Oakland-Craig goes 4-1 in Northeast Nebraska Classic; sweeps Wisner-Pilger

 

The Oakland-Craig Volleyball Team went 4-1 at the Northeast Nebraska Classic last week and swept Wisner-Pilger 3-0 at home Thursday night.

The Knights swept Wakefield and Pender 2-0 at Pender last Thursday night before losing 2-0 to Lutheran High Northeast, and beating North Bend Central 2-0, and West Point-Beemer 2-1.

Oakland-Craig won set one over the Trojans 25-17, and claimed set two 25-15.

Bailey Helzer had 13 kills and 8 digs while Shea Johnson notched 9 digs. Josie Richards chipped in 7 digs and 21 assists.

The Knights topped the Pendragons 25-15 in sets one and two.

Helzer had 7 kills while Ashten Rennerfeldt recorded 7 digs. Richards compiled 18 assists.

The Eagles beat Oakland-Craig 25-22 in set one and 25-13 in set two.

Johnson had 10 digs while Maycie Johnson notched 9. Richards totaled 18 assists.

The Knights knocked off the Tigers 25-19 in set one and 25-22 in set two.

Helzer and Maycie Johnson each had 7 kills while Rennerfeldt and Shea Johnson added 9 and 7 digs, respectively. 

The Cadets grabbed set one 25-17 before Oakland-Craig took set two 25-22 and set three 25-23.

Helzer registered 18 kills and 17 digs while Rennerfeldt, Shea Johnson, and Laryn Johnson each had 13 digs. Maycie Johnson added 12 digs while Richards posted 7 digs and 28 assists.

The Knights topped the Gators 25-21 in set one, 25-18 in set two, and 25-22 in set three.

Oakland-Craig continues to play great Volleyball.

The Knights (6-1) take part in the Boone Central Invite on Saturday.

Oakland-Craig's first match is at 10:15 a.m. against the host Cardinals (0-3).

Boone Central was swept 3-0 at home by GACC Thursday night.

If the Knights beat Boone Central they will play either Ord or Tekamah-Herman at 12:45 p.m.

The Chanticleers are very solid so that would be a very interesting matchup if it happens.

This tournament is good competition for the Knights, and will give them an idea of where they stand with some other teams around the area and State.

I think Oakland-Craig has an opportunity to win this tournament, but it won't be easy.

Helzer has to go off for the Knights, and Oakland-Craig has to keep doing what they're doing.

Columbus Lakeview is in the tournament too, and they are very good, so the field has some very good teams for sure.

BRLD 5-3 in last 8 matches

 

The BRLD Volleyball Team went 3-2 at the Northeast Nebraska Classic last week, defeating Wisner-Pilger 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Lutheran High Northeast at Wisner-Pilger last Thursday before beating Wakefield 2-0 and Wayne 2-1, but losing 2-0 to GACC at the Classic at Wisner-Pilger on Saturday. The Wolverines then lost 3-1 at home to Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night before beating Pierce 2-1 and Wakefield 2-0 at the Wakefield Invite on Thursday.

BRLD beat the Gators 25-20 in set one and 26-24 in set two.

Caragan Tietz had 9 kills, 9 blocks, and 8 digs while Audra Nolting totaled 9 blocks. Aubrey Berg added 8 digs.

The Eagles defeated the Wolverines 25-20 in set one, and 25-18 in set two.

Nolting registered 9 blocks while Tietz had 8 blocks and 9 digs. Grace Johnson chipped in 8 blocks.

GACC downed BRLD 25-10 in set one and 25-23 in set two.

Tietz had 9 blocks while Kinlee Bacon added 7 assists. 

BRLD topped the Trojans the first time around 25-18 in set one and 25-11 in set two.

Berg had 8 digs.

The Blue Devils won set one 25-20 before the Wolverines took set two 25-21 and set three 25-16.

Alexzi Nottleman had 9 kills, 7 blocks, and 11 digs while Tietz had 7 kills, 20 blocks, and 8 digs. Nolting added 7 kills and 13 blocks while Elise Anderson had 10 blocks and 7 digs. Berg totaled 20 digs while Alyssa Buchholz notched 12. Brooklyn Nolting had 8 digs and 9 assists while Bacon recorded 7 digs and 13 assists. Bella Bonneau compiled 7 digs.

The Patriots won set one 25-19 and set two 25-22 before winning set four 25-18 after losing set three 25-23.

Tietz had 11 kills, 9 blocks, and 17 digs while Nottleman had 8 kills. Anderson added 8 blocks while Berg contributed 14 digs. Bonneau added 12 digs while Brooklyn Nolting totaled 11 digs and 10 assists. Buchholz tallied 9 digs while Bacon and McKenzie Murphey posted 8 and 7 assists, respectively.

The Wolverines downed the Trojans in round two 25-21 in set one and 25-20 in set two.

