Blue Devils Drop Five-Set Road Match

PONCA – Following off-season workouts and fall practices, the Wayne High volleyball team took to the court Thursday evening to begin the 2021 season.

From Ponca, WHS visited the Indians and jumped ahead early winning two sets before dropping the next three and falling in five sets.

Wayne High won sets one and two by the scores of 25-16 and 25-16 before Ponca answered back with victories in sets three and four of 25-16 and 25-18. The Indians won the fifth and deciding set, 15-11 to open their season at 1-0 while the Blue Devils fell to 0-1.

Double-double performances came from senior Rubie Klausen with 13 kills and 26 digs as senior Kiara Krusemark had 36 set assists and 19 digs (four kills). Sophomore Kate Hill recorded 13 kills (block totals were an error on Max Preps and have since been corrected), sophomore Leah Perry finished with five kills and three blocks (two solo) while junior Jaycee Bruns tallied two kills. Senior Reagan Backer posted a team-high 30 digs, senior Mady Sievers followed with 22 digs (six kills) and Bruns came away with 10 digs.

WHS finished with five aces, one from seniors Courtney Brink, Backer, Sievers, Krusemark and Bruns.

Wayne High will next compete in the Northeast Nebraska Jean Groth Volleyball Classic on Thursday, September 2. WHS will face Tekamah-Herman at 6:30 p.m. and Wisner-Pilger at 7:30 p.m. in Wisner.

2021 NEN Volleyball Classic

 

Area Thursday results:

Crofton swept Hartington-Newcastle; 25-10, 25-17, 25-19
Guardian Angels Central Catholic won in four sets over Aquinas Catholic, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13
Pierce won in four sets over Stanton; 10-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-14

Wakefield swept Plainview (no set scores posted)

Tri County Northeast swept Omaha Nation; 25-13, 25-19, 25-10
Wisner-Pilger swept Schuyler; 25-7, 25-8, 25-12

HCC Triangular:

@ Hartington Cedar Catholic: Homer VS Hartington Cedar Catholic (no results)
@Hartington Cedar Catholic: Homer VS Randolph (no results)
Hartington Cedar Catholic swept Randolph; 25-12, 25-22

West Point-Beemer Triangular:

Battle Creek swept Laurel-Concord-Coleridge; 25-23, 25-18

Battle Creek swept West Point-Beemer; 25-16, 25-21

West Point-Beemer won in three sets over LCC; 24-26, 25-22, 25-18

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