
ARLINGTON – Top-rated Warner suffered its first setback of the season, but still managed to win the championship of the Arlington Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday.
The Monarchs went 4-1 during the event and won the title on a tiebreaker procedure of allowing the least amount of defensive points. Warner defeated Faulkton, Arlington, Elkton-Lake Benton and Deubrook Area, while falling to Burke.
Warner is now 14-1 on the season.
ARLINGTON TOURNAMENT
Warner 25-25, Faulkton 12-10
Serving: Warner 43-49 8 aces (Kamryn Anderson 11-12 4 aces, Ava Nilsson 8-10 2 aces); Faulkton 17-22 (Hannah Cunningham 6-7).
Hitting: Warner 54-64 (Kyleigh Schopp 10-11 8 kills, Anderson 10-10 6 kills); Faulkton 40-52 6 kills (Gabby Kast 3-3 1 kill, Jaymi Senn 3-4 1 kill).
Setting: Warner 62-62 17 assists (Nilsson 51-51 15 assists); Faulkton 43-44 6 assists (Kast 38-39 6 assists).
Digs: Warner 32 (Courtney Bjorgaard 8, Lauren Marcuson 6); Faulkton 31 (Carley Cotton 11, Kast 6).
Blocks: Warner (Nilsson 1 solo 1 assist); Faulkton 1 solo 2 assists (Senn 1 solo 1 assist).
Warner 25-25, Arlington 18-11
Serving: Warner 47-49 7 aces (Kamryn Anderson 10-10 2 aces, Sophia Hoeft 8-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Warner 59-69 27 kills (Lauren Marcuson 10-11 7 kills, Anderson 10-11 6 kills).
Setting: Warner 67-67 25 assists (Ava Nilsson 54-54 21 assists).
Digs: Warner 30 (Marcuson 8, Courtney Bjorgaard 7).
Blocks: Warner 6 assists (Nilsson 3 assists).
Warner 23-25-25, Elkton-Lake Benton 25-23-21
Serving: Warner 66-72 6 aces (Courtney Bjorgaard 11-12 2 aces, Kyra Marcuson 13-14 2 aces).
Hitting: Warner 107-131 51 kills (Kamryn Anderson 23-27 12 kills, Kyleigh Schopp 24-29 12 kills, Marcuson 25-33 12 kills).
Setting: Warner 125-126 43 assists (Nilsson 103-104 35 assists).
Digs: Warner 41 (Bjorgaard 11, Lauren Marcuson 9).
Blocks: Warner 2 assists (K. Marcuson 1 assist, Schopp 1 assist).
Burke 25-21-25, Warner 20-25-23
Serving: Warner 60-68 4 aces (Courtney Bjorgaard 12-12 1 ace, Ava Nilsson 9-10 1 ace).
Hitting: Warner 108-129 42 kills (Kyra Marcuson 27-32 11 kills, Kyleigh Schopp 21-23 8 kills).
Setting: Warner 123-126 38 assists (Nilsson 97-99 30 assists).
Digs: Warner 66 (Nilsson 16, Bjorgaard 13).
Blocks: Warner 4 assists.
Warner 25-25, Deubrook Area 11-16
Serving: Warner 44-49 4 aces (Ava Nilsson 7-7 1 ace, Jordyn Jensen 14-15 1 ace, Courtney Bjorgaard 10-10).
Hitting: Warner 66-76 32 kills (Kamryn Anderson 12-15 9 kills, Kyleigh Schopp 17-18 7 kills).
Setting: Warner 75-75 31 assists (Nilsson 64-64 27 assists).
Digs: Warner 45 (Bjorgaard 14, Lauren Marcuson 8).
Blocks: Warner 4 assists.
Elkton-Lake Benton 25-25, Faulkton 14-17
Serving: Faulkton 31-31 3 aces (Carley Cotton 6-6 3 aces, Addison Melius 7-7).
Hitting: Faulkton 60-71 17 kills (Melius 26-30 8 kills, Cotton 7-8 3 kills).
Setting: Faulkton 51-52 15 assists (Gabby Kast 42-42 15 assists).
Digs: Faulkton 39 (Kast 10, Cotton 9).
Deubrook Area 25-25, Faulkton 15-22
Serving: Faulkton 38-40 2 aces (Tegan Baloun 5-5 2 aces, Gabby Kast 10-10).
Hitting: Faulkton 84-97 25 kills (Addison Melius 25-28 10 kills, Kelli Stoecker 14-16 8 kills).
Setting: Faulkon 68-68 25 assists (Kast 60-60 25 assists).
Digs: Faulkton 48 (Trisha Cramer 11, Carley Cotton 9, Melius 8).
Arlington 25-25, Faulkton 15-22
Serving: Faulkton 34-38 2 aces (Carley Cotton 9-10 1 ace, Tegan Baloun 8-9 1 ace).
