The West Central Trojan volleyball team finished 3-1 and took home second place at the Hamlin Tournament held on Saturday, September 18th.  The Trojans played Hamlin, Florence-Henry, Sisseton, and Colman-Egan during the tournament.

West Central won in straight sets against the Hamlin Chargers by scores of 25-20 and 25-16.  Kaia Gabbert had three aces.  Aubree Miller had six kills and four blocks.  Hanna Lee finished with 18 set assists, and Camille Hohn had four digs in the match.

The Trojans then defeated Florence-Henry in straight sets.  They won by scores of 25-22 and 25-22.  Grace Harden had four ace serves and four kills.  Miller also had four kills along with two blocks.  Jazelle Jarding finished with four kills.  Lee had 17 set assists and two blocks, and Jocelyn Nilson had three digs.

West Central earned another straight set victory in the tournament when they defeated the Sisseton Redmen.  The set scores were 25-21 and 25-16.  Avery Nothdurft finished with two ace serves.  Nilson also had two ace serves and two digs.  Harden had three kills and two aces.  Lee added 12 more set assists to her total on the day.

In the championship match, the Trojans fell in straight sets to the Colman-Egan Hawks by scores of 22-25 and 18-25.  Harden had two aces.  Miller finished with seven kills.  McKenna Sichmeller had two blocks.  Lee had 22 more set assists, and Nilson had seven digs.

The West Central Trojan volleyball team got themselves back into the win column with a straight set win in Chamberlain on Thursday, September 16th.  The Trojans won by scores of 25-16, 25-16, and 25-11.  The win snapped a five match losing streak for West Central.

Aubree Miller had five kills and three blocks.  McKenna Sichmeller finished with three ace serves and three blocks.  Jenna Lueth had a team-high seven digs, and Hanna Lee finished with 20 set assists.

West Central will play in the Hamlin Tournament on Saturday, September 18th.

The West Central Trojan volleyball team fell in their last two matches.  They hosted the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 9th.  The Trojans then traveled to Baltic on Tuesday, September 14th.

Sioux Falls Christian remained undefeated with a straight set win over the Trojans on September 9th.  The Chargers won by set scores of 25-2, 25-8, and 25-14.

West Central put together a good match against the Baltic Bulldogs, but unfortunately did not come away with the win.  The Bulldogs were able to build a six-point lead in the latter portion of the set at 18-12.  West Central rallied within a point at 19-18, but the Bulldogs extended the lead to 24-19 before winning the set 25-21.  The two teams played close in the second set with Baltic leading 12-10 before they went on a big run to win the second set 25-12.  The Trojans rallied from a 22-17 deficit in the third set by scoring the final 8 points to win 25-22 and force a fourth set.  The Bulldogs raced out to a 10-4 lead in the fourth set.  West Central chipped away at the lead tying the game at 17-17.  The set was tied again at 20-20, 21-21, and 22-22, but Baltic scored the final three points for the set and match win at 25-22.

The Trojans look to get back into the win column when they travel to Chamberlain on Thursday, September 16th.

Looking to end a two-match skid, the West Central Trojan volleyball team hosted the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, September 7th.  The Trojans were unable to end the losing streak, dropping the match to the Huskies in four sets by scores of 22-25, 13-25, 25-21, and 17-25.

Grace Harden and Aubree Miller both had six kills each in the match.  Miller also had a match-high eight blocks.  Jenna Lueth had a team-high 32 digs.  Hanna Lee finished with 24 set assists.

West Central (2-3) will host Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, September 9th.

The West Central Trojan volleyball team played their third road match out of four on Thursday, September 2nd.  The Trojans traveled to Madison, and the Bulldogs defeated the Trojans in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-19, and 25-17.

Grace Harden led the team with nine kills in the match.  Jocelyn Nilson had two ace serves.  Jenna Lueth finished with eight digs.  McKenna Sichmeller had four blocks, and Hanna Lee tallied 23 set assists.

The Trojans fall to 2-2 on the season.  They will host Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, September 7th.

