Aberdeen Roncalli’s Maddie Huber, center and Jaidyn Feickert, right, defend the net as Groton Area’s Sydney Leicht, left, hits the ball during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ella Hanson, center, hits the ball as Groton Area’s Aspen Johnson, left and Liz Fliehs, right, defend the net during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Looking on at far left for the Cavaliers is Hayley Schmidt. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Groton Area’s Liz Fliehs, center and Aspen Johnson, right, defend the net as Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ava Hanson, far left hits the ball during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Groton Area’s Liz Fliehs, center, looks to set the ball between teammates Aspen Johnson, left and Trista Keith, right, during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Olivia Hanson, center and Jaidyn Feickert, right, defend the net as Groton Area’s Anna Fjeldheim, far left, hits the ball during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ava Hanson, center, reaches to tip the ball as Groton Area’s Madeline Fliehs, right, defends during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Looking on for Roncalli are Hayley Schmidt, far left and Ella Hanson, far right. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Hayley Schmidt, center, digs a serve as teammates Faith Danielson, far left and Olivia Hanson, front right, during Friday night’s match against Groton Area at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli’s Jeci Ewart, center, tries to hit the ball past Groton Area’s Aspen Johnson, left and Maddie Bjerke, right, during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Groton Area’s Madeline Fliehs, left and Anna Fjeldheim, center, defend the net as Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ava Hanson, far right, reaches to hit the ball during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. In the foreground for Roncalli is Ella Hanson (15) and Faith Danielson (14). Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021 
Aberdeen Roncalli players celebrate winning game two against Groton Area during Friday night’s match at the Roncalli High School gym. From the left are Ella Hanson, Jeci Ewart, Jaidyn Feickert, Olivia Hanson (10) and Maddie Huber, back right. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2021
Track and Field
Various motivators fuel athletes at Northern State Open
Track and Field
Central track and field squads full of multi-sport athletes
State B Notebooks
Raasch adding to coaching career victory total
Boys Basketball
McClemans named new boys’ basketball coach at Central
Boys Basketball
Class B SoDak 16 pairings finalized
Boys Basketball
Class A SoDak 16 pairings set
Boys Basketball
Castlewood shuts down Ipswich in SoDak 16 win
