Appleton East not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 17, 2024 (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against the Oshkosh North Spartans as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-16.

Opal Sparkman
09/18/25 @ Oshkosh North | 5 |
08/29/25 vs West Salem | 4 |
09/16/25 vs Hortonville | 3 |
08/27/24 vs West De Pere | 3 |
10/03/24 @ Appleton West | 2 |
Appleton East was led to victory by Opal Sparkman and Addison Kiekhaefer. Sparkman had six assists and five aces, while Kiekhaefer had nine assists and five digs. Those five aces gave Sparkman a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Appleton East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Appleton East's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-13. As for Oshkosh North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Appleton East is set to take on their familiar foe Neenah at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Oshkosh North will face off against rival Fond du Lac at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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