Hitting: Faulkton 56-75 20 kills (Addison Melius 25-30 8 kills, Cotton 14-17 4 kills).
Setting: Faulkton 66-66 13 assists (Gabby Kast 64-64 13 assists).
Digs: Faulkton 44 (Cotton 14, Melius 13).
Burke 25-25, Faulkton 12-13
Serving: Faulkton 21-26 (Tegan Baloun 5-5, Gabby Kast 4-4).
Hitting: Faulkton 55-68 13 kills (Addison Melius 24-28 7 kills, Aedyn Raethz 6-6 2 kills).
Setting: Faulkton 59-59 14 assists (Kast 57-57 13 assists).
Digs: Faulkton 24 (Carley Cotton 10, Melius 5).
CLARK TOURNAMENT
Webster 28-25, Hitchcock-Tulare 26-23
Serving: Webster 41-47 6 aces (Emily Tarbox 10-11 3 aces, Baylie Somsen 13-14 2 aces); Hitchcock-Tulare 43-47 3 aces (Brooklyn Frankenstein 12-12 1 ace, Presley Binger 9-9 1 ace).
Hitting: Webster 40-53 17 kills (Erin Sannes 10-11 6 kills, Gracie Cadwell 10-12 5 kills); Hitchcock-Tulare 69-78 15 kills (Isabel Gilbert 15-16 5 kills, Rebecca Huizenga 18-20 3 kills)
Setting: Webster 61-62 15 assists (Somsen 17-18 5 assists, Elliott Steiner 25-25 4 assists); Hitchcock-Tulare 76-82 14 assists (Gracyn Bixler 39-42 9 assists, Binger 26-26 5 assists)
Digs: Webster 59 (Cadwell 15, Kara Kwasniewski 8, Somsen 8); Hitchcock-Tulare 39 (Cambree Hoekman 17, Binger 7).
Blocks: Webster (Sannes 2 solo 2 assists, Harley Johnson 3 assists); Hitchcock-Tulare 10 assists.
Webster 25-19-25, Clark-Willow Lake 23-25-13
Serving: Webster 60-63 9 aces (Bayleann Moen 14-15 4 aces, Gracie Cadwell 12-13 3 aces, Emily Tarbox 12-12 2 aces).
Hitting: Webster 94-117 27 kills (Elliott Steiner 19-24 7 kills, Moen 17-23 5 kills, Cadwell 16-19 3 kills).
Setting: Webster 76-76 25 assists (Steiner 21-21 10 assists, Baylie Somsen 23-23 7 assists).
Digs: Webster 80 (Steiner 16, Moen 15).
Blocks: Webster (Steiner 2, Harley Johnson 2).
Estelline-Hendricks 25-25, Webster 19-15
Serving: Webster 31-32 1 ace (Baylie Somsen 7-7, Mikala Wagner 7-7).
Hitting: Webster 46-54 13 kills (Gracie Cadwell 17-17 5 kills, Bayleann Moen 13-15 4 kills).
Setting: Webster 57-60 7 assists (Somsen 17-17 4 assists, Elliott Steiner 14-14 1 assist).
Digs: Webster 41 (Cadwell 12, Steiner 6).
Blocks: Webster (Erin Sannes 1 solo, Steiner 1 assist, Wagner 1 assist).
Webster 26-26, Deuel 24-24
Serving: Webster 43-54 1 ace (Bayleann Moen 10-13 1 ace, Baylie Somsen 9-11, Emily Tarbox 8-10).
Hitting: Webster 31-45 13 kills (Gracie Cadwell 11-14 6 kills, Moen 10-17 3 kills, Erin Sannes 6-7 2 kills).
Setting: Webster 56-56 11 assists (Somsen 21-21 4 assists, Elliott Steiner 13-13 3 assists).
Digs: Webster 56 (Kara Kwasniewski 12, Moen 11).
Blocks: Webster (Mikala Wagner 1 solo 1 assist, Cadwell 1 assist).
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25, Hitchcock-Tulare 17-15
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 22-32 1 ace (Isabel Gilbert 8-9, Gracyn Bixler 4-4).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 68-78 13 kills (Ella Johnson 21-25 2 kills, Rebecca Huizenga 18-23 2 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 67-75 12 assists (Bixler 17-21 6 assists, Presley Binger 32-36 4 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare (Cambree Hoekman 10, Brooklyn Frankenstein 5).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo 1 assist.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25, Waverly-South Shore 13-14
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 43-50 6 aces (Ella Johnson 13-15 2 aces, Brooklyn Frankenstein 9-10 2 aces).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 55-60 18 kills (Rebecca Huizenga 13-14 5 kills, Johnson 11-14 3 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 48-48 17 assists (Gracyn Bixler 21-21 8 assists, Presley Binger 18-18 7 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 16 (Cambree Hoekman 8, Frankenstein 3).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo 3 assists (Huizenga 1 solo).
