
MELLETTE – Hitchcock-Tulare racked up 66 kills on the way to a 27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18 victory over Northwestern during Region 1B volleyball action Thursday night.
Katelyn Schroeder had a huge match with 31 kills and 30 digs. Ella Johnson added 16 kills, and Rebecca Huizenga contributed seven as Hitchcock-Tulare improved to 24-7 on the season. The Patriots will face Faulkton in SoDak 16 play on Tuesday.
Taylor Vetter had 14 kills, and Ashley Haven contributed 11 kills and 3 aces for Northwestern, which finished the year at 27-8.
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 88-94 8 aces (Gracyn Bixler 30-30 3 aces, Isabel Gilbert 21-21 1 ace, Katelyn Schroeder 17-18 1 ace); Northwestern 88-91 12 aces (Tara Blachford 21-21 3 aces, Ashley Haven 10-12 3 aces, Payton Grandpre 12-12 2 aces, Layla Ortmeier 16-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 148-169 66 kills (Schroeder 64-66 31 kills, Ella Johnson 27-35 16 kills, Rebecca Huizenga 23-27 7 kills); Northwestern (Taylor Vetter 36-44 14 kills, Haven 22-25 11 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 159-162 62 assists (Lila Johnson 117-120 46 assists, Bixler 23-23 9 assists); Northwestern 149-150 43 assists (Ella Boekelheide 71-78 24 assists, Ortmeier 47-47 14 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 94 (Schroeder 30, L. Johnson 16, Cambree Hoekman 16); Northwestern 68 (Vetter 15, Boekelheide 14, Mikayla Schmitt 7).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 1 solo 6 assists (Huizenga 1 solo 2 assists, L. Johnson 2 assists); Northwestern 2 solo 2 6 assists (Ana Ratigan 1 solo 2 assists, Nikki Nickeson 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 24-7; Northwestern 27-8.
Region 1B
Warner 25-25-25, Leola-Frederick 9-10-5
Serving: Leola-Frederick (Laura Sumption 4-4 1 ace, Morgan Sumption 3-3 1 ace); Warner 70-73 12 aces (Kyra Marcuson 21-21 6 aces, Ava Nilsson 9-10 3 aces, Haleigh Holt 17-18 2 aces).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick (Sofia Losure 20-24 6 kills, Kaitlyn Mueller 8-10 2 kills, Kalyce Achen 3-3 2 kills); Warner 71-77 43 kills (Kyleigh Schopp 20-20 14 kills, Lauren Marcuson 18-19 11 kills, K. Marcuson 19-21 11 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick (Jocelynn Ellwein 42-42 11 assists); Warner 76-76 42 assists (Nilsson 62-62 36 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick (L. Sumption 8, Losure 8); Warner 39 (Courtney Bjorgaard15, L. Marcuson 8).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick (Achen 1 solo); Warner 10 assists (Nilsson 5, Schopp 5).
Records: Leola-Frederick 15-13; Warner 36-0.
Region 2B
Wolsey-Wessington 29-19-18-25-15, Arlington 27-25-25-21-7
Serving: Arlington (Addie Steffensen 5 aces); Wolsey-Wessington (Kendal Uttecht 20-21 2 aces, Lainey Uttecht 20-20, Shae Uttecht 19-19).
Hitting: Arlington (Harley Johnson 20 kills, A. Steffensen 18 kills); Wolsey-Wessington (Kailynn Dorris 45-53 20 kills, Samara Clemente 32-35 19 kills, Tatum Luce 36-38 12 kills).
Setting: Arlington (Issie Steffensen 50 assists); Wolsey-Wessington (K. Uttecht 93-94 30 assists, Payton Kemnitz 100-101 23 assists).
Digs: Arlington (A. Steffensen 27, Jo Steffensen 23); Wolsey-Wessington (S. Uttecht 32, L. Uttecht 21).
Blocks: Arlington (Jaelynn Huntimer 2); Wolsey-Wessington (Clemente 6, Dorris 4).
Records: Arlington 13-21; Wolsey-Wessington 28-4.
Region 2B
Castlewood 25-25-25, Iroquois-Lake Preston 11-17-22
Serving: Iroquois-Lake Preston 4 aces (Rebecca Bich 11-11 2 aces); Castlewood 3 aces (Gracie Haug 15-15 1 ace, Kylie Wittnebel 24-25 1 ace, Nora Solberg 5-6 1 ace).
Hitting: Iroquois-Lake Preston 28 kills (Faith Steffensen 24-26 8 kills, Adison More 18-21 8 kills); Castlewood 44 kills (Presley Knecht 33-35 16 kills, Emerson Carter 30-35 14 kills, Kelly Goens 7-7 5 kills).
Setting: Iroquois-Lake Preston 26 assists (Bich 23); Castlewood 41 assists (Haug 88-88 40 assists).
Digs: Iroquois-Lake Preston 69 (Elena Campagnolo 19, Moore 18); Castlewood 57 (Haug 13, Knecht 10).
Blocks: Iroquois-Lake Preston (Steffensen 1 solo); Castlewood 5 (Carter 1 solo 3 assists, Ella Hunter 2 assists).
Records: Iroquois-Lake Preston 13-16; Castlewood 20-8.
Region 6B
Faulkton 25-25-25, Highmore-Harrold 18-12-20
Serving: Highmore-Harrold 42-48 2 aces (Addison McDonnell 10-10 1 ace, Reghan Westcott 8-9); Faulkton 65-72 5 aces (Addison Melius 11-12 2 aces, Carley Cotton 18-19 1 ace).
