BRLD beats Tekamah-Herman and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family

The BRLD Volleyball Team swept Tekamah-Herman 3-0 at home Thursday night before winning 3-1 at home over Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Tuesday night.

The Wolverines took set one from the Tigers 25-20, won set two 25-12, and claimed set three 25-16.

Caragan Tietz had 9 kills, 10 blocks, and 9 digs while Alyssa Buchholz added 8 kills and 7 blocks. Audra Nolting had 11 blocks while Megan Beutler notched 10. Brooklyn Nolting tallied 9 digs and 7 assists while Kinlee Bacon had 10 assists.

BRLD defeated the Bulldogs 25-20 in set one and 25-18 in set two before losing set three 25-23 and winning set four 25-20.

Tietz had 15 kills, 24 blocks, and 8 digs while Audra Nolting added 11 kills and 23 blocks. Buchholz registered 15 blocks while Elise Anderson had 12 and Alexzi Nottleman 11. Aubrey Berg notched 21 digs while Brooklyn Nolting tallied 11 digs and 9 assists. McKenzie Murphey compiled 10 assists while Bacon chipped in 8.

Great play from the Wolverines in both matches.

BRLD (2-0) takes on Lutheran High Northeast (2-0) and Wisner-Pilger (1-0) in the Northeast Nebraska Classic at Wisner-Pilger Thursday night.

The Eagles swept Elgin Public/Pope John 3-0 at home Thursday night and Hartington Cedar Catholic 3-0 on the road Tuesday night.

The Gators won 3-0 at Schuyler in Thursday night's season opener.

So the Wolverines have their work cut out for them in both matches, but I feel like BRLD has what it takes to win both.

The Wolverines have to come ready to play to win both, and must expect to do well.

BRLD took care of business in their first two matches, and I feel like the potential is there for that to happen in these two matches as well.

LHNE and Wisner-Pilger are great teams though and don't figure to be easy to beat.

The Wolverines have two tough battles on their hands and must come ready to play and play well Thursday night.

A lot is at stake and there is a lot of opportunity here for BRLD so the Wolverines have to take advantage of it and perform at a high level.

Pender wins season opener over Logan View/Scribner-Snyder

 

The Pender Volleyball Team got the ball rolling Tuesday night, winning 3-1 at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

The Pendragons won set one 25-23 and set two 25-20 before losing set three 25-23. Pender then won set four 25-15.

Great to win to start the season and get things started off on the right foot for the Pendragons.

Pender (1-0) takes on Wakefield (0-0) and Oakland-Craig (1-0) at home in the Northeast Nebraska Classic Thursday night.

This is the first action of the season for the Trojans while the Knights won 3-1 at home over Howells-Dodge Thursday night.

I think the Pendragons have a good chance to beat Wakefield, and feel they can hang right with the Knights.

It could very well be a battle of Bailey Helzer against Caitlyn Heise in the match against Oakland-Craig.

I feel the Knights could win the match 2-1, but there is a reason games are played on the court and not on paper.

Either way I feel like Pender is up and coming and there is a lot of promise and potential for this season and in the future.

A win over the Trojans in the first match of the night would no doubt set the stage for the Oakland-Craig match in the final match of the evening.

This is a big deal and opportunity for the Pendragons, and they have to make the most of it.

I don't know what kind of crowd Pender will be playing in front of so I don't know if the Pendragons will be able to feed off the crowd at all, but I imagine Pender will find a way to get fired up from within nonetheless.

The Pendragons have to build off what they did Tuesday night and keep things rolling and going Thursday night.

Oakland-Craig wins season opener over Howells-Dodge

 

The Oakland-Craig Volleyball Team won 3-1 at home over Howells-Dodge Thursday night.

The Jaguars took set one from the Knights 25-23, but Oakland-Craig won sets two and three 25-20 and closed things out with a 25-23 set four victory.

Bailey Helzer had 21 kills while Ashten Rennerfeldt totaled 9 kills and 7 digs. Maycie Johnson added 7 kills and 7 digs while Josie Richards had 17 digs and 32 assists. Shea Johnson notched 16 digs while Laryn Johnson contributed 10.

All in all a great start to the season for the Knights.

