High School Volleyball Roundup: Canistota beats Howard in tightly contested match

HOWARD — Canistota and Howard battled until the end, but Canistota came out with the win in five sets Thursday. Set scores were 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 17-25, 18-16.

Canistota’s hitting leader was Natasha Letcher, who recorded 13 kills in the win. Chloe Nielsen tallied 26 set assists. Letcher and Brianna Buseman each had two service aces. Buseman had eight blocks and Syndey Randall came away with 21 digs.

Canistota is 2-4 and plays in the Bridgewater-Emery Tournament Saturday.

Jenna Clark led the Tigers with 16 kills and 28 digs. Kelsey Dawson recorded 14 kills. Mariah Noid had five aces. Sydney Thompson had 31 assists and 27 digs. Sam Hughes had 25 digs.

Howard plays Bridgewater-Emery Monday in Emery.

Marion 3, Centerville 0

MARION — Kylie Hughes had 20 digs in Marion’s 3-0 win over Centerville Thursday. Set scores were 25-9, 25-21, 25-15.

Hughes also led Marion’s offense with seven kills. Ashley Rosenwald-Muller had six kills and three service aces. Kaitlyn Engbrecht had 17 digs. Katherin Luke had 13 set assists. Devin Nelson had nine set assists, eight digs and three service aces.

Marion improved to an 8-1 record this season and hosts Scotland Tuesday.

Mikayla Abbas led Centerville with three kills and eight digs. Gabby Larson had seven digs. Brittany Austin had six set assists, six digs and two service aces. Kristine Van Heerde had four blocks.

Centerville hosts Viborg-Hurley Tuesday.

Bon Homme 3, Irene-Wakonda 1

TYNDALL — The Bon Homme Cavaliers defeated the Irene-Wakonda Eagles 3-1 Thursday with set scores 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20.

Caitlin McLouth led Bon Homme’s offense with 15 kills. Alie Adams had 25 set assists and four service aces. Jody Kriz and Vanessa Navratil added five aces each. Navratil also had six kills and five aces.

The Cavaliers improved to 6-4 this season with the win. Bon Homme plays in the Cavalier Clash Saturday in Tyndall.

Dana Schank had nine kills for Irene-Wakonda. Chloe Nielsen had seven kills, six blocks and 14 digs. Trisha Kathol had 13 digs. Bailey Hinseth had eight set assists.

Irene-Wakonda is 1-5 for the season and plays at Parker Monday.

Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3,

Mitchell Christian 1

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon/Plankinton defeated Mitchell Christian 17-25, 25-14, 25-11, 25-9 Thursday in Mount Vernon.

Jazmin Waite recorded four aces in the match. Haley Haak had four aces and 12 digs. Dani Stolz had eight kills and two blocks. Mikayla Weiss had 21 set assists. Kallyn Prangley had 23 digs.

Ellie Bleeker had two aces, five kills and five blocks for the Eagles. Brittany Zoss had four kills and 13 digs. Emily Schrag had six assists and 11 digs. Emily Reynen had three blocks. Destiny Reimnitz had two aces.

Mount Vernon hosts James Valley Christian Monday in Mount Vernon. Mitchell Christian is 2-4 and hosts Ethan Monday.

Chamberlain 3,

Wessington Springs 0

CHAMBERLAIN — Chamberlain improved to 4-2 with a three set win over Wessington Springs Thursday. Set scores were 25-8, 25-19, 25-8.

Abby Handel had four aces, 13 digs and eight assists for the Cubs. Jaymee Knippling had three aces and four blocks. Logan Pickner had eight kills. Laura Pazour had six kills. Kennedy Wagner had nine set assists. Chamberlain plays at the Big Dakota Conference Tournament Saturday in Stanley County.

Sheyanne Brodkorb had six kills and nine digs for Wessington Springs. The Spartans are 1-5 and host Dakota Christian Tuesday.

Parkston 3, Lennox 0

LENNOX — The Parkston Trojans added a win to their record with a win over Lennox in three sets Thursday. Set scores were 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.

Laura Weiss had three aces, five kills, six digs and two blocks for Parkston. Whitney Weber had eight digs and five set assists. Krista Radke had 10 set assists. MacKenzie Lee had two aces, two kills and eight digs.

Parkston is 4-5 plays in the Cavalier Clash Saturday in Tyndall. Lennox plays West Central Thursday in Hartford.

Ethan 3, Corsica/Stickney 1

STICKNEY — Whitney Endres had 15 digs in Ethan’s win over Corsica/Stickney Thursday. Set scores were 25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 25-19.

Anna Mueller had nine kills in the win. Darbi Gustafson, Rachel Hawkins and Morgan Tuttle each had six kills for the Rustlers. Holley Lindeman had seven service aces and 22 set assists. Tori Pollreisz had eight digs and Gustafson added seven.

Ethan is 6-4 this season and plays in the Bridgewater/Emery Tournament Saturday.

Missy Johnson had 22 digs for Corsica/Stickney. Brianna Kuyper had 19 set assists and nine digs. Jackie Dethlefsen and Micayla Bamberg had six kills each. Kara Prien had five kills.

Corsica/Stickney is 8-1 this season and plays in the Cavalier Clash Saturday in Tyndall.

