MILBANK – Milbank finished strong after splitting the first two sets to finish off a 25-18, 19-25, 25-14, 25-20 Northeast Conference volleyball win over Sisseton Thursday night.
Zora Henrich had 12 kills, and Bailey Koepke added 11 for the Bulldogs in their season-opening victory.
Piper Langager and Saylor Langager each had seven kills to top Sisseton.
Serving: Sisseton (Saylor Langager 2 aces, Marisa Lewis 1 ace); Milbank (Addison Pauli 26-26 5 aces, Lorn Harstad 25-25 2 aces).
Hitting: Sisseton (Piper Langager 7-9 7 kills, S. Langager 7-10 7 kills); Milbank (Zora Henrich 31-36 12 kills, Bailey Koepke 15-18 11 kills).
Setting: Sisseton (Lewis 16-18 14 assists); Milbank (Violet Johnson 82-83 35 assists).
Digs: Sisseton (Chesnie Anderson 13, Clara Iverson 8); Milbank (Avigail Howard 11 Pauli 5, Harstad 5).
Blocks: Sisseton (P. Langager 3 solo); Milbank (Bree Townsend 4 assists, Pauli 4 assists).
Records: Sisseton 1-1; Milbank 1-0.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25-25, James Valley Christian 9-10-22
Serving: James Valley Christian 39-45 3 aces (Sophia Boomsma 8-9 2 aces, Janiyah Waldner 8-9 1 ace); Hitchcock-Tulare 50-59 10 aces (Emmerie Arthurs 9-9 5 aces, Laina Puffer 6-11 2 aces).
Hitting: James Valley Christian 8 kills (Eliara Van Scharrel 4, Addie Kleinsasser 3); Hitchcock-Tulare 51-59 29 kills (Arthurs 16-21 11 kills, Puffer 12-18 6 kills).
Setting: James Valley Christian 8 assists (Dara Davies 7); Hitchcock-Tulare 56-62 22 assists (Olivia Knox 49-55 18 assists).
Digs: James Valley Christian 50 (Waldner 14, Van Scharrel 8); Hitchcock-Tulare 36 (Kaylie LaBrie 11, Arthurs 11).
Blocks: James Valley Christian 1 solo (Van Scharrel 1); Hitchcock-Tulare 4 solo 11 assists (Tess Bixler 5).
Records: James Valley Christian 1-1; Hitchcock-Tulare 1-0.
Northwestern 25-25-25, Wolsey-Wessington 18-15-17
Serving: Wolsey-Wessington (Marley Boomsma 1 ace); Northwestern 62-69 10 aces (Elexis Kramp 19-19 3 aces, Lila Johnson 11-13 3 aces, Faith VanHatten 5-5 3 aces).
Hitting: Wolsey-Wessington (Maria Nelson 8 kills, Preslie Jensen 3 kills); Northwestern 113-130 36 kills (Breelyn Satter 36-39 13 kills, Kylee Henjum 12-13 6 kills, Kramp 16-20 5 kills).
Setting: Wolsey-Wessington (Shae Uttecht 11); Northwestern 125-125 33 assists (Johnson 99-99 28 assists).
Digs: Wolsey-Wessington (Raya Topel 20, Uttecht 20); Northwestern 72 (Sophia Troske 15, Satter 15, Kramp 15).
Blocks: Wolsey-Wessington (Jensen 2); Northwestern 2 solo 4 assists (Johnson 2 solo 2 assists, Henjum 2 assists).
Records: Wolsey-Wessington 0-1; Northwestern 1-1.
Great Plains Lutheran 25-25-25, Florence-Henry 16-19-17
Florence-Henry stats not reported
Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Emily Moritz 13-14 2 aces, Hailey Rosa 13-13 1 ace).
Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Katelin Richter 9 kills, Lillian Martens 7 kills, Julia Prahl 7 kills).
Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Moritz 27 assists).
Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Nyla Vanelli 38, Prahl 17, Rosa 10).
Blocks: Great Plains Lutheran (Richter 1 solo 3 assists, Evelyn Prahl 1 solo 2 assists).
Records: Great Plains Lutheran 1-1; Florence-Henry
Waubay-Summit 25-25-25, Leola-Frederick 21-11-11
Serving: Waubay-Summit (Brynlee Amdahl 14-17 3 aces, Elise Aker 7-8 2 aces); Leola-Frederick (Stella Rath 7-7 2 aces, Brystol Hatlewick 5-6 2 aces).
Hitting: Waubay-Summit (Addison Heinje 24-29 17 kills, Aker 19-20 8 kills, Mackenzie Zubke 16-19 6 kills); Leola-Frederick (Parker Hoffman 10-14 5 kills, Arabella Clark 24-25 4 kills).
Setting: Waubay-Summit (Amdahl 58-58 20 assists, Caley Boik 37-38 11 assists); Leola-Frederick (Tayler Vetter 117-120 9 assists).
Digs: Waubay-Summit (Heinje 18, Aker 8 Amdahl 6); Leola-Frederick (Hatlewick 26, Eden Podoll 22, Karli Achen 21).
Records: Waubay-Summit 1-0; Leola-Frederick 0-2.
Hamlin 25-21-25-22-15, Brookings 20-25-22-25-10
Brookings stats not reported
Serving: Hamlin 8 aces (Mya Yonker 4).
Hitting: Hamlin 52 kills (Addie Jensen 22, Maddy Jutting 14, Kayde Nebel 5).
Setting: Hamlin 48 assists (Issie Steffensen 46).
Digs: Hamlin 109 (Paxton Neuendorf 30, Jensen 24, Jutting 22).
Blocks: Hamlin 8 (Nebel 5, Jensen 4).
Records: Hamlin 2-0.
Highmore-Harrold 25-25-22-25, Ipswich 19-19-25-12
Serving: Ipswich (Kirra Gellhaus 17-18 1 ace, Ally Johnson 9-9 1 ace); Highmore-Harrold (Lainee Ping 11-12 3 ace, Jada Baloun 13-15 2 aces, Tenley McDonell 7-9 1 ace).
Hitting: Ipswich (Kalynn Oban 23-28 7 kills Amy Lange 16-25 7 kills); Highmore-Harrold (Baloun 23 kills, Kaydence Hobert 5 kills).
Setting: Ipswich (Adelyn Pollock 32-36 18 assists, Gellhaus 36-36 13 assists).
Digs: Ipswich (Johnson 11, Pollock 9); Highmore-Harrold (Ping 30).
Blocks: Ipswich (Ellie Nehlich 1); Highmore-Harrold (Hobert 3, Carly Husted 3).
Records: Ipswich 0-1; Highmore-Harrold 1-1.
