Finishing their season on a high note, the JV Clippers, the future of Cleveland volleyball, won all three of their matches to win a tournament in Cedar Mountain on Saturday.
Their day started with Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart and wins of 25-22 and 25-9.
In their next match, against the Sleepy Eye Public, the Clippers won game one 25-15 and game two 25-18.
Host Cedar Mountain gave the Clippers more of a challenge. The Clippers won game one 25-20, but game two went into extra innings with the Clippers edging the Cougars 26-24.
For the day, Sierra Lotspeich led the attack squad with 27 kills. She also set up one point and sent over a trio of ace serves. Natalie Flowers pounded 11 kills, made one set assist and airmailed three service aces. Mattea Grandaw slammed 10 kills and dished up a pair of ace serves. Clara Hilfer smashed nine kills and also served for seven aces.
Hadley Thompson recorded 57 set assists. She also hammered three kills of her own and dispatched three ace serves. With 10 aces, Kaelyn Blaschko was a serving machine. She also set up a point.
Brooke Bosse had four kills and four ace serves. Kylie Wobbrock sent over a pair of ace serves.
The Clippers were coming off an easy-peasy home win over Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on Monday, October 19 with a game one win of 25-10 and a game two win of 25-1.
In game two, the Clippers served the first point into the net, but after siding out on the next point, Lotspeich served the entire rest of the way, and, after a Flowers kill for Clipper point 24, the game ended on one of her ace serves.
Above: Emma Kortuem stretches high for a block attempt during the match against SESM.
Hadley Thompson bumps a pass toward the net during the SESM match.
Hadley Thompson and Brooke Bosse team up on a pass while SESM defenders ready for the over.
Natalie Flowers sets up a hit during the SESM match.
Kaelyn Blaschko hammers a hit during the SESM match.
Mattea Grandaw bumps a pass forward during the SESM match.
The Cedar Mountain tournament champions: from L-R, front row: Lexi Wobbrock, Sierra Lotspeich, Kaelyn Blaschko and Hadley Thompson. Back row: Coach April Thompson, Brooke Bosse, Clara Hilfer, Natalie Flowers and Mattea Grandaw. (photo courtesy of April Thompson.)