COURTESY OF CRAIG WOLLMAN
Redfield-Doland libero Brianna Frankenstien passes the ball during a match against Northwestern in the Pheasant Fall Classic on Saturday in Redfield.
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Plainsman staff
REDFIELD — Northwestern, which is the top-ranked team in Class B, went 4-0 to win the gold pool during the Pheasant Fall Volleyball Classic on Saturday.
The Wildcats, who are now 30-2, defeated Redfield-Doland and Groton Area in the gold pool to win the title in the nine team event.
Groton Area defeated Redfield-Doland to claim the second spot with a 3-1 record. The Pheasants were third at 2-2.
Beresford defeated Waverly-South Shore and Belle Fourche to win the silver pool, while Florence/Henry, Webster Area and Wolsey-Wessington all went 1-1 in the silver pool.
Northwestern had four players named to the all-tournament team — Madalyn Groft, Caitlyn Fischbach, Riley Grandpre and Sydney Schell.
The remainder of the all-tournament team consisted of Olivia Shantz and Kailee Clausen of Redfield-Doland; Alana Bergland and Aubrey Twedt of Beresford; Payson Birkeland of Belle Fourche; Janessa Storley of Webster Area; Payton Maine of Groton Area; and Ali Kranz of Waverly-South Shore.
Pheasant Fall Volleyball Classic
Saturday in Redfield
Pool play: Northwestern def. Belle Fourche 25-10 and 25-18; Groton Area def. Wolsey-Wessington 25-18 and 25-23; Belle Fourche def. Webster Area 25-22 and 25-20; Redfield-Doland def. Beresford 13-25, 26-24 and 25-23; Groton Area def. Waverly-South Shore 25-23, 20-25 and 28-26; Redfield-Doland def. Florence-Henry 25-10 and 25-19; Beresford def. Florence-henry 25-23 and 25-17; Waverly-South Shore def. Wolsey-Wessington 25-10 and 25-11; Northwestern def. Webster Area 25-10 and 25-5.
Gold pool: Northwestern def. Redfield-Doland 25-9 and 25-11; Northwestern def. Groton Area 25-17 and 25-14; Groton Area def. Redfield-Doland 18-25, 26-24 and 25-16.
Silver pool: Beresford def. Waverly-South Shore 22-25, 25-21 and 25-20; Beresford def. Belle Fourche 25-16, 22-25 and 26-24; Waverly-South Shore def. Belle Fourche 25-20 and 25-16.
Bronze pool: Wolsey-Wessington def. Webster Area 25-22, 16-25 and 25-22; Florence-Henry def. Wolsey-Wessington 17-25, 26-24 and 25-23; Webster Area def. Florence-Henry 25-26 and 25-18.
