger and Brooke Meyer added two each.

"They blocked a few of our balls and got into our girls' heads," Richter said. "Their middle blocker (Meyer) blocked a few balls, and they were straight down. They started blocking a few balls and our girls started tipping a little bit."

Stanley 17 19 27 25 15

Linton-HMB 25 25 25 19 7

Stanley: Kills - Jasmin Pappa 16, Rachel Mehus 14, Shaunessy Dauwalder 12. Blocks - Dauwalder 4, Bailey Hornberger 2, Brooke Meyer 2. Assists - Reeann Mehus 30. Digs - Rachel Mehus 16, Re. Mehus 12, Chai Pappa 10. Aces - Kali Anderson 3, J. Pappa 3, C. Pappa 2.

Linton: Kills - Lacey Ryckman 15, Kayln Schneider 9, Christa Nagel 6. Blocks - Ryckman 3, Alexis Jasper 2, three with one. Assists - Katelyn Kalberer 18, Whitney Gerving 14. Digs - Paula Nagel 20, Gerving 10, Sarah Nagel 9. Aces - S. Nagel 2, Kalberer 2, Ashlee Feist 2.

Records: Stanley 31-9; Linton 32-7.

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 3, Park River-F-L 2

Moriah Skroch finished with 23 kills and 20 digs to lead the Wyndmere-Lidgerwood Warbirds to a 19-25, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 15-12 victory over Park River-Fordville-Lankin in the fifth-place match. Courtney Rehovsky led with 44 assists.

Lexi Erickson led PRFL with 22 kills and 18 digs. Ashtin Wittenburg dished out 28 assists.

PRFL 25 21 16 25 12

W-L 19 25 25 23 15

PRFL: Kills - Lexi Erickson 22, Sydney Larson 17, Cass Heigaard 11. Blocks - Heigaard 2, Larson 1. Assists - Courtney Rehovsky 44. Digs - Larson 28, Erickson 18, Alaina Myrdal 18. Aces - four with one.

W-L: Kills - Moriah Skroch 23, Nicole Hulm 9, Nicole Mauch 9. Blocks - four with one. Assists - Ashtin Wittenburg 28, Jenni Wettstein 15. Digs - Jenn Klosterman 21, Skroch 20, Mauch 15. Aces - Wettstein 3, three with one.

Records: PRFL 38-9; W-L 29-6.

Harvey 3, Flasher 0

Even though the Flasher Bulldogs didn't record a victory at the state tournament, they still came away with a wealth of experience. The Harvey Hornets swept the Bulldogs 25-13, 25-19, 25-23 in the seventh-place match.

"It was a great season for us," Flasher coach Jerlyn Gabrielson said. "I'm so proud of the girls the way they played through the district and regional tournaments. It was good for our program. We're a small school, and a third of our student body plays volleyball."

Allison Schick led the Bulldogs with seven kills. Kelsie Bentz added four kills and picked up an ace. Jorie Schmidt handed out 13 assists.

Harvey was guided by Sheyenne Schneider's 14 kills and 11 digs. Rachel Nyhus recorded six blocks and eight kids. Setters Becca Kourajian and Jaclyn Bachmeier collected 19 digs apiece.

Harvey 25 25 25

Flasher 13 19 23

Harvey: Kills - Sheyenne Schneider 14, Amy Buxa 8, Maggie Lorenz 7. Blocks - Rachel Nyhus 6, Lorenz 4, Schneider 3. Assists - Becca Kourajian 19, Jaclyn Bachmeier 19. Digs - Schneider 11, Tashina Walker 8, Nyhus 8. Aces - Kady Appelt 1, Nyhus 1, Lorenz 1.

Flasher: Kills - Allison Schick 7, Kelsie Bentz 4, Jorie Schmidt 3. Blocks - Bentz 1, Schick 1. Assists - Schmidt 13. Digs - Callee Jo Schmidt 10, Lindsey Ruscheinsky 8, Arika Schick 6. Aces - Bentz 1, Michelle Ternes 1.

Record: Harvey 33-2; Flasher 33-10-1.