WAYNE – With the Mid State Conference bracket to be released Friday morning, the Wayne High volleyball team closed out their regular season Thursday night.
From the Wayne Jr/Sr High School gymnasium, the Blue Devils welcomed in Battle Creek.
After Wayne High won the first two sets of 25-22, 25-22, Battle Creek then answered with three straight victories of 25-20, 25-20 and 15-12 in the fifth to secure the road victory. The Bravettes improved to 20-7 while Wayne High fell to 14-10 and closed out their home schedule with a 6-2 record.
Double-double performers came from Rubie Klausen with 23 kills and 31 digs; Kate Hill added 17 kills and 11 digs while Kiara Krusemark posted 44 set assists and 24 digs to go along with two kills. Sydney Redden finished with a team-high 46 digs, Reagan Backer tacked on 25 digs and Faith Powicki added 16 digs.
Mady Sievers had three kills and nine digs; Courtney Brink finished with two kills as Anna Kaup tallied a kill and four digs
Redden, Hill and Backer all recorded a service ace. Kaup came away with two blocks, Klausen had two blocks (one solo) as Sievers, Krusemark and Brink all finished with a block.
Wayne High will next compete in the Mid State Conference Volleyball Tournament slated for Monday, October 18 – Thursday, October 21 in Pierce and Norfolk Catholic.
Bracket coming soon.
Thursday area volleyball results:
Guardian Angels Central Catholic def. Crofton, 25-18, 25-22, 24-26, 25-19 (3-1)
Wakefield def. Tri County Northeast, 25-9, 25-20, 25-23 (3-0
Boone Central def. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 20-25, 25-17, 25-15, 21-25, 15-13 (3-2)
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge def. Winnebago, 25-16, 25-13, 25-13 (3-0)
Norfolk def. Columbus, 19-25, 26-28, 25-17, 25-13, 15-6 (3-2)
Ponca Triangular:
Ponca def. Hartington-Newcastle, 21-25 first set (no scores in sets two/three) (2-1)
Hartington-Newcastle def. Walthill, 25-6, 25-10 (2-0)
Ponca def. Walthill, 25-6, 25-4 (2-0)
O’Neill Triangular:
O’Neill def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-13, 25-12 (2-0)
Norfolk Catholic def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-14, 25-23 (2-0)
Norfolk Catholic def. O’Neill, 25-22, 25-22 (2-0)