Oakland-Craig (1-0) battles Wakefield (0-0) and Pender (1-0) at the Northeast Nebraska Classic in Pender Thursday night.

This will be the first action of the year for the Trojans while the Pendragons won 3-1 at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Tuesday night.

I think the Knights have a great chance to win both matches Thursday night and advance to the winner's bracket on Saturday.

Oakland-Craig is a well balanced team and has a lot of talent, and I look for the Knights to keep the ball rolling Thursday night.

Oakland-Craig's confidence has to be pretty high after beating the Jaguars the way they did.

The Knights appear as if they are the real deal and are going to be a tough out once again this year.

I don't know a whole lot about Wakefield, but I know Pender is loaded and has a lot back as well.

The Oakland-Craig/Pender match in particular should be very good, and I'm really excited to see how that match unfolds.

It should be another good night of Volleyball for the Knights to say the least.

North Bend Central sweeps Madison Triangular

 

The North Bend Central Volleyball Team won 2-0 over Shelby-Rising City and Madison at the Madison Triangular Tuesday night.

The Tigers won set one over the Huskies, 25-9, and took set two 25-18.

NBC defeated the Dragons 25-8 in set one, and 25-11 in set two.

A couple of solid wins and performances to start the season for the Tigers.

North Bend Central (2-0) hosts Fremont Bergan (2-0) and GACC (0-2) in the Northeast Nebraska Classic Thursday night.

The Knights won 3-1 at home over Omaha Roncalli in Thursday night's season opener before sweeping Lincoln Christian 3-0 at home Tuesday night.

The Bluejays lost 3-2 at David City Aquinas Thursday night and 3-1 at Norfolk Catholic Tuesday night.

The Tigers definitely have a challenge on their hands in this one.

Bergan has beaten two really good teams and programs in classes ahead of them.

North Bend Central has beaten a couple of C-2 Schools who probably aren't as strong as Roncalli and Lincoln Christian.

With that said, the Tigers were very dominant in their first two matches and are a great team and program, and tough to beat at home.

GACC appears to be fairly young this year, and has struggled in the early season.

I think NBC finds a way to beat the Bluejays, and I think the Tigers could very well beat the Knights as well, but the way the first two matches of the season went for Bergan makes them a real and legit threat to beat NBC.

So the Tigers have to be on their game early and often come Thursday night, and must come ready to play.

Should North Bend Central lose to Bergan, they can't let a loss to the Knights affect their play against the Bluejays.

The Tigers have to bring it against both teams.

GACC off to 0-2 start

 

The GACC Volleyball Team lost 3-2 at David City Aquinas Thursday night before falling 3-1 at Norfolk Catholic Tuesday night.

The Bluejays took set one from the Monarchs 25-21 before losing sets two and three 25-13 and 25-20. GACC won set four 25-11, but fell 15-12 in set five.

Sophia Hass, Evelyn Wooldrik, and Taylor Timmerman each had 15 kills apiece while Hass had 18 digs. Kelsy Steffen added 20 digs while Erica Engelmeyer and Isabel Hass totaled 17 and 14 digs, respectively. Megan Plagge added 11 digs and 46 assists.

The Knights took set one 26-24 and set two 25-23 before the Bluejays won set three 25-19. Norfolk Catholic then went on to win set four 25-18.

Sophia Hass had 16 kills and 23 digs for the Bluejays while Wooldrik notched 11 kills. Isabel Hass contributed 39 digs while Engelmeyer and Plagge each registered 18 with Steffen adding 14.

A couple of tough losses so far for GACC.

The Bluejays (0-2) take on Fremont Bergan (2-0) and North Bend Central (2-0) at the Northeast Nebraska Classic in North Bend Thursday night.

The Knights won 3-1 at home over Omaha Roncalli in Thursday night's season opener before sweeping Lincoln Christian 3-0 at home Tuesday night.

The Tigers swept Shelby-Rising City and Madison 2-0 at the Madison Triangular Tuesday night.

GACC has their work cut out for them once again in this one, but if there's ever a team to win a couple of matches against top notch competition it is the Bluejays.

GACC is young, and I think that's hurting them right now.

