LITTLE RIVER VOLLEYBALL

writingwithwilldur
Nov 6, 2024
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LADY REDSKINS WIN 3rd STATE TITLE IN A ROW

By Staff

LITTLE RIVER – They did it, the Little River volleyball team won their third Class 1A Division I state title in a row over the weekend and did it in dominating fashion.

Opening the tournament as the third seed behind Rosalia/Flint Hills and Montezuma/South Gray, the Lady Redskins were in Pool Play II where they began with a three set win over sixth-seed St. John/Hudson (25-17, 20-25, 25-21) before dominating a straight set win over seventh-seed Clifton/Clyde (25-4, 25-20). Little River then dominated second seeded Montezuma/South Gray in straight sets 25-12, 25-13, to make the final four of the tournament.

While Little River was matched up with top seeded Rosalia/Flint Hills in their semi-final match on Saturday, the match went all Lady Redskins as they won handily in straight sets 25-16 and 25-19. Evie Look dished out 20 assists while Arika Feldman handed out 16. Havana Olander led the team in both kills with 12 and digs with eight.

Matched up with fourth seed Centralia for the state title match, the Lady Redskins once again took care of business with a straight win of 25-18 and 25-14, as Look handed out another 18 assists and Feldman made 13 kills. Addelynne Strecker recorded 21 digs.

Four Little River Lady Redskins were named to the 2024 Class 1A Division I All-State Tournament Team, including Arika Feldman, Havana Olander, Saelyn Raleigh, and Addelynne Strecker. All four are juniors.

The state title gave the Lady Redskins a final season record of 40-5.

Individual leaders for the state tournament included Evie Look who dished out a whopping 84 assists over the five matches while Addelynne Strecker punched out 61 digs. Arika Feldman pitched in with 52 digs and Havana Olander recorded 48 kills and 34 digs.

Here is a full listing of the state tournament results and the Little River individual stats for each of the five matches:

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKINS at Class 1A Division I State Tournament

Friday, November 1 & Saturday, November 2 in Dodge City

Class 1A Division I Seeding =

1. Rosalia/Flint Hills (37-2); 2. Montezuma/South Gray (35-6); 3. Little River (35-6); 4. Centralia (34-7); 5. Tribune/Greeley County (28-9); 6. St. John/Hudson (29-13); 7. Clifton/Clyde (24-15); 8. St. Francis (24-16).

POOL I =

Centralia wins – Tribune/Greeley County 2-0 = 25-20, 25-21.

Rosalia/Flint Hills wins – St. Francis 2-1 = 23-25, 25-8, 25-20.

Centralia wins – St. Francis 2-1 = 25-16, 21-25, 25-16.

Rosalia/Flint Hills wins – Tribune/Greeley County 2-1 = 24-26, 25-23, 25-22.

Tribune/Greeley County wins – St. Francis 2-0 = 27-25, 25-22.

Centralia wins – Rosalia/Flint Hills 2-1 = 21-25, 25-12, 25-19.

POOL II =

LITTLE RIVER wins – St. John/Hudson 2-1 = 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.

Clifton/Clyde wins – Montezuma/South Gray 2-1 = 25-17, 21-25, 25-22.

LITTLE RIVER wins – Clifton/Clyde 2-0 = 25-4, 25-20.

Montezuma/South Gray wins – St. John/Hudson 2-0 = 25-21, 25-14.

Clifton/Clyde wins – St. John/Hudson 2-0 = 25-12, 25-13.

LITTLE RIVER wins – Montezuma/South Gray 2-0 = 25-12, 25-13.

FRIDAY, MATCH 1 vs. St. John/Hudson

SCORING = Little River won 2-1 = 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.

KILLS (43) = Saelyn Raleigh – 14; Havana Olander, Arika Feldman – 13; Lucy Wright – 2; Avery Lafferty – 1.

SERVE ACES (10) = Arika Feldman – 4; Kate Hendrickson, Evie Look – 2; Addelynne Strecker, Havana Olander – 1.