After starting the season with two road wins over Vermillion and Dell Rapids, the West Central Trojans played their first home match of the season against the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, August 31st.  The Titans played the role of spoiler winning the match in straight sets by scores of 16-25, 12-25, and 19-25.

Grace Harden finished with six kills in the match.  Hanna Lee had 15 set assists to lead the Trojans.  McKenna Sichmeller had five blocks.  Jocelyn Nilson finished with 15 digs.  Jenna Lueth and Kaia Gabbert both had an ace serve.

West Central (2-1) heads back on the road on Thursday, September 2nd when they travel to Madison to play the Bulldogs.

The West Central Trojans and Dell Rapids Quarriers played a hard-fought, exciting match at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 26th.  The match went five sets with the Trojans taking the win 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.

Every single set was back and forth excitement, and the entire crowd was electric from start to finish.  Dell Rapids set the tone early in the first set jumping out to a 9-3 lead.  The Quarriers never trailed in the first set, but West Central pulled within a point late at 21-20.  Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids again got out to an early lead, 9-5, in the second set.  The Trojans tied the set at 13-13, and the game went back-and-forth from there.  West Central eventually built a three-point lead at 21-18 and 22-19, which was enough for them to take the second set 25-21.

The Trojans held the early advantage in the third set, 10-6, but Dell Rapids scored four straight to tie it at 10-10.  And again from there, neither team was able to get any separation.  Dell Rapids was able to grab a 20-17 lead, but the Trojans rallied for an 8-2 run to take the third set 25-22.

West Central got the early advantage in the fourth set, taking an 8-3 lead.  But once again, just as had happened all night long, the set was tied about the midway point at 15-15.  The Quarriers took an 18-15 lead only to see West Central regain the lead at 19-18.  Dell Rapids then went on a 6-3 run to close out the fourth set to force the fifth and final set.

Dell Rapids struck first with a 4-0 run right away.  The Trojans rallied to tie the set at 5-5.   The two teams traded points, and the score was tied yet again at 7-7.  West Central scored three in a row for a 10-7 lead, but the Quarriers battled back to tie it once again at 12-12.  The Trojans then scored the final three points to take the set and the match.

Aubree Miller had 13 kills.  McKenna Sichmeller finished with 10 blocks.  Jenna Lueth had 12 digs, Hanna Lee had a team-high 25 assists, and Grace Harden had two ace serves.

The West Central Trojan volleyball team had to come from behind in each set, but opened their season with a straight set match win over Vermillion on Tuesday, August 24th.  The Trojans won by set scores of 25-19, 25-18, and 25-20.

The Trojans found themselves trailing the Tanagers 12-6 early in the first set.  Then West Central went on an 7-0 run to take a 13-12 lead.  The set went back and forth and was tied 17-17 before the Trojans ended the set on an 8-2 run for the win.

The Tanagers held an early lead again in the second set.  They led 7-4, and again, West Central went on another 7-0 run.  The Trojans took the lead 11-7.  Vermillion rebounded and went on a run of their own.  The Tanagers regained the lead 15-14, but the Trojans ended the set on a 10-4 run to win the second set.

Vermillion again had a lead early in the third set, although it was a short-lived 3-2 lead.  The Trojans scored 10 straight points for a 12-3 lead.  The Tanagers got within three points at 12-9, but that was as close as they would get the remainder of the set.

Aubree Miller finished with eight kills, and Grace Harden had five kills.  Hanna Lee had a team-high 18 set assists.   Jenna Lueth finished with eight digs, and Jocelyn Nilson had two ace serves.  Jazelle Jarding also had two blocks.

The 2020 regular season came to an end for the West Central Trojans at home against the Parker Pheasants on Tuesday, October 27th.  The Pheasants, however, were victorious winning in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20, and 25-17.

Brooke Opitz finished the night with 17 set assists and an ace serve.  Rachel Bucher had five kills.  Jenna Lueth led the team with 14 digs, and Cassidy Siemonsma had two blocks on the night.

The Trojans end the regular season with a 6-14 record.  West Central will be the #5 seed in the Region 3A tournament and will play at Tri-Valley High School on Tuesday, November 3rd.