Hitchcock-Tulare 22-25-25, Wilmot 25-10-19
Hitchcock-Tulare wins the Bronze Medal Bracket
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 60-70 12 aces (Gracyn Bixler 10-11 3 aces, Brooklyn Frankenstein 14-15 2 aces).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 99-110 37 kills (Rebecca Huizenga 23-24 10 kills, Isabel Gilbert 23-25 9 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 111-113 34 assists (Bixler 48-48 16 assists, Presley Binger 41-43 16 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 41 (Cambree Hoekman 11, Bixler 8).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 2 solo (Lila Johnson 1, Isabel Gilbert 1).
MOBRIDGE TOURNAMENT
Ipswich 25-25, Stanley County 18-15
Serving: Ipswich 44-49 10 aces (Gracie Lange 15-15 5 aces, Madison Geditz 6-6 2 aces).
Hitting: Ipswich 52-61 14 kills (Lange 12-15 6 kills, Baylee Kulesa 14-15 4 kills, Marley Guthmiller 9-10 3 kills).
Setting: Ipswich 58-58 15 assists (Quincy Olivier 47-47 13 assists, Geditz 6-6 2 assists).
Digs: Ipswich 35 (Geditz 8, Kulesa 7).
Blocks: Ipswich 6 assists (Guthmiller 2 assists, Kulesa 2 assists).
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25, Ipswich 15-15
Serving: Ipswich 29-32 4 aces (Madison Geditz 9-9 2 aces, Quincy Olivier 5-6 2 aces).
Hitting: Ipswich 30-39 13 kills (Baylee Kulesa 11-13 8 kills, Gracie Lange 7-12 3 kills).
Setting: Ipswich 39-39 4 assists (Olivier 29-29 3 assists).
Digs: Ipswich 19 (Vanessa Diaz 5, Lange 5).
Blocks: Ipswich 2 assists (Kulesa 1 assist, Kaylin Onken 1 assist).
Third place match
Ipswich 17-25-27, Herreid-Selby Area 25-21-25
Serving: Ipswich 52-66 6 aces (Madison Geditz 8-9 3 aces, Quincy Olivier 11-14 2 aces).
Hitting: Ipswich 84-99 34 kills (Gracie Lange 23-30 10 kills, Olivier 20-21 8 kills, Baylee Kulesa 28-32 8 kills).
Setting: Ipswich 83-83 20 assists (Olivier 74-74 18 assists, Reaghan Bowers 5-5 1 assist).
Digs: Ipswich 81 (Geditz 23, Vanesa Diaz 12).
Blocks: Ipswich 6 assists (Kaylin Onken 3 assists, Kulesa 2 assists).
Northwestern 25-25-25, Madison 19-12-22
Serving: Northwestern (Peyton Grandpre 15-18 3 aces, Tara Blachford 8-8 1 ace); Madison (Amanda Vacanti 2 aces).
Hitting: Northwestern (Ella Haven 49-52 21 kills, Ashley Haven 20-22 5 kills); Madison (Audrey Nelson 13 kills, Megan Schouwenburg 6 kills).
Setting: Northwestern (Brooklinn Halverson 73-73 25 assists, E. Haven 4-4 3 assists); Madison (Vacanti 7 assists, Karley Theede 5 assists).
Digs: Northwestern (Grandpre 14, Ella Boekelheide 6); Madison (Maycee Theede 18, Schouwenburg 9).
Blocks: Northwestern (E. Haven 1 solo, Ana Ratigan 1 assist); Madison (Karley Luz 1, Lydia Nelson 1).
Records: Northwestern 6-3; Madison 5-6.
Miller 25-25-25, Potter County 19-15-13
Serving: Miller 65-73 9 aces (Jolie Palmer 9-10 3 aces, Abbi Blake 16-18 2 aces, Ally Mullaney 10-12 2 aces); Potter County 40-47 2 aces (Zoe Meinke 8-8 1 ace, Ashlee Kaup 6-8 1 ace).
Hitting: Miller 93-95 27 kills (Mullaney 15-18 9 kills, Jaden Werdel 20-27 7 kills, Ruby Carter 20-25 5 kills); Potter County 83-96 19 kills (Kayden Cronin 12-17 7 kills, Tyler Simon 22-25 3 kills).
Setting: Miller 27 assists (Tyra Gates 87-87 15 assists); Potter County 94-94 20 assists (Simon 41-41 12 assists, Rylee Kaup 33-33 7 assists).
Digs: Miller 59 (Werdel 14, Gates 12, Journey Palmer 9, Jolie Palmer 8); Potter County 65 (A. Kaup 18, Meinke 13, Taelor Zweber 9).
Blocks: Miller 9 (Blake 1 solo 3 assists, Aleah Schlechter 1 solo 2 assists, Carter 2 assists); Potter County 2 solo 2 assists (Simon 2 solo 1 assist).


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