Hitchcock-Tulare hangs on to claim 281 volleyball title

FORESTBURG — The Hitchcock-Tulare Lady Patriots took a 3-2 win in a nail-biting championship match against the Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds at the 281 conference on Saturday night.
In a best of five match, the Warbirds took a well played 25-17 win in the first set. Then the Lady Patriots took the next two sets 25-13 and 25-21. The Warbirds came back with a bang in the fourth set winning with a convincing score of 25-15, but the Lady Patriots ended the match at 15-9 in the fifth set.
Baylee Enander hit 16 kills for the Lady Patriots, while Sydney Maynard had eight and Ally Binger hit six kills.
Camryn Binger was 58 for 60 setting with 23 assists and Kenidee Enander had 14 assists for Hitchcock-Tulare. Ashlyn Otto had four aces and 28 defensive digs, while Dawsyn Otto was 17 for 17 with two aces.
Lizzi Brandt was 41 for 43 with 10 kills for Wolsey-Wessington, while Chantel Hiader had nine kills, two assists and 17 digs. Raquel Nelson, Taylor Sprecher and Shayla Muilenburg all had one ace.
The Lady Patriots are now 10-11 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 10, when they host a match against the Groton Area Tigers. Wolsey-Wessington will travel to Iroquois to tackle the Lady Chiefs on Tuesday.
Hitchcock-Tulare     17 25 25 15 15
Wolsey-Wessington     25 13 21 25 9

Hitting: HT - Baylee Enander, 46/52, 16 kills; Sydney Maynard, 28/28, 8 kills; Ally Binger, 30/31, 6 kills.
WW - Lizzi Brandt, 41/43, 10 kills; Chantel Haider, 32/37, 9 kills; Shayla Muienburg, 17/17, 1 kill.
Serving: HT - Ashlyn Otoo, 15/15, 4 aces; Dawsyn Otto, 17/17, 2 aces.
WW - Raquel Nelson, 16/18, 1 ace; Taylor Sprecher, 16/17, 1 ace; Shayla Muilenburg, 15/16, 1 ace.
Setting: HT - Camryn Binger, 58/60, 23 assists; Kenidee Enander, 46/47, 14 assists.
WW - Shayla Muilen
Digs: HT - Ashlyn Otto, 28; Bailey Cole, 18.
WW - Kailen Krause, 42; Chantel Haider 16.

Third-place match
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 3, Highmore-Harrold 0
FORESTBURG — The Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks took third place in Saturday’s 281 conference, winning 3-0 against the Highmore-Harrold Pirates. Set scores for the match were 25-16, 25-23 and 25-13.
Abby Doering hit six kills and six aces for the Blackhawks, while Tesa Jensen hit eight kills and two blocks. Erica Howard hit six kills and Tristan Ziebart made 9 digs and had 17 assists.
Leading the Pirates was Rebecca Buccholz, who was 11 for 12 with two aces and had 21 assists, while Zoe Tvedt hit 10 kills and Tyra Flaaen had five kills and one assist.

Sanborn Central-Woonscoket     25 25 25

Highmore-Harrold         16 23 13

Hitting: SCW - Tesa Jensen, 8 kills; Abby Doering, 6 kills; Erica Howard, 6 kills.
HH - Zoe Tvedt, 19/23, 10 kills; Tyra Flaaen, 17/20, 5 kills; Halle Tvedt, 20/27, 3 kills.
Serving: SCW - Abby Doering, 6 aces.
HH - Becca Buccholz, 11/12, 2 aces; Sydney Marso, 12/13, 1 ace.
Setting: SCW - Tristan Ziebart, 17 assists.
HH - Buccholz, 80/82, 21 assists.
Digs: SCW - Tristan Ziebart, 9.
HH - Natalie Liesinger, 34.

Semi-finals
Hitchcock-Tulare 3, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 0
FORESTBURG — The Hitchcock-Tulare Lady Patriots took a swift 3-0 win against the Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks, in the semifinal game at the 281 conference on Saturday afternoon.
Set scores were 25-16, 25-19 and 25-21.
Baylee Enander was 30 for 33 with 10 kills and made 14 digs for the Patriots, while Ally Binger was 11 for 11 with three aces, also hitting seven kills. Camryn Binger hit four aces and had 17 assists, while Kenidee Enander was 44 for 46 with 13 assists.
The Blackhawks were led by Abby Doering hitting 12 kills and two blocks, while Erica Howard had two aces and Tesa Jensen hit 11 kills. Tristan Ziebart had 21assists and 14 digs.

Hitchcock-Tulare         25 25 25
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket     16 19 21

Hitting: HT - Baylee Enander, 30/33, 10 kills; Ally Binger, 20/22, 7 kills; Dawsyn Otto, 18/20, 6 kills.
SCW - Abby Doering, 12 kills; Tesa Jensen, 11 kills.
Serving: HT - Camryn Binger, 26/27, 4 aces; Ally Binger, 11/11, 3 aces.
SCW - Erica Howard, 2 aces.
Setting: HT - Kenidee Enander, 44/46, 13 assists; Camryn Binger, 44/44, 17 assists.
SCW - Tristan Ziebart, 21 assists.
Digs: HT - Ashlyn Otoo, 24; Baylee Enander, 14.
SCW - Tristan Ziebart, 14; Sarah Morgan 13.

Wolsey-Wessington 3, Highmore-Harrold 0
FORESTBURG — The Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds swooped into the championship match after defeating the Highmore-Harrold Pirates 3-0 in the semi-finals at the 281 conference on Saturday afternoon.
Set scores were 25-18, 25-21, 26-24.
Leading the Warbirds was Lizzi Brandt, with four kills and five aces, while Ally Boomsma and Taylor Sprecher each had one ace. Chantel Haider hit seven kills and made eight digs, while Shayla Muilenber had 22 assists. Cortney Sprecher hit five kills and eight blocks.
Rebecca Buchholz of the Pirate was 11 for 12 with two aces, 80 for 82 with 21 assists and had 22 digs, while Sydney Mars had one ace. Zoe Tuedt hit 10 kills, while Tyra Flaaen had five kills.

Wolsey-Wessington 25 25 26
Highmrore-Harrold 18 21 24

Hitting: WW - Lizzi Brandt, 31/34, 4 kills; Cortney Sprecher, 21/22, 5 kills; Taylor Sprecher, 14/16, 2 kills; Chantel Haider, 14/16, 7 kills.
HH - Zoe Tuedt, 19/23, 10 kills; Tyra Flaaen, 17/20, 5 kills; Maddie Bollweg, 11/15, 3 kills.
Serving: WW - Lizzi Brandt, 17/18, 5 aces; Ally Boomsma, 11/11, 1 ace; Taylor Sprecher, 11/13, 1 ace.
HH - Rebecca Buchholz, 11/12, 2 aces; Sydney Marso, 12/13, 1 ace.
Setting: WW - Shayla Muilenburg, 109/113, 22 assists.
HH - Rebecca Buchholz, 80/82, 21 assists.
Digs: WW - Kailen Krause, 30; Chantel Haider, 8.
HH - Natalie Leisinger, 34; Rebecca Buchholz, 22.

Photos by Mike Carrol of the Plainsman
Above, Hitchcock-Tulare’s Dannyn Peterson digs the ball during the championship match of the 281 Conference Volleyball Tournament against Wolsey-Wessington on Saturday in Forestburg.