MILLER – Fourth-rated Class A Miller won an extra-points opening set to help fuel a sweep over fourth-rated Class B Hitchcock-Tulare 29-27, 25-13, 25-23 in non-conference volleyball action Thursday night.

Paige Werdel had 10 kills and Aleah Schlechter 8 to lead a balanced attack for Miller, which improved to 19-1 on the season.

Katelyn Schroeder had a match-high 17 kills to lead the Patriots, who slipped to 23-2 on the campaign.

Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 54-62 2 aces (Katelyn Schroeder 1 ace); Miller 66-73 7 aces (Kate Lichty 14-16 3 aces, Aleah Schlechter 11-12 2 aces, Paige Werdel 12-12 1 ace, Jolie Palmer 13-15 1 ace).

Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 83-93 36 kills (Schroeder 17, Ella Johnson 8, Rebecca Huizenga 5); Miller 79-92 35 kills (P. Werdel 31-35 10 kills, Schlechter 18-21 8 kills, Kaihlyn Anderberg 20-20 7 kills).

Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 104-105 (Lila Johnson 20 assists, Gracyn Bixler 11 assists); Miller 36 assists (Olivia Resel 111-112 33 assists).

Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 57 (Cambree Hoekman 17, Schroeder 12, Johnson 12); Miller 66 (Palmer 15, Schlechter 14, P. Werdel 7, Lichty 7).

Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 2 solo 12 assists (Cora Hofer 1 solo 4 assists, Isabel Gilbert 1 solo 3 assists); Miller 1 solo 2 assists (Schlechter 1 solo 1 assist).

Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 23-2; Miller 19-1.

Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Langford Area 15-10-23

Langford Area stats not reported

Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Jolie Lien 11-13 3 aces, Kaitlyn Rawerts 12-12 2 aces, Kaylee Carlson 16-17 2 aces).

Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Abby Kjenstad 15 kills, Carlson 9 kills).

Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Madeline Prahl 16 assists, Rawerts 8 assists).

Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Kjenstad 18, Lien 12, Prahl 10).

Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Carlson 3 assists, Kjenstad 3 assists, Kate Holmen 1 solo 2 assists).

Records: Langford Area 8-14; Great Plains Lutheran 17-3.

Northwestern 25-25-25, Faulkton 11-18-15

Serving: Faulkton 43-46 2 aces (Carley Cotton 8-10 2 aces, Grace Kopecky 10-10); Northwestern 66-72 11 aces (Anna Brumfield 13-13 3 aces, Tara Blachford 14-16 3 aces, Ella Boekelheide 10-11 3 aces).

Hitting: Faulkton 85-98 23 kills (Carley Cotton 47-53 16 kills); Northwestern 97-107 37 kills (Ashley Haven 41-44 14 kills, Breelyn Satter 13-14 7 kills, Taylor Vetter 6-6 5 kills).

Setting: Faulkton 94-96 22 assists (Claire Cotton 73-75 17 assists); Northwestern 101-101 34 assists (Boekelheide 83-83 30 assists).

Digs: Faulkton 53 (Carley Cotton 11, Anika Mueller 11); Northwestern 56 (Brumfield 12, Haven 10, Blachford 9).

Blocks: Faulkton 1 solo 2 assists (Presleigh Martinmaas 1 solo); Northwestern 6 assists (Satter 2, Haven 1, Payton Grandpe 1, Boekelheide 1, Brumfield 1).

Records: Faulkton 9-11; Northwestern 21-4.

Hamlin 25-25-25, Sisseton 22-6-16

Sisseton stats not reported

Serving: Hamlin 18 aces (Addie Neuendorf 6, Jo Steffensen 4, Cadence Moeller 3).

Hitting: Hamlin 38 kills (Neuendorf 15, Addie Steffensen 8, J. Steffensen 7).

Setting: Hamlin 32 assists (Issie Steffensen 32).

Digs: Hamlin 57 (A. Steffensen 15, Neuendorf 15, J. Steffensen 12).

Blocks: Hamlin 2 (Addie Jensen 1 solo, A. Steffensen 1 assist, I. Steffensen 1 assist).

Records: Sisseton 9-8; Hamlin 17-1.

Groton 25-25-25, Milbank 16-17-21

Serving: Groton 9 aces (Jerica Locke 12-13 3 aces, Jaedyn Penning 14-15 3 aces, Chesney Weber 7-9 2 aces); Milbank (Rylee Scoular 5-6 2 aces, Isabella Anderson 6-8 2 aces).

