BISMARCK - Superb net play by Bismarck High helped propel it to a 3-1 victory over St. Mary's on Oct. 6 in WDA play at BHS Karlgaard Gymnasium. The win improved BHS' record to 7-4 in the Western Dakota Association and 12-5 overall. St. Mary's fell to 2-9 in the conference and 5-12 overall.

Nine Demon players registered at least one kill with Rosalyn Brunelle finishing with a match-high 15 kills. Jensen Hintz had 11 and Berkley Schettler finished with 10. BHS also had seven blocks. Dalena Aamot had 2.5. SM was paced Cloey Kraljic's 12 kills. Sophia Schlinger finished with 22 assists and Sydney Kukowski had 15 digs. Sofia Meyer had four aces.

The match was highly-competitive in the opening two sets as each team won a set by two points. Set two was particularily exciting with both teams have several set points before SM prevailed. BHS started fast in set three and four to close out the match.

Looking ahead, St. Mary's will face Century, who holds a 10-1 record in the WDA, on October 8. Bismarck will also compete against Legacy, another strong contender with a 10-1 conference record, on the same date.