GETTYSBURG – North Central did not drop a set on the way to winning the championship of the Yellowstone Trail Conference Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.
The Thunder swept McLaughlin, McIntosh, and Gettysburg en route to the title. The championship avenged a five-set loss to Gettysburg on Thursday.
Tylee Vander Vorst had 22 combined kills in three matches, and Lindsey Hoerner contributed 19. Peyton Schnabel led the Thunder with nine aces.
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
North Central 25-25, McLaughlin 14-13
Serving: North Central 42-49 17 aces (Peyton Schnabel 7-8 6 aces, Ava Gonska 7-9 3 aces, Maycee Mettler 11-12 3 aces, Lindsey Hoerner 4-5 3 aces).
Hitting: North Central 49-53 19 kills (Hoerner 16-18 8 kills, Tylee Vander Vorst 14-16 5 kills).
Setting: North Central 17 assists (Ashton Heyne 6, Mettler 5).
Digs: North Central 12 (Gonska 4, Hoerner 3).
North Central 25-25, McIntosh 20-14
Serving: North Central 44-49 10 aces (Lindsey Hoerner 8-8 3 aces, Tylee Vander Vorst 12-12 2 aces, Peyton Schnabel 8-9 2 aces).
Hitting: North Central 55-64 18 kills (Vander Vorst 14-16 6 kills, Hoerner 14-20 4 kills, Carleigh Dosch 9-10 3 kills).
Setting: North Central 13 assists (Maycee Mettler 7, Ashton Heyne 5).
Digs: North Central 38 (Vander Vorst 10, Hoerner 9, Ava Gonska 7).
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
North Central 25-25, Gettysburg 19-16
Serving: North Central 46-49 4 aces (Tylee Vander Vorst 14-14 2 aces, Lindsey Hoerner 4-5 1 ace, Peyton Schnabel 9-9 1 ace).
Hitting: North Central 63-72 24 kills (Vander Vorst 21-23 11 kills, Hoerner 17-18 7 kills).
Setting: North Central 23 assists (Ashton Heyne 9, Maycee Mettler 8).
Digs: North Central 55 (Vander Vorst 16, Hoerner 10, Heyne 8).
Blocks: North Central 3 solo 2 assists (Kaidence Bulgin 3 solo, Maddyx Grenz 1 assist, Schnabel 1 assist).
HURON TOURNAMENT
Northwestern 25-25, Brookings 16-20
Serving: Northwestern 46-49 5 aces (Brenna Halverson 10-10 3 aces, Sophia Troske 11-11 1 ace, Lila Johnson 12-14 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 58-68 20 kills (Breelyn Satter 24-26 12 kills, Lilly Haven 7-9 4 kills, Elexis Kramp 9-11 3 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 68-69 22 assists (Johnson 56-56 21 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 37 (Satter 9, Kramp 9, Johnson 6).
Northwestern 25-25, Mitchell 17-22
Serving: Northwestern 46-47 9 aces (Elexis Kramp 5-5 4 aces, Breelyn Satter 8-8 3 aces, Sophia Troske 17-17 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 67-77 21 kills (Satter 21-26 8 kills, Kramp 14-16 5 kills, Lilly Haven 9-9 3 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 75-77 21 assists (Johnson 54-55 18 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 44 (Brenna Halverson 11, Johnson 10).
Blocks: Northwestern 2 assists (Johnson 1, Kylee Henjum 1).
Northwestern 24-26-25, Watertown 26-24-19
Serving: Northwestern 66-72 7 aces (Elexis Kramp 18-20 2 aces, Sophia Troske 13-14 2 aces, Brenna Halverson 7-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Northwestern 89-102 36 kills (Breelyn Satter 22-26 10 kills, Kramp 15-17 9 kills, Lila Johnson 15-15 6 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 98-98 32 assists (Lila Johnson 74-74 27 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 35 (Sattler 11, Tara Blachford 8, Johnson 5).
Blocks: Northwestern 15 assists (Lilly Haven 3, Kylee Henjum 3).
Brandon Valley 25-25, Northwestern 22-16
Serving: Northwestern 34-38 5 aces (Breelyn Satter 12-13 3 aces, Lila Johnson 7-9 2 aces).
Hitting: Northwestern 42-51 9 kills (Lilly Haven 7-9 3 kills, Elexis Kramp 6-10 3 kills, Lila Johnson 9-9 2 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 50-52 10 assists (Johnson 29-31 7 assists).
Digs: Northwestern 15 (Johnson 4, Brenna Halverson 3, Tara Blachford 2).
Blocks: Northwestern 4 assists (Johnson 2, Kylee Henjum 2).
