B-E Hosts Annual Tournament
By Joslyn Schrank on September 25, 2018
Bridgewater-Emery Huskies volleyball team finished first in the silver division of the Bridgewater-Emery tournament Sept. 15.
The teams who competed in the tournament were Ethan, Canistota, Irene-Wakonda, Hanson, Chester, Warner, Bridgewater-Emery, Scotland and Menno. The tournament consisted of pool play and then moving to a bracket tournament based on pool record.
“Overall, the team played well at our tournament. We kept our heads up and kept on rolling. It was a long day of volleyball, but we managed to pull through, having more wins than losses,” senior Jada Wethor said.
The Huskies first took on Scotland and Chester in pool play. The sets against Scotland were 25-11 and 25-20, coming out on top with a win for the Huskies. The sets against Chester were 17-25 and 15-25, coming just short of a loss against the Flyers.
“We started off a little slow in the morning, but we soon warmed up to end the first game strong against Scotland, which led right into our game against Chester,” senior Sydney Hoffman said.
To start off tournament play, the Huskies battled the Hanson Beaverettes 2-1. The sets were 22-25, 29-27 and 25-17. The Huskies came out on top of the second set, allowing them to get another chance at winning. Stats for this game for the Huskies consisted of Hoffman with ten kills and junior Haley Schulz with six kills. Sophomore Kerrigan Schultz added 15 assists and seven digs, while junior Sophia Potter added 11 assists. Senior Katelyn Kotas contributed four kills and 13 digs, while senior Joslyn Schrank picked up 23 digs.
To finish off tournament play, the Huskies faced the Canistota Hawks, also taking them into three sets, 22-25, 31-29 and 25-12. Stats for the Huskies consisted of Hoffman with seven kills and Schulz with ten kills. Junior Kennedee Weber added four kills. Schultz and Potter added 11 and 12 assists. Kotas pitched in 11 digs and two ace serves.
“We played pretty well against the Hawks. I do think we could’ve been a little more aggressive along with having a higher energy level, but beating them was exciting. We need to still work on some things such as finishing through every play and playing as a team,” Schultz said.
Results from the B-E tournaments were Irene-Wakonda for the bronze division, Bridgewater-Emery for the silver division and Warner for the gold division.
There were three division winners, bronze, silver and gold. The bronze division consisted of Irene-Wakonda, Menno and Scotland with I-W winning the division. Bridgewater-Emery won the silver division defeating Hanson and Canistota. The Gold division was won by and Warner who defeated Chester and Ethan.
The teams who competed in the tournament were Ethan, Canistota, Irene-Wakonda, Hanson, Chester, Warner, Bridgewater-Emery, Scotland and Menno. The tournament consisted of pool play and then moving to a bracket tournament based on pool record.
“Overall, the team played well at our tournament. We kept our heads up and kept on rolling. It was a long day of volleyball, but we managed to pull through, having more wins than losses,” senior Jada Wethor said.
The Huskies first took on Scotland and Chester in pool play. The sets against Scotland were 25-11 and 25-20, coming out on top with a win for the Huskies. The sets against Chester were 17-25 and 15-25, coming just short of a loss against the Flyers.
“We started off a little slow in the morning, but we soon warmed up to end the first game strong against Scotland, which led right into our game against Chester,” senior Sydney Hoffman said.
To start off tournament play, the Huskies battled the Hanson Beaverettes 2-1. The sets were 22-25, 29-27 and 25-17. The Huskies came out on top of the second set, allowing them to get another chance at winning. Stats for this game for the Huskies consisted of Hoffman with ten kills and junior Haley Schulz with six kills. Sophomore Kerrigan Schultz added 15 assists and seven digs, while junior Sophia Potter added 11 assists. Senior Katelyn Kotas contributed four kills and 13 digs, while senior Joslyn Schrank picked up 23 digs.
To finish off tournament play, the Huskies faced the Canistota Hawks, also taking them into three sets, 22-25, 31-29 and 25-12. Stats for the Huskies consisted of Hoffman with seven kills and Schulz with ten kills. Junior Kennedee Weber added four kills. Schultz and Potter added 11 and 12 assists. Kotas pitched in 11 digs and two ace serves.
“We played pretty well against the Hawks. I do think we could’ve been a little more aggressive along with having a higher energy level, but beating them was exciting. We need to still work on some things such as finishing through every play and playing as a team,” Schultz said.
Results from the B-E tournaments were Irene-Wakonda for the bronze division, Bridgewater-Emery for the silver division and Warner for the gold division.
There were three division winners, bronze, silver and gold. The bronze division consisted of Irene-Wakonda, Menno and Scotland with I-W winning the division. Bridgewater-Emery won the silver division defeating Hanson and Canistota. The Gold division was won by and Warner who defeated Chester and Ethan.
