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Mustangs Beat Trojans for Second Time this Season

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Playing against each other for the second time in less than 10 days, the Tri-Valley Mustang and the West Central Trojan volleyball teams clashed on Monday, October 26th at Tri-Valley High School.

The Mustangs took the match in straight sets again, this time by scores of 25-18, 27-25, and 25-15.

Tri-Valley got things rolling early as they jumped out to a 7-3 lead.  The lead quickly grew to eight at 13-5.  The Trojans battled to within two points at 17-15.  The Mustangs responded to push the lead back to five points at 22-17 and eventually winning the set 25-18.

The Mustangs again got to an early lead in the second set.  Tri-Valley led 11-5.  West Central then went on a 12-1 run to take a 17-12 lead.  Tri-Valley pulled within a point a couple of times, but West Central was able to keep the lead and held a 23-20 advantage.  The Trojans were at set point at 24-22, but Tri-Valley tied the score at 24-24.  West Central got the next point for a 25-24 lead to force set point again.  Tri-Valley then scored the next three points to get the come-from-behind 27-25 win.

The momentum of that win propelled Tri-Valley to another early lead at 10-5.  West Central scored four in a row to pull within a point at 10-9.  The Trojans tied the set at 11-11.  The Mustangs then scored the next five points for a 16-11 lead.  Tri-Valley then closed out the set on a 9-4 run for the 25-15 win.

The Trojans were led by Brooke Opitz with 23 set assists, 10 digs, three blocks, and two ace serves.  Cassidy Siemonsma had nine kills and five blocks.  Jenna Lueth finished with 14 digs.  Grace Harden had five kills.

Blayne Gacke had 13 digs, six kills, and five ace serves for the Mustangs.  Kaitlyn Mohnen had 13 digs, eight kills and six blocks.  Hannah West also finished with 13 digs.  Tabor Teel had nine blocks.  Grace Schildhauer had a team-high 18 set assists, and Brookelyn Stieben had eight set assists.

This was the final regular season match for the Mustangs.  Tri-Valley finishes their regular season with a record of 9-10.  West Central will finish their regular season at home on Tuesday, October 27th against Parker.

The two teams look to be headed for another match against one another in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament.

West Central Volleyball Drops Home Match to Garretson

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team hosted Region 3A foe, the Garretson Blue Dragons, on Tuesday, October 20th.  The Trojans were looking for a big Region 3A victory, but the Blue Dragons took the match in four sets.

Garretson won by scores of 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, and 25-15.

Grace Harden led the team with 11 kills in the match.  Cassidy Siemonsma had four ace serves and two blocks.  Jenna Lueth finished with a team-high 14 digs.  Brooke Opitz ended the night with 32 set assists.

West Central (6-12) will look to get back into the win column when they play the Tri-Valley Mustangs at Tri-Valley High School on Monday, October 26th.  The Trojans will end the regular season with a home match against Parker on Tuesday, October 27th.

Mustangs Win Dak-12 Clash over West Central

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs earned a straight-set match win over the West Central Trojans at the Dak-12 Conference tournament on Saturday, October 17th.  The conference tournament format changed with a few teams unable to play.  Instead of a bracketed tournament, there were just four single matches scheduled.

The first set of the match featured a couple of runs by each team.  With the score tied 3-3 early, the Mustangs went on a 4-0 run to take a 7-3 lead.  Tri-Valley led 10-6 before the Trojans went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 10-10.  Tri-Valley then went on another 4-0 for a 14-10 advantage.  The Mustangs were then able to maintain a four-point lead before extending it to 22-16.  West Central pulled within two points at 23-21, but the Mustangs ended the rally and took the set 25-21.

Tri-Valley got out to a quick start in the second set.  The Mustangs went on a 6-1 run to turn a 2-2 tie into an 8-3 lead.  The lead grew to eight points at 15-7, and Tri-Valley kept a five-to-seven point lead the remainder of the set and won the second set 25-17.

The Mustangs, again, used a run get an early lead.  West Central scored the first point of the third set, but Tri-Valley scored the next six points for a 6-1 lead.  The advantage grew to eight points at 14-6.  The lead stayed at eight points at 20-12 before West Central started to rally.   The Trojans scored six straight points to pull within two points at 20-18.   West Central got the lead down to one at 21-20, but that was as close as they could get.  Tri-Valley ended the set on a 4-1 run to win 25-21 and take the match in straight sets.

Tri-Valley (8-8) will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, October 20th.  West Central (6-11) will host Garretson also on Tuesday, October 20th.

Trojans Fall in Five Sets to Titans

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team lost a close five-set battle to the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Thursday, October 15th in Mt Vernon.

The first set was played close most of the way.  Mt Vernon/Plankinton took a late lead and won the first set 25-22.  West Central was able to come back and take set two by a  score of 25-17.  After trailing 23-20, the Titans put the pressure on the Trojans by winning the third set 26-24 for a 2-1 lead.  West Central battled back in the fourth set winning 25-21 to force a fifth and final set of the night.  The fifth set was another close contest.  The set was tied 9-9 midway through.  The Titans scored three in a row for a 12-9 lead, but the Trojans went on a run of their own scoring the next four points for a 13-12 lead.  Mt Vernon/Plankinton tied it at 13-13.  The set was tied again at 14-14, 15-15, and 16-16.  The Titans got the point after a 17-16 advantage for the 18-16 set victory and match win.

