
MILLER – Fourth-rated Miller racked up 57 kills to fuel a 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 27-25 volleyball win over Winner Thursday night.
Paige Werdel and Aleah Schlechter each had 15 kills for the Rustlers, while Kaihlyn Anderberg contributed 11, and Gracen Werdel added 10.
Olivia Resel finished with 53 assists.
Winner stats not reported
Serving: Miller 77-95 3 aces (Kate Lichty 12-17 2 aces, Olivia Resel 16-18 1 ace).
Hitting: Miller 161-192 57 kills (Paige Werdel 35-40 15 kills, Aleah Schlechter 46-55 15 kills, Kaihlyn Anderberg 26-29 11 kills, Gracen Werdel 29-33 10 kills).
Setting: Miller 55 assists (Resel 155-158 53 assists).
Digs: Miller 104 (Jolie Palmer 41, Schlechter 15, G. Werdel 10).
Blocks: Miller 8 (P. Werdel 4 assists, G. Werdel 4 assists, Schlechter 3 assists).
Records: Winner 1-1; Miller 2-0.
Hamlin 25-25-21-25, Groton 17-22-25-22
Serving: Groton 4 aces (Jerica Locke 2, Chesney Weber 1, Jaedyn Penning 1); Hamlin 12 aces (Izzy Steffensen 3, Addie Steffensen 3, Jayci Trowbridge 3).
Hitting: Groton 28 kills (Weber 7, Taryn Traphagen 7, Rylee Dunker 5); Hamlin 44 kills (Addie Neuendorf 15, Jo Steffensen 11, A. Steffensen 7).
Setting: Groton 28 assists (Liz Fliehs 16, Weber 9); Hamlin 35 assists (I. Steffensen 32).
Digs: Groton 84 (Locke 26, Laila Roberts 15, Fliehs 12); Hamlin 89 (Neuendorf 24, A. Steffensen 18, J. Steffensen 14).
Blocks: Groton 7 (Dunker 2, Traphagen 2, Emma Kutter 2); Hamlin 4 (Kayde Nebel 2, Neuendorf 1).
Records: Groton 0-1; Hamlin 1-0.
Leola-Frederick 25-25-25, Waubay-Summit 9-19-21
Waubay-Summit stats not reported
Serving: Leola-Frederick (Kalyce Achen 8-10 4 aces, Sam Geffre 11-11 1 ace).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick 17-23 17 kills (Jill Ellwein 4-8 4 kills, Kaitlyn Mueller 5-5 3 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick 36-39 12 assists (Zoe Kempf 13-15 12 assists, Zoe Cox 23-24 5 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick 38 (Ellwein 10, Achen 8, Mueller 8).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick 3 solo (Ellwein 2, Mueller 1).
Records: Waubay-Summit 0-1; Leola-Frederick 1-1.
Northwestern 25-25-27, Wolsey-Wessington 21-21-25
Serving: Wolsey-Wessington 54-59 1 ace (Shae Uttecht 9-9 1 ace, Kendal Uttecht 12-12, Taylor Eichstadt 8-8); Northwestern 74-76 13 aces (Mikaela Schmitt 14-14 4 aces, Ashley Haven 16-16 3 aces, Ella Boekelheide 9-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Wolsey-Wessington 115-128 37 kills (Samara Clemente 29-32 13 kills, Tatum Luce 18-19 8 kills, Timber Haeder 23-27 kills); Northwestern 131-156 34 kills (Haven 35-41 12 kills, Anna Brumfield 39-47 11 kills).
Setting: Wolsey-Wessington 111-111 27 assists (K. Uttecht 87-87 20 assists); Northwestern 138-138 29 assists (Boekelheide 118-118 24 assists).
Digs: Wolsey-Wessington 76 (S. Uttecht 27, K. Uttecht 14, Haeder 13); Northwestern 69 (Haven 15, Tara Blachford 14, Boekelheide 13).
Blocks: Wolsey-Wessington 9 (Clemente 4, Rachel Boomsma 2); Northwestern 2 solo 12 assists (Haven 1 solo 3 assists, Breelyn Satter 1 solo 2 assists, Boekelheide 2 assists).
Records: Wolsey-Wessington 1-1; Northwestern 2-0.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Florence-Henry 18-21-14
Florence-Henry stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Madeline Prahl 12-13 4 aces, Jolie Lien 22-24 2 aces).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Abby Kjenstad 11 kills, Esta Cameron 6 kills, Kaylee Carlson 5 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Kaitlyn Rawerts 14 assists, Prahl 12 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Lien 20, Kjenstad 9).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Emma Dornbush 2 solo 1 assist, Carlson 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 2-0; Florence-Henry 1-1.
Sioux Valley 28-25-24-25, Clark-Willow Lake 26-18-26-21
Serving: Sioux Valley (Kaedyn Sapp 7 aces, Adison Renkly 6 aces); Clark-Willow Lake 75-88 14 aces (Zoe Nichols 13-17 4 aces, Shay Michalski 13-16 3 aces).
Hitting: Sioux Valley 36 kills (Renkly 17, Sapp 8); Clark-Willow Lake 103-113 33 kills (Michalski 28-32 12 kills, Hannah Heiman 27-28 8 kills).
Setting: Sioux Valley (Sunny Hesby 13 assists, Machaela Gerasch 12 assists); Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 98 assists).
Digs: Sioux Valley 62 (Kapp 14, Emma Gorvin 14, Caitlin Russell 10); Clark-Willow Lake 112 (Avery Lee 29, Kate Larson 27).
Blocks: Sioux Valley 10 (Lacey Langland 3, Renkly 3, Gorvin 3); Clark-Willow Lake 9 (Shelby Begeman 3, Brenden 3, Michalski 3).
Records: Sioux Valley 2-0; Clark-Willow Lake 0-2.
Wilmot 25-25-25, Waverly-South Shore 17-17-12
Waverly-South Shore stats not reported
Serving: Wilmot (Jada Cameron 6 aces, Addison Heinje 2 aces).
Hitting: Wilmot (Cameron 5 kills, Heinje 3 kills, Brooklyn Remund 3 kills).
Digs: Wilmot 65 (Cameron 18, Mya Heinje 11, Adrienne High Eagles 9).
Blocks: Wilmot 3 solo (Heinje 3).
Records: Waverly-South Shore 0-2; Wilmot 1-1.


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