WESSINGTON SPRINGS — The 281 Conference volleyball tournament was held Saturday in Wessington Springs, but no team really came close to challenging the Hitchcock-Tulare Lady Patriots, ranked fourth in Class “B” and undefeated.

The Lady Patriots used an aggressive game at the net to turn away the Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds in the title game to move to 23-0.

Set scores in the championship match for H-T were 25-20 and 25-8.

Ella Johnson was excellent on the serve in the title game, going 21 of 21 from the service line with six aces.

Katelyn Schroeder had a strong all-around game, with eight kills on 16 of 16 hitting, an ace serve on 6 of 6 serving, four blocks and 11 digs.

Isabel Gilbert had seven blocks for the Lady Pats, while Gracyn Bixler had nine assists.

The Lady Warbirds fall to 14-4 with the loss. Samara Clemente led on attack with four kills on 17 of 21 hitting. Shae Uttecht had 11 digs to lead the defense, while Kendal Uttecht had eight digs and 10 assists on 47 of 47 setting.

The Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks took third place in three sets over the Wessington Springs Lady Spartans by set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-19.

The Blackhawks move to 12-7 behind 11 kills from Liz Boschee. Alexa Goertz added nine kills and 20 digs. Kaylie Robinson had three aces, seven kills, and 12 digs.

Kenzie Schley set up the SCW offense with 19 assists while Kali Hofer tallied nine assists.

The Lady Spartans fall to 10-8. Mariah Messmer set up the Springs offense with 22 assists on 99 of 100 setting and added 19 digs.

Ashlyn Weber was 37 of 40 hitting with 13 kills. Kenzie Kolousek led the defense with 23 digs.

Highmore-Harrold defeated Iroquois/Lake Preston for fifth place in three sets, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.

The Pirates move to 7-12 behind seven kills and four blocks from Jada Baloun and nine kills and two blocks from Addison McDonnell. McDonnell also recorded a pair of aces on 12 of 13 serving.

Lainee Ping was 11 of 12 serving with three aces and added 14 digs and four kills. Brooklyn Baloun was 12 of 13 serving with two aces, recorded 21 assists and led the defense with 19 digs.

Iroquois/Lake Preston falls to 4-14. Hadlee Holt had 13 kills and six blocks to lead the Sharks. She also had 34 digs on defense.
Chenoa Harris had three aces and Kera Dubro served up two aces.

The James Valley Christian Lady Vikings picked up their first win of the season in the seventh place match, defeating the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders 25-23 and 25-22.

JVC moves to 1-11 behind a strong all-around game from Addison Kleinsasser, who was 6 of 6 serving with an ace, 8 of 10 hitting with two kills, and led the defense with four digs.

Kaitlyn Stahl had two aces on 7 of 7 serving and three digs. Dara Olowu-Davies added two aces on 5 of 6 serving. Nave Gross had five assists on 16 of 18 setting.

The Crusaders (0-18) were led by Ciera Mickelson and Soliel Mickelson with five kills apiece. Abby Hinman had four service aces on 9 of 11 serving. Soliel Mickelson added three blocks and Kennedy Keck led the defense with eight digs.

281 Conference Tournament
Oct. 5 in Wessington Springs

Championship - Hitchcock-Tulare 2, Wolsey-Wessington 0
Set scores: 25-20, 25-8.
HT leaders
Serving: Ella Johnson 21-21, 6 aces; Gracyn Bixler 7-8, 1 ace; Katelyn Schroeder 6-6, 1 ace.
Hitting: Katelyn Schroeder 16-16, 8 kills; Lila Johnson 9-10, 5 kills; Cora Hofer 8-8, 1 kill.
Setting: Lila Johnson 30-31, 4 assists; Gracyn Bixler 21-21, 9 assists.
Blocking: Isabel Gilbert 7, Katelyn Schroeder 4.

Digs: Katelyn Schroeder 11, Cambree Hoekman 7.
WW leaders
Serving: Roxy Glanzer 4-4, 1 ace; Rachel Boomsma 6-6.
Hitting: Samara Clemente 17-21, 4 kills; Roxy Glanzer 11-13, 2 kills.
Setting: Kendal Uttecht 47-47, 10 assists.
Blocking: Timber Haeder 3, Samara Clemente 2.
Digs: Shae Uttecht 11, Kendal Uttecht 8.

