In Thursday's non-league contest, the Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD) volleyball squad knocked off the host Ipswich Tigers (Ipswich, SD), by a margin of 3-0.

Next up, the Wildcats battle the Bon Homme Cavaliers (Tyndall, SD) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, September 16. Northwestern Area will attempt to better on its 8-5 season record. The Cavaliers come into the contest with a 4-4 record after their 3-2 non-league win over Irene/Wakonda (Irene, SD).

With the loss, Ipswich drops to 2-7 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Langford (Langford, SD) to battle the Lions in a non-league contest on Saturday, September 16. The Lions come into the contest with a record of 5-7. Langford lost 3-0 in their recent non-league contest against North Central (Eureka, SD)