Hitting: Groton 80-104 34 kills (Weber 20-24 8 kills, Rylee Dunker 12-16 7 kills, Penning 17-21 6 kills, Faith Traphagen 14-16 5 kills); Milbank (Claire Snaza 22-29 7 kills, Avery Schuneman 12-16 4 kills).

Setting: Groton 31 assists (Liz Fliehs 17, Weber 13); Milbank (Addisyn Krause 41-41 7 assists, Scoular 31-31 7 assists).

Digs: Groton 44 (Locke 16, Penning 14, Laila Roberts 9); Milbank (Krause 16, Siera Wenzl 14, Ella Sandvig 9).

Blocks: Groton 5 (Kella Tracy 1 solo 1 assist, Traphagen 1 solo, Dunker 3 assists); Milbank (Snaza 1 solo 2 assists, Kenzie Kooima 1 solo).

Records: Groton 13-5; Milbank 11-10.

Herreid-Selby Area 25-21-25-25, North Central 23-25-9-22

Serving: North Central 70-80 5 aces (Alaina Dosch 16-18 2 aces, Amree Vander Vorst 13-14 1 ace, Sydnee Malsam 13-14 1 ace, Camryn Witlock 14-14 1 ace); Herreid-Selby Area 85-96 9 aces (Breanna Jochim 22-23 2 aces, Stephanie Allbee 10-13 2 aces, Pausha Meidinger 14-15 2 aces, Katie Allbee 8-10 2 aces).

Hitting: North Central 139-163 32 kills (Vander Vorst 56-60 13 kills, Ella Batie 28-34 9 kills, Lindsey Geier 31-36 4 kills, Alexa Poirier 11-18 4 kills); Herreid-Selby Area 158-183 40 kills (Jessie Johnson 26-29 11 kills, Jochim 27-34 6 kills, Jordyn Rossow 31-39 6 kills).

Setting: North Central 30 assists (Witlock 30); Herreid-Selby Area 38 assists (Meidinger 18, K. Allbee 18).

Digs: North Central 123 (Dosch 30, Vander Vorst 30, Witlock 23, Geier 17, Malsam 14); Herreid-Selby Area 162 digs (S. Allbee 43, Jochim 34, Meidinger 22, K. Allbee 21).

Blocks: North Central 4 solo (Batie 3, Poirier 1); Herreid-Selby Area 5 solo 4 assists (Johnson 4 solo, Jochim 1 solo, Rossow 2 assists, Brandi Beitelspacher 2 assists).

Records: North Central 15-10; Herreid-Selby Area 11-7.

Iroquois-Lake Preston 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible 19-11-17

Serving: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Hadlee Holt 4 aces, Kera Dubro 3 aces); Sunshine Bible (Abby Hinman 1 ace, Natasha Appel 1 ace).

Hitting: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Natalie Cundy 13 kills, Holt 8 kills, Amelia Holland 8 kills, Dubro 6 kills); Sunshine Bible (Appel 6 kills, Dakota Boersma 3 kills, Ciera Mickelson 3 kills).

Setting: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Brityn Davies 17 assists); Sunshine Bible (Hinman 8 assists).

Digs: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Dubro 23); Sunshine Bible (Kennedy Keck 10, Boersma 5).

Blocks: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Holland 1, Cundy 1); Sunshine Bible (C. Mickelson 2, Boersma 1, Soleil Mickelson 1).

Records: Iroquois-Lake Preston 5-15; Sunshine Bible 0-20.

Clark 25-25-25, Redfield 10-16-19

Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 67-76 9 aces (Kate Larson 21-27 4 aces); Redfield 40-44 4 aces (Hayden Gall 8-9 2 aces).

Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake 69-83 38 kills (Shay Michalski 19-19 14 kills); Redfield 47-57 15 kills (Ceci Suchor 14-16 5 kills, Charli Jungwirth 19-23 4 kills).

Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 28 assists); Redfield 51-52 10 assists (Gall 45-45 10 assists).

Digs: Clark-Willow Lake (Kadee Frankfurth 11); Redfield 20 (Layla Hardie 5).

Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake (Michalski 4 solo); Redfield (Kinley Smith 2).

Records: Clark-Willow Lake 13-6; Redfield 3-15.