Wednesday Rewind: 5 Big Things from Tuesday Night

<p><em><strong>Members of the Superior volleyball team celebrate a point during a match earlier this year against Grand Island Central Catholic. The Class C-2 #2-ranked Wildcats rallied past Doniphan-Trumbull as part of a triangular Tuesday night. (Photo by Berk Brown)</strong></em></p> <p>This fall, we will spend Wednesdays taking a look back at some of the most important happenings from the night before in high school volleyball.</p> <p>Here are five big takeaways from Tuesday, Sept. 4.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>#1 - How about that comeback by Lincoln North Star over Lincoln East?</strong></span></p> <p>I got my start in journalism nearly 30 years ago, and I have to say that I'm not sure I've ever seen a high school contest absolutely turn on a dime like the volleyball match between Lincoln North Star and Lincoln East last night as the Gators rallied for a 11-25, 7-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-9 win over the Spartans. </p> <p>Now, nobody is saying Lincoln East is one of the best teams in the state, but the Spartans certainly have the talent to be a top 10 team in Class A and have played some pretty impressive matches this year - including having Western Christian of Iowa on the ropes in the Bellevue West Invite and taking Class A #10 Lincoln Southeast to five sets. East came into the match with a record of 4-4. </p> <p>Lincoln North Star, on the other hand, has struggled mightily and came in to last night with a record 1-6 with its only win being over Lincoln High 2-1 as part of triangular in which the Gators also got swept by Omaha Central. So, a win didn't seem likely to being with for North Star and then when you factor in the way East dominated the first two sets, I've got to think there wasn't a soul in the gym that thought the Gators would walk away with a win. Except, apparently, those on the North Star bench.</p> <p>Congrats to coach <strong>Jessy Denker</strong> and the whole North Star crew on a great and much-needed win.</p> <p>Freshman <strong>Bekka Allick</strong> had 15 kills, two blocks and nine digs for North Star while <strong>Kinsley Ragland</strong> have seven kills and <strong>Ashtyn Olsen</strong> had six. <strong>Cassandra Corral</strong> had a team-high 15 digs for North Star and <strong>Hannah Allick</strong> had 18 assists while <strong>Audrey Scully</strong> had 13.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> #2 - Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack</strong></span></p> <p>Tuesday night marked the return of Skutt Catholic's <strong>Lindsay Krause</strong> to the line-up after she helped the youth Team USA squad win gold in Honduras. </p> <p>"It feels amazing to be back," Krause told the Omaha World-Herald. "I wanted to get back with my team."</p> <p>Krause didn't play the first set in Skutt's 25-12, 25-16, 25-19 win over Beatrice but entered in the second set and finished with six kills. <strong>Lily Heyne</strong> led the way for the Skyhawks with 14 kills and three blocks while <strong>Shayla McCormick</strong> had eight kills, <strong>Sydney McDermott</strong> had seven and <strong>All Gray</strong> had 32 assists, one kill and two ace serves.</p> <p><strong>Mariah Allen</strong> led Beatrice with 13 kills.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>#3 - West Point-Beemer gets rare win over Wisner-Pilger</strong></span></p> <p>Wisner-Pilger has been a volleyball power in Northeast Nebraska for a very, very long time and that's what West Point-Beemer is trying to become. Tuesday night the Cadets not only got a rare win over the Gators for its program, but they were able to get the sweep in a 25-20, 25-22, 25-15 victory.</p> <p>The win improved West Point-Beemer to 5-3 and dropped Wisner-Pilger to 6-2. The match was in stark contrast to this past weekend when it was Wisner-Pilger that beat West Point-Beemer 2-0 in tournament play. Now, nobody is saying the West Point-Beemer is ready to join the contenders in a loaded Class C-1, but for a program that hasn't been to state since 1979, this is a pretty big moment.</p> <p><strong>Kendra Paasch</strong> led West Point-Beemer with 14 kills while <strong>Sidney Swanson</strong> had 12 kills and 10 digs and <strong>Sierra Kill</strong> had 47 assists and 13 digs. <strong>Jordan Wegner</strong> led Wisner-Pilger with 11 kills and two blocks.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>#4 - Superior holds off Doniphan-Trumbull in clash of ranked Class C-2 teams</strong></span></p> <p>Class C-2 #2 Superior improved to 3-1 last night and got wins over Kenesaw and Class C-2 #9 Doniphan-Trumbull. The win over the Cardinals took a little more effort as Superior rallied for a 16-25, 25-17, 25-19 victory. Doniphan-Trumbull also defeated Kenesaw and is now 2-2 on the season.</p> <p>Kalynn Meyer had 17 kills, 17 digs and a block for Superior while Megan Miller had 11 kills and 21 assists.</p> <p>Logan Poppe had a team-high 13 kills and nine digs for the Cardinals while Katie Wittfong had 12 kills and 10 digs. </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>#5 - Archbishop Bergan handles its business as the top-ranked team in Class D-1</strong></span></p> <p>Archbishop Bergan replaced Johnson-Brock as the top-ranked team in Class D-1 this week and the Knights handled their business in their first match as the top-ranked team with a 25-8, 25-13, 25-15 win over Class C-1 Arlington. </p> <p>Don't let the D-1 label fool you on Bergan, the Knights are the real deal and have swept all eight of their opponents this year. Bergan would be a very strong title contender in Class C-2 and a state tournament-caliber team in Class C-1. Bergan is legit. Circle the date of Sept. 18 on your calendars when the Knights travel to Bishop Neumann for a triangular with the Cavaliers and Lincoln Lutheran. That's gonna be some big-girl volleyball that night.</p> <p><strong>Lexie Langley</strong> led Bergan over Arlington with 15 kills and five aces while <strong>Allie DeGroff</strong> had 13 kills and 10 digs. <strong>Allison Dieckmann</strong> had 37 assists. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>