
FAULKTON – North Central improved to 5-0 on the season following a 26-24, 26-28, 25-13, 21-25, 15-9 marathon Lake Region Conference volleyball victory over Faulkton on Thursday night.
Amree Vander Vorst had 21 kills, and Ella Batie followed with 14 for the Thunder.
Anika Mueller topped Faulkton with three aces, 20 kills, and 32 digs.
Serving: North Central 96-114 3 aces (Sydnee Malsam 17-19 1 ace, Alaina Dosch 11-13 1 ace, Amree VanderVorst 18-18); Faulkton 92-100 (Anika Mueller 19-19 3 aces, Claire Cotton 19-19 2 aces).
Hitting: North Central 194-210 50 kills (A. VanderVorst 60-65 21 kills, Ella Batie 38-42 14 kills); Faulkton 188-223 50 kills (A. Mueller 63-70 20 kills, Brooklyn Mueller 31-38 12 kills).
Setting: North Central 222-232 45 assists (Camryn Witlock 159-162 35 assists, Ashton Heyne 35-40 8 assists); Faulkton 222-222 48 assists (Cotton 167-167 44 assists).
Digs: North Central (Dosch 34, A. VanderVorst 29); Faulkton 199 (A. Mueller 32, Presleigh Martinmaas 19).
Blocks: North Central (Tylee Vander Vorst 2, Batie 2, Raidence Bulgin 2); Faulkton 1 solo 2 assists (B. Mueller 1 solo).
Records: North Central 5-0; Faulkton 1-1.
Northwestern 25-25-25, Langford Area 14-7-11
Serving: Langford Area 33-34 4 aces (Paytyn Marlow 8-8 1 ace, Brooklynn West 6-7 1 ace, Alex Darling 6-6 1 ace); Northwestern 68-72 13 aces (Tara Blachford 17-18 4 aces, Ella Boekelheide 11-12 3 aces, Ashley Haven 16-16 2 aces, Sophia Troske 9-10 2 aces).
Hitting: Langford Area 6-72 6 kills (Lizzie Gistafson 20-22 1 kill, Emily Olson 11-14 1 kill, Autumn Wegleiner 10-11 2 kills): Northwestern 89-98 35 kills (Haven 29-32 15 kills, Kylee Jenjum 8-9 5 kills, Taylor Vetter 9-10 5 kills, Breelyn Satter 11-12 5 kills)
Setting: Langford Area 71-74 6 assists (Marlow 46-48 4 assists, West 22-23 1 assist); Northwestern 77-77 31 assists Boekelheide 58-58 28 assists, Lila Johnson 12-12 2 assists).
Digs: Langford Area 37 (Alex Darling 9, Gustafson 8, Olson 6); Northwestern 42 (Blachford 10, Haven 8, Johnson 8, Mikaela Schmitt 7).
Blocks: Northwestern 1 solo 4 assists (Haven 1 solo 2 assists).
Records: Langford Area 2-1; Northwestern 6-1
Clark-Willow Lake 25-25-25, Milbank 22-13-16
Serving: Milbank (Jaecy Dexter 9-11 4 aces, Belle Pauli 6-8 2 aces, Addison Pauli 12-12 1 ace); Clark-Willow Lake 62-73 7 aces (Kelsey Hofer 15-16 2 aces, Zoey Helkenn 13-15 3 aces)
Hitting: Milbank (B. Pauli 27-30 6 kills, A. Pauli 7-13 3 kills, Avery Schuneman 11-16 3 kills); Clark-Willow Lake 28 kills (Shelby Begeman 9 kills, Ella Sass 9 kills)
Setting: Milbank (Schuneman 47-47 11 assists, B. Pauli 33-35 6 assists); Clark-Willow Lake (Zoe Nichols 56-58 28 assists).
Digs: Milbank (Dexter 16, A. Pauli 21); Clark-Willow Lake 14 (Hofer 5, Kadee Frankfurth 4).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake (Sass 4 solo 2 assisted, Begeman 4 solo).
Records: Milbank 1-2; Clark-Willow Lake 3-0.
Groton 25-25-25, Sisseton 12-14-21
Sisseton stats not reported
Serving: Groton 63-71 (McKenna Tietz 19-20 6 aces, Jaedyn Penning 15-15 2 aces, Rylee Dunker 8-10 3 aces).
Hitting: Groton 73-89 33 kills (Tevan Hanson 2-26 9 kills, Penning 19-20 8 kills, Dunker 12-17 7 kills).
