The Blooming Prairie volleyball team overcame a slow start and held off New Richland-HEG (1-1 overall, 0-1 Gopher) by winning three straight games in BP Thursday. BP won the match by scores of 18-25, 8-25, 25-23, 25-17, 19-17.

Marissa Larson had 17 kills for BP (2-1 overall, 1-0 Gopher) and Kylie Forystek had 26 digs.

BP stats: Marissa Larson,  17 kills, 5 blocks; Leah Inwards, 23 assists, 10 digs; Leah Schiefert, 23 assists, 6 digs; Kylie Forystek, 26 digs, 6 kills; Bria Baldwin, 15 digs; Courtney Wobschall, 8 kills; Sam Wurst, 8 kills