
SISSETON – Groton racked up 38 kills and 15 aces on the way to a 25-9, 25-20, 25-18 Northeast Conference volleyball victory over Sisseton Thursday night.
The Tigers used a balanced attack to fuel the win.
Rylee Dunker had nine kills, Chesney Weber added eight kills, four aces, and 16 set assists, Faith Traphagen contributed seven kills, Jaedyn Penning finished with five aces and 15 digs, and Jerica Locke added three aces.
Sisseton stats not reported
Serving: Groton 15 aces (Jaeydn Penning 15-16 5 aces, Chesney Weber 12-13 4 aces, Jerica Locke 9-11 3 aces).
Hitting: Groton 85-104 38 kills (Rylee Dunker 18-22 9 kills, Weber 13-15 8 kills, Faith Traphagen 12-15 7 kills).
Setting: Groton 33 assists (Liz Fliehs 16 assists, Weber 16 assists).
Digs: Groton 49 (Penning 15, Locke 13, Weber 7).
Records: Groton 2-1; Sisseton 2-2.
Northwestern 25-25-25, Langford Area 5-11-3
Langford Area stats not reported
Serving: Northwestern 67-73 11 aces (Ella Boekelheide 9-10 4 aces, Mikaela Schmit 7-8 3 aces, Tara Blachford 15-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Northwestern 72-74 34 kills (Ashley Haven 24-25 10 kills, Anna Brumfield 12-12 7 kills, Taylor Vetter 14-14 7 kills, Breelyn Satter 12-12 6 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 66-66 26 assists (Boekelheide 57-57 23 assists, Payton Grandpre 7-7 3 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 31 (Blachford 10, Grandpre 6, Brumfield 5).
Blocks: Northwestern 4 assists (Grandpre 1, Satter 1, Haven 1, Ana Ratigan 1).
Records: Northwestern 6-1; Langford Area 1-2.
Redfield 25-25-25, Deuel 12-12-22
Serving: Deuel 37-44 5 aces (Addison Timmons 10-10 2 aces); Redfield 59-71 12 aces (Brynn Giblin 7-9 3 aces, Hayden Gall 20-21 1 ace).
Hitting: Deuel 75-94 10 kills (Emma Sattler 12-14 4 kills, Kayden Russell 8-10 2 kills); Redfield 34-40 22 kills (Cecilia Suchor 10-12 7 kills, Charli Jungwirth 8-10 7 kills).
Setting: Deuel 98-102 8 assists (Russell 44-45 6 assists, Braylin Kreger 19-21 1 assist); Redfield 38-42 16 assists (Hayden Gall 31-32 12 assists).
Digs: Deuel 40 (Timons 16, Russell 10); Redfield 31 (Jungwirth 7, Kinley Smith 7).
Blocks: Deuel (Alayna Carlson 1 assist, Tory Engebretson 1 assist); Redfield (Smith 2 solo 1 assist).
Records: Deuel 0-4; Redfield 1-3.
Miller 25-25-25, Sully Buttes 14-11-10
Sully Buttes stats not reported
Serving: Miller 56-68 8 aces (Olivia Resel 16-18 4 aces, Paige Werdel 11-13 2 aces, Gracen Werdel 10-10 1 ace, Kate Lichty 10-13 1 ace).
Hitting: Miller 62-71 29 kills (P. Werdel 13-15 7 kills, Aleah Schlechter 10-13 7 kills, G. Werdel 12-14 6 kills, Lichty 13-14 5 kills).
Setting: Miller 29 assists (Resel 60-61 25 assists, Jolie Palmer 5-5 2 assists).
Digs: Miller 29 (Palmer 7, Schlechter 5, G. Werdel 4, Lichty 4).
Blocks: Miller 2 solo 8 assists (Schlechter 2 solo 4 assists, Lichty 4 assists).
Records: Sully Buttes 1-5; Miller 5-0.