Hitting: Highmore-Harrold 83-96 11 kills (Kendall Cermak 21-25 5 kills, Jada Baloun 21-24 4 kills, McDonnell 22-24 1 kill); Faulkton 119-136 39 kills (Melius 46-52 17 kills, Cotton 43-46 14 kills).
Setting: Highmore-Harrold 102-103 3 assists (Brooklyn Baloun 81-81 2 assists, Kenidey Effling 10-10); Faulkton 133-134 36 assists (Micah Martinmaas 55-56 16 assists, Tegan Baloun 56-56 15 assists).
Digs: Highmore-Harrold (Effling 27, Westcott 14); Faulkton 89 (Melius 27, Anna Aesoph 23, Cotton 21).
Blocks: Faulkton 1 solo 2 assists (Jaymi Senn 1 solo).
Records: Highmore-Harrold 13-17; Faulkton 23-9.
Region 6B
Herreid-Selby Area 25-25-25, Sully Buttes 12-21-21
Sully Buttes stats not reported
Serving: Herreid-Selby Area 61-71 8 aces (Sophia Ritter 16-17 4 aces, Mya Ebel 15-16 2 aces, Stephanie Allbee 6-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Herreid-Selby Area 120-135 40 kills (Pausha Meidinger 27-31 10 kills, Jada Rossow 23-25 9 kills, Jordyn Rossow 24-26 8 kills, Ebel 25-29 7 kills).
Setting: Herreid-Selby 115-115 34 assists (Ritter 93-93 28 assists, Allbee 8-8 3 assists).
Digs: Herreid-Selby Area 84 (Allbee 23, Brenna Jochim 15, Meidinger 14, Ebel 12).
Blocks: Herreid-Selby Area 1 solo (Jordyn Rossow 1).
Records: Sully Buttes 13-18; Herreid-Selby Area 21-6.
Region 2A
Flandreau 25-25-25, Hamlin 18-18-20
Serving: Flandreau 6 aces (Sadie Iott 2, Claire Sheppard 2); Hamlin 10 aces (Grace Opdahl 4, Addie Neuendorf 3, Emily Everson 2).
Hitting: Flandreau 32 kills (Sheppard 16, Lizzie Paulis 10); Hamlin 22 kills (Marissa Bawdon 10, Neuendorf 9).
Setting: Flandreau 32 assists (Abby Schoeberl 30); Hamlin 22 assists (Bawdon, Neuendorf 10).
Digs: Flandreau 38 (Addy Hammer 19, Schoeberl 16); Hamlin 23 (Jayci Trowbridge 6, Opdahl 4).
Blocks: Flandreau 3 (Sheppard 3); Hamlin 4 Maddie Bos 3).
Records: Flandreau 18-9; Hamlin 20-7.
Region 2A
Elkton-Lake Benton def. Estelline-Hendricks 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-10
Estelline-Hendricks stats not reported
Serving: Elkton-Lake Benton 5 aces (Tevan Erickson 3, Ella Crofutt 1, Kylie Ramlo 1).
Hitting: Elkton-Lake Benton 46 kills (Andrea Renkly 11, Ramlo 10, Charlie Thooft 10).
Setting: Elkton-Lake Benton (Malyha Slegers 40 assists).
Digs: Elkton-Lake Benton 112 (Erickson 26, Crofutt 23, Ramlo 20).
Blocks: Elkton-Lake Benton 4 solo 16 assists (Aubree Bales 2 solo 3 assists Ramlo 1 solo 5 assists, Erickson 1 solo 3 assists, Maya Jensen 5 assists).
Records: Elkton-Lake Benton 21-11; Estelline-Hendricks 25-7.
Region 6A
Miller 25-25-25, North Central 21-14-12
Serving: North Central 43-49 4 aces (Sydnee Malsam 7-8 2 aces, Billie Jo Hoffman 10-11 1 ace, Sydney Bertsch 8-9 1 ace); Miller 70-74 8 aces (Aleah Schlechter 14-15 3 aces, Jolie Palmer 11-11 3 aces, Heather Resel 17-17 1 ace, Gracen Werdel 7-7 1 ace).
Hitting: North Central 76-95 20 kills (Amree VanderVorst 23-26 7 kills, Hoffman 19-20 5 kills, Ella Batie 11-13 3 kills); Miller 94-110 36 kills (Shaylee Anderberg 24-27 11 kills, Schlechter 20-22 10 kills, G. Werdel 12-19 7 kills, Pagie Werdel 18-19 6 kills).
Setting: North Central 107-109 18 assists (Bertsch 14 assists); Miller 32 assists (Resel 78-80 28 assists).
Digs: North Central 39 (Jenisa Jacobs 13, Hoffman 8, Bertsch 6); Miller 64 (Palmer 19, Schlechter 13, Anderberg 13, Resel 9).
Blocks: North Central 3 (Batie 1, Natalie Bieber 1, VanderVorst 1); Miller 5 solo 10 assists (Schlechter 4, G. Wedel 2).
Records: North Central 12-18; Miller 27-6.
Region 6A
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-25, Stanley County 13-15-11
Stanley County stats not reported
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock 62-72 14 aces (Katy Kemnitz 25-26 7 aces, Ryli Thompson 15-16 3 aces, Raelyn Aberle 7-10 2 aces).
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock 82-92 36 kills (Charley Henderson 29-34 14 kills, Thompson 22-24 11 kills, Aberle 13-14 5 kills).
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock 76-77 28 assists (Kemnitz 47-48 15 assists, Sophia Overland 29-29 13 assists).
Digs: Mobridge-Pollock 26 (Reagan Weisbeck 14).
Blocks: Mobridge-Pollock 2 solo 4 assists (Henderson 2 solo 2 assists).
Records: Stanley County 18-9; Mobridge-Pollock 26-7.


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