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Cherokee nets shutout of E-LC
CHEROKEE — Fifth-ranked (Class 2A) Cherokee and Estherville-Lincoln Central went the minimum three sets of the Lakes Conference matchup on Tuesday. The host Braves cut the Midgets down to size. Set scores were 25-16, 25-11, 25-12.
The win against Estherville-Lincoln Central marks the 17 consecutive win by Cherokee against an Estherville-Lincoln Central team going all the way back to the 2014 season. Since 2008, Cherokee leads the all-time series 26-8.
On the season, the win makes it nine straight victories for Cherokee since its lone loss of the season. The Braves fell to a Class 2A ranked Blackhawks team from Hinton at the Unity Christian Tournament on August 31.
Senior Elise Anderson and sophomore Addy Wolfswinkel accounted for 28 of the Braves’ 36 assists, both finishing tied for team-high honors. Senior Laney Wolfswinkel had a match-best 14 kills and a lofty .591 kill efficiency. Sophomore Deidra Doeden hammered home 12 kills and a unbelievable .706 kill efficiency. As a team, Cherokee finished with 41 teams and a sparking .487 kill efficiency. The Braves had only three attack errors in the match.
Another of the youthful Braves’ Kendyl Fox, a sophomore finished with a match-high 12 digs.
If there was a shadow cast upon Cherokee for the night it would be team serving. The Braves finished with 11 service errors in 65 attempts for a 83 percent service percentage, well belong their season average of nearly 91 percent. Two of Cherokee’s player did manage flawless efforts. Fox finished the match 8-for-8 with two aces, and Kadyn Volkert finished 7-for-7 with one ace.
Estherville-Lincoln Central (8-11) saw junior Hanna Paulson finish with 17 of the team’s 18 assists, She also had five digs and was 10-for-10 serving for the Midgets. Senior Haley Nissen paced Estherville-Lincoln Central with six kills, She also finished 6-for-6 in serving.
Estherville-Lincoln Central 16 – 11 – 12
Cherokee 25 – 25 – 25
Estherville-Lincoln Central Record: 8-11 | Cherokee Record: 12-1
Cherokee Statistics
Assists (36) — Addy Wolfswinkel 14, Elise Anderson 14, Lola Christensen 5, Mahren Malausky 3.
Kills (41 | Kill Eff: .487) — Laney Wolfswinkel 14 (.591), Deidra Doeden 12 (706), Keylee Gregg 5, A. Wolfswinkel 4, Macy Gravenish 4, Ellana Mortenson 2.
Digs (44) — Kendyl Fox 12, Gregg 8, L. Wolfswinkel 7, A. Wolfswinkel 5, Doeden 3, Mortenson 2, Kadyn Volkert 2, Kalexis Hyndman 1, Elise Anderson 1, Gravenish 1, Christensen 1, Emma Olhendorf 1.
Blocks (3.5) — Gravenish 2.0 (1 S, 2 A), Mortenson 1.0 (2 A), L. Wolfswinkel .50 (1 A).
Serving (Mininum 7 attempts): (54-65 83.1% 9 aces) — Fox 8-8-2 (100%), Volkert 7-7-1 (100%), A. Wolfswinkel 15-18-3 (83.3%), Anderson 5-7-1 (71.4%).
Royals dropped back-to-back meetings against Mustangs
REMSEN — The last two meetings between George-Little Rock and MMCRU on the volleyball floor have wound up losses for the Royals. On Tuesday, it was a sweep of MMCRU 25-16, 26-24, 25-19 by the guest Mustangs. The only difference in the previous two meeting is last September, MMCRU lost 3-1 in Marcus.
The only other meeting between the newest of rivals was back on October 18, 2021. That date, MMCRU came away with the 3-0 taming of the Mustangs.
It was a competitive first set early on with the scored tied at 9-9. The second set went back-and-forth. MMCRU did manage a four point (19-15) lead at one point, before giving up the lead, and going down 2-0 in the match. Following a tie of 7-7 in the third set, George-Little Rock went on a 10-2 run to post its biggest lead of the night at 17-9.
Despite finishing plus +18 (39-21) in kill margin and posting a slightly higher kill efficiency of .172 to the Mustangs’ .148 kill efficiency, the Royals still managed to get shutout.
George-Little Rock’s key proved to be its passing game, putting together some nice service runs, and prevent balls on their side of the net hitting the floor without diving attempts. The same intensity wasn’t exhibited by MMCRU.
The Mustangs’ Carley Koerselman and Royals’ Tia Tentinger each had 21 assists. Sophomore Viktoria Storm of George-Little Rock finished with a match-best 12 kills to go with a .214 efficiency. For MMCRU, Chloe Alesch led in kills with 10. Aleah Lux tallied eight, Tentinger had seven and Lana Florine six kills.
Senior Breanna Staab posted 18 digs for MMCRU. Tentinger and Alesch also posted double-digits in digs for the Royals, each finishing with 11.
