<p>OMAHA - Grand Island Northwest looked primed to ruin senior night at Omaha Duchesne on Thursday, but sophomore <b>Mayah Delgado</b> was having none of it.</p>
<p>After a Northwest dominated the fourth set (winning 25-14), Degaldo went off for six kills in the final set to propel the Cardinals to a 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 14-25, 15-11 victory. The win improved Class B #2 Duchesne to 23-4 while the loss dropped Class B #5 Northwest to 25-7.</p>
<p>Northwest looked like it still had momentum on its side early in the fifth set as the Vikings jumped out to a 5-3 lead after a kill by <b>Taryn Mayfield </b>and two straight aces by Mayfield. </p>
<p>A kill from Duchesne senior <b>Juliana Kalil </b>stopped the Northwest run and Delgado had consecutive kills to put Duchesne ahead for good at 6-5. The Cardinals were able to extend that lead in the fifth set as high as six points when <b>Josie Reed</b>’s kill put them up 13-7.</p>
<p>Northwest, however, wouldn’t go away and the Vikings fought off three match points before a Kalil kill ended it at 15-11 for Duchesne.</p>
<p><b>Kennedy Hovie</b> led the way for Northwest with 12 kills, three aces and two blocks. Mayfield finished the night with 10 kills, four aces and 25 digs. <b>Megan Bartz</b> and <b>Jadeyn Stutzman</b> each added 15 digs for the Vikings and <b>Sydney Simmons</b> had 22 assists.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Lincoln Southwest def. Fremont 25-13, 25-17, 25-18</b></span></p>
<p><b>Jaden Ferguson</b> had 13 kills and <b>Hannah Kelle</b> had six as Lincoln Southwest swept the Tigers. <b>Callie Kohl</b> had four aces for the Silver Hawks and <b>Katie Siefkes</b> had four aces and 10 digs. <b>Rachel Walker</b> finished the night with 22 assists, 10 digs and three kills.</p>
<p><b>Lexi Proskovec</b> led the Tigers with nine kills. <b>Rylee Williams</b> had 15 digs for Fremont and <b>Taylor Pemberton</b> had 10. <b>Hannah Wilson</b> finished with 12 assists.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Lincoln Pius X def. Lincoln Northeast 23-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-15</b></span></p>
<p><b>Morgan Christiansen</b> had 15 kills and <b>Delaney Humm</b> had 14 and 18 digs as the Thunderbolts held off an upset attempt by the Rockets. <b>Emma Gabel </b>had 19 digs, seven kills and three aces for Pius X while <b>Karly Wieser</b> had 16 digs and <b>Lindsay Nottlemann</b> had a team-high 26. <b>Grace Okie</b> had 46 assists.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Elkhorn South def. Omaha Burke 25-7, 25-12, 25-18</b></span></p>
<p><b>Rylee Gray</b> paced a balanced Storm attack with nine kills while <b>Taylor Heinen</b> and <b>Logan Connealy</b> each had five as Elkhorn South rolled past the Bulldogs. <b>Anna Clark</b> added eight digs and five aces while <b>Riley Newton</b> led the Storm with nine digs. <b>Emily Champion</b> had 15 assists and <b>Emily Bay</b> had 12.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Kearney def. Grand Island 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17</b></span></p>
<p><b>Bailee Sterling</b> had 19 kills and 13 digs while <b>Claire Vanderbeek</b> had 16 kills and <b>Dani Chally</b> 14 as the Bearcats defeated Grand Island. <b>Vanesa Loya-Perez</b> had six blocks for Kearney and <b>Adison Wood</b> had 20 digs. <b>Alexis Mishou</b> had 46 assists.</p>
<p>For Grand Island, <b>Sam Armstrong</b> had 10 kills and <b>Alexa Blasé</b> had nine. <b>Sydney Wald</b> had 15 digs for the Islanders and <b>Haleigh Hoos</b> had 11.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Wahoo def. Bennington 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-16</b></span></p>
<p>Bennington become just the second team all season to take a set from the Warriors, but Wahoo still came out on top with a 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-16 victory.</p>
<p><b>Kyla Swanson</b> led Wahoo with 19 kills and a pair of blocks while <b>Elly Larson</b> had 16 kills and 13 digs and <b>Elle Glock</b> had 14 kills, four aces and 14 digs. <b>Morgan Marotz</b> had a team-high 20 digs for the Warriors and <b>Kinsley Tingelhoff </b>had 51 assists.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Waverly def. Elkhorn 25-18, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23</b></span></p>
<p>Waverly got 14 kills from <b>Kelsey Perrotto</b>, nine from <b>Bailey Jeffers</b> and eight from <b>Mollie Grosshans</b> to hold off Elkhorn in four sets. <b>Eran Rose-Gronewold</b> had 33 digs and four aces for the Vikings while <b>Annika Evans</b> had 30 assists and 17 digs.</p>
<p>For Elkhorn, <b>Kalli Jensen</b> had a team-high 10 kills while <b>Addie Thomas</b> added eight. <b>Maggie Mcelhose</b> had a match-high 35 digs and <b>Megan Raszler</b> dished out 33 assists and had 21 digs.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Ord def. Broken Bow 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18</b></span></p>
<p><b>Reilly Peetz</b> led Ord with 10 kills and <b>Hailey Zulkoski</b> added seven as the Chants knocked off Broken Bow in four set. <b>All Smith</b> had a match-high 27 digs for Ord and <b>Delani Fahey</b> had 40 assists.</p>
<p><b>Debora Crippa</b> had 20 kills for Broken Bow while <b>Majesta Valasek</b> had 10. <b>Jory Lowe</b> had 26 digs and <b>Kristen Staab</b> had 24 digs to go with 20 assists.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Superior def. Sandy Creek 25-22, 15-25, 25-17, 25-16</b></span></p>
<p>Superior won the Southern Nebraska Conference Tournament championship with a 3-1 victory over Sandy Creek. <b>Kalynn Meyer</b> had 20 kills and 20 digs for the Wildcats while <b>Nicki Kirchhoff</b> had 14 kills and 13 digs. <b>Megan Miller</b> had 23 assists, 14 digs and seven digs for Superior while <b>Trisha Hayes</b> had 23 digs. <b>Teghan Sullivan</b> had 17 digs and 11 assists.</p>
<p>For Sandy Creek, <b>Kambria Chohon</b> had 12 kills and 13 digs and <b>Coree Lipovsky</b> had eight kills and 7 1/2 blocks. <b>Kenzie Turman</b> finished the night with 21 assists and 17 digs.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>Mead def. Clarkson-Leigh 31-29, 27-25, 25-13</b></span></p>
<p><b>June Johnson</b> had 19 kills and 17 digs to lead the Raiders over Clarkson-Leigh. <b>Delaney Patocka</b> had eight kills and 30 digs while <b>Jayden Haag</b> had six kills. <b>Michyla Lihs</b> had 31 digs for the Raiders and <b>Josie Parham</b> had 34 assists.</p>
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