Lady Cougars Season Comes to an End

November 10, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The 2015 volleyball season came to a tearful end as the Lady Cougars lost in the sub-district finals in five sets to Cedar bluffs.  The moxy  of this group of girls shown through as they were down 2-0 and fought back to win the next two games and force a fifth.

The Cougars had defeated ((27-5) Cedar Bluffs and were expecting a tough match against the 9th rated Wildcats.

The first set found the teams tied at 5 when Cedarn Bluffs strung three points together for an 8-5 lead.  It was a catch up the rest of the set for LDNE.  They could never get closer than two points at 13-15 before the Wild Cats put on another three point run as the Cougars had three straight hitting errors.  LDNE would end up losing 25-17.

The second set was a total disaster for Northeast.  Cedar Bluffs scored the first eleven points.  After both teams had service errors Cedar Bluffs ran off four straight for a 16-2 lead. The Cougars were out of sorts and playing with no confidence.  The set ended as a 25-12 loss.

One game from elimination the girls gathered off the court to see if they could regain their composure.  The Cougars came back with a new confidence after the meeting and won the next two games.

“I didn’t say anything too special. It was a decision that each individual player had to make in order to come back. The girls stepped up their game and we can say with full confidence that they left nothing on the court. They gave it their all. After the 2nd set it was a close game the rest of the match. It just came down to who was going to finish out each point,” said Coach Hathaway.

In the third game, the Cougars exploded away from an 8-8  tie to take control of the game.  Lexie Bacon  would serve the team into the lead, but the Wild Cats made a short run to claim an 11-10 advantage.  Brianne Haskell served up five straight points with the help of 3 kills from Kelly Wakeley for 16-11 lead.  Another Wakeley kill side-outed Cedar Bluffs and Brandi Simonsen added two more points during her service.  Northeast would add a point during each of the next five service turns and fittingly a Wakeley kill would be game point, 25-21.

The Cougars were on the roll in the fourth set.  They jumped to a 15-6 lead.  Brandi Simonsen served two aces.  Tessie Collins had a kill and an ace block.  Madie
Ronnfeldt celebrated two kills and Lexie and Brianne each added one.  The Wild Cats battled back with eight of the next eleven points before a service error turned the ball over to LDNE.  Brandi and Mickayla Petersen closed out the set with the help of Ronnfeldt and Wakeley kills.   They won 25-18.

The speed round saw Northeast score the first two points.  Cedar Bluffs rallied with a four point run and followed with four of the next six points for an 8-4 lead.  An ace block and two kills by Madie Ronnfeldt pulled the Cougars to within one point.  Brianne Haskell had two kills to tie the game at 9.  Lexie Bacon found the donut hole for a kill for a 10-10 tie, but the Wildcats got two kills before a third attempt went long.  Brianne served up a point with Tessie getting the kill and the game was tied at 12.

An ace block by Cedar Bluffs put the Wild Cats in the driver’s seat with a 13-12 lead.  Maddison Roumph had her second ace of the set for Cedar Bluffs.  Match point was kill that looked long. but was ruled to be a tip.

Cedar Bluffs would lose to Howells-Dodge 3-0 in the district finals to win a trip to State.  Coach Hathaway commented about the EHC  opponent who beat LDNE 2-1, “I wish Howells-Dodge the best at state. They are a team that I think has improