Lady Wolfpack Advance To NVC Semis

The Elgin Public/Pope John volleyball team earned two three-set sweeps over Niobrara/Verdigre and Boyd County Monday in the opening day of the Niobrara Valley Conference tournament.

A balanced attack led the Lady Wolfpack to a sweep of N/V, 25-18, 25-4 and 25-16.

Five different players recorded at least four kills in the match led by Kayce Kallhoff and Haley Zegers’ eight kills and seven digs apiece. Kaylee Martinsen collected six kills, six aces, two blocks and seven digs, Harlie Bode contributed five kills, Kirsten Krebs tallied four kills, six assists and three blocks, Grace Rittscher added three aces, Anna Heilhecker had two aces and 13 digs and Allyson Wemhoff recorded a double-double with 16 digs and 18 assists.

EPPJ ended the night with a three-set win over Boyd County, 25-25, 25-8 and 25-23, to seal a spot in the NVC semifinals.

Martinsen led the way with 10 kills and two blocks. Zegers pitched in six kills, five blocks and 10 digs, Krebs and Kallhoff each tallied four kills, while Kallhoff added 14 digs, Bode contributed five kills, two blocks, Wemhoff tallied 10 digs and 23 assists, while Heilhecker accounted for 20 digs.

Elgin Public/Pope John (18-10) faces Ewing in the NVC semis today at 6:15 p.m. at West Holt.