Recap, Reaction: Hinton-Riverside

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code: howe30 in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE -</strong> Oakland Riverside and Hinton locked up in a Class 2A State Tournament semifinal Wednesday here at Xtream Arena. It was the first meeting of the year for the Western Iowa schools that entered the match with a combined record of 72-3. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It would have been more convenient competing at one of their schools instead of driving all the way across Iowa. They welcomed the big stage with an exciting competition, however.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Hinton pulled out the first set, 25-19 and then cruised, 25-10 in Set 2. Unbeaten Riverside responded with a 25-13 win in the third set. The Bulldogs couldn't carry that momentum into the fourth, however, falling 25-17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='902980' first='Addy' last='Ortegren'] shined for the winners, who will be returning to the state championship for a second year in a row and chasing their first title. The sophomore finished with 18 kills and 13 digs. Brynlee Boeve came up with 33 digs for the Blackhawks, and [player_tooltip player_id='902966' first='Addison' last='Dunkel'] handed out 38 assists to go with 13 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='769009' first='Ellie' last='Friessen'] contributed 12 kills and seven digs, while [player_tooltip player_id='839027' first='Taylor' last='Derocher'] had eight and [player_tooltip player_id='891592' first='Macie' last='Charlson'] put down seven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hinton defended at the net to the tune of 28 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='837004' first='Raelyn' last='Kempema'] set a record with 10 assisted blocks to go with four kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riverside's [player_tooltip player_id='913846' first='Sydney' last='Somers'] had 14 kills and 15 digs, and teamate Lilli Reed posted nine kills anad 20 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='913845' first='Sophia' last='Fenner'] came up with 22 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='790364' first='Ashley' last='Kelley'] handed out 31 assists to go with six digs and four kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hinton will take on third-seeded Beckman Catholic in Thursday's 2A championship. The Blackhawks want to get what they just missed last season in losing the title to Denver in five sets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"It's so fun," Ortegren said. "We just want to prove ourselves this year." </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/qklMSA01h3s","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/qklMSA01h3s </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/wkI-9t6QCwA","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/wkI-9t6QCwA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->