Warner 25-25-25, Leola-Frederick 9-8-13
Serving: Leola-Frederick 25-30 2 aces (Alivia Little 12-12 1 ace, Sam Geffre 5-6 1 ace); Warner 69-73 7 aces (Jordyn Jensen 20-20 2 aces, Libby Scepaniak 20-20 2 aces).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick 59-74 5 kills (Kaitlyn Mueller 9-12 2 kills, Jill Ellwein 18-19 1 kill, Kalyce Achen 11-13 1 kill); Warner 64-79 39 kills (Kyleigh Schopp 21-23 14 kills, Miah Leidholt 8-10 6 kills, Makenna Leidholt 6-8 5 kills, Courtney Leidholt 13-15 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick (Zoe Cox 21-21 5 assists, Zoe Kempf 5-5 2 assists); Warner 73-74 33 assists (Scepaniak 48-49 19 assists, Reagan Wood 19-19 11 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick (Ellwein 33, Achen 22); Warner (Jensen 16, Makenna Leidholt 6).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick (Mueller 1, Cox 1); Warner 1 solo 4 assists (Schopp 1 solo 2 assists).
Records: Leola-Frederick 2-2; Warner 7-0.
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-25, Potter County 14-23-13
Serving: Potter County (Zoe Meinke 1 ace); Mobridge-Pollock 65-74 10 aces (Raelyn Aberle 17-18 4 aces, Sophia Overland 9-10 2 aces, Ellie Kemnitz 13-14 2 aces).
Hitting: Potter County (Meinke 7 kills, Emma Schlachter 2 kills); Mobridge-Pollock 100-121 40 kills (Charley Henderson 32-38 16 kills, Aberle 30-35 10 kills, Grace Overland 12-13 6 kills, Tegan Konold 12-16 5 kills).
Setting: Potter County (Dannika Kaup 7 assists, Finlee Heien 6 assists); Mobridge-Pollock 112-112 40 assists (S. Overland 56-56 19 assists, Kemnitz 52-52 18 assists).
Digs: Potter County (Kaup 17); Mobridge-Pollock 53 (Jacy Netterville 13, Konold 12, Henderson 9).
Blocks: Mobridge-Pollock 4 solo 3 assists (Jayda Thompson 1 solo 1 assist, G. Overland 1 solo 1 assist, Henderson 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Potter County 3-2; Mobridge-Pollock 3-0.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25-25, James Valley Christian 6-6-3
Serving: James Valley Christian (Kaitlyn Stahl 1 ace, Nave Gross 1 ace); Hitchcock-Tulare 65-70 33 aces (Ella Johnson 20-22 11 aces, Lila Jo Johnson. 18-18 8 aces).
Hitting: James Valley Christian (Addison Kleinsasser 1 kill); Hitchcock-Tulare 30-34 21 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 15-15 14 kills).
Setting: James Valley Christian (Stahl 1 assist); Hitchcock-Tulare 36-37 17 assists (L. Johnson 16-16 7 assists, Gracyn Bixler 13-13 6 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 17 (Schroeder 5, Cambree Hoekman 4).
Records: James Valley Christian 0-2; Hitchcock-Tulare 1-0.
Clark-Willow Lake 23-25-25-25, Milbank 25-15-19-23
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 87-96 6 aces (Hannah Heiman 21-23 3 aces, Avery Lee 20-20 2 aces); Milbank (Ella Sandvig 13-13 4 aces, Rylee Scoular 16-18 2 aces, Isabella Anderson 7-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 104-124 53 kills (Shay Michalski 35-43 20 kills, Zoe Nichols 16-20 9 kills); Milbank (Claire Snaza 26-29 10 kills, Anderson 22-25 6 kills, Sierra Wenzl 12-14 5 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 34 assists); Milbank (Addison Krause 65-65 12 assists, Scoular 21-21 8 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 76 (Kate Larson 28, Zoey Helkenn 13); Milbank (Sandvig 17, Wenzl 17).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 1 (Nichols 1); Milbank (Snaza 5, Anderson 3, Addison Pauli 3).
Records: Clark-Willow Lake 1-2; Milbank 2-1.