Titez tallied 7 blocks and 13 digs while Berg and Brooklyn Nolting registered 15 and 10 digs, respectively. Bacon compiled 7 assists.

BRLD continues to play some pretty respectable Volleyball, in my opinion.

The Wolverines (7-3) continue Wakefield Invite play on Saturday with four more matches.

BRLD plays Ponca, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Hartington Cedar Catholic, and Lutheran High Northeast.

I think the Wolverines have a great shot to win at least three of those matches.

LHNE has proven to be very tough this year, and everyone else is pretty solid as well.

BRLD has their work cut out for them there's no doubt about that.

So some challenging matches on Saturday for the Wolverines, but at the same time an opportunity to do well and be successful.

I look for BRLD to answer the bell and play well on Saturday.

It should be an all around good and successful day of Volleyball for the Wolverines I would say.

Clarkson/Leigh defeats BRLD on the road

 

The Clarkson/Leigh Volleyball Team continues to roll as the Patriots won 3-1 at BRLD Tuesday night.

The Patriots won set one 25-19 and set two 25-22, and then closed out the match with a 25-18 set four win after losing set three 25-23.

Cassidy Hoffman had 15 kills while Kayden Schumacher totaled 13 kills and 17 digs. Chloe Hanel added 9 kills 11 digs. Alissa Kasik totaled 28 digs while Kennedy Settje registered 13. Bailey Lemburg posted 11 while Makenna Held had 9 digs and 42 assists.

Complete team effort and win for the Patriots Tuesday night.

Clarkson/Leigh (4-0) takes on Pender (3-5) on the road Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

The Pendragons lost 2-0 to Howells-Dodge, but beat Tri County Northeast 2-0 at their home Triangular Tuesday night.

Pender is an improved team, and the Patriots have to come out ready to play.

Clarkson/Leigh can't afford to have a letdown and has to play the way they did Tuesday night.

If the Patriots play the way they did against the Wolverines then they are going to be very tough and difficult to beat.

Clarkson/Leigh figures to be well rested too whereas the Pendragons have played a lot of matches in the last week.

It will be interesting to see what happens, but I think the Patriots have a chance to win this one 3-0 or maybe 3-1.

First serve is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the Bull.

Pender goes 1-4 at Northeast Nebraska Classic; splits home Triangular with Howells-Dodge and Tri County Northeast

 

The Pender Volleyball Team fell 2-0 to Oakland-Craig and Wakefield at home in the Northeast Nebraska Classic on Thursday before losing 2-0 to Wisner-Pilger and Fremont Bergan, but beating Tekamah-Herman 2-1 at home on Saturday. The Pendragons then won 2-0 over Tri County Northeast, but lost 2-0 to Howells-Dodge at their home Triangular Tuesday night.

The Trojans downed the Pendragons 25-20 in set one and 25-12 in set two.

The Knights beat Pender 25-15 in sets one and two.

The Gators defeated the Pendragons 25-16 in set one and 25-13 in set two.

The Knights downed Pender 25-18 in set one and 25-19 in set two.

The Pendragons beat the Tigers 25-18 in set one, lost set two 25-22, but took set three 25-20.

The Jaguars beat Pender 25-15 in set one and 25-22 in set two.

The Pendragons upended the Wolfpack 25-23 in sets one and two.

I think Pender is a much improved team, and has shown it so far this year.

The Pendragons (3-5) have another challenge on their hands come Thursday night when they host Clarkson/Leigh (4-0) in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

The Patriots beat BRLD 3-1 on the road Tuesday night.

Clarkson/Leigh is playing at a very high level right now, and will be tough and difficult for the Pendragons to beat.

Pender is a good, quality team, and has done some nice things so far this season so I fully expect the Pendragons to go out there and compete and hold their own come Thursday night.

This is an opportunity for Pender to come out and upset a quality opponent.

The match will be on the Bull too so even more incentive to come out and play well Thursday night.

The Pendragons have to play out of their minds and be all over the court Thursday night.

Pender has to know when balls are going to be in and out and must communicate that.

The Pendragons have to work hard and be physically and mentally tough.

Caitlyn Heise has to have a big match and Pender has to watch out for Cassidy Hoffman and Kayden Schumacher.

Executing in all facets of the game such as serving, serve receiving, blocking, hitting, and passing are all important as well, in my opinion.

First serve is slated for 7:30 p.m. on the Bull.

Tri County Northeast goes 0-2 at Pender Triangular

 

The Tri County Northeast Volleyball Team lost 2-0 to Howells-Dodge and Pender at the Pender Triangular Tuesday night.

The Wolfpack fell 25-13 in set one to the Jaguars, and dropped set two 25-14.

Tri County Northeast lost 25-23 in sets one and two to the host Pendragons.

A couple of tough losses for the Wolfpack for sure.

Tri County Northeast (2-3) takes on Randolph (3-4) and Osmond (1-3) at the Randolph Triangular Thursday night.