It is early in the season, but the Bluejays need to use these two matches as matches to improve, grow, and get better, all while trying to win.

GACC always has high standards and expectations, and the Bluejays have to come out and play and compete well and hard come Thursday night.

Playing two tough opponents, including one opponent on their home floor, is never easy, but then again GACC isn't used to easy competition or games.

The Bluejays always challenge themselves and play tough competition, and it pays off for them.

I'm sure it will pay off in some form or fashion this year as well, but right now GACC is going through a lot of growing pains.

West Point-Beemer off to 2-1 start

 

The West Point-Beemer Volleyball Team split matches at the Battle Creek Triangular on Thursday, losing 2-0 to the host Bravettes, but beating Stanton 2-0. The Cadets then went on the road and beat Boone Central 3-0 Tuesday night.

Battle Creek won set one 25-22 and set two 25-17.

Brooklyn Weddle had 12 digs while Jadyn Meiergerd and Katie Rainforth totaled 8 and 7, respectively. GACC transfer Reece Snodgrass added 14 assists.

The Cadets downed the Mustangs 25-20 in set one and 25-13 in set two.

Sidney Swanson had 11 kills and 13 digs while Weddle registered 15 digs. Meiergerd chipped in 9 while Snodgrass posted 7 digs and 19 assists.

West Point-Beemer beat the Cardinals 25-15 in set one, 25-17 in set two, and 25-21 in set three.

Swanson had 13 kills and 12 digs while Rachel Groth totaled 8 kills. Meiergerd notched 7 kills and 9 digs while Weddle and Rainforth recorded 12 and 9 digs, respectively. Snodgrass compiled 10 digs and 28 set assists.

Great play from the Cadets overall I thought.

West Point-Beemer (2-1) battles Tekamah-Herman (0-1) and Wayne (1-0) at the Northeast Nebraska Classic at home Thursday night.

The Tigers lost 3-0 at BRLD in Thursday night's season opener while the Blue Devils swept Ponca 3-0 at home the same night.

The Cadets have a couple more matches under their belt so that should help them.

The only concern would be playing Wayne last, and maybe not being as fresh and in rhythm as the Blue Devils sitting a match compared to Wayne, who will have just played a match against the Tigers and it only being their 3rd match of the season as opposed to the 5th for the Cadets.

Lauren Pick would be one player West Point-Beemer needs to watch out for when they play Wayne.

Swanson and Snodgrass have to come up huge for the Cadets in that match in particular.

West Point-Beemer needs everyone to be on fire in order to knock off the Blue Devils though.

So I think the Cadets have a chance to win both matches, but I don't see them going any worse than 1-1.

Masks are required at this Triangular so fans should adjust and plan accordingly.

Tekamah-Herman loses season opener to BRLD

 

The Tekamah-Herman Volleyball Team lost 3-0 at BRLD in Thursday night's season opener.

The Tigers fell 25-20 in set one, 25-12 in set two, and 25-16 in set three.

Rylee Lawson had 13 assists.

I thought Tekamah-Herman did a good job of making things close in set one.

The Tigers (0-1) battle Wayne (1-0) and West Point-Beemer in the Northeast Nebraska Classic at West Point-Beemer Thursday night.

The Blue Devils swept Ponca 3-0 at home in this past Thursday night's season opener.

Impressive win for Wayne to say the least.

Tekamah-Herman has to watch out for Lauren Pick as she had 21 kills against the Indians. 

The Tigers must play an outstanding match in order to do well in this one.

The Blue Devils appear to be the real deal, and beating them doesn't look or figure to be a small or easy task.

Tekamah-Herman has to go in there with the mindset that they can and will win though.

The Cadets are much improved and a team on the rise as well so things don't figure to be easy whatsoever.

The Tigers have to expect to win and must compete to win and have that kind of attitude.

Tekamah-Herman has to be scrappy and must fight and claw their way to success.

Hopefully everything gets played this week with the pandemic situation, but so far I haven't heard of any postponements or cancellations or anything.

Let's hope things continue to progress well and that we continue to have matches played and tournaments won.

This should be a very entertaining and highly competitive tournament, and the Tigers have to do their best to put a dent in things.