Milbank Sweeps Waubay-Summit 

The Lady Bulldogs kept volleyball fans on the edge of their seats, when they hosted Waubay-Summit on Tuesday, September 15. The varsity girls clinched the win at 3-2.  JV earned a solid 2-0 victory. The eighth-grade team also dominated the court in a 3-0 sweep, and the seventh graders defeated the Lady Mustangs 2-1.

Varsity – Milbank 3 vs. Waubay-Summit 2
Milbank got the win at 3-2 with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 21-25, 22-25, and 15-12.

Individual Efforts
Serving
Addison Pauli – 25 of 26 with 6 aces
Avigail Howard – 18 of 18 with 4 aces
Zora Henrich – 13 of 14  with 4 aces
Bree Townsend – 12 of 13 with 3 aces

Kills
Bailey Koepke – 11
Henrich – 10
Townsend  – 3
Pauli – 3

Assists
Violet Johnson 124 of 125  for 22
Howard – 15 of 15 for 4

Digs
Howard – 19
Pauli – 18
Johnson – 11

Blocks
Henrich – 6 Assisted 
Haydyn Dunnihoo – 4 Assisted 
Koepke – 2 Solo  1 Assisted 
Townsend – 1 Solo 2 Assisted 

JV – Milbank 2 vs. Waubay-Summit 0
The Milbank JV girls won in two sets at 25-15 and 25-16. Paisley Ericcson had a strong night serving. She finished at 21 of 22 with nine aces. Coach Kelli Pillatzki commented, “ We did good work serving and trying to speed up our tempo.”

Individual Efforts
Serving
Ericcson – 21 of 22 with 9 aces
Brielle Grabow – 5 of 6 with 2 aces
Sophia Bass – 2 of 2 with 1 ace

Assists
Ericcson – 10

Kills
Bass – 3
Grabow – 3
Kaci Zinter – 2

Digs
Grabow – 13
Bella Hicks – 6
Keira Untalan – 6

Blocks
Haydyn Dunihoo – 1 Solo
Pillatzki noted, “We will continue to work on passing high to the setter and celebrating our points.”

Eighth Grade Team – Milbank 3 vs. Waubay-Summit 0

The eighth-grade Lady Bulldogs  dismantled Waubay-Summit 3-0.  Set scores were 25-10, 25-7, and 15-7.

“It was a strong performance for the girls,” said Coach Nancy Hoeke. “They took care of business and were able to get some good things to happen even when they had to scramble.”

Individual Efforts
Serving
Trinity Brehmer –  2 of 4
Nadia Howard –  6-7 with  3 aces
Isabelle Karels –   7of 8 with  4 aces
Payton Pauli –  10 of 12 with  7 aces
Lauren Pinkert –  10 of 10 with  4 aces
Alix Rademacher –  1 of 3 with  1 ace
Brytten Schmieg –  8 of 11 with  4 aces
Ashlynn Sis  7 of 8 with  4 aces

Kills
Howard –  2
Schmieg –  1

Assists
Brehmer –   1
Rademacher –  2

Seventh-Grade Team – Milbank 2 vs. Waubay-Summit 1

“I realize I sound like a broken record, but the girls just keep improving with each match/practice! I am proud of each of them!” gushed  Becky Johnson, coach of the seventh-grade girls. The Lady Bulldogs  secured a victory over the Lady Mustangs of Waubay-Summit at 2-1 with set scores of  25-12, 29-27, and 5-15.

Individual Efforts
Serving
Hayden Storm –  1 of 1 
Avery Montag –  14 of 15 with, 7 aces
Chelsea Granquist 2 of 3 with  2 aces
Nora Peters – 5 of 6 
Morgan Bilben –  8 of 10 with 6 aces
Olivia Lynaugh –  3 of 5 with 1 ace
Layla Anderson –  3 of 5 
Sophia Lee –  3 of 5 with 1 ace
Brynlee Frerichs –  2 of 4 
Charlie Laskowski – 0 of 3

Assists
Frerichs – 1

Kills
Peters – 2

What’s next? The Bulldogs are at Florence-Henry tonight Thursday, September 17. Milbank’s varsity team goes in at 3-4. The varsity Lady Falcons sit at 2-8 this season.