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MFL MarMac bedeviled by Osage in quarterfinal volleyball match
MFL MarMac Volleyball 2026
The MFL MarMac volleyball team includes (front, left to right) Kensey Ball, Payton McElwaine, Lily Johnson, Gracyn Welch; (back) assistant coach Paul Rasmussen, Kambry Keehner, Macy McGeough, Addison Corlett, Blair Winter, Ashtyn Dundee, Nora Rasmussen, assistant coach Claudia Johnson and head coach Becky Johnson.

Osage defeated MFL MarMac in straight sets on Oct. 21, to advance out of the Class 2A Region 3 quarterfinals. All three sets had scores of 25-18.

The Bulldogs had a better kill efficiency than the Green Devils, at .176 versus .104, and committed fewer kill errors. However, the Green Devils slightly outpaced them at the net, earning 33 kills to the Bulldogs’ 27.

Lily Johnson led the team with six, while Blair Winter and Kambry Keehner each smashed five. Macy McGeough and Nora Rasmussen both contributed three kills. Addison Corlett set up the offense with 19 assists.

Three MFL MarMac players reached double digits in digs, including 13 for Kensey Ball, 12 by Winter and 11 courtesy of Johnson. Corlett was close behind with nine. Winter and Ashtyn Dundee supported the defense with solo blocks, and Keehner and Payton McElwaine each had a block assist.

Serving is where there was a starker difference between the two squads. Osage converted on nearly 95 percent of attempts, including nine aces. The Bulldogs hit 83.6 percent of their serves and recorded just two aces, both by Winter, who made seven of nine overall. Johnson was 11-for-13 in the game and Gracyn Welch connected on eight of nine attempts.

MFL MarMac finished the season 19-12, with a 2-3 record in the Upper Iowa Conference big division. Their 19 wins are the most in program history, and the .613 winning percentage is the third highest in the past two decades of Bound statistics. The program had a .636 winning percentage in 2008-2009 with a 7-4 record, then was at .615 in 2018-2019 after going 16-10.