High School Volleyball
Estelline/Hendricks def. Castlewood 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-21)
Estelline/Hendricks earned a four-set victory over Castlewood behind a balanced attack led by Presley Bury, who tallied 17 assists, seven kills, and three aces. Cambry Bury added 13 assists and 12 digs, while Kimmy Schaefer grounded the defense with 16 digs. Lily Jacobsen registered 10 kills and four aces for Castlewood, with Claire Horn contributing a double-double of 12 kills and 12 digs.
Great Plains Lutheran def. Waverly-South Shore 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-11, 25-19)
Great Plains Lutheran bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Waverly-South Shore. Setter Emily Moritz orchestrated the offense with 33 assists, surpassing her 1,000 career assist milestone during the match. Nylan Vannelli anchored the defense with a game-high 35 digs and five aces, while Julia Prahl notched nine kills and 16 digs. Evelyn Prahl chipped in 10 kills to round out the attack.
Groton def. Deuel 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-11)
Groton secured a sweep over Deuel, driven by Tevan Hanson’s double-double performance of 10 kills and 15 digs. Setter Liby Althoff guided the offense with 18 assists, while Taryn Traphagen added eight kills and Sydney Locke picked up 13 digs. Deuel was led by Camdyn Peterreins with six kills and eight digs, while Aubrey Lanners dished out 13 assists.
Clark/Willow Lake def. Sisseton 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-8)
Florence/Henry def. Wilmot 3-2 (14-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-10)
Hamlin def. Britton-Hecla 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-15)
Watertown def. Huron 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22)
Waubay/Summit def. Tri State 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-21)
Cross Country
Region 1A Meet
Aberdeen Roncalli captured the girls team title on Wednesday at the Region 1A cross country meet.
Florence/Henry took third in the girls team standings, followed by Clark/Willow Lake in fourth and Deuel in fifth.
Kamryn Nesheim earned the individual girls title with a top time of 19 minutes, 27.6 seconds. Sierra Keller of Florence/Henry finished fourth in 20:33.5, while Shyla Tvedt led Deuel with a 10th-place finish in 21:08.6.
On the boys side, Deuel won the team championship. Great Plains Lutheran finished fifth, Clark/Willow Lake took sixth and Florence/Henry placed eighth.
Milbank’s Jeter Scoular won the boys individual title with a time of 16:49.1. Deuel’s Caden Hourigan placed third in 17:31.7, and Florence/Henry’s Austin Keller finished fifth in 17:44.2.
Sam Manian posted Great Plains Lutheran’s top time, placing 12th in 18:41.8. Ethan Zemlicka paced Clark/Willow Lake, placing 17th in 19:07.1.
Region 1B Meet
James Valley Christian claimed the boys team title on Wednesday at the Region 1B cross country meet, led by an individual victory from Kaden Ober.
Ober crossed the finish line in a top time of 17:05.0 to win the boys race. Castlewood’s Nolan Eidson followed in second place at 17:33.5, helping lead Castlewood to a fifth-place team finish.
In the girls division, Ipswich took home the team championship, while Deubrook Area’s Nora Olsen captured the individual title with a meet-best time of 18:51.2.
