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North Central Groton

Thunder N

Tigers

The Groton (SD) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against North Central (Eureka, SD) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
North Central	20	25	11	1
Groton	25	15	22	2

Final score provided by A. Grenz.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Groton (25-26)

North Central

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	22	7.3	25.6	86	16	.070
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	8	2.7	53.3	15	0	.533
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	9	3.0	25.0	36	9	.000
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	.000
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	3	1.0	20.0	15	5	-.133
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	2	0.7	20.0	10	1	.100
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Groton

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	35	11.7	38.5	91	19	.176
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	4	1.3	25.0	16	4	.000
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	6	2.0	50.0	12	2	.333
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	4	1.3	28.6	14	1	.214
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	2	0.7	18.2	11	5	-.273
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	10	3.3	52.6	19	2	.421
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	9	4.5	47.4	19	5	.211

North Central

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0	10.2	59	2	96.6	25
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	2
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	2	0.7	14.3	14	0	100.0	7
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	2	0.7	15.4	13	1	92.3	7
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0	2
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	2	0.7	22.2	9	0	100.0	2
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	11	0	100.0	5

Groton

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	7	2.3	11.1	63	3	95.2	25
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	0	100.0	4
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	1
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	0	100.0	5
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	3	1.0	25.0	12	0	100.0	7
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	0	100.0	5
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	1	0.5	6.7	15	2	86.7	0

North Central

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	2	0.7
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Groton

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	2	7	6	1.8	2
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	1	2	3	1.0	0
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	1	2	3	1.0	0
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0.3	2
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	0	2	2	1.0	0

North Central

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	30	10.0
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	7	2.3
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	9	3.0
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	4	1.3
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	2	0.7
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	1	0.3
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	2	0.7
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	2	0.7
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	1	0.3
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	2	0.7

Groton

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	46	15.3
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	2	0.7
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	4	1.3
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	0	0.0
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	8	2.7
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	2	0.7
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	8	2.7
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	3	1.0
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	6	2.0
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	1	0.3
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	12	6.0

North Central

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	18	6.0	94	3
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	1	0.3	6	0
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	12	4.0	53	3
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	0	0.0	5	0
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	5	1.7	26	0

Groton

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	33	11.0	89	1
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	3	1.0	5	0
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	0	0.0	1	0
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	28	9.3	69	1
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10	0
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

North Central

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	56	4	18.7
1	Alaina Dosch (Sr)	3	24	3	8.0
6	Lindsey Geier (Sr)	3	8	1	2.7
7	A. VanderVorst (Sr)	3	13	0	4.3
8	Sydnee Malsam (Sr)	3	9	0	3.0
10	Camryn Witlock (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	T. VanderVorst (Fr)	3	2	0	0.7
12	Ella Batie (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
13	Kaidence Bulgin (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
16	Ashton Heyne (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Groton

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	39	3	13.0
1	McKenna Tietz (Jr)	3	7	1	2.3
2	Talli Wright (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Tevan Hanson (Fr)	3	5	1	1.7
4	Sydney Locke (So)	3	8	1	2.7
5	Taryn Traphagen (Jr)	3	1	0	0.3
8	Chesney Weber (So)	3	2	0	0.7
9	Kella Tracy (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Jerica Locke (Sr)	3	13	0	4.3
12	Rylee Dunker (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Jaedyn Penning (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5

Match Story

South Dakota High School Volleyball - North Central can't get by Groton

October 4, 2025: Eureka, SD 57437

Groton Tigers (Groton, SD) backers were pleased Saturday as they witnessed their volleyball team tip the host North Central Thunder (Eureka, SD), 2-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Tigers (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Madison (Madison, SD). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, Madison edged Vermillion (Vermillion, SD), 3-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Thunder play the Redfield Pheasants (Redfield, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, October 4. North Central will attempt to upgrade on its 17-9 season record. The Pheasants come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Hamlin (Hayti, SD).

North Central vs Groton Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Oct. 4, 2025 @ 10a

Pheasant VB Classic

The Groton (SD) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against North Central (Eureka, SD) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

North Central (25-26)

SD	Class
69	28

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
20-13	3-3	8-4	6-5	6-4	.606	.500	59	37

Groton (25-26)

SD	Class
28	12

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
25-6	6-0	9-1	7-2	9-3	.806	1.000	68	21

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
North Central	22.3	23.9	21.6	19.4	11.0	1.8
Groton	24.1	24.3	23.5	23.0	8.0	2.2

Team Stat Comparison

North Central		Groton
975	Kills	1128
96	Total Blocks	117
245	Serving Aces	176
1609	Digs	1635
870	Assists	1058
1454	Receptions	1292

Team Leaders

North Central		Groton	National Avg.
#7 Amree VanderVorst381	Kills	#3 Tevan Hanson237	53
#12 Ella Batie42	Total Blocks	#5 Taryn Traphagen59	11
#6 Lindsey Geier65	Serving Aces	#15 Jaedyn Penning54	16
#1 Alaina Dosch392	Digs	#11 Jerica Locke438	83
#10 Camryn Witlock531	Assists	#8 Chesney Weber730	50
#1 Alaina Dosch504	Receptions	#15 Jaedyn Penning378	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
North Central	9-7		Groton	9-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/4/25	North Central	Faulkton	(W) 3-2	10/27/25	Faulkton	Groton	(W) 3-0
11/4/25	Faulkton	North Central	(W) 3-1
9/9/25	North Central	Mobridge-Pollock	(L) 3-1	10/6/25	Mobridge-Pollock	Groton	(W) 3-0
9/13/25	Ipswich	North Central	(L) 2-1	9/2/25	Groton	Ipswich	(W) 3-0
9/29/25	North Central	Ipswich	(L) 3-0
9/13/25	Timber Lake	North Central	(W) 2-0	10/4/25	Timber Lake	Groton	(W) 2-0
9/20/25	North Central	Timber Lake	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	North Central	Timber Lake	(W) 3-0
10/4/25	Timber Lake	North Central	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Langford	North Central	(W) 3-0	10/20/25	Groton	Langford	(W) 3-0
9/20/25	North Central	Langford	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Milbank	North Central	(W) 2-0	10/28/25	Milbank	Groton	(W) 3-0
10/4/25	North Central	Redfield	(W) 2-1	10/4/25	Groton	Redfield	(W) 2-0
				10/24/25	Groton	Redfield	(W) 3-0
10/4/25	Madison	North Central	(L) 2-1	10/4/25	Madison	Groton	(W) 2-1
10/20/25	North Central	Warner	(L) 3-0	9/23/25	Groton	Warner	(L) 3-0
10/28/25	North Central	Northwestern Area	(L) 3-1	10/4/25	Groton	Northwestern Area	(L) 2-0
				10/21/25	Northwestern Area	Groton	(L) 3-1

Record Breakdown

N North Central (25-26)		Groton (25-26)
20-13	Overall	25-6
3-3	League	6-0
12-5	Non-League	9-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
9-7	Common Opponent	9-3
8-4	Home	9-1
6-5	Away	7-2
6-4	Neutral	9-3
1-1	Playoff	1-1
19-13	In-State	25-6
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0