Norse beat Beavers, third at O-F tourney
The Whitehall volleyball team picked up a clean sweep in a Dairyland Conference match, then took third at a tournament last week.
The Norse had little trouble dispatching Augusta in three sets on Tuesday, winning each by at least six points. On Saturday, the team won three matches at a tournament hosted by Osseo-Fairchild, finishing third out of six teams.
Whitehall began the final week of the regular season with a 5-3 Dairyland Conference record and a 12-12 overall mark. The Norse played the defending Dairyland Conference and Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state champions, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, on the road on Tuesday. They’ll play at Eleva-Strum on Thursday.
Next week, WIAA play begins with regional competitions scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday. The brackets had not been announced as of press time.
WHS 25 25 25
AUG 11 16 19
The Norse were in control for most of the match, winning the three sets by an average of nearly 10 points.
Kelsie Klomsten and Aryana Ausderau both had eight kills, three service aces and one block. Paige Lisowski, Rani Waldera and Bria Pank had three kills and Harlow Foss added two.
Avvia Herman had a strong night with five aces, while adding nine digs. Kyla Lambeck handled most of the setting duties, leading the team with 14 assists, while also registering 10 digs.
O-F tournament
The Norse went three sets against the tournament champion, but came up just short.
Whitehall forced a third set against Eleva-Strum, as the teams split the first two, 21-25, 25-19, but the Cardinals came away with a 15-9 win. Pank had seven kills for the Norse, while Ausderau had six and both had one block. Lambeck finished with 10 assists.
The Norse settled for third because they lost to Neillsville, 25-14, 25-21. Lisowski had six kills, both Ausderau and Klomsten had four and Lambeck had 13 assists.
Whitehall scored 2-0 wins over DC rivals O-F and Melrose-Mindoro. The team beat O-F 25-23, 25-18, as Lisowski finished with eight kills while Pank had seven kills and 10 assists. The team bested Mel-Min, 25-20, 25-21. Lisowski had 12 kills, Lambeck had 16 assists, and Foss finished with 10 digs and one ace.
Whitehall also scored a 2-1 win over Durand, 25-27, 26-24, 15-10. Lisowski had eight kills and four aces while both Klomsten and Ausderau had seven kills and Waldera finished with six. Lambeck had 24 assists.
