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Aberdeen Central’s Alivia Miller hits a jump serve during Central’s four-set win over Sioux Falls Jefferson Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Golden Eagles Arena. Aberdeen Insider photo by Robb Garofalo.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
High School Volleyball
Aberdeen Christian def. Waubay-Summit: 25-22, 25-13, 25-9: Jacie Fogarty had 29 set assists, 13 digs and two aces as the Knights improved to 8-5.
Aberdeen Central def. Sioux Falls Jefferson 25-20, 25-20, 13-25, 25-20: Alivia Miller had 12 kills, 13 assists and four aces to boost Central. “We had a lot of confidence to take some good swings that helped us get the win,” she said. The Eagles served nine aces, which head coach Jackie Bindenagel said helped get Jefferson out of system.
Northwestern def. Leola/Frederick 25-10, 25-10, 25-10, 25-10: The Wildcats cracked 18 aces, led by Elexis Kramp and Brenna Halvorson who both had six. Kylee Henjum added a match-high 14 kills.
Warner def. Groton 25-19, 25-16, 25-15: Ranked second Class B, the Monarchs took care of business against a Class A foe to improve to 15-1. Kya Townsend had nine kills and Jaycee Jung eight for Warner.
Girls High School Tennis
Aberdeen Roncalli def. Lennox 6-3; def. Milbank 7-2: Roncalli made it 11 wins in its last 12 duals. Gianni Cihak and Molleigh Hofer (Flight 2) and Abigail Anderson and Lydia Nora (Flight 3) had key doubles wins against Lennox.
Boys High School Golf
Watertown Invitational: Aberdeen Roncalli took fourth, while Aberdeen Central was 11th at Cattail Crossing Crossing Golf Course. Harper Schnabel and Finn Anderson both shot 75 for the Cavs to tie for seventh place, as did Central’s Cole Brust.
Women’s College Golf
Mount Marty Invitational: Aberdeen’s Claire Crawford shot a four-over 76 to place fourth for Dakota Wesleyan at the Mount Marty Invitational. Her two-day total of 155 and helped the Tigers to a second-place team finish.
Johnie Imes Invitational: Aberdeen’s Olivia Braun carded a third round one-over par 73 for South Dakota State at the Johnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Mo. She tied for 32nd.
Girls High School Soccer
Aberdeen Central 2, Sioux Falls Washington 1: Keyana Stillman and Jaxi Lozenski both scored first-half goals to lead the Eagles. Brianna Fischer assisted on both tallies, and goalie Ava Beck had four saves.
Boys High School Soccer
Aberdeen Central 0, Sioux Falls Washington 0
High School Cross-Country
Duel Invitational: Roncalli had four runners in the top 14 spots in winning the Deuel Invitational in Clear Lake. The Cavaliers were led by Addison Cassady in third. Taylor McComsey placed eighth, Hazel Kannegieter 10th and Hannah Eskro 14th. Ben Weigel placed eighth in the boys race to lead the Cavaliers. Find complete results online at shorturl.at/gooEv.
Sunday, Sept. 20
Women’s College Soccer
Northern State 0, Minnesota State Mankato 0: Northern State and Minnesota State both had chances to score on penalty kicks, but couldn’t convert. Audrey Burns made seven saves for the Wolves.
Saturday, Sept. 19
Girls High School Volleyball
Northwestern def. Corsica-Stickney 25-15, 25-20; def. Mitchell Christian 25-10, 25-6; def. Bon Homme 25-14, 25-7; def. Platte Geddes 25-22, 25-10; def. West Central 23-25, 25-14, 25-22; lost to Gayville-Vollin 25-13, 13-25, 25-23. Northwestern finished with 47 aces in the Bon Homme tournament and lost in the championship match.
Women’s College Volleyball
Northern State def. Bemidji State 25-23, 25-14, 26-24: Katelyn Schroeder (17) and Linnea Neisham (13) combined for 30 kills to lead the Wolves to the road sweep. Ava Nilsson assisted on 40 of the Wolves 48 kills.
Boys High School Soccer
Groton Area 4, Freeman-Marion-Parker-Viborg-Hurley, 4: Groton’s Ethan Kroll scored three goals and helped the Tigers to the draw. Ryder Schwan added the fourth goal for Groton.
Cross-Country
Clyde Cotton Invitational: Aberdeen Central’s Tate DeVries finished second in the boys race in 15:48.46. Max Nelson took 13th for the Eagles in 16:47.69. Central’s Allie Novstrup took fourth in the girls race in 19:17.97 and helped the Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the team competition.
Battler Invitational: Ipswich girls took the top five places in Gettysburg to win the meet. Isabella Galbraith won the race in 18:38.06. Teammates Jayla Stiles, Kalynn Oban, Jennay Gisi and Addison Galbraith took second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Friday, Sept. 18
Boys High School Golf
Mitchell Invitational: Aberdeen Central posted a team score of 326 and finished 16th in the team standings, led by Maddox Dinger’s round of 79.
Women’s College Soccer
Northern State 2,. St. Cloud State 0: Northern got a first-half goal from Jaylee Hofer and second-half tally from Kylie Albert in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action. Goalie Audrey Burns had four saves.
Women’s College Volleyball
No. 23 Minnesota Duluth def. Northern State 25-22, 25-21, 25-21: Duluth won the battle at the net, out-hitting the Wolves 47-33. The Bulldogs were led by Kinzie Kiminski with 12 kills. Katelyn Schroeder led the Wolves with 10 kills.
Thursday, Sept. 17
Girls High School Volleyball
Northwestern def. Ipswich 25-14, 25-15, 25-22: Breelyn Satter had a match-high 16 kills for Northwestern. Brenna Halvorson had four of the Wildcats nine aces. Jalyssa Hutson had seven kills for the Tigers.
Clark/Willow Lake def. Groton Area 25-21, 25-16, 25-11: The Cyclones out-hit Groton 33-22 in the sweep. Shelby Begeman had 12 kills and five blocks to lead Clark/Willow Lake. Taryn Traphagen had seven kills and five blocks for the Tigers.
Leola/Frederick def. Herreid/Selby 15-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12: Stella Rath was 44 of 46 on the attack with seven kills to boost the Titans as they picked up their second victory. Tayler Vetter was 132 of 136 setting with 17 assists.
Girls High School Soccer
Aberdeen Central 6, Mitchell 1: Central snapped its two-game losing streak with a road win. Jaxi Lozenski netted a hat trick for the Eagles. Espynn Kuhfeld opened the scoring with a goal in the third minute and added a second in the 53rd minute. Keyanna Stillman had the sixth goal for the Eagles, while Ava Beck had four saves in the win.
Boys High School Soccer
Aberdeen Central def. Mitchell 6-1: The Eagle boys won easily in Mitchell. Gus Bjerkness scored the opening goal for Central in the 12th minute. Mitchell tied the game before Central rattled off the final five goals. Linus Johnson, Bryson Burgard and Marco Machado each had a goal and an assist.