Third place - Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 2, Wessington Springs 1
Set scores: 21-25, 25-19, 25-19.
SCW leaders
Serving: Kaylie Robinson 3 aces, Whitney Hagman 2 aces.
Hitting: Liz Boschee 11 kills, Alexa Goertz 9 kills, Kaylie Robinson 7 kills.
Setting: Kenzie Schley 19 assists, Kali Hofer 9 assists.
Blocking: Alexa Goertz 1, Liz Boschee 1.
Digs: Alexa Goertz 20, Kaylie Robinson 12.
WS leaders
Serving: Mariah Messmer 7-7, 1 ace; Logan Mohling 6-6, 1 ace; Kendall Kolousek 15-16, 1 ace.
Hitting: Ashlyn Weber 37-40, 13 kills; Raygen Teveldal 13-19, 4 kills; Kendall Kolousek 31-35, 4 kills.
Setting: Mariah Messmer 99-100, 22 assists; Kerstynn Heim 3-3, 2 assists.
Blocking: Kaitlyn Braun 5, Raygen Teveldal 2.
Digs: Kenzie Kolousek 23, Mariah Messmer 19.

Fifth place - Highmore-Harrold 2, Iroquois/Lake Preston 1
Set scores: 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.
HH leaders
Serving: Lainee Ping 11-12, 3 aces; Brooklyn Baloun 12-13, 2 aces; Addison McDonnell 12-13, 2 aces.
Hitting: Addison McDonnell 29-36, 9 kills; Jada Baloun 30-34, 7 kills; Lainee Ping 15-18, 4 kills.
Setting: Brooklyn Baloun 71-71, 21 assists; Callie Chavez 9-9, 2 assists.
Blocking: Jada Baloun 4, Addison McDonnell 2.
Digs: Brooklyn Baloun 19, Lainee Ping 14.
ILP leaders

Serving: Chenoa Harris 3 aces, Kera Dubro 2 aces.
Hitting: Hadlee Holt 13 kills, Amelia Holland 2 kills, Natalie Cundy 2 kills.
Setting: Brityn Davies 11 assists.
Blocking: Hadlee Holt 6.
Digs: Hadlee Holt 34, Madisen Steffensen 28.

Seventh place - James Valley Christian 2, Sunshine Bible Academy 0
Set scores: 25-23, 25-22.
JVC leaders
Serving: Kaitlyn Stahl 7-7, 2 aces; Dara Olowu-Davies 5-6, 2 aces; Addison Kleinsasser 6-6, 1 ace.
Hitting: Eliana Van Scharrel 5-6, 2 kills; Addison Kleinsasser 8-10, 2 kills.
Setting: Nave Gross 16-18, 5 assists; Dara Olowu-Davies 18-19.
Blocking: Ella Anderson 1.
Digs: Addison Kleinsasser 4, Kaitlyn Stahl 3.
SBA leaders
Serving: Abby Hinman 9-11, 4 aces; Natasha Appel 8-9, Dakota Boersma 5-6.
Hitting: Ciera Mickelson 13-14, 5 kills; Soliel Mickelson 6-10, 5 kills; Dakota Boersma 6-9, 4 kills.
Setting: Breanna Thieman 21-21, 5 assists; Abby Hinman 20-21, 6 assists.
Blocking: Soliel Mickelson 3, Dakota Boersma 1.
Digs: Kennedy Keck 8, Abby Hinman 5.

Semifinal round
Hitchcock-Tulare over Wessington Springs 25-15, 25-4.
Wolsey-Wessington over Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 20-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Highmore-Harrold over James Valley Christian 25-12, 25-14.
Iroquois/Lake Preston over Sunshine Bible Academy 25-15, 25-11.

Opening round
Hitchcock-Tulare over Sunshine Bible Academy 25-10, 25-3.
Wolsey-Wessington over James Valley Christian 25-1, 25-5.
Wessington Springs over Iroquois/Lake Preston 16-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket over Highmore-Harrold 25-22, 25-23.