Looking at Border West (VIDEO)

Border West's setter is Claire Rinke, a 5'11" senior. One of their top hitters is 5'9" senior outside Faith Gahlon. Two other top hitters include 5'11" senior middle Taylin Schmidt and 5'7" sophomore outside Oaklee Martinek.

Altogether, the roster of Border West has 11 seniors. The Buccaneers hold a 23-2 overall record. They are a first-year co-op between Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley and Wheaton/Herman-Norcross. In the postseason they played two matches at C-G-B high school in Graceville. Last season, both schools had strong volleyball seasons. C-G-B went 18-6, and W/H-N went 14-10. In the 2025 Section 6A standings, they were the No. 7 and No. 8-ranked teams, respectively.

The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team (19-8) faces Border West in the Section 6A championship on Saturday, November 7. First serve is at 7 p.m. at Kennedy High School's Gold Gymnasium in Fergus Falls.

Here's a video featuring action late in game two against Underwood:


The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's SmugMug fall sports albums have been updated: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/BBE-Fall-Sports-2026.

Area football section championship results on November 6:
Upsala/Swanville Area 36, Benson 14
Breckenridge 21, Parkers Prairie 14
Minneota 21, Dawson-Boyd 7