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Sterling Pawnee City

Jets

Indians

The Pawnee City (NE) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Sterling (NE) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Sterling	14	9	0
Pawnee City	25	25	2

Final score provided by J. Amundson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Pawnee City (25-26)

Sterling

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	4	2.0		14	2
1	B. Houghton (So)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	1	.000
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2			.0	2
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1			.0	1
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	.000
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1			.0	1

Pawnee City

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	28.9	38	5	.158
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	.125
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	.167
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	2	-.125
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	0	1.000
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	0	.000
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	0	.500
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	0	.400

Sterling

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	4	2.0		29	3	89.7
1	B. Houghton (So)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2			.0	4
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	2	60.0
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1			.0	4
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2			.0	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1			.0	1	1	.0

Pawnee City

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	21	10.5	42.9	49	6	87.8
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	100.0
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	100.0
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	2	71.4
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	6	3.0	42.9	14	1	92.9
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	6	3.0	66.7	9	1	88.9
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Sterling

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	3	3	1.5
1	B. Houghton (So)	2	1	1	0.5
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2	2	2	1.0
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1

Pawnee City

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BE
	Team Totals	2	1
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	0
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	0
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	1
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	0
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	0
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	0
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	0
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	0
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	0
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	0

Sterling

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
1	B. Houghton (So)	2
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1

Pawnee City

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	37	7	18.5
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	9	1	4.5
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	5	3	2.5
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	4	0	2.0
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	2	1	1.0
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	3	0	1.5
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	4	0	2.0
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	8	2	4.0
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5

Sterling

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
1	B. Houghton (So)	2
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1

Pawnee City

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5	36	1
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	0	0.0	3	0
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1	1
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	3	1.5	11	0
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	5	2.5	18	0
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	0	0.0	1	0
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Sterling

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
1	B. Houghton (So)	2
2	Taylor Truscott (Jr)	2
3	Bella Lempka (Fr)	2
7	Emma Thies (Jr)	1
9	Alex Vollman (So)	2
10	Kynli Portwood (So)	2
11	Jubilee Matkins (Sr)	2
12	Josie Rathe (So)	1

Pawnee City

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	13	2	6.5
1	Denielle Gyhra (Jr)	2	9	2	4.5
3	Kaylee Turnbull (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
5	Emalyse Gottula (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
6	Madelyn Osborne (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Kinsley Benson (Jr)	2	3	0	1.5
8	Ainsley Rauner (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
13	Shayla Puhalla (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Ashlyn Puhalla (So)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Adelyn Sisco (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
23	Taelyn Blecha (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Nebraska High School Volleyball - Pawnee City over Sterling

October 11, 2025: Sterling, NE 68443

In Saturday's non-league challenge, the visiting Pawnee City Indians volleyball team scored a 2-0 victory over the Sterling Jets.

Next, the Jets face the Southern Raiders (Wymore, NE) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, October 21. Sterling will attempt to improve on its 1-20 season record. The Raiders go into the test with a 7-16 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Fairbury (Fairbury, NE).

Sterling vs Pawnee City Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Oct. 11, 2025 @ 1p

The Pawnee City (NE) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Sterling (NE) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Sterling (25-26)

NE	Class
271	46

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
1-25	1-1	0-10	1-8	0-7	.038	.500	2	61

Pawnee City (25-26)

NE	Class
229	42

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
9-17	0-1	1-4	3-7	5-6	.346	.000	26	41

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Sterling	11.4	11.4	12.8	-	-	.1
Pawnee City	20.1	19.7	19.0	19.0	9.0	1.0

Head-to-Head

Pawnee City won on 9/11/2025

9/11 @ 6p S1 S2 Wins

Pawnee City 25 25 2
Sterling 13 10 0

The Pawnee City (NE) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away non-conference match against Sterling (NE) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Pawnee City won on 10/11/2025