Setting: Groton 30 assists (Talli Wright 29, Tietz 1).
Digs: Groton 34 (Jerica Locke 10, Penning 10, Makenna Krause 6).
Blocks: Groton 1 (Dunker 1 assist, Penning 1 assist).
Records: Sisseton 2-2; Groton 3-0.
Mobridge-Pollock 18-25-25-25, Gettysburg 25-13-15-23
Gettysburg stats not reported
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock 85-90 10 aces (Ellie Kemnitz 23-23 5 aces, Blake Thompson 13-14 2 aces, Jersey Frederick 7-10 2 aces).
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock 100-120 30 kills (Thompson 21-26 8 kills, Jayda Thompson 20-23 8 kills, Frederick 27-32 6 kills, Pacey Konold 17-21 6 kills)
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock 112-113 28 assists (Kemnitz 69-69 19 assists, Avery Schlomer 35-36 8 assists).
Digs: Mobridge-Pollock 58 (Tegan Konold 23, B. Thompson 17).
Blocks: Mobridge-Pollock 3 solo 2 assists (P. Konold 2 solo, J. Thompson 1 solo 1 assist).
Records: Gettysburg 0-4; Mobridge-Pollock 2-1.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25-25, James Valley Christian 14-16-11
James Valley Christian stats not reported
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 65-72 10 aces (Emmerie Arthurs 5-6 4 aces, Gracyn Bixler 15-18 3 aces, Olivia Knox 26-26 1 ace).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 66-80 27 kills (Cora Hofer 18-20 12 kills, Arthurs 14-17 4 kills, Tess Bixler 12-14 4 kills).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare (G. Bixler 69-72 26 assists).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 37 (Cambree Hoekman 12, Arthurs 6, Knox 6).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare 3 solo 8 assists (T. Bixler 1 solo 3 assists, Rebecca Huizenga 2 solo 2 assists).
Records: James Valley Christian 0-3; Hitchcock-Tulare 2-0.
Redfield 26-25-25, Deuel 24-20-14
Serving: Redfield 77-80 2 aces (Layla Hardie 17-17 1 ace, Mady Morrissette 11-12 1 ace, Hayden Gall 13-14); Deuel (Gracyn Gohring 3 aces, Lauryn Peterreins 2 aces, Ella Kerkvliet 2 aces, Camdyn Peterreins 2 aces).
Hitting: Redfield 81-101 22 kills (Kinley Smith 26-32 7 kills, Gall 14-15 6 kills, Charli Jungwirth 3 kills); Deuel C. Peterreins 8 kills, L. Peterreins 5 kills, Alayna Carlson 5 kills).
Setting: Redfield 66-72 10 assists (Hardie 22-26 6 assists, Gall 43-45 4 assists); Deuel 20 assists (Gohring 11 assists, Braylin Kreger 7 assists).
Digs: Redfield 57-83 (Katryn Evans 21-30, Hardie 8-13, Morrissette 6-7); Deuel 50 (Kerkvliet 15, C. Peterreins 10, Sophie Trupe 5).
Blocks: Redfield 4 assists (Jungwirth 1 assist, Kinley Smith 1 assist, Grace Boothe 1 assist, Ceci Suchor 1 assist); Deuel 2 (L. Peterreins 1, Claryssa Hutson 1).
Records: Redfield 2-2; Deuel 0-4.
Ipswich 25-25-25, Waubay-Summit 21-18-15
Serving: Waubay-Summit 45-53 (Addison Heinje 15-16 2 aces, Casharie Keilan 11-11 1 ace); Ipswich (Gracyn Kadlec 17-17 3 aces, Brianna Geditz 8-10 3 aces).
Hitting: Waubay-Summit 93-104 29 kills (Heinje 25-29 10 kills, Liza Purdy 27-29 10 kills, Mackenzie Zubke 12-13 4 kills); Ipswich 83-96 31 kills (Marley Guthmiller 34-36 13 kills, Natalie Crissman 19-24 7 kills, Jalyssa Hutson 14-18 6 kills).
Setting: Waubay-Summit 45-45 10 assists (Caley Boik 40-40 8 assists); Ipswich (Josie Kutson 64-65 28 assists, Geditz 7-7 1 assist).
Digs: Waubay-Summit 61 (Heinje 16, Zubke 14); Ipswich 37 (Geditz 14, Guthmiller 8).
