Tanager varsity volleyball tops DV

On Thursday, Oct. 17, Vermillion went to North Sioux City as they faced the Dakota Valley Panthers in an A, B, C volleyball combined match, with the varsity (A) team winning 25-19, 25-23, and 25-22, for a 3-0 tough victory.

Abbreviation Key: A = Ace, B = Block, D = Dig, K = Kill, SA = Set Assist.

Tanager significant statistical results: Raychel Lorenz – 17 SA, 1 A, 2 D; DeNell Dykstra – 3 K, 6 D; Jennifer Bye – 5 K, 4 D, 1 B; Alexa Walker – 1 A, 12 D; Alicia Brown – 8 K, 2 SA, 1 A, 21 D, 1 B; Thania Mara Faria – 12 K, 1 SA, 5 A, 10 D, 1 B; Brittany Bye – 3 K, 1 SA, 1 D, 3 B; Sierra Allen – 8 K, 2 D, 2 B.

Coach Lenni Billberg said, "A sweet victory for the Ladies in Red. We simply out hustled and out hit a very tough Panther team."

The JV (B) team lost 2-1, scoring 21-25, 25-20, 26-28.

Assistant coach Jamie Baedke said, "We ran out of gas in the third game and lost a heartbreaker."

Statistics: Justine Soren-sen – 1 B, 2 A; Sara Kjose – 2 K, 5 SA, 5 D, 1 A; Michelle Blyrhe – 5 K; Brianna Brinkman – 2 A; Sierra Allen – 4 K, 1 B; Molly LeCates – 5 SA, 5 D, 1 A; Jenny Bye – 2 K, 1 B, 2 A.

The freshman (C) team lost 2-0 scoring 21-25, 24-26

Assistant coach Chris Doty said, "We struggled against a tough Panther freshman team, but also did a lot of good things!"

Stats: Sarah Szymonski – 1 A, 2 K, 4 D; Tatum Zimiga – 3 K, 11 D, 1 A; Jana Bye – 2 K, 1 B, 4 D, 1 A; Kensie Huska – 1 B, 2 A, 9 SA, 7 D; Alexa Thomson – 8, 1 B.