Connect with us
Dacotah Bank

Volleyball

Roncalli serves up unbeaten NEC championship

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Madide Huber hits the ball across the net during Monday night’s match against Deuel at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/23/2023
Aberdeen Roncalli put an exclamation point on its conference schedule with an aggressive serving effort Monday night. The Cavaliers wrapped up a 10-0 Northeast Conference campaign with a 25-9, 25-16, 25-18 volleyball victory over Deuel at Roncalli Gym. It's Roncalli's first conference crown since 2020. "It’s always a goal for the girls ... first step is the conference and then obviously we want to make it through postseason," said Roncalli coach Mandy Smid. "We have had a great year. We have a really tough conference, we have a tough region. To have that on our banner is definitely something to be proud of." It was Roncalli's serving that set the tone from the beginning. The Cavaliers racked up 12 aces in the match as players consistently served the ball as close to the net as possible. Some balls even clipped the tape as they went over. "This summer I really focused on getting my serve as aggressive as it can be, and getting it as aggressive as it can be means getting it

Read this article now for free!

Sign up here (No credit card required) to finish reading your article now.

— OR —

Subscribe now for just $60 (+tax) for an entire year! You'll have unlimited access to all new content, and access to our entire archive of past articles and galleries. This is an extraordinary value! Quality local sports journalism is supported by amazing readers like you!

Purchase a Photo

Browse By Category

Browse By Month

More in Volleyball