Blocks: Waubay-Summit 2 solo (Zubke 1 solo, Purdy 1 solo); Ipswich 4 assists (Karlie Weisser 1 assist, Praise Lange 1 assist).
Records: Waubay-Summit 2-1; Ipswich 2-1.
Warner 25-25-25, Leola-Frederick 5-1-10
Serving: Warner 68-74 17 aces (Miah Leidholt 2-22 6 aces, Tatum Hanson 16-17 6 aces); Leola-Frederick 13-14 (Eden Podoll 5-5, Ashtyn Hatlewick 3-3).
Hitting: Warner 66-69 41 kills (Jaycee Jung 14-15 10 kills, MaKenna Leidholt 12-13 9 kills, Courtney Leidholt 13-13 5 kills); Leola-Frederick 45-64 3 kills (Podoll 9-10 1 kill, Karli Achen 6-10 1 kill).
Setting: Warner 68-69 35 assists (Reagan Wood 26-26 15 assists, Hanson 30-30 15 assists); Leola-Frederick 59-65 3 assists (Tayler Vetter 24-27 1 assist, Podoll 24-24 1 assist).
Blocks: Warner 2 solo (M. Leidholt 2 solo); LF 1 assisted (Stella Rath 1 assist, Achen 1 assist).
Records: Warner 7-0; Leola-Frederick 0-4.
Miller 25-25-25, Sully Buttes 17-16-19
Sully Buttes stats not reported
Serving: Miller 61-74 14 aces (Emma Pugh 16-18 5 aces, Kaihlyn Anderberg 12-14 3 aces, Gracen Werdel 14-15 2 aces, Jolie Palmer 7-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Miller 76-105 32 kills (Paige Werdel 21-25 10 kills, Anderberg 18-23 9 kills, Hailey Werdel 8-9 4 kills, Pugh 14-21 4 kills).
Setting: Miller 30 assists (G. Werdel 88-89 26 assists, Palmer 3-4 2 assists).
Digs: Miller 40 (P. Werdel 12, Palmer 11, Anderberg 6, Pugh 6).
Records: Miller 3-1; Sully Buttes 2-4.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Tri-State 10-9-12
Tri-State stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Nylah Vannelli 32-32 10 aces, Jolie Lien 8-11 3 aces).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Kate Holmen 12 kills, Julia Prahl 6 kills, Keturah Schleusener 4 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Emily Moritz 19 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Lien 12, Vannelli 7, Bella Dunsmoor 5, Moritz 5).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Holmen 2 solo 2 assists, Schleusener 2 solo, Lauren Hansen 2 assists).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 3-1.
Hamlin 25-25-27, Flandreau 11-17-25
Serving: Hamlin (Maddy Jutting 6 aces, Ella Smith 3 aces).
Hitting: Hamlin (Addie Neuendorf 14 kills, Addie Jensen 10 kills); Flandreau (Hannah Krull 7
kills, Ella Hoffman 4 kills).
Setting: Hamlin (Issie Steffensen 40 assists); Flandreau (Aly Schepel 12 assists).
Digs: Hamlin (Jayci Trowbridge 15, Neuendorf 10); Flandreau Lily Arnold 31, Addy Hammer 25).
Blocks: Hamlin (Kayden Nebel 1, Jensen 1); Flandreau (Krull 5. Hoffman 3).
Records: Hamlin 2-2; Flandreau 1-3
Castlewood 25-25-25, Deubrook Area 15-17-17
Serving: Deubrook Area (Makenna Ekern 1 ace, Chloe Haines 1 ace, Maddie Schulte 1 ace); Castlewood 11 aces (Cassidy Kirwan 15-15 2 aces, Nora Solberg 11-11 2 aces, Cyndi Kudrna 4 aces).
Hitting: Deubrook Area (Haines 7 kills, Kylee Johnson 3 kills, Brynlee Hason 3 kills); Castlewood 49 kills (Lilly Jacobsen 14 kills, Ava Ruml 12 kills, Kirwan 11 kills).
Setting: Deubrook Area (Ekern 10 assists, Johnson 6 assists); Castlewood 43 assists (Kudrna 22, Emery Larson 20).
Digs: Deubrook Area (Schulte 9, Haines 6, Johnson 6); Castlewood 44 (Solberg 10, Kirwan 8, Claire Horn 8).
Blocks: Deubrook Area (Hanson 4 assists, Haines 3 assists); Castlewood 5 (Ruml 1 solo 4 assists, Kudrna 3 assists).
Records: Deubrook Area 0-2; Castlewood 1-2.

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