Serving Storm wound up 11-for-11 for the Mustangs. Koerselman served 17-for-19 with two aces, and Wyleigh Steenhoven also had two aces. Brielle Lux led MMCRU going 12-for-13 (92.3%) with an ace. Tentinger added a team-best two aces.
George-Little Rock remains near the top of the War Eagle Conference with a 4-1 conference record. The Mustangs are 5-6 overall. MMCRU remains winless against Conference opponents at 0-5 and are 3-11 overall. MMCRU has dropped four of its last five matches played.
George-Little Rock 25 – 26 – 25
MMCRU 16 – 24 – 19
George-Little Rock Record: 5-6 | MMCRU Record: 3-11
MMCRU Statistics
Assists (31) — Tia Tentinger 21, Kylie Harpenau 8, Breanna Staab 2.
Kills (39 | Kill Eff: .172) — Chloe Alesch 10 (.207), Aleah Lux 8, Tentinger 7, Lana Florine 6, Deanna Partirdge 4, Brielle Lux 3, Gracie Schroeder 1.
Digs (57) — Staab 18, Alesch 11, Tentinger 11, Sadie Youde 9, Florine 3, B. Lux 2, Partridge 2, Harpenau 1.
Blocks (4.0) — A. Lux 2.5 (1 S, 3 A), B. Lux .50 (1 A), Partridge .50 (1 A), Alesch .50 (1 A).
Serving (Mininum 7 attempts): (48-60 80% 4 aces) — B. Lux 12-13-1 (92.3%), Tentinger 16-18-2 (88.9%), Staab 7-9 (77.8%), Harpenau 5-7 (71.4%), A. Lux 4-8-1 (50%).
IPI third-ranked Blackhawks victimize Wolverines
HINTON — The Class 2A Iowa Prep Illustrated’s third-ranked Hinton Blackhawks preyed on the Wolverines of South O’Brien Tuesday evening, winning in dominant fashion 25-9, 25-9, 25-10.
South O’Brien dug themselves early deficits in the sets and were unable to recover. The Wolverines attempted to find ways to slow down the Blackhawks attacks at the net, but didn’t have an answer at Hinton.
Hinton finished with a .386 kill efficiency, getting 40 kills total from seven players combined. Creighton commit and Blackhawks’ junior Bailey Boeve came way with a match-best 19 kills and an .586 efficiency.
This loss by the Wolverines marks the sixth consecutive to Hinton. The Blackhawks came into the matchup having won 94.4 percent of the previous 18 all-time meeting going back to 2010.
The Wolverines have dropped back-to-back War Eagle Conference matches on the season, first to Akron-Westfield and tonight to Hinton. The two losses coming in a span of five days.
“We didn’t play well fundamentally and Bailey (Boeve) and her team had a great deal to do with that, plain and simple. Respect all and fear no one. We continue to work on our fundamentals and regardless of who we play, those fundamentals are our focus. When we lose focus, we struggle and things don’t go well. I can’t take anything away from Hinton as they are by far, the best team we’ve played along with having two of the best players Bailey and Karlyn (Kovarna) in the conference.”
Amy Schmidt, South O’Brien head volleyball coach
All seven assists in the match for South O’Brien belonged to senior Ashlynn Gunnerson. She also tied for team-high honors with Addison Hedberg in digs, each finishing with seven. Hedberg also turned in a flawless 7-fot-7 effort with an ace at the service line. As a team, the Wolverines finished up 27-for-29 with a pair of aces.
The Wolverines finished with just 10 kills, committing 12 errors for a -.034 kill efficiency. Chloe Hustedt led South O’Brien with three kills.
“Bailey’s (Boeve) probably the best athlete I’ve coached against in all my years in coaching. She’s solid offensively and defensively. She’s such a difference maker for her team. Her presence alone, gives her team a huge advantage. Along with this, she’s probably the most humble player.” We were on the defensive side of things most of the night. We’ll continue to work on fundamentals, but also our mindset which is so important in bouncing back after two tough conference losses.”
Amy Schmidt, South O’Brien head volleyball coach
The loss drops South O’Brien to 3-2 in conference play and 3-7 overall. On Saturday, The Wolverines played in the West Sioux Tournament and were scheduled to face three different opponents.
South O’Brien 9 – 9 – 10
Hinton 25 – 25 – 25
South O’Brien Record: 3-7 | Hinton Record: 7-1
South O’Brien Statistics
Assists (7) — Ashlynn Gunnerson 7.
Kills (10 | Kill Eff: -.034) — Chloe Hustedt 3, Reagan Plagge 2, Taylor Wulf 2, Reese Farquhar 1, Tori Schueller 1.
Digs (30) — Hunnerson 7, Addison Hedberg 7, Wulf 5, Farquhar 3, Hustedt 3, Plagge 2, Abby Nelson 2, Schueller 1.
Blocks (2.0) — Hustedt 1.0 (1 S), Wulf .50 (1 S), Schueller .50 (1 A).
Serving (Mininum 7 attempts): (27-29 93.1% 42 aces) — Hedberg 7-7-1 (100%), Farquhar 6-7-1 (85.7%).
