
GROTON – Groton won a pair of sets in extra points on the way to a 29-27, 21-25, 25-20, 28-26 non-conference volleyball win over Class B third-rated Northwestern Tuesday night.
Chesney Weber had 17 kills, Anna Fjeldheim 13 and Sydney Leicht 10 for the Tigers, who improved to 16-4 on the season. Carly Guthmiller had a match-leading five aces.
Ashley Haven topped Northwestern (25-7) with 22 kills and two aces. Ella Boekelheide contributed nine kills and two aces.
Serving: Northwestern 95-96 9 aces (Ella Boekelheide 29-29 2 aces, Tara Blachford 22-22 2 aces, Ashley Haven 13-13 2 aces); Groton 94-99 14 aces (Carly Guthmiller 22-23 5 aces, Chesney Weber 10-11 3 aces, Sydney Leicht 16-18 3 aces).
Hitting: Northwestern 186-204 53 kills (Haven 76-83 22 kills, Boekelheide 20-21 9 kills, Nicolette Nickeson 7 kills); Groton 181-208 55 kills (Weber 38-39 17 kills, Anna Fjeldheim 49-56 13 kills, Leicht 31-37 10 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 189-192 46 assists (Boekelheide 34 assists); Groton 53 assists (Liz Fliehs 46 assists, Guthmiller 4 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 117 digs (Boekelheide 29, Payton Grandpre 27, Blachford 21); Groton 119 digs (Leicht 38, Guthmiller 29, Fliehs 16).
Blocks: Northwestern 1 solo 14 assists (Ana Ratigan 5 assists, Haven 4 assists); Groton 7 blocks (Emma Kutter 2 solo 1 assist, Rylee Dunker 1 solo 2 assists, Leicht 1 solo).
Records: Northwestern 25-7; Groton 16-4.
Wolsey-Wessington 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible Academy 8-13-15
Serving: Wolsey-Wessington (Tatum Luce 2 aces, Kendal Uttecht 1 ace); Sunshine Bible Academy (Betra Amare 3 aces, Sadie Konechne 2 aces).
Hitting: Wolsey-Wessington (Kailynn Dorris 13 kills, Lainey Uttecht 6 kills); Sunshine Bible Academy (Konechne 4 kills, Annalise VanZee 2 kills).
Setting: Wolsey-Wessington (Payton Kemnitz 14 assists, Kendal Uttecht 10 assists); Sunshine Bible Academy (Abby Hinman 8 assists, Amare 7 assists).
Digs: Wolsey-Wessington (Shae Uttecht 27 digs, Kendal Uttecht 10 digs); Sunshine Bible Academy (Amare 4 digs, Kennedy Keck 4 digs).
Blocks: Wolsey-Wessington (Samara Clemente 2 blocks); Sunshine Bible Academy (VanZee 2 blocks, Amare 1 block).
Records: Wolsey-Wessington 25-3; Sunshine Bible Academy 1-21.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25-25, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 12-21-12
Serving: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Kali Hofer 1 ace, Kenzie Schley 1 ace); Hitchcock-Tulare 63-66 8 aces (Ella Johnson 17-18 4 aces).
Hitting: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Kenna Ochsner 7 kills, Liz Boschee 5 kills); Hitchcock-Tulare 80-91 40 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 21-25 15 kills, Ella Johnson 22-23 10 kills).
Setting: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Schley 14 assists); Hitchcock-Tulare 93-94 38 assists (Lila Johnson 72-73 30 assists, Gracyn Bixler 8-8 6 assists).
Digs: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Hofer 10 digs, Ochsner 10 digs); Hitchcock-Tulare 56 digs (Schroeder 19, Cambree Hoekman 12).
Blocks: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Ochsner 2 blocks, Boschee 2 blocks); Hitchcock-Tulare 2 solo 4 assists (Schroeder 2 assists).
Records: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 12-13; Hitchcock-Tulare 20-7.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Britton-Hecla 22-10-10
Britton-Hecla stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Kaitlyn Rawerts 22-22 5 aces, Jolie Lien 16-16 3 aces).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Olivia Holmen 11 kills, Abby Kjenstad 7 kills, Kaylee Carlson 5 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Rawerts 15 assists, Madeline Prahl 15 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Kjenstad 12 digs, Rawerts 9 digs, Grace Powers 8 digs).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Kate Holmen 9 assists, Olivia Holmen 6 assists, Carlson 3 assists).
Records: Britton-Hecla 8-12; Great Plains Lutheran 14-11.
