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Aggressive Warbirds sweep Aberdeen Christian

Wolsey-Wessington’s Mya Boomsma (6) reaches to block the ball as Aberdeen Christian’s Sophia Fogarty, right, tries to tip the ball during Thursday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on are Christian’s Emma Sand, front far left and Chloe Bosma, foreground center. Looking on for the Warbirds are Mallory Miller, far left and Leah Williams (11). Photo by John Davis taken 9/15/2022
From the service line to the front row, Wolsey-Wessington came out attacking Thursday night. The fifth-rated Warbirds used their aggressive strategy to help fuel a 25-16, 25-12, 25-11 non-conference volleyball sweep of Aberdeen Christian at the Christian School Gym. "That was the goal coming here tonight," said Wolsey-Wessington coach Lindy Uttecht. "We were playing our game." The Warbirds did make some errors of aggression, but they were not about to get cheated on their swings. "We just wanted to come in here and be aggressive at the net. We wanted to work on hitting the ball hard," Uttecht said. "We missed quite a few serves tonight, but they’re still serving aggressively, so I can live with that." Wolsey-Wessington jumped out in front early in both of the first two sets. The Warbirds consistently pounded serves at the Knights and then were a force at the net, led in part by former Christian player Mallory Miller, who led the visitors with nine kills. "We kind of

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