Records: Northwestern 4-2.
Brandon Valley 26-25, Groton 24-20
Serving: Groton (Tevan Hanson 1 ace, Abby Fjeldheim 1 ace).
Hitting: Groton (Kella Tracy 6 kills, Taryn Traphagen 4 kills, Fjeldheim 4 kills).
Setting: Groton (Chesney Weber 18 assists).
Digs: Groton (Sydney Locke 12, McKenna Tietz 8, Weber 6).
Blocks: Groton (Traphagen 2 assists, Libby Cole 1 assist).
Brookings 22-25-25, Groton 25-22-16
Serving: Groton (Chesney Weber 2 aces, Abby Fjeldheim 2 aces, Makenna Krause 1 ace).
Hitting: Groton (Tevan Hanson 7 kills, Kella Tracy 5 kills, Taryn Traphagen 5 kills).
Setting: Groton (Weber 12 assists, Tori Schuster 9 assists).
Digs: Groton (Locke 22, Weber 8, Hanson 6).
Blocks: Groton (Traphagen 1 solo 3 assists, Krause 1 assist, Libby Cole 1 assist, Schuster 1 assist).
Huron 25-25, Groton 11-22
Serving: Groton (Libby Althoff 1 ace, Makenna Krause 1 ace).
Hitting: Groton (Tevan Hanson 4 kills, Kella Tracy 2 kills, Taryn Traphagen 2 kills).
Setting: Groton (Althoff 10 assists).
Digs: Groton (Sydney Locke 11, Hanson 6, McKenna Tietz 5).
Blocks: Groton (Traphagen 1 solo).
Groton 22-25-25, Sturgis 25-19-16
Serving: Groton (Tevan Hanson 2 aces, Abby Fjeldheim 2 aces).
Hitting: Groton (Kella Tracy 7 kills, Hanson 5 kills, Taryn Traphagen 5 kills).
Setting: Groton (Chesney Weber 18 assists).
Digs: Groton (Hanson 19, Sydney Locke 17, McKenna Tietz 12).
Blocks: Groton (Traphagen 2 solo 6 assists, Hanson 3 assists).
ESTELLINE TOURNAMENT
Estelline-Hendricks 23-25-25, Langford Area 25-20-23
Serving: Langford Area 67-70 6 aces (Emily Olson 12-13 2 aces, Brooke Dwight 11-12 1 ace, Lizzie Gustafson 12-13 1 ace, Brooklyn West 9-9 1 ace, Bailey Dwight 16-16 1 ace).
Hitting: Langford Area 106-121 29 kills (Gustafson 27-31 10 kills, Olson 16-18 8 kills).
Setting: Langford Area 93-94 32 assists (Bailey Dwight 45-46 15 assists, West 34-34 12 assists).
Digs: Langford Area 51 (Gustafson 10, Olson 8, Bailey Dwight 8, Alex Darling 7).
Blocks: Langford Area 3 (Olson 1, Gustafson 1, Josie Jensen 1).
Langford Area 25-25, Wilmot 16-11
Serving: Langford Area 48-51 10 aces (Emily Olson 14-14 4 aces, Bailey Dwight 13-13 3 aces, Lizzie Gustafson 5-5 1 ace, Alex Darling 6-7 1 ace, Regan Bruns 1-2 1 ace).
Hitting: Langford Area 57-63 13 kills (Gustafson 20-21 6 kills, Josie Jensen 11-12 3 kills).
Setting: Langford Area 65-66 13 assists (Bailey Dwight 24-25 6 assists, Brooklyn West 23-23 4 assists, Autumn Wegleitner 7-7 3 assists).
Digs: Langford Area 55 (Bailey Dwight 12, Olson 11, Gustafson 11).
Blocks: Langford Area 2 (Olson 1, Gustafson 1).
Langford Area 25-25, Waverly-South Shore 16-19
Serving: Langford Area 48-50 4 aces (Alex Darling 8-9 2 aces, Brooke Dwight 6-6 1 ace, Emily Olson 10-10 1 ace).
Hitting: Langford Area 81-92 25 kills (Lizzie Gustafson 28-32 8 kills, Josie Jensen 14-15 6 kills, Olson 14-16 5 kills).
Setting: Langford Area 78-78 22 assists (Brooklyn West 34-34 11 assists, Bailey Dwight 30-30 8 assists).
Digs: Langford Area 64 (Gustafson 14, Autumn Wegleitner 12, Olson 9, Darling 9, Bailey Dwight 9).
Blocks: Langford Area 5 (Olson 1, Gustafson 1, Wegleitner 1, Bailey Dwight 1, Jensen 1).
