LADY VIKING SPIKERS OPEN SEASON 2-3 AT TOURNEY
By Staff
LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley volleyball team opened their 2024 season on Saturday at the Central Kansas League Pre-Season Tournament where they finished with a pair of wins and three losses.
During the tournament, Smoky Valley lost twice to Hesston, and once to Hoisington before gaining a pair of wins over Hillsboro and Larned.
As for how the team performed in the five-match tournament, among the team leaders for the day came from junior Ceeley Friesen who led the Lady Vikings on offense by recording 75 assists. On defense, senior Katja Blanchat made 30 digs, both Friesen and Kenzley Haxton had 26, sophomore Kasyn French made 24, and junior Trista Spitler dug 21.
Other team leaders in the stat sheet came from Blanchat and Spitler hammering down 44 and 27 kills, respectively, while Blanchat also made 11 blocks.
Next up for the Lady Vikings will be Thursday, September 5 when they travel to Abilene for a quad involving Thomas Mor Prep and Concordia before making their first home meet on Tuesday, September 10 when they host Hays and Nickerson for a triangular.
Here is a look at the five matches and how the team played them out:
VS. HESSTON
Smoky Valley lost 0-2; 17-25; 11-25.
KILLS (18) = Katja Blanchat – 9; Trista Spitler – 5; Kenzley Haxton, Elsie Boughfman – 2.
SERVICE ACES = None.
BLOCKS (5) = Katja Blanchat – 3; Kenzley Haxton, Rylie Tolle – 1.
DIGGS (24) = Kenzley Haxton – 5; Kasyn French, Rylie Tolle, Ceeley Friesen – 4; Katja Blanchat – 3; Trista Spitler, Taytum Reed – 2.
ASSISTS (18) = Ceeley Friesen – 13; Kenzley Haxton – 2; Trista Spitler, Rylie Tolle, Katja Blanchat – 1.
VS. LARNED
Smoky Valley won 2-0.
KILLS (21) = Katja Blanchat – 9; Trista Spitler – 4; Kasyn French, Kenzley Haxton – 3; Ceeley Friesen, Elsie Boughfman – 1.
SERVICE ACES (6) = Trista Spitler – 2; Kenzley Haxton, Rylie Tolle, Ceeley Friesen, Katja Blanchat – 1.
BLOCKS (4) = Katja Blanchat – 2; Rylie Tolle, Elsie Boughfman – 1.
DIGGS (40) = Kenzley Haxton – 10; Kasyn French – 9; Katja Blanchat – 8; Trista Spitler – 5; Rylie Tolle, Ceeley Friesen, Elsie Boughfman, Taytum Reed – 2.
ASSISTS (20) = Ceeley Friesen – 11; Trista Spitler – 8; Katja Blanchat – 1.
VS. HILLSBORO
Smoky Valley won 2-0; 27-25, 26-24.
KILLS (29) = Trista Spitler – 9; Katja Blanchat – 8; Kenzley Haxton – 6; Ceeley Friesen – 4; Kasyn French – 2.
SERVICE ACES (4) = Ceeley Friesen – 2; Kenzley Haxton, Rylie Tolle – 1.
BLOCKS (8) = Katja Blanchat, Rylie Tolle – 3; Ceeley Friesen – 2.
DIGGS (32) = Ceeley Friesen – 9; Katja Blanchat – 8; Kasyn French - 6; Kenzley Haxton – 5; Trista Spitler – 4.
ASSISTS (26) = Ceeley Friesen – 21; Katja Blanchat, Kasyn French, Trista Spitler, Kenzley Haxton, Rylie Tolle – 1.
VS. HOISINGTON
Smoky Valley lost 0-2; 15-25, 23-25.
KILLS (17) = Katja Blanchat – 8; Kasyn French, Trista Spitler, Kenzley Haxton, Ceeley Friesen – 2; Rylie Tolle – 1.
SERVICE ACES = Rylie Tolle, Ceeley Friesen, Kasyn French – 2; Trista Spitler, Kenzley Haxton – 1.
BLOCKS = None.
DIGGS (23) = Kasyn French, Katja Blanchat – 5; Trista Spitler, Rylie Tolle, Ceeley Friesen, Taytum Reed – 3; Kenzley Haxton – 1.
ASSIST (16) = Ceeley Friesen – 12; Kasyn French, Kenzley Haxton, Katja Blanchat, Taytum Reed – 1.
VS. HESSTON
Smoky Valley lost 0-2; 21-25, 17-25.
KILLS (20) = Katja Blanchat – 10;Trista Spitler – 7; Kasyn French – 2; Kenzley Haxton – 1.
SERVICE ACES (1) = Trista Spitler – 1.
BLOCKS (8) = Ceeley Friesen – 4; Katja Blanchat – 3; Trista Spitler – 1.
DIGS (35) = Ceeley Friesen – 8; Trista Spitler – 7; Katja Blanchat – 6; Kenzley Haxton – 5; Kasyn French – 4; Taytum Reed – 3; Rylie Tolle – 2.
ASSISTS (18) = Ceeley Friesen – 18.
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at macks.people.places@gmail.com)
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