
WARNER – Warner scored 10 of the first 11 points of the match to help set the tone for a 25-13, 25-11, 25-15 Lake Region Conference volleyball victory over Northwestern in a battle of two-rated Class B squads Thursday night.
Lauren Marcuson had 18 kills to lead the top-rated Monarchs. Kyleigh Schopp and Kyra Marcuson each contributed 11. Schopp also had 11 assisted blocks. Ava Nilsson, in her first match back from an injury, finished with 42 set assists.
Ashley Haven had nine kills to pace Northwestern, rated third in this week’s poll.
Serving: Northwestern (Tara Blachford 9-9 2 aces, Payton Grandpre 6-6 1 ace, Sophia Troske 9-10 1 ace); Warner (Courtney Bjorgaard 15-15 2 aces, Libby Scepaniak 11-11 2 aces, Kyra Marcuson 15-17 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern (Ashley Haven 45-50 9 kills, Nikki Nickeson 8-9 3 kills, Payton Grandpre 22-27 3 kills); Warner (Lauren Marcuson 31-35 18 kills, Kyleigh Schopp 19-21 11 kills, K. Marcuson 29-33 11 kills).
Setting: Northwestern (Ella Boekelheide 85-87 13 assists); Warner (Ava Nilsson 92-92 42 assists).
Digs: Northwestern (Grandpre 11, Taylor Vetter 10); Warner (L. Marcuson 17, Bjorgaard 15, Nelson 9, K. Marcuson 9).
Blocks: Northwestern (Molly Van Hatten 1 assist, Haven 1 assist); Warner (Schopp 11 assists, Nilsson 1 assist, L. Marcuson 1 assist).
Records: Northwestern 6-3; Warner 10-0.
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-25, Leola-Frederick 17-14-13
Serving: Leola-Frederick 39-44 1 ace (Zoe Cox 5-5 1 ace, Laura Sumption 9-9); Mobridge-Pollock 64-70 11 aces (Katy Kemnitz 21-22 5 aces, Sophia Overland 11-11 2 aces, Ryli Thompson 7-10 2 aces, Charley Henderson 14-16 1 ace).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick 50-62 19 kills (Jillian Ellwein 22-24 9 kills, Sumption 11-12 4 kills); Mobridge-Pollock 67-76 35 kills (Henderson 20-22 12 kills, Raelyn Aberle 20-22 8 kills, Thompson 13-14 5 kills, Tegan Konold 9-11 4 kills, Grace Overland 11-12 4 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick 82-89 18 assists (Jocelynn Ellwein 13 assists); Mobridge-Pollock 88-91 34 assists (Kemnitz 49-50 22 assists, S. Overland 33-35 11 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick (Sofia Losure 11, Morgan Sumption 6); Mobridge-Pollock 32 (Aberle 9, Reagan Weisbeck 8, Thompson 7, S. Overland 4).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick 4 solo 11 assists (Jocelyn Ellwein 2 solo, L. Sumption 4 assists); Mobridge-Pollock (G. Overland 3 solo, Henderson 1 solo 3 assists, Konold 3 assists).
Records: Leola-Frederick 4-3; Mobridge-Pollock 6-0.
Wolsey-Wessington 25-25-25, Hitchcock-Tulare 14-19-20
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 48-54 1 ace (Katelyn Schroeder 11-13 1 ace, Cambree Hoekman 10-11); Wolsey-Wessington (Kailynn Dorris 12-12 1 ace, Lainey Uttecht 14-15).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 108-128 29 kills (Ella Johnson 34-41 9 kills, Schroeder 26-32 8 kills); Wolsey-Wessington (Dorris 30-34 13 kills, Uttecht 24-25 8 kills, Tatum Luce 23-26 6 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 128-129 27 assists (Lila Johnson 89-90 21 assists); Wolsey-Wessington (Payton Kemnitz 41-43 16 assists, Kendal Uttecht 53-53 11 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 62 (Schroeder 15, Hoekman 15); Wolsey-Wessington (Shae Uttecht 19, L. Uttecht 17).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 3 solo 6 assists (Isabel Gilbert 1 solo 2 assists, L. Johnson 3 assists); Wolsey-Wessington (Samara Clemente 2 assists, Luce 2 assists).
Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 5-2; Wolsey-Wessington 3-2.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-21-25, Wilmot 17-14-25-13
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran 12 aces (Abby Kjenstad 25-25 6 aces, Olivia Holmen 15-17 2 aces, Kaitlyn Rawerts 16-16 1 ace); Wilmot (Stacia Redday 3 aces, Addison Heinje 2 aces, Mya Heinje 1 ace, Julia Anderson 1 ace).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran 38 (Kaylee Carlson 12 kills, Kjenstad 10 kills, Emma Dornbusch 6 kills, Holmen 6 kills); Wilmot (A. Heinje 12 kills, Anderson 3 kills Paige Johnson 2 kills, Jada Cameron 2 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran 38 (Rawerts 42-42 15 assists, Madeline Prahl 59-60 15 assists); Wilmot (M. Heinje 27 assists, Redday 12 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran 52 (Esta Cameron 11, Grace Powers 10, Kjenstad 10); Wilmot (Johnson 3, Anderson 2, Cameron 2).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran 7 solo 16 assists (Carlson 2 solo 4 assists, Holmen 2 solo 3 assists); Wilmot (A. Heinje 7, Cameron 4).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 6-3; Wilmot 4-5.
