
TULARE – Miller racked up 50 kills on the way to edging Hitchcock-Tulare 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 14-25, 15-11 in a non-conference volleyball battle between two regional powers Thursday night.
Paige Werdel had 14 kills and Shaylee Anderberg had 12 for Miller, which improved to 19-4 on the season. Jolie Palmer had two aces and 37 digs.
Katelyn Schroeder finished with 14 kills and 29 digs for Hitchcock-Tulare, which slipped to 18-7. Ella Johnson contributed eight kills.
Serving: Miller 72-85 9 aces (Gracen Werdel 6-9 3 aces, Jolie Palmer 11-13 2 aces); Hitchcock-Tulare 81-87 4 aces (Gracyn Bixler 12-13 1 ace, Isabel Gilbert 23-23).
Hitting: Miller 153-204 50 kills (Paige Werdel 43-51 14 kills, Shaylee Anderberg 34-36 12 kills); Hitchcock-Tulare 154-172 34 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 55-59 14 kills, Ella Johnson 25-27 8 kills).
Setting: Miller 211-213 48 assists (Heather Resel 133-135 37 assists, Olivia Resel 31-31 6 assists); Hitchcock-Tulare 160-162 29 assists (Lila Johnson 106-108 20 assists, Bixler 24-24 5 assists).
Digs: Miller 121 (Palmer 37, Anderberg 19); Hitchcock-Tulare 108 (Schroeder 29, Bixler 21).
Blocks: Miller 3 solo 8 assists (Kate Lichty 1 solo 4 assists); Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo 8 assists (Becca Huizenga 2 assists, L. Johnson 2 assists).
Records: Miller 19-4; Hitchcock-Tulare 18-7.
Groton 25-25-25, Milbank Area 17-15-22
Serving: Milbank Area 1 ace (Addisyn Krause 11-12 1 ace); Groton 72-73 14 aces (Carly Guthmiller 19-19 6 aces, Anna Fjeldheim 10-10 3 aces, Jaedyn Penning 9-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Milbank Area 29 kills (Rachel Schulte 30-33 12 kills, Skyler Skoog 32-35 10 kills); Groton 102-122 37 kills (Fjeldheim 24-26 10 kills, Chesney Weber 22-28 9 kills, Emma Kutter 11-11 5 kills).
Setting: Milbank Area 29 assists (Krause 46-46 15 assists, Schulte 28-28 9 assists); Groton 35 assists (Liz Fliehs 30 assists, Sydney Leicht 3 assists).
Digs: Milbank Area 63 (Skoog 18, Ella Sandvig 16, Schulte 15); Groton 76 (Guthmiller 18, Leicht 17, Fjeldheim 14).
Blocks: Milbank Area 10 assists (Shaylee Schuchard 3, Skoog 2, Claire Snaza 2); Groton 4 (Fliehs 2 assists, Kutter 2 assists).
Records: Milbank Area 14-8; Groton 12-4.
Northwestern 25-25-25, Faulkton 22-18-13
Serving: Northwestern 69-74 5 aces (Tara Blachford 21-22 3 aces, Payton Grandpre 17-18 1 ace); Faulkton 54-59 2 aces (Addison Melius 11-12 1 ace, Micah Martinmaas 9-9).
Hitting: Northwestern 136-152 38 kills (Ashley Haven 60-65 21 kills, Ana Ratigan 17-19 5 kills); Faulkton 109-132 29 kills (Melius 46-48 13 kills, Kelli Stoecker 20-23 7 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 138-138 34 assists (Ella Boekelheide 117-117 33 assists); Faulkton 150-150 29 assists (Tegan Baloun 73-73 13 assists, Martinmaas 51-51 11 assists).
Digs: Northwestern (Blachford 23, Haven 16, Grandpre 15); Faulkton 73 (Carley Cotton 18, Anna Aesoph 18).
Blocks: Northwestern 3 solo 12 assists (Boekelheide 1 solo 5 assists, Haven 1 solo 4 assists); Faulkton 1 solo 4 assists (Jaymi Senn 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Northwestern 21-5; Faulkton 14-7.
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-25, Winner 22-10-17
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock (Katy Kemnitz 17-17 2 aces, Reagan Weisbeck 9-9 2 aces); Winner (Adysen Pravecek 1 ace, Keelie Kuil 1 ace)
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock (Charley Henderson 21-24 11 kills, Ryli Thompson 21-23 6 kills, Raelyn Aberle 29-34 5 kills); Winner (Kuil 6 kills, Leila Balsiger 5 kills).
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock (Kemnitz 57-57 16 assists, Sophia Overland 51-51 11 assists); Winner (Cora Moss 11 assists, Lexi Kelin 4 assists).
Digs: Mobridge-Pollock (Weisbeck 21, Thompson 10); Winner (Pravecek 18, Moss 16).
Blocks: Winner (Lilly Barfuss 2 solo 1 assist, Karlee Brozik 1 solo).
Records: Mobridge-Pollock 19-3; Winner 8-12.
Deuel 25-25-25, Tiospa Zina 16-12-17
Serving: Tiospa Zina 1 ace (Lattice Rodland 1); Deuel 6 aces (Alexis Schilling 2, Josie Andersen 2).
Hitting: Tiospa Zina 12 kills (Maya Deutsch 4); Deuel 34 kills (Andersen 12, Kayden Russell 6).
Setting: Tiospa Zina 7 assists (Genia Redday 5); Deuel 26 (Andersen 11, Sara Jo Krueger 10, Russell 4).
Digs: Tiospa Zina 25 (Deutsch 6); Deuel 56 (Andersen 12, Ella Kerkvliet 12).
Blocks: Deuel 2 (Russell 1 solo Alayna Carlson 1 solo).
Records: Tiospa Zina 6-15; Deuel 7-11.
Redfield 25-25-25, Clark-Willow Lake 12-21-16
Redfield stats not reported
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake (Avery Lee 16-18 4 aces, Zoey Helkenn 9-10 2 aces).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 59-72 8 kills (Shay Michalski 22-26 4 kills, Haylee Tormanen 7-12 4 kills).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 42 (Tehya Vig 15, Lee 11).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 8 (Sara Thonvold 4, Tormanen 2).
Records: Redfield 9-12; Clark-Willow Lake 7-12.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-26-25, Langford Area 21-24-23
Langford Area stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Kaitlyn Rawerts 16-17 3 aces, Jolie Lien 16-16 1 ace).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Kaylee Carlson 11 kills, Abby Kjenstad 10 kills, Olivia Holmen 5 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Rawerts 15 assists, Madeline Prahl 12 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Kjenstad 15, Esta Cameron 12, Rawerts 11).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Holmen 2 solo 3 assists, Cameron 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 12-9; Langford Area 10-13.


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