James Valley Christian 3,

Kimball 1

HURON — Jaclyn Loban had 12 kills in James Valley Christian’s 3-1 win over Kimball Thursday. Set scores were 25-18, 21-25, 25-12, 25-10.

Tara Nihart and Leslie Brondsema each recorded seven kills for the Vikings. Nihart also recorded 15 digs, 28 set assists and four aces. Loban recorded six service aces. Brondsema tallied five blocks.

JVC is now 4-1 and plays in the Hamlin Tournament Saturday.

Haley Pazour recorded 10 kills for the Kiotes. Brooklyn Donald had seven kills and 12 digs. Ariel Gould had nine digs. Cadee Nikolaus recorded three aces and Mary Kroupa recorded 20 set assists.

Kimball is 1-7 this season and hosts Corsica/Stickney Tuesday.

Viborg-Hurley 3,

Bridgewater-Emery 0

BRIDGEWATER — Viborg-Hurley defeated Bridgewater-Emery in three sets Thursday. Set scores were 25-23, 25-18, 25-23.

Danielle Voss had seven kills and seven digs for the Cougars. Leacadia Christensen had two kills, one block, 12 assists and six digs. Katelyn Graber nine had five digs. Hannah Jorgensen had six kills, one block, two digs and two service aces. Megan Knock had eight assists, six digs and three service aces. Angelique Lee had four kills and one block. Damaris Houtcooper had eight digs.

Viborg-Hurley is 8-2 this season and plays in the Cavalier Clash Saturday in Tyndall.

Mackenzie Schultz had three kills, 22 assists and 10 digs for Bridgewater-Emery. Mallory Haiar had eight kills and two blocks. Justine Dye had six kills, two blocks and seven digs. Aly Hanssen had four kills and 16 digs. Kelsey Kotas had four kills and two aces. Tiana Kayser had four kills and two aces. Chesney Arend had seven digs.

The Huskies are 4-2 this season and play in the Bridgewater-Emery Tournament Saturday in Emery.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour 3,

Freeman 2

FREEMAN — Hannah Just led Tripp-Delmont/Armour with 30 digs to defeat Freeman 3-2 in high school volleyball action Thursday.

Set scores were 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-6.

TDA’s Kelli Batterman recorded 12 kills, 25 digs, four blocks and four aces, while Morgan Ziegler added 10 assists.

Freeman’s Dina Soulek led all players with 20 kills, 22 digs and two aces, Grace Gering tallied 47 ssists, 13 digs and three aces and Shelby Jensen had 16 digs, eight kills and five aces.

TDA’s record improved to 3-4 and the team plays at the Bon Homme tournament Saturday. Freeman (2-4) hosts Scotland Monday.

Andes Central 3,

Platte-Geddes 2

LAKE ANDES — Sierra Svatos recorded 50 assists and 18 digs to lift Andes Central to a five-set victory over Platte-Geddes in a high school volleyball game.

Set scores were 21-25, 27-29, 25-18, 25-18, 16-14.

Andes Central’s Krista Winckler had 18 kills, 24 digs and one block, while Kellie Winckler recorded 38 digs and 15 kills.

Platte-Geddes’ Kelly Knudson led all players with 19 kills, 16 digs, one block and three aces. Mackenzie Millar recorded 35 digs, seven kills and three aces. Kelli Sprik had 26 assists, 16 digs, three kills and one ace.

Andes Central (6-0) plays in the Bon Homme tournament Saturday, while Platte-Geddes (4-3) hosts South Central Tuesday.

Hanson 3, Avon 0

AVON — The Hanson volleyball team swept Avon High School 25-19, 25-20, 25-19.

Hanson’s Kendra Cheeseman had 14 assists, Erika Nelson had seven kills and three blocks and Abby Kayser recorded 14 digs.

Avon’s Alyson Roth tallied 10 kills, 10 assists, five blocks, two digs and one ace, while Emily Mudder had 12 digs, four kills, two blocks and one ace.

Hanson (6-3), who also won the JV match, and Avon (2-5) play in the Bridgewater-Emery tournament Saturday.

McCook Central/Montrose 3, Menno 0

MENNO — Anna Olinger recorded 10 kills in McCook Central/Montrose’s 3-0 win against Menno in high school volleyball action Thursday.

Set scores were 25-19, 25-22, 25-21.

MCM’s Brianna Painter recorded 10 digs, Stefani Matthies had six kills and three aces and Laura Klaudt had 14 assists, three digs and three aces.

Menno’s Courtney Schaeffer had six digs, four assists, one kill and one ace. Shelby Huber recorded 11 digs, five kills and one block.

MCM (4-8) plays at Flandreau Tuesday, while Menno (1-5) plays at Viborg-Hurley Monday.

Freeman Academy 3, Baltic 0

Gayville-Volin 3 ,

Freeman Academy 1

BALTIC — Freeman Academy split in its matches against Baltic and Gayville-Volin in high school volleyball action in a triangular in Baltic Thursday.

Freeman Academy defeated Baltic 25-17, 25-18, 25-8 but lost to Gayville-Volin 26-28, 26-24, 25-9, 25-9.

No stats were available despite attempts to reach coaches.

Stuart, Neb. 2, South Central 0

BUTTE, Neb. — The South Central volleyball team was defeated 25-12, 25-9 by Stuart, Neb. Thursday in Butte, Neb.

No stats were available despite attempts to reach coaches.

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