The Tigers lost 3-2 at Bloomfield Tuesday night while the Cardinals lost 3-0 at Ponca Tuesday night.

I feel like the Wolfpack has a chance to be very competitive in this one.

I look for both matches to go 3 sets with Tri County Northeast perhaps splitting their matches.

It should be a good, competitive Triangular at the very least, and I expect the Wolfpack to do very well in this one.

I don't feel that Randolph and Osmond are quite as strong as Howells-Dodge and Pender.

Both the Jaguars and Pendragons are C-2 schools while the Cardinals and Tigers are more or less at the same level as Tri County Northeast.

So it should be a more even Triangular you could say.

The Wolfpack has to come out and ball out Thursday night and give it all they got.

Tri County Northeast has to leave it all on the court, and do everything they can to win the Triangular.

Randolph could very well win it, but the Wolfpack has to try and spoil the party.

Winnebago 0-3 in last three matches

 

The Winnebago Volleyball Team lost 2-0 to Fort Calhoun and Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at the Fort Calhoun Invitational on Saturday before falling 3-0 at Hartington-Newcastle Tuesday night.

The Pioneers defeated the Indians 25-5 in set one and 25-8 in set two.

The Raiders beat Winnebago 25-19 in set one and 25-9 in set two.

The Wildcats downed the Indians 25-10 in set one, 25-13 in set two, and 25-19 in set three.

Tough stretch of matches for Winnebago, but all the Indians can do is keep fighting and keep their heads held high.

Winnebago (0-4) takes on Omaha Christian Academy (3-1) and Walthill (1-2) at the Walthill Triangular Thursday night.

The Eagles won 3-0 at Omaha Nation Tuesday night while the Blujays lost 3-0 at Homer last Tuesday night.

I feel like the Indians have a chance to win and sweep this Triangular.

Winnebago has struggled so far this year, but is playing teams they can definitely beat.

The Indians have to work and play hard though, and cannot let up at any point throughout either match.

Winnebago has to be tough and relentless both physically and mentally.

The Indians have to go out there and play their tails off, and put forth a great effort come Thursday night.

Winnebago has to grow and improve and continue to get better.

The Indians have to fight very hard against both teams and do their best to win.

Winnebago could really use a couple of wins, and probably needs them quite honestly.

We'll see what the Indians can do and if they can win come Thursday night.

Wisner-Pilger goes 2-3 at Northeast Nebraska Classic; loses at West Point-Beemer

 

The Wisner-Pilger Volleyball Team fell 2-0 to Lutheran High Northeast and BRLD at the Northeast Nebraska Classic at home Thursday night before beating Pender and Tekamah-Herman 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Fremont Bergan at Pender on Saturday, and then falling 3-1 at West Point-Beemer Tuesday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull.

The Gators fell 25-20 in set one and 26-24 in set two to the Wolverines.

Joslyn Jacbos had 7 kills while Adi Meyer totaled 21 assists.

Wisner-Pilger lost 25-9 in set one to the Eagles and dropped set two 25-22.

Reagan Scholting had 7 digs while Meyer totaled 10 assists.

The Gators beat the Pendragons 25-16 in set one, and 25-13 in set two.

Meyer notched 20 set assists.

Wisner-Pilger defeated the Tigers 25-13 in set one and 25-12 in set two.

Jacobs finished with 7 kills while Meyer recorded 17 assists.

The Gators fell 25-17 in sets one and two to the Knights.

Meyer had 7 digs and 13 assists.

The Cadets won the first two sets 25-23, 25-16, before the Gators took the third set 25-23.

West Point-Beemer then won the fourth set 25-17.

Emily Buhrman had a double-double for the Gators, recording 11 kills and 10 digs, along with an ace serve. Lindsey Kneifl also had a double-double, nothing 10 kills and 15 digs, as well as three blocks and an ace serve. Meyer added 7 digs and 39 assists.

Valiant effort from Wisner-Pilger Tuesday night.

Wisner-Pilger is now 3-4 and travels to Oakland-Craig (5-1) on Thursday.

The Knights went 4-1 at the Northeast Nebraska Classic, defeating North Bend Central 2-0 and West Point-Beemer 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Lutheran High Northeast on Saturday.

Oakland-Craig is a very talented team, and will be tough for the Gators to deal with no doubt.

This is a tough stretch of matches for Wisner-Pilger with North Bend Central coming up next week as well.

The Gators have to build on the positive things they did against the Cadets on Tuesday, and apply that to Thursday's match.

Wisner-Pilger has to go out there and play tough and be competitive come Thursday night.

The Gators have to want it more than the Knights, and must go out there and play a great match.

Wisner-Pilger has to try and contain Bailey Helzer as much as possible.

If the Gators can do that then they should give themselves a chance to be successful.

Wisner-Pilger is facing an uphill battle in this one, but the Gators have to go into Oakland expecting to win and compete.