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Tuesday, Sept. 29
High School Volleyball
Warner’s Jaycee Jung tips the ball over Aberdeen Roncalli’s Elayna Roach during the third set of their match Tuesday, Sept. 29 in Warner. The Monarchs won in three sets. Aberdeen Insider photo by Robb Garofalo.
Warner def. Aberdeen Roncalli 25-22, 25-8, 25-16: Jaycee Jung powered the Monarchs with 16 kills to lead the way in a home sweep. “We knew Roncalli was a good team, but we hit the ball really well tonight,” she said. The Monarchs had six aces, which head coach Kari Jung said “was much better than at the Pentagon (in Sioux Falls last) weekend. We struggled there, but tonight we hit our spots.” Grace Cogley had six kills for the Cavaliers. Warner is ranked No. 1 in this week’s Class B high school volleyball poll.
Aberdeen Christian def. Wilmot 25-8, 25-19, 25-10: Arianna Johnson’s 20 kills led the way as the Knights improved to 9-4.
Northwestern def. Redfield 25-14, 25-17, 25-20: Breelyn Satter had 11 kills and Elexis Kramp added nine for the Wildcats, while Ella Van Hatten finished with three aces. Charli Jungwirth had seven kills for Redfield.
Faulkton def. Langford 25-17, 25-8, 16-25, 25-22: Brooklyn Mueller and Khloe Kaup combined for 23 kills to power the Trojans. They converted on 58 of 68 attack attempts.
Girls High School Soccer
Aberdeen Central def. Watertown 4-2: Brianna Fischer scored two goals, including the game-winner that broke a 2-2 tie in the 42nd minute. Megan Brakefield and Jaxi Lozenski also scored for the 11-2-0 Eagles.
Boys High School Soccer
Watertown def. Aberdeen Central 3-0: The Arrows got goals from Carson Schlacht, Chase Thorson and Roger Carranza to remain unbeaten.
College Volleyball
Northern State def. Minot State 25-14, 25-6, 25-12: The Wolves wasted little time in picking up their fourth-consecutive victory. Katelyn Schroeder had 15 kills for Northern, while Linnea Nesheim added 10.
Monday, Sept. 28
Boys High School Golf
Eastern South Dakota Tournament: Ridgly Wasem and Brady Heilman finished with rounds of 80 as the Golden Eagles took seventh in the conference meet. Wasem placed 29th and Heilman 31st. Brookings won the team title.
Boys High School Soccer
West Central 3, Groton 2
Girls High School Soccer
West Central 2, Groton 0
Sunday, Sept. 27
Women’s College Soccer
Northern State 3, Minnesota State Moorhead 1: Northern State scored two late goals to break a 1-1 tie. Kylie Albert opened the scoring for the Wolves in the 13th minute. Moorhead tied the game in the second half, but Ella Johnson answered with the game winner in the 82nd minute. Sarah Helderop added an insurance goal in the 86th minute.
Saturday, Sept. 26
Girls High School Tennis
Sioux Falls Christian def. Aberdeen Central 7-2: Estelle Riggs (second flight) and Mady Holman (third flight) won their singles matches for Central.
Sioux Falls Christian def. Aberdeen Roncalli 9-0: The Chargers were dominant in the sweep.
High School Volleyball
Brandon Valley def. Aberdeen Central 25-20, 25-18, 25-21: Central struggled on the attack, recording just 19 kills. Lauryn Burckhard led the way with six kills for the Eagles.
Sanford Pentagon tournament
Warner def. Sioux City (Iowa) North 25-15, 25-8; def. Chester Area 22-25, 25-23, 28-26; lost to Western Christian 25-18, 25-20; lost to Dakota Valley 25-18, 25-22: The Monarchs went 2-2 against tough competition, but their victory against Chester, the three-time defending Class B champion, boosted them to the top of this week’s poll. Miah Leidholt led Warner with 26 kills on the day.
Great Plains Lutheran tournament
Britton-Hecla def. Great Plains Lutheran 25-23, 25-22; def. Freeman 25-16, 20-25, 25-20; lost to Milbank: 21-25, 25-16, 25-23: Madelynn Micko finished with 25 kills and had four aces for the Braves, while Jalee Grupe added 22 kills.
Cross-Country
Border Battle: Aberdeen Central’s Tate DeVries placed fifth in the boys race in Grand Forks, N.D., with a time of 15:36.2. Allie Novstrup led the Eagles in the girls race, placing 10th in 19:00.10.
Friday, Sept. 25
Women’s College Soccer
Northern State 2, Minnesota Crookston 0: Northern state’s Jaylee Hofer scored both goals for the Wolves in their homecoming game. Northern didn’t allow a shot on goal.
High School Volleyball
Groton Area def. Langford Area 25-21, 25-14, 25-15: Sydney Locke and Tori Schuster both had three aces as the Tigers finished with 10 on the night. Taryn Traphagen had 12 kills for Groton. Lizzie Gustafson had seven kills for Langford.
Thursday, Sept. 24
High School Volleyball
Aberdeen Roncalli def. Sisseton 24-26, 25-14, 25-7, 25-6: Roncalli overcame a slow start to pick up a road victory. Grace Cogley finished with 13 kills. Jillian Ellwein added 12 kills, while Cambry Feickert cracked eight aces.
Groton Area def. Mobridge-Pollock 25-17, 25-21, 25-20: Kella Tracy led a balanced attack with 11 kills in the sweep. Chesney Weber added 11 kills and Tevan Hanson 10 for Groton.
Northwestern def. Waubay/Summit 25-7, 25-11, 25-16: Northwestern cracked 21 aces. Brenna Halvorson went 24 or 24 on serve attempts with seven aces. Teammate Breelyn Satter added eight kills.
Cross-Country
Clark/Willow Lake Invitational: Aberdeen Roncalli took four of the top eight spots in the girls race to win the team title. Addison Cassady finished in 21:06.2, placing second. Hazel Kannegieter and Taylor McComsey finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Hannah Eskro took eighth. Aberdeen Christian’s Joe Richards finished in 18:52.7 for sixth place in the boys race. Roncalli’s Ben Weigel was eighth.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Faulkton Lakeside Invitational: Isabella Galbraith of Ipswich won the girls race to lead the Tigers to the team title.
