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Christian wins Ipswich Invitational

Aberdeen Christian’s Mallory Miller, right, watches the ball after blocking the hit of Iroquois/Doland’s Lily Blue, center, during a match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on at left for the Knights is Ruth Hulscher. Miller led the Knights with 10 kills in the championship match of the Ipswich Invitational on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 9/2/2021
IPSWICH - Aberdeen Christian continued its memorable volleyball week by capturing the championship of the Ipswich Invitational on Saturday. The Knights, fresh off a win over top-rated Wolsey-Wessington, won four more matches, sweeping past Kimball-White Lake 25-11, 25-21 in the title match, rallying from a 16-11 deficit. "I told the girls it was important we come out strong and continue to push forward today coming off a big win on Thursday," said Christian coach Maggie Jett. "They kept the momentum and didn't drop a set all day. They really played clean, solid and aggressive volleyball all day." The Knights defeated Herreid-Selby Area 25-22, 25-13, Lemmon 25-4, 25-11, and Langford Area 25-12, 25-9 on the way to the championship match. As it did against Wolsey-Wessington, Christian's defense played a key role in the march to the title. "Our back row players worked really hard on defense today and I think that kept us on top for each of the games," Jett said. "There's no

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