
ESTELLINE – Hitchcock-Tulare did not drop a set on the way to winning the championship of the Estelline-Hendricks Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.
The fifth-rated Patriots improved to 5-0 on the season.
Katelyn Schroeder had 36 kills and 28 digs in the three victories, while Lila Johnson finished with 34 set assists.
ESTELLINE-HENDRICKS INVITATIONAL
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25, Langford Area 7-17
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 47-49 8 aces (Isabel Gilbert 13-13 4 aces, Lila Johnson 11-12 3 aces).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 41-46 19 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 16-17 9 kills, Cora Hofer 8-9 2 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 40-41 15 assists (Johnson 26-27 7 assists, Gracyn Bixler 6-6 4 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 24 (Schroeder 7, Johnson 6).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo (Rebecca Huizenga 1 solo).
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25, Great Plains Lutheran 13-19
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 42-48 3 aces (Lila Johnson 7-10 1 ace).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 48-54 24 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 20-20 12 kills, Ella Johnson 9-12 2 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 55-56 21 assists (L. Johnson 32-33 15 assists, Gracyn Bixler 15-15 5 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 35 (Schroeder 11, Cambree Hoekman 6).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 10 assists (Rebecca Huizenga 3 assists).
CHAMPIONSHIP
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25, Estelline-Hendricks 20-10.
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 40-46 2 aces (Lila Johnson 11-12 1 ace).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 56-59 27 kills (Katelyn Schroeder 23-23 15 kills, Ella Johnson 15-16 4 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 68-69 24 assists (L. Johnson 34-34 12 assists, Gracyn Bixler 25-26 11 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 40 (Cambree Hoekman 10, Schroeder 10).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo 10 assists (Rebecca Huizenga 1 solo 3 assists).
Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 5-0.
IRENE-WAKONDA TOURNAMENT
Gayville-Volin def. Northwestern 17-25, 25-23, 26-24
Serving: Northwestern 68-73 5 aces (Mikaela Schmitt 14-15 2 aces, Tara Blachford 11-11 1 ace, Sophia Troske 14-14 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 87-111 34 kills (anna Brumfield 30-35 11 kills, Ashley Haven 29-31 10 kills, Ana Ratigan 14-15 8 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 110-113 32 assists (Ella Boekelheide 86-87 25 assists, Taylor Vetter 3-3 3 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 54 (Boekelheide 13, Blachford 10, Brumfield 9).
Blocks: Northwestern 8 assists (Haven 3 assists, Boekelheide 2 assists, Vetter 2 assists).
Northwestern 25-25, Lyman 10-10
Serving: Northwestern 45-45 8 aces (Payton Grandpre 20-21 5 aces, Tara Blachford 10-10 2 aces, Mikaela Schmitt 3-4 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 55-60 24 kills (Ashley Haven 27-27 11 kills, Taylor Vetter 11-11 4 kills, Breelyn Satter 5-5 3 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 56-56 22 assists (Ella Boekelheide 47-47 19 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 30 (Anna Brumfield 9, Blachford 7, Vetter 6).
Blocks: Northwestern 1 solo 6 assists (Haven 1 solo 3 assists, Boekelheide 3 assists).
Northwestern 25-25, Madison 21-13
Serving: Northwestern 43-47 5 aces (Mikaela Schmitt 9-11 2 aces, Tara Blachford 12-12 1 ace, Sophia Troske 9-9 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 66-76 26 kills (Ashley Haven 23-26 8 kills, Breelyn Satter 11-12 5 kills, Anna Brumfield 11-14 5 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 69-69 22 assists (Ella Boekelheide 55-55 17 assists, Payton Grandpre 6-6 4 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 37 (Haven 9, Blachford 8, Grandpre 7).
Blocks: Northwestern 8 assists (Haven 3 assists, Boekelheide 2 assists).
Record: Northwestern 8-2.
NOTE: Ashley Haven collected her 1,000th career dig during the tournament.
FLANDREAU TOURNAMENT
Clark-Willow Lake 25-25, Flandreau Indian School 9-5
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 40-46 12 aces (Hannah Heiman 19-21 6 aces, Avery Lee 4-4 2 aces, Valley Roebke 10-11 2 aces).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 31-35 16 kills (Shay Michalski 10-11 7 kills, Shelby Begeman 6-7 4 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 16 assists).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake (Brenden 1).
Clark-Willow Lake 28-25, Flandreau 26-19
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 43-47 6 aces (Shay Michalski 8-10 2 aces, Avery Lee 10-10 2 aces, Hannah Heiman 9-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 46-51 19 kills (Michalski 17-20 7 kills, Shelby Begeman 12-12 5 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 15 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 20 (Kate Larson 8, Lee 3).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 3 (Brenden 1, Heiman 1, Zoey Nichols 1).
Clark-Willow Lake 25-25, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 19-17
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 32-39 5 aces (Shay Michalski 4-6 3 aces, Hannah Heiman 6-6 1 ace, Valley Roebke 10-11 1 ace).
Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 43-51 24 kills (Michalski 17-20 10 kills, Heiman 9-10 4 kills, Zoe Nichols 8-8 4 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 15 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 25 (Kate Larson 10, Avery Lee 5).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 3 (Shelby Begeman 3).
Record: Clark-Willow Lake 4-2.
Sioux Valley 31-25-27, Castlewood 29-16-25
Serving: Castlewood 14 aces (Emerson Carter 13-15 7 aces, Nora Solberg 20-20 6 aces); Sioux Valley 9 aces (Adison Renkly 3, Caitlin Russell 2, Cameron Uecker 2).
Hitting: Castlewood 31 kills (Carter 11, Ava Ruml 7, Lilly Jacobson 6); Sioux Valley 44 kills (Kaedyn Sapp 13, Renkly 13)
Setting: Castlewood 29 assists (Cyndi Kudrna 16, Sierra Boyd 6, Cassidy Kirwan 6); Sioux Valley 39 assists (Sunny Hesby 22, Machaela Gerasch 12).
Digs: Castlewood 42 (Solberg 15, Claire Horn 7, Kudrna 6); Sioux Valley 54 (Russell 18, Sapp 10).
Blocks: Castlewood 2 (Kudrna 2 assists, Ruml 1 assist, Jacobson 1 assist); Sioux Valley 2 solo 6 assists (Emma Gorvin 2 solo, Lacey Langland 3 assists, Sapp 2 assists).
Records: Castlewood 3-1; Sioux Valley 5-0.
Hamlin 25-25-25, Arlington 18-18-19
Serving: Hamlin 9 aces (Cadence Mueller 3, Jo Steffensen 3).
Hitting: Hamlin 35 kills (Addie Neuendorf 18, Addie Steffensen 7, J. Steffensen 7).
Setting: Hamlin 32 assists (Issie Steffensen 30).
Digs: Hamlin 63 (Neuendorf 20).
Blocks: Hamlin 3 (Kayde Nebel 2).
Record: Hamlin 4-0.


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