Castlewood 25-25-24-25, Deubrook Area 23-19-26-22
Serving: Castlewood (Cassidy Kirwan 4 aces, Nora Solberg 2 aces); Deubrook Area (Brynnlee Hanson 2 aces, Chloe Haines 1 ace).
Hitting: Castlewood (Emerson Carter 23 kills, Kirwan 8 kills, Claire Horn 8 kills, Lilly Jacobsen 7 kills); Deubrook Area (Zoey Molengraaf 14 kills, Mataya Gouws 10 kills, Hanson 6 kills).
Setting: Deubrook Area (Matte Bauman 33 assists).
Digs: Castlewood (Kirwan 24, Solberg 17, Horn 16, Carter 11); Deubrook Area (Carly Englestad 14, Kylee Johnson 14, Hanson 10).
Blocks: Castlewood (Ava Ruml 1); Deubrook Area (Molengraaf 3, Bauman 2, Johnson 2).
Records: Castlewood 3-0; Deubrook Area 1-1.
Highmore-Harrold 25-25-25, Lower Brule 22-16-21
Lower Brule stats not reported
Serving: Highmore-Harrold 54-69 14 aces (Addie McDonnell 10-12 4 aces).
Hitting: Highmore-Harrold 77-102 24 kills (McDonnell 29-38 11 kills, Jada Baloun 19-25 5 kills).
Setting: Highmore-Harrold 80-81 19 assists (Brooklyn Baloun 70-71 17 assists).
Digs: Highmore-Harrold (B. Baloun 4, Morgan McCloud 3).
Blocks: Highmore-Harrold (J. Baloun 2).
Records: Lower Brule 0-1; Highmore-Harrold 2-1.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Tri-State 5-13-15
Tri-State stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran 11 aces (Abby Kjenstad 11-11 4 aces, Kaitlyn Rawerts 16-16 3 aces).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran 21 kills (Kjenstad 8, Esta Cameron 5).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran 22 assists (Madeline Prahl 11, Rawerts 9).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran 33 (Jolie Lien 14, Kjenstad 6).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran 2 solo 2 assists (Cameron 1 solo, Kaylee Carlson 1 solo).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 3-1.
Hamlin 25-25-25, Flandreau 6-17-11
Serving: Hamlin 9 aces (Issie Steffensen 3 aces, Jo Steffensen 3 aces).
Hitting: Flandreau (Sadie Iott 5 kills); Hamlin 38 kills (Addie Neuendorf 14, Addie Steffensen 10, J. Steffensen 8).
Setting: Flandreau (Aly Schepel 7 assists); Hamlin 31 assists (I. Steffensen 31).
Digs: Flandreau 25 (Iott 15, Morgan Kontz 10); Hamlin 59 (J. Steffensen 14, Jayci Trowbridge 12, Neuendorf 9).
Blocks: Flandreau (Hannah Krull 1); Hamlin 2 (Kayde Nebel 2).
Records: Flandreau 1-3; Hamlin 3-0.
Faulkton 25-22-21-25-15, North Central 23-25-25-20-13
Serving: Faulkton 95-105 9 aces (Carley Cotton 18-19 3 aces, Presleigh Martinmaas 20-23 2 aces); North Central 78-87 5 aces (Amree VanderVorst 17-17 1 ace).
Hitting: Faulkton 192-223 49 kills (Cotton 72-81 23 kills, Jaymi Senn 36-38 9 kills); North Central 142-161 31 kills (VanderVorst 74-83 19 kills, Makaylah Jones 14-16 6 kills).
Setting: Faulkton 223-223 40 assists (Claire Cotton 203-203 39 assists); North Central 198-205 (Sydney Bertsch 146-151 24 assists).
Digs: Faulkton 84 (Carley Cotton 25, Anna Aesoph 23); North Central 133 (VanderVorst 35, Alaina Dosch 34).
Blocks: Faulkton (Claire Cotton 2 assists, Martinmaas 2 assists); North Central (Jones 2).
Records: Faulkton 3-0; North Central 2-4.


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