Top Matches and Performances from Around Nebraska Tuesday Night

Here is a recap of the best matches and performances from Tuesday night’s volleyball action around Nebraska.

As a reminder, recaps and statistics can’t be included if that information has not been uploaded to MaxPreps by Noon the day after the match.

Class A #4 Papillion-LaVista def. Class A #6 Papillion-LaVista South 25-22, 25-16, 25-20

Papillion has a long history of producing some of the best volleyball players to come out of Nebraska and we may be witnessing the development of another one. Freshman Norah Sis produced 16 kills while hitting .375 and added 14 digs and two ace serves as the Monarchs swept Papillion-LaVista South.

Chloe Paschal and Sydney Fitzgibbons each had eight kills while Paschal had a team-high 23 digs and Carly Lindenmeyer had 10. Brooklyn Schram finished the match with 36 assists, 10 digs and three aces.

Taliyah Flores had 13 kills while Peyton Schendt had eight and Moe Bianchi added seven for the Titans. Mara LeGrand had 27 assists, 14 digs and three blocks while Leah Palensky had 19 digs.

Class B #3 Gretna def. Class B #9 Bennington 26-24, 17-25, 25-14, 25-19

Gretna got huge nights from its outside hitter duo of Lydia Yost (23 kills) and Kamryn Schuler (22 kills) to overcome a scrappy performance from Bennington. Karlie Kuhn added five kills for Gretna and Anna Stoltenberg had four kills and four blocks while Baylie Shearer had 51 assists.

Bennington had a balanced attack, led by 14 kills from Kaysen Askamit and 9 apiece from Michaela Bartels, Allie Drew and Michaela Puck. Bartels also had five blocks in the middle for the Badgers and Grace Jensen finished the night with 43 assists.

Class C-2 #3 Nebraska Christian def. Class C-2 #4 Centura 27-25, 25-23, 25-16

Claire Ostrand and Katelynn Halstead each had 14 kills to lead Nebraska Christian to the sweep of Centura. Grace Langemeier added seven kills, four aces and four blocks for the Eagles while Corryn Falk had 10 digs and Carsyn Ostrand had 36 assists.

Hastings recruit Emily Krolikowski had 16 kills while hitting .520 for Centura and also led the team with 17 digs Brooklyn Hostetler added 11 kills and 11 digs for the Centurions. Amber Baldwin had 32 assists. 

Class C-1 #3 Grand Island Central Catholic def. Kearney Catholic 25-16, 25-10, 20-25, 25-12

Omaha recruit Megan Woods went off for 21 kills on .442 hitting and added 15 digs to lead Grand Island CC to the win over Kearney Catholic.

Avery Kalvoda had eight kills for the Crusaders and Kamryn Willman added seven. Kate McFarland had a team-best 26 digs and Katie Maser finished with 40 assists and 12 digs.

Ashlynn Schmaderer had 12 kills and 26 digs for the Stars while Madison Shoemaker had 13 kills and three blocks. Nicole Shundoff had 23 digs for the Stars and Annie Trettel had 18 assists.

Class C-2 #1 Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Battle Creek 25-14, 25-15, 25-23

The Trojans continued their dominating run through Class C-2 with a sweep of Battle Creek behind eight kills apiece from Maddie Wieseler and Jada Cattau. Brianna Miller and Anna Reifenrath each added seven kills for Hartington CC.

Wieseler also added 5 1/2 blocks and 21 assists while Ashley Hamilton had 17 assists and Madalyn Arens had 14 digs.