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The winner of Tuesday’s WIAA regional match will likely play third-seeded Edgar in the Oct. 21 regional semifinal round. The Wildcats host 14th-seeded Loyal in their opener Tuesday. Eastern Cloverbelt Conference champion Columbus Catholic is the half-sectional’s top seed, while Athens is the two-seed.

Athens beat Edgar in a five-set thriller Tuesday in the Marawood’s second-place match. Marathon rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat North champion Phillips 3-2 in the championship match, Abbotsford swept Newman Catholic in the third-place match and Prentice swept Stratford in the fourth-place battle as the divisions split the day’s six matches.

Edgar Invite

Rib Lake went 1-2 at Saturday’s Edgar Invitational, falling to Marawood Conference rivals Auburndale and Abbotsford before sweeping Bruce 25-12, 25-18 to finish the day.

“Bruce was a nice win for our team,” Weik said. “We were able to play the entire roster and Isabella Fallos got her first kill on varsity. We struggled behind the serving line, but we still held strong at the net.”

Auburndale swept the opening match 25-12, 25-12 and Abbotsford took the second-round match 25-13, 25-19.

“Josie Scheithauer is showing great improvement with her net play,” Weik said. “She is getting a lot of touches and had four kills against Auburndale. Our team totaled 21 digs in the two sets, but lost out on points due to hitting errors.

“We came within striking distance against Abbotsford in our second game,” she added. “Emily Rodman, Danielle Mann and Kamryn Annala all matched for three kills apiece.”

Conference win

Rib Lake got its lone Marawood North win of the fall Thursday by beating host Chequamegon 3-1.

Adversity hit the Redmen early when senior outside hitter Emma Winter became the team’s second major injury casualty of the season when she hurt her knee in pre-match warm-ups.

“Lauren Pelnis stepped up and played in her outside hitter position,” Weik said. “She contributed with five kills and scored a lot of point-finding gaps on the opposing side. Josie Scheithauer had some great net play with several block attempts keeping the ball in play for us. Molly Heiser set really well with 14 assists on the night.”

Rib Lake took the first set 25-17, but Chequamegon came back with a 25-21 win in the second set. But the Lady Redmen rallied after that, winning 25-19 and 25-20.

“Our loss was the result of several missed serves and serve receives,” Weik said.

Mann and Scheithauer had four kills each, while Rodman and Annala added three apiece.