
HURON – Groton fought back from a two-set deficit, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Mount Vernon-Plankinton 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 25-14 in Class A SoDak 16 volleyball action Tuesday night.
Rylee Dunker led a balanced attack for the Tigers with 10 kills. Chesney Weber contributed eight kills, 12 set assists and 15 digs.
Groton concluded its season with a 19-7 record.
Mount Vernon-Plankinton stats not reported
Serving: Groton 5 aces (Liz Fliehs 2, Jerica Locke 1, Rylee Dunker 1).
Hitting: Groton 115-146 34 kills (Dunker 26-30 10 kills, Chesney Weber 26-35 8 kills, Taryn Traphagen 17-18 6 kills).
Setting: Groton 30 assists (Fliehs 15, Weber 12).
Digs: Groton 79 (Locke 22, Jaedyn Penning 15, Laila Roberts 15, Weber 15).
Blocks: Groton (Dunker 3 assists, Weber 2 assists, Penning 1 assist).
Records: Groton 19-7; Mount Vernon-Plankinton 27-5.

Miller 25-25-25, Lakota Tech 11-11-10
Lakota Tech stats not reported
Serving: Miller 63-68 6 aces (Kate Lichty 16-17 2 aces, Aleah Schlechter 8-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Miller 81-97 42 kills (Paige Werdel 20-22 13 kills, Schlechter 15-16 10 kills, Lichty 9-12 7 kills, Gracen Werdel 16-22 6 kills).
Setting: Miller 43 assists (Olivia Resel 78-80 39 assists).
Digs: Miller 44 (Jolie Palmer 16, Lichty 7, Schlechter 5).
Blocks: Miller 2 solo 4 assists (Schlechter 1 assist, Lichty 1 assist, G. Werdel 1 assist).
Records: Lakota Tech 22-13; Miller 28-1.
Winner 25-12-21-25-17, Mobridge-Pollock 23-25-25-20-15
Winner stats not reported
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock 77-85 9 aces (Raelyn Aberle 15-17 3 aces, Tegan Konold 13-16 2 aces, Ellie Kemnitz 15-16 2 aces).
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock 162-221 22 kills (Aberle 46-67 9 kills, Charley Henderson 33-51 7 kills, Konold 25-30 4 kills).
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock 39 assists (Sophia Overland 27, Kemnitz 12).
Digs: Mobridge-Pollock 129 (Jacy Netterville 31, Overland 23, Konold 20, Aberle 18, Kemnitz 17, Henderson 16).
Blocks: Mobridge-Pollock 2 assists (Grace Overland 1, Jayda Thompson 1).
Records: Winner 26-6; Mobridge-Pollock 27-9.
Castlewood 20-21-25-25-16, Faith 25-25-21-22-14
Faith stats not reported
Serving: Castlewood 5 aces (Claire Horn 15-16 1 ace).
Hitting: Castlewood 63 kills (Emerson Carter 29, Cassidy Kirwan 15, Ava Ruml 11).
Setting: Castlewood 59 assists (Kirwan 30, Emery Larson 23).
Digs: Castlewood 118 (Nora Solberg 34, Kirwan 28, Ciara Kjetland 20).
Blocks: Castlewood 9 (Lilly Jacobsen 1 solo 3 assists, Ruml 4 assists, Carter 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Castlewood 19-10; Faith 30-6.
Hamlin 25-25-25, St. Thomas More 17-15-14
St. Thomas More stats not reported
Serving: Hamlin 8 aces (Jayci Trowbridge 5, Issie Steffensen 2, Jo Steffensen 1).
Hitting: Hamlin 29 kills (Addie Neuendorf 11, Addie Steffensen 8, J. Steffensen 4).
Setting: Hamlin 24 assists (I. Steffensen 24).
Digs: Hamlin 46 (Trowbridge 18, Neuendorf 8, I. Steffensen 7).
Blocks: Hamlin 4 (Kayde Nebel 3 assists, Addie Jensen 2 assists, Neuendorf 1 solo).
Records: St. Thomas More 27-14; Hamlin 24-1.
In another SoDak 16 match involving an area team Wolsey-Wessington dropped a five-set thriller in Class B action, falling to Gayville-Volin 21-25, 27-25, 25-27, 25-20, 21-19.

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