Grove Girls Grill GM, Sweep Three Tourney Matches

Kendal VanMinsel recorded her 1,000th career set assist as Spring Grove rolled to three wins and a tournament pool-play championship at Waukon, IA. Due to lack of officials, there was no action beyond pool play nor any overall tourney champion. The Lions (4-1, 7-1) posted straight-set, 2-0 wins over Waukon, Riceville and Turkey Valley. SG had won the tournament last year (2022) and in 2018.

Earlier in the week, the Lions had dismissed visiting and defending SEC West champion Grand Meadow 3-0 (25-10 25-15, 25-11). The Superlarks (3-2, 6-7) led only once when scoring the first point of set three. While the Lions finished off 43 kills with only 8 errors (strong 39% efficiency), the Larks managed only 16 kills with 16 misfires. For SG, Hailey Normann had 9 kills with only 10 attacks. Joelle Halverson led with 13 kills while Jordis Neeley was the leading scorer with 9 kills and 5 ace serves plus a team-best 10 digs. In addition to 33 assists, 3 kills, 9 digs, VanMinsel served 6 aces. For GM, Gracie Foster and Haylie Paul (2 blocks) each scored with 4 kills. Cheyenne Bakken had a match-high 12 digs. Overall, Grove served 11 aces with 8 errors. GM served 3 aces, 3 errors. Early morning tourney pool play saw SG defeating host Waukon 21-17 and 21-14. The Lions did not play well in the first set versus Riceville, trailing 16-20 (21 points win) before sweeping the final six points to win 22-20. Momentum carried into set two with a 21-12 Lion victory. The day ended with VanMinsel’s 1000th assist during 21-13, 21-18 win over Turkey Valley. For the day, VanMinsel logged 53 assists while Neeley attacked with 25 kills (11 errors), Normann 10 kills (1 error) and Halverson 10 kills (4 errors). Sydney Holland defended with 27 digs. Serving was spotty with 16 aces and 17 errant serves. Halverson served 20 for 20 (no errors) with 3 aces; Neeley 23 for 24 with 4 aces.

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Match Totals vs. Grand Meadow
Earned Points: SG 57 (43K, 3B, 11A); GM 20 (16K, 1B, 3A)
Total Errors: SG 17, GM 21
Attacks: SG 90 GM 81
Kills/Errors: SG 43/8, GM 16/16
Hitting Efficiency: SG 39%, GM 0%  
Ace Blocks: SG 3, GM 1
Serving: SG 89% (66-74), GM 92% (34-37)
Aces/Errors: SG 11/8, GM 3/3
Digs: SG 43, GM 33
Lion INDIVIDUALS. Digs 43: Jordis Neeley 10, Kendal VanMinsel 9, Sydney Holland 8, Izabel Kaufmann 6,  Katelyn Kraus 2, Joelle Halverson 3, Hailey Normann 2, Katie Klug 1, Kylie Hammel 1; Brinley Middendorf 1. Set Assists 39: Kendal VanMinsel 33, Sydney Holland 4, Katelyn Kraus 1, Jada Strinmoen 1. Kills 43: Joelle Halverson 13, Jordis Neeley 9, Hailey Normann 9, Katelyn Kraus 5, Emerson Ingvalson 4, Kendal VanMinsel 3. Hitting efficiency Leaders (K-E/att): Hailey Normann 90% (9-0/10); Joelle Halverson 41% (13-2/27); Jordis Neeley 39% (9-2/18); Katelyn Kraus 31% (5-1/13); Kendal VanMinsel 25% (3-1/8); Emerson Ingvalson 15% (4-2/13). Ace Blocks 3: Katelyn Kraus 1.5; Kendal VanMinsel 1.0; Joelle Halverson 0.5. Service Aces 11: Kendal VanMinsel 6; Jordis Neeley 5. Serving: Joelle Halverson 100% (7-7); Katelyn Kraus 100% (2-2); Brinley Middendorf 100% (1-1); Kendal VanMinsel 94% (17-18); Jordis Neeley 91% (21-23); Izabel Kaufmann 83% (5-6); Sydney Holland 83% (10-12); Katie Klug 60% (3-5). Scoring 57: Jordis Neeley 14.0 (9K 5A)); Joelle Halverson 13.5 (13K, 0.5B); Kendal VanMinsel 10.0 3K, 6A 1B); Hailey Normann 9.0 (9K); Katelyn Kraus 6.5 (5K. 1.5B); Emerson Ingvalson 4.0 (4K)

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Spring Grove varsity (7-1, 4-1 SEC)
W at Southland 3-0
W vs. Houston 3-0
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 3-0
L at Mabel-Canton 1-3
W vs. Grand Meadow 3-0
W vs. Waukon 2-0
W vs. Riceville 2-0
W vs. Turkey Valley

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Spring Grove B-team (5-0)
W vs. Southland 2-0
W vs. Houston 2-0
W vs. Schaffer 2-0
W vs. Mabel-Canton 2-0
W vs. Grand Meadow 2-0

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Spring Grove C-team (3-0-1)
W vs. Southland 2-0
W vs. Houston 2-0
T vs. Mabel-Canton 1-1
W vs. Grand Meadow 2-0

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Junior High Red (3-2)
L vs. Southland 0-2
W vs. Houston 2-0
W vs. Schaeffer 2-1
L vs. Mabel-Canton 1-2
W vs. Grand Meadow 2-1

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Junior High Black (1-3)
L vs. Southland 0-2
W vs. Houston 2-0
L vs. Mabel-Canton 0-3
L vs. Grand Meadow 0-2