Ipswich 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible 21-15-19
Serving: Sunshine Bible 40-47 6 aces (Addison Pearl 11-11 1 ace, Betra Amrea 11-11 ace); Ipswich 74-80 7 aces (Marley Guthmiller 14-15 3 aces, Reaghan Bowers 18-29 2 aces).
Hitting: Sunshine Bible 46-58 7 kills (Natasha Appel 13-14 2 kills, Sadie Konechne 17-19 2 kills); Ipswich 70-87 35 kills (Gabby Wald 24-30 15 kills, M. Guthmiller 29-34 10 kills).
Setting: Sunshine Bible 60-62 11 assists 9 (Amare 30-31 3 assists, Kennedy Keck 3 assists); Ipswich 147-148 26 assists (Bowers 13-13 14 assists, Josie Knutson 52-53 11 assists).
Digs: Sunshine Bible 4 (Amare 2); Ipswich 57 (Brianna Geditz 9, Charli Rawden 9).
Blocks: Sunshine Bible 15 (Annaliese Van Zee 6, Konechne 4).
Records: Sunshine Bible 0-3; Ipswich 1-3.
Hamlin 25-25-25, Milbank Area 20-18-11
Serving: Milbank Area (Siera Wenzel 11-11 ace); Hamlin 17 aces (Marissa Bawdon 7 aces, Addie Neuendorf 4 aces, Cadence Moeller 3 aces).
Hitting: Milbank Area (Rachel Schulte 23-27 9 kills, Skyler Skoog 35-41 3 kills, Claire Snaza 7-13 3 kills); Hamlin 28 kills (Neuendorf 15, Emily Everson 4, Bawdon 4).
Setting: Milbank Area (Addisyn Krause 30-30 10 assists, Schulte 30-30 5 assists); Hamlin 25 assists (Bawdon 16, Neuendorf 9).
Digs: Milbank Area (Wenzel 21, Ella Sandvig 19, Schulte 19); Hamlin 25 (Grace Opdahl 10, Jayci Trowbridge 8).
Blocks: Milbank Area (Skoog 1, Snaza 1); Hamlin 3 (Neuendorf 1, Everson 1).
Records: Milbank Area 3-2; Hamlin 4-1.
Castlewood 24-25-25-25, Iroquois-Lake Preston 26-9-22-19
Iroquois-Lake Preston stats not reported
Serving: Castlewood 5 aces (Nora Solberg 2 aces, Larson 15-15 1 ace, Knecht 13-13 1 ace).
Hitting: Castlewood 39 kills (Knecht 14, Carter 13, Kirwan 8).
Setting: Castlewood 39 assists (Gracie H. 39 assists).
Digs: Castlewood 122 (Knecht 26, Haug 20).
Blocks: Castlewood 6 (Carter 4 solo 2 assists).
Records: Castlewood 6-1; Iroquois-Lake Preston 1-4.
Sisseton 25-18-33-28, Redfield 17-25-31-26
Sisseton stats not reported
Serving: Redfield 76-86 8 aces (Katie Rozell 16-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Redfield 106-130 42 kills (Rozell 53-62 22 kills, Kinley Smith 14-17 5 kills).
Setting: Redfield 159-165 37 assists (Hayden Gall 127-128 32 assists).
Digs: Redfield 30 (Gall 8, Chloe Zens 8).
Records: Sisseton 2-4; Redfield 1-5.
Webster 22-25-25-20-19, Clark-Willow Lake 25-22-21-25-17
Webster stats not reported
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 97-106 8 aces (Zoey Helkenn 23-23 1 ace, Avery Lee 24-26 1 ace).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 113-134 26 kills (Haylee Tormanen 28-33 11 kills, Shay Michalski 26-29 4 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake 144-153 25 assists (Zoe Nichols 142-151 23 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 119 (Hannah Heiman 29, Lee 22).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 35 (Michalski 13, Sara Thonvold 12).
Records: Clark-Willow Lake 2-4; Webster 2-6.
Faulkton 25-25-25, Potter County 10-16-13
Serving: Potter County 31-31 3 aces Zoe Meinke 8-9 3 aces, Taylyn Rausch 8-8); Faulkton 66-71 12 aces (Carley Cotton 23-24 5 aces, Kelli Stoecker 14-15 3 aces).
Hitting: Potter County 47-62 11 kills (Kayden Cronin 17-20 7 kills); Faulkton 77-88 33 kills (Stoecker 18-20 12 kills, Cotton 22-25 9 kills).
Setting: Potter County 58-59 10 assists (Finlee Heien 28-28 6 assists); Faulkton 91-91 27 assists (Micah Martinmaas 44-44 15 assists, Tegan Baloun 34-34 11 assists).
Digs: Potter Couty (Meinke 9); Faulkton 28 (Cotton 9, Addison Melius 9).
Blocks: Potter County (Cronin 3); Faulkton (Cotton 1 solo).
Records: Potter County 4-4; Faulkton 4-1.



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