FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Loboes of Lamoure/Litchville/Marion won the consolation championship at the 2023 State Class B Volleyball tournement at the Fargodome on Saturday 3-1 over the Rockets of New Rockford/Sheyenne (25-13, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19). LLM was the five seed in the tourney, it was their first state appearance since 2017, when they won their third consecutive state championship that year. For NRS, this was their second consecutive appearance at the State B, they finished fifth last year. The Loboes will finish their season at 25-12-3 overall, NRS will finish their season at 30-6-3 overall.

The Loboes controlled most of sets one, two and four, there were just two ties in set one, one tie in set two, and in set four, the Rockets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but then they took control and never trailed after that. Set three was closer, featuring 10 ties, but the Rockets led most of the way.

For LLM, Seniors Hiedi Steffes and Tessa Rasmusson had 16 kills each, Bailie Kelley added 12. Steffes had for blocks as well, Kelley had 26 assists. The Rockets were led by Kelsie Belquiest with 17 kills, Ava Peterson had 11. Kaiya O’Connor had 35 assists, Logan Cudworth had 22 digs.