BLOCKS (8) = Avery Lafferty, Saelyn Raleigh, Arika Feldman – 2; Macy Shubert, Havana Olander – 1.

DIGS ( 48) = Addelynne Strecker – 16; Evie Look, Havana Olander – 10; Saelyn Raleigh, Arika Feldman – 4; Macy Schubert, Lucy Wright – 2.

ASSISTS (42) = Evie Look – 22; Arika Feldman – 15; Havana Olander – 3; Addelynne Strecker, Avery Lafferty – 1.

FRIDAY, MATCH 2 vs. Clifton/Clyde

SCORING = Little River won 2-0 = 25-4, 25-20.

KILLS (21) = Havana Olander – 9; Arika Feldman – 7; Saelyn Raleigh – 4; Macy Schubert – 1.

SERVE ACES (9) = Evie Look – 5; Arika Feldman – 4.

BLOCKS (7) = Arika Feldman, Havana Olander – 2; Macy Schubert, Saelyn Raleigh, Avery Lafferty, Lucy Wright – 1.

DIGS (33) = Havana Olander – 9; Addelynne Strecker, Evie Look – 6; Arika Feldman – 5; Saelyn Raleigh – 4; Lucy Wright – 3.

ASSISTS (19) = Evie Look – 8; Arika Feldman – 7; Lucy Wright – 4; Havana Olander – 2.

FRIDAY, MATCH 3 vs. Montezuma/South Gray

SCORING = Little River won 2-0 = 25-15, 25-15.

KILLS (26) = Arika Feldman – 8; Saelyn Raleigh – 7; Havana Olander – 6; Lucy Wright – 3; Macy Schubert – 2.

SERVE ACES (6) = Arika Feldman – 3; Havana Olander, Evie Look, Saelyn Raleigh – 1.

BLOCKS (17) = Arika Feldman, Saelyn Raleigh – 5; Havana Olander – 4; Macy Schubert – 3.

DIGS (23) = Addelynne Strecker – 11; Evie Look, Saelyn Raleigh, Havana Olander – 3; Arika Feldman – 2; Kate Hendrickson – 1.

ASSISTS (25) = Evie Look – 16; Arika Feldman – 5; Addelynne Strecker, Macy Schubert, Itzel Rios, Jolie Myers – 1.

SATRUDAY, SEMI-FINALS vs. Rosalia/Flint Hills

SCORING = Little River won 2-0 = 25-16, 25-19.

KILLS (39) = Havana Olander – 12; Arika Feldman, Saelyn Raleigh – 11; Lucy Wright – 4; Avery Lafferty – 1.

SERVE ACES (3) = Addelynne Strecker – 2; Kate Hendrickson – 1.

BLOCKS (5) = Arika Feldman, Saelyn Raleigh, Havana Olander, Avery Lafferty, Lucy Wright – 1.DIGS (32) = Havana Olander – 8; Addelynne Strecker – 7; Evie Look – 5; Saelyn Raleigh – 4; Arika Feldman – 3; Kate Hendrickson, Lucy Wright – 2; Macy Schubert – 1.

ASSISTS (38) = Evie Look – 20; Arika Feldman – 16; Saelyn Raleigh, Lucy Wright – 1.

SATURDAY, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP vs. Centralia

SCORING = Little River won 2-0 = 25-18, 25-14.

KILLS (31) = Arika Feldman – 13; Havana Olander – 8; Saelyn Raleigh – 7; Lucy Wright – 2; Avery Lafferty – 1.

SERVE ACES (2) = Addelynne Strecker, Evie Look – 1.

BLOCKS (2) = Avery Lafferty, Saelyn Raleigh – 1.

DIGS (37) = Addelynne Strecker – 21; Evie Look – 5; Havana Olander – 4; Saelyn Raleigh – 3; Arika Feldman, Avery Lafferty – 2.

ASSISTS (31) = Evie Look – 18; Arika Feldman – 13; Kate Hendrickson – 2.