Cassidy Siemonsma had 14 kills, three blocks, and three ace serves for the Trojans.  Rachel Bucher added 13 kills.  Taylor Kunzweiler had three ace serves.  Brooke Opitz finished with 39 set assists, and Jenna Lueth had a team-high 24 digs.

West Central (6-10) will play Tri-Valley at the Dak-12 Conference Clash on Saturday, October 17th at Sioux Falls Christian High School.

West Central Falls to Strong Chester Team

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team hosted a strong Chester Flyer team on Tuesday, October 13th.  The Flyers came to Hartford with a 15-2 record and added another win after beating the Trojans in straight sets.

Chester won the first set late.  The two teams battled back and forth, but the Flyers got the 25-23 victory.  That late momentum from the first set carried over into the next two sets.  The Flyers won the next two sets by scores of 25-12 and 25-12.

Casssidy Siemonsma had eight kills and five blocks in the match.  Jenna Lueth finished with 14 digs and two ace serves.  Taylor Kunzweiler also had two ace serves.  Brooke Opitz finished with 19 set assists.

West Central (6-9) will travel to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Thursday, October 15th.

Trojans Drop Road Match to Cougars

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team dropped a road match at Montrose to the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars on Thursday, October 8th.  The Cougars took the match in four sets.

McCook Central/Montrose had the momentum rolling in the first two sets.  The Cougars took the first set 25-16 and then won the second set by a score of 25-19.  The Trojans bounced back in the third set with a 25-18 victory.  West Central was close to forcing the match into the fifth set, but the Cougars ended the match with a 27-25 win.

Jenna Leuth had 19 digs and three ace serves.  Alaina Murphy had eight kills.  Brooke Opitz had a team-high 31 set assists.

West Central (6-8) will host Chester Area on Tuesday, October 13th.

Trojan Volleyball Wins Third Straight

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The West Central Trojans won their third straight match on Tuesday, September 29th.  West Central hosted the Canton C-Hawks and won the match in four sets.

The Trojans got the win in the first set to start the match by a score of 25-22.  They were able to put the pressure on Canton with a second set win of 25-21.  The C-Hawks were able to extend the match by taking the third set by a score of 22-25.  The Trojans ended the match by winning the fourth set by a score of 25-17.

Cassidy Siemonsma had a match-high 17 kills along with two blocks and three ace serves.  Rachel Bucher added nine kills.  Brooke Opitz had a big night with 40 set assists and 13 digs.  Jenna Leuth had 14 digs and four ace serves.

West Central (6-7) will play the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars in Montrose on Thursday, October 8th for their next match.

West Central Volleyball Gets Big Road Win at Sioux Valley

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With the 2020 season hitting the midway mark, the West Central Trojan volleyball team notched a big road victory on Monday, September 29th.  West Central defeated the Sioux Valley Cossacks in a four-set match.

The Trojans were able to take the first set of the match after a run midway through.  Leading 13-10, the Trojans extended the lead to 21-13 and took the set 25-17.

The second sent went back and forth as neither team was able to get more than a four point advantage.  Sioux Valley led 22-19, but the Trojans were able to tie the score at 22-22.  The Cossacks were at set point leading 24-23, but West Central scored the next three points for the 26-24 win.

After the third set was tied 5-5, Sioux Valley was able to get on a run and went ahead by double digits at 21-11 before taking the third set 25-14 to avoid the straight-set sweep.

The Trojans bounced back in the fourth set after it was tied early.  The two teams were locked at 6-6 before West Central locked down Sioux Valley and held them to just seven more points.  The Trojans took the set, and the match, with a 25-13 victory.

Cassidy Siemonsma led the team with 11 kills on the night.  Aubree Miller finished with eight kills, and Grace Harden had seven kills.  McKenna Sichmeller had three ace serves.   Brooke Opitz had 28 set assists.  Siemonsma also had a team-high 18 digs on the night.  Taylor Kunzweiler had 14 digs, and Opitz added 10 digs.

West Central Gets Dak-12 Volleyball Win over Lennox

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team earned another home, Dak-12 conference win on Thursday, September 25th.  The Trojans defeated the Lennox Orioles in four sets.

Lennox took the first set by a score of 25-20, but West Central got stronger as the match was played.  The Trojans bounced back in set two with a 25-20 win of their own to even the match at one set apiece.  The Trojans then hammered out an eight-point win in the third set at 25-17 before going on cruise control in the fourth set.  West Central took the fourth set 25-9 for the match win.

Grace Harden and Rachel Bucher both had 15 kills each.  Brooke Opitz had a fantastic match with 40 set assists.  Jenna Leuth had 22 digs and two ace serves, and Aubree Miller was strong at the net with three blocks.

West Central (4-7) will be in Volga on Monday, September 28th, to play the Sioux Valley Cossacks.

West Central Falls to #2 Dakota Valley

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The second-ranked Dakota Valley Panthers were too much for the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, September 22nd.  The Panthers won a straight-set match against the Trojans 25-9, 25-13, and 25-14 at Dakota Valley High School.

Brooke Opitz had 11 set assists and nine digs for the Trojans.  Jocelyn Nilson also added nine digs.  Rachel Bucher had five kills.  McKenna Sichmeller had one block and one ace serve.

West Central (3-7) will play Lennox at home on Thursday, September 24th.

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