DES LACS BURLINGTON (NewsDakota)- Two tournaments, two trophies for the Carrington Cardinals and first-year head coach Kadyn Mehring.

The Cardinals (18-3) swept aside (RVA) Central Cass 25-17, 25-21 to win the prestigious Laker Invite in Des Lacs Burlington in another impressive weekend of tournament volleyball.

POOL D:

Carrington def. Trenton 2-0 (25-10, 25-16)

The Cards got eighteen assists from Aniston Hoornaert and six kills from Harper Kollman in defeating their Class B opponent in straight sets.

Carrington def. Our Redeemer’s 2-0 (25-15, 25-14)

Hoornaert had twenty more assists and libero Journey Peltier had eleven digs as the Cards swept past the Knights.

Carrington and Linton-HMB split 1-1 (25-17, 21-25)

Eighteen more assists from Hoornaert and thirteen digs from Kollman earned Carrington the bonus point against the top-ranked team in Class B

Carrington and May Port-CG split 1-1 (22-25, 25-23)

The Cardinals locked up the top seed in Pool D as Marah Johnson had eighteen digs and Lauren Hendrickson added thirteen of her own.  Hoornaert had twenty more assists.

Quarterfinal: Carrington def. South Prairie-Max 2-1 (25-17, 18-25, 15-5)

22 assists from Hoornaert and sixteen digs from Kollman led the way as the Cardinals beat the top-five ranked Royals to advance.

Semifinal: Carrington def. Grafton 2-1 (19-25, 27-25, 15-10)

24 assists from Hoornaert, 22 digs from Kollman and ten kills from Maara Kutz helped the Cards rally from a set down to beat Grafton for a third time this season.

Championship: Carrington def. Central Cass 2-0 (25-17, 25-21)

23 more assists for Hoornaert plus fourteen digs from Peltier and ten kills from Kollman lifted the Cardinals to the tournament championship.

Carrington return to action Tuesday night at home against Bottineau with coverage on KDAK The Cardinal & KDAK The Cardinal on YouTube beginning at approximately 6:45pm.