Kari Gibb/MDN The South Prairie-Max team and fans celebrate the victory of the second set in the Region 6 Championship match against the Surrey Mustangs on Thursday, November 14, at the Minot Auditorium.

The 2024 Region 6 Volleyball Tournament came to a close on Thursday, November 14, as all four teams competing for the title and third place were representing district 12 for the region honors.

South Prairie-Max 3 Surrey 0

The Royals faced district 12 Surrey Mustangs for the region 6 title and scored 25-21, 25-13 and 25-18 sets for the sweep and the region crown.

South Prairie-Max was led by Azjiah Trader with 12 kills, three blocks, 13 digs and an ace in the win. Skotti and Skyler Beck each posted nine kills while Skotti added a block. Reagan Trudell posted 35 assists and five digs for the Royals while Keira Francis added five kills.

Delaney Nakel posted 26 digs and Abby Mikkelson had a block for South Prairie-Max in the win.

Surrey was led by Kenzie Neighbors with six kills and 14 digs. Makya Gerding added six kills as well to go with a block and an ace for the Mustangs.

Avery Cree and Alexa Ryals each added eight assists while Carmyn Guy had 13 digs. Cree also had a pair of aces in the effort.

Our Redeemer’s 3,

Des Lacs-Burlington 2

Our Redeemer’s Christian School faced a familiar foe from Des Lacs-Burlington in the region 6 third place matchup at Minot Auditorium on Thursday, November 14, for seeding and a chance at the Class B state tournament. The Knights battled the Lakers for five frames and scored 25-18, 25-12, 23-25, 24-26 and 15-11 for the 3-2 win.

Our Redeemer’s was led by Mikayla Altringer with 19 kills and four blocks while Brooklyn Roedocker added 13 kills and two blocks. Tavia Carlson tallied 11 kills, 28 digs, two blocks and two aces in the game. Noel Pankratz added eight kills as well.

Grace Olson had 52 assists in the game where she surpassed the 1,500 mark for her career. Olson also had 18 digs for Our Redeemer’s. Olivia Ebel had 26 digs and an ace while Ellie Streyle added 18 digs for the Knights.

Kadyn Brown added 16 digs and four aces for Our Redeemers while Ashyn Vix had two blocks and Alena Hall had and ace in the win.

Logen Ystaas tallied 16 kills, 22 digs, one ace and a block for the Lakers while Piper Feller added 14 kills, 18 digs and an ace for Des Lacs-Burlington. Mycah Faken had eight kills and a block while Kaylee Werner added 39 assists and 26 digs in the effort.

Ava Brown had 14 digs and a block while Maizy Frey had a pair of aces for the Lakers.