10/11 @ 1p S1 S2 Wins

Sterling 14 9 0
Pawnee City 25 25 2

The Sterling (NE) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Pawnee City (NE) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Pawnee City won on 10/13/2025

10/13 @ 4:30p S1 S2 Wins

Sterling 15 14 0
Pawnee City 25 25 2

The Sterling (NE) varsity volleyball team lost Monday's neutral tournament match against Pawnee City (NE) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

9/11 @ 6p	S1	S2	Wins
Pawnee City	25	25	2
Sterling	13	10	0

10/13 @ 4:30p	S1	S2	Wins
Sterling	15	14	0
Pawnee City	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Sterling		Pawnee City
99	Kills	492
78	Total Blocks	54
97	Serving Aces	179
163	Digs	1150
29	Assists	447
341	Receptions	1082

Team Leaders

Sterling		Pawnee City	National Avg.
#10 Kynli Portwood34	Kills	#14 Ashlyn Puhalla101	53
#2 Taylor Truscott27	Total Blocks	#22 Adelyn Sisco39	11
#3 Bella Lempka27	Serving Aces	#13 Shayla Puhalla45	16
#2 Taylor Truscott44	Digs	#1 Denielle Gyhra252	84
#1 Braylee Houghton14	Assists	#13 Shayla Puhalla259	50
#2 Taylor Truscott102	Receptions	#1 Denielle Gyhra350	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Sterling	1-13		Pawnee City	5-14

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/28/25	Diller-Odell	Sterling	(L) 3-0	10/9/25	Diller-Odell	Pawnee City	(L) 2-1
9/6/25	Diller-Odell	Sterling	(L) 2-0
9/11/25	Sterling	Falls City	(L) 2-0	9/11/25	Pawnee City	Falls City	(L) 2-1
10/11/25	Sterling	Falls City	(L) 2-0	10/11/25	Pawnee City	Falls City	(L) 2-0
9/15/25	Sterling	Sacred Heart	(L) 2-0	9/23/25	Pawnee City	Sacred Heart	(L) 2-1
10/2/25	Sacred Heart	Sterling	(L) 3-0	10/18/25	Sacred Heart	Pawnee City	(L) 3-0
10/27/25	Sterling	Sacred Heart	(L) 3-0
9/16/25	Lewiston	Sterling	(L) 2-0	8/28/25	Pawnee City	Lewiston	(W) 2-0
10/7/25	Sterling	Lewiston	(W) 2-1	9/30/25	Pawnee City	Lewiston	(W) 2-0
9/23/25	Sterling	Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	(L) 3-0	9/13/25	Pawnee City	Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	(L) 2-0
				9/16/25	Pawnee City	Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	(L) 2-0
				10/9/25	Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	Pawnee City	(L) 2-0
				10/27/25	Pawnee City	Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	(L) 3-0
9/30/25	Sterling	Dorchester	(L) 3-0	9/5/25	Dorchester	Pawnee City	(L) 3-2
				9/13/25	Dorchester	Pawnee City	(W) 2-1
10/11/25	Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]	Sterling	(L) 2-0	10/11/25	Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]	Pawnee City	(L) 2-1
10/21/25	Southern	Sterling	(L) 3-0	9/13/25	Pawnee City	Southern	(W) 2-1
				9/15/25	Pawnee City	Southern	(W) 3-0
				9/23/25	Pawnee City	Southern	(L) 2-0
10/23/25	Sterling	Johnson-Brock	(L) 3-0	9/9/25	Pawnee City	Johnson-Brock	(L) 3-1
				10/14/25	Pawnee City	Johnson-Brock	(L) 3-0

Record Breakdown

Sterling (25-26)		Pawnee City (25-26)
1-25	Overall	9-17
1-2	League	0-2
0-15	Non-League	3-10
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
1-13	Common Opponent	5-14
0-10	Home	1-4
1-8	Away	3-7
0-7	Neutral	5-6
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-24	In-State	9-16
0-1	Out-of-State	0-1