BRITTON – Britton-Hecla dropped the opening set before rebounding to defeat Great Plains Lutheran 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-19 in non-conference volleyball action on Tuesday night.

Chellon Pruitt had 13 kills and two ace serves for the Braves, who improved to 15-5 with the win. Jaelee Grupe finished with team-leading totals of four aces, 35 set assists, 28 digs, and two assisted blocks.

Nylah Vannelli had four aces and 46 digs to top GPL.

Serving: Great Plains Lutheran (Nylah Vannelli 4 aces); Britton-Hecla (Jaelee Grupe 16-18 4 aces, Chellon Pruitt 14-15 2 aces, Brynlee Schmieg 11-12 1 ace).

Hitting: Great Plains Lutheran (Lillian Martens 7 kills, Evelyn Prahl 6 kills, Julia Prahl 4 kills); Britton-Hecla (Pruitt 28-35 13 kills, Daynika Zuehlke 38-47 10 kills, Maddi Micko 34-41 9 kills).

Setting: Great Plains Lutheran (Emily Moritz 28 assists); Britton-Hecla (Grupe 51-53 35 assists).

Digs: Great Plains Lutheran (Vannelli 46, Hailey Rosa 18, J. Prahl 18); Britton-Hecla (Grupe 28, Schmieg 20, Kennedy VanLith 16).

Blocks: Britton-Hecla (Grupe 2 assists, Tiana Tank 2 assists, Micko 1 solo).

Records: Great Plains Lutheran 8-16; Britton-Hecla 15-5.

Northwestern 25-25-25, Groton 19-21-15

Serving: Groton 1 ace (Tori Schuster 1); Northwestern 69-73 11 aces (Tayler Vetter 13-13 4 aces, Lila Johnson 14-16 4 aces, Faith VanHatten 13-13 1 ace).

Hitting: Groton 33 kills (Tevan Hanson 12, Taryn Traphagen 11, Abby Fjeldheim 7); Northwestern 108-121 34 kills (Vetter 25-27 10 kills, Breelyn Satter 22-23 9 kills, Kylee Henjum 19-21 6 kills).

Setting: Groton 30 assists (Schuster 29, Sydney Locke 1 assist); Northwestern 111-111 28 assists (Johnson 87-87 24 assists).

Digs: Groton 68 (Hanson 13, McKenna Tietz 13, Schuster 12); Northwestern 50 (Vetter 17, Elexis Kramp 10, Johnson 9).

Blocks: Groton 3 (Elizabeth Cole 2 assists, Traphagen 1 assist, Hanson 1 assist); Northwestern 6 (Satter 3 assists, Lilly Haven 2 assists, Johnson 1 assist).

Records: Groton 15-13; Northwestern 29-5.

Wolsey-Wessington 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible Academy 11-6-6

Serving: Wolsey-Wessington (Shae Uttecht 20-20 6 aces, Maria Nelson 13-15 3 aces, Daytona Finch 11-11 1 ace); Sunshine Bible Academy (Madison Thieman 1 ace).

Hitting: Wolsey-Wessington (Nelson 29-32 14 kills, Marley Boomsma 25-28 11 kills, Preslie Jensen 15-14 6 kills); Sunshine Bible Academy (Ciera Mickelson 4 kills, Dakota Boersma 1 kill, Thieman 1 kill).

Setting: Wolsey-Wessington (Uttecht 73-74 32 assists, Tyla Boomsma 8-8 3 assists); Sunshine Bible Academy (Paisley Stoddard 4 assists, Tessa Hinman 2 assists).

Digs: Wolsey-Wessington (Raya Toupal 19, M. Boomsma 18, Nelson 15); Sunshine Bible Academy (Mickelson 5, Boersma 3, Hinman 3).

Blocks: Wolsey-Wessington (Jensen 2, Lily Hoverson 2, Uttecht 2); Sunshine Bible Academy (Mickelson 2, Sidney Stoddard 1).

Records: Wolsey-Wessington 22-5; Sunshine Bible Academy 8-16.

Castlewood 25-25-25, De Smet 13-13-23

Serving: Castlewood 14 aces (Lilly Jacobsen 5, Kendra Nielsen 4, Claire Horn 2).

Hitting: De Smet 16 kills (Charli McCune 7, Megan Albrecht 4, Emery Hunt); Castlewood 36 kills (Horn 11, Jacobsen 7, Sophia Kudrna 5).

Setting: De Smet 11 assists (Vada Albrecht 7, Jordyn Gilligan 4); Castlewood 30 (Cydni Kudrna 29 assists).

Digs: De Smet 23 (Albrecht 10, Hunt 3); Castlewood 42 (Nielsen 11, Horn 10, C. Kudrna 7).

Blocks: De Smet 3 blocks (McCune 3); Castlewood 6 (Ava Ruml 1 solo 2 assists, S. Kudrna 1 solo 2 assists).

Records: De Smet 6-19; Castlewood 14-11.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 25-25-19-26, Hitchcock-Tulare 19-23-25-24

Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 70-72 9 aces (Paige McNeely 12-12 4 aces, Laina Puffer 10-10 2 aces); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Ellie Hofer 2 aces, Brooklyn Larson 1 ace, Addison Bartholow 1 ace).

Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare 99-113 38 kills (Emmerie Arthurs 20-20 15 kills, Keilee Schone 10-16 5 kills); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Bartholow 18 kills, Carley Edwards 10 kills, Hofer 8 kills).

Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 147-150 36 assists (Brynn Binger 64-65 20 assists, Puffer 63-64 12 assists); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Kaidence Fridley 33 assists).

Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 69 (Olivia Knox 19, Arthurs 12, Kaylie LaBrie 12); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Hudson Fouberg 22, Bartholow 13, Fridley 12).

Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare (Rylee Knock 1 solo 3 assists, Tess Bixler 4 assists); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Hofer 4, Fridley 2, Larson 1, Edwards 1, Ella Anderson 1).

Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 14-14; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 16-8.