Clark-Willow Lake 25-25-25, Tiospa Zina 13-15-15
Tiospa Zina stats not reported
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 70-78 10 aces (Tehya Vig 13-15 3 aces, Avery Lee 14-15 2 aces).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 72-86 12 kills (Sarah Thonvold 14-17 3 kills, Kate Larson 8-8 2 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Zoe Nichols 5 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 8 digs (Lee 3 digs).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 2 blocks (Emma Nichols 1 block, Haylee Tormanen 1 block).
Records: Clark-Willow Lake 8-13; Tiospa Zina 7-17.
Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock, ND 17-25-25-16-15, Mobridge-Pollock 25-19-12-25-9
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock 4 aces.
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock 172-190 50 kills (Charley Henderson 42-48 17 kills, Ryli Thompson 47-47 16 kills, Tegan Konold 19-22 5 kills).
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock 157-158 58 assists (Katy Kemnitz 79-80 29 assists, Sophia Overland 78-78 21 assists).
Blocks: Mobridge-Pollock 4 solo 4 assists.
Records: Mobridge-Pollock 24-6.
Leola-Frederick 25-25-25, Waverly-South Shore 18-15-9
Waverly-South Shore stats not reported
Serving: Leola-Frederick (Sofia Losure 9-9 5 aces, Laura Sumption 17-17 2 aces, Jocelynn Ellwein 16-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick (Losure 30-35 11 kills, Jillian Ellwein 22-27 10 kills, Kaitlyn Mueller 16-19 10 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick (Jocelynn Ellwein 59-59 34 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick (Losure 15 digs, Olivia Morlock 10 digs).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick (Losure 1 solo, Mueller 1 solo).
Records: Waverly-South Shore 3-21; Leola-Frederick 12-12.
Florence-Henry 27-25-25, Deuel 25-16-10
Serving: Florence-Henry 2 aces (Kaylee Vavruska 13-15 1 ace, Ashlyn Vavruska 10-12 1 ace); Deuel 5 aces (Sara Jo Kreger 2 aces).
Hitting: Florence-Henry 36 kills (Caylin Kelly 17 kills, Taylor Watson 10 kills, Kate Hulscher 5 kills); Deuel 25 kills (Annika Kriz 6 kills, Josie Andersen 5 kills).
Setting: Florence-Henry 36 assists (Ashlyn Vavruska 35 assists); Deuel 16 assists (Andersen 12 assists, Kreger 4 assists).
Digs: Florence-Henry 79 digs (Kelly 14 digs, Ashlyn Vavruska 14 digs, Watson 11 digs); Deuel 65 digs (Ella Kerkvliet 15 digs, Kaitlyn Gubrud 11 digs, Kriz 10 digs).
Blocks: Florence-Henry 6 blocks (Kelly 3 blocks, Roean Raymer 3 blocks).
Records: Florence-Henry 17-10; Deuel 7-14.
Highmore-Harrold 25-25-25, Lyman 13-22-21
Serving: Lyman 46-58 5 aces (Skyler Volmer 16-18 3 aces, Caysen Gran 9-10 1 ace); Highmore-Harrold 63-71 4 aces (Jada Baloun 13-13 2 aces Brooklyn Baloun 15-15 1 ace).
Hitting: Lyman (Brooke Palmer 7 kills, Volmer 6 kills); Highmore-Harrold 98-114 21 kills (Addison McDonnell 28-31 10 kills, Reghan Westcott 18-20 4 kills).
Setting: Lyman (Kenzie Lavendure 15 assists, Gran 9 assists); Highmore-Harrold 88-90 19 assists (Brooklyn Baloun 78-79 19 assists).
Digs: Lyman (Volmer 39 digs, Palmer 32 digs); Highmore-Harrold (Kenidey Effling 25 digs, Westcott 13 digs).
Blocks: Lyman (Mak Scott 3 blocks, Volmer 2 blocks); Highmore-Harrold (Kendall Cermak 3 solo blocks).
Records: Lyman 13-13; Highmore-Harrold 11-15.
Webster 25-25-28, Langford Area 17-13-26
Langford Area stats not reported
Serving: Webster 70-77 11 aces (Payton Snell 18-18 4 aces, Baylie Somsen15-16 3 aces, Gracie Cadwell 14-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Webster 112-112 35 kills (Cadwell 22-31 12 kills, Mallory Steiner 21-23 9 kills).
Setting: Webster 98-118 35 assists (Somsen 55-55 18 assists, Katie Braun24-24 7 assists).
Digs: Webster 58 (Cadwell 17, Somsen 12).
Blocks: Webster (Steiner 1 solo 1 assist, Snell 1 solo, Erin Sannes 1 assist).
Records: Langford Area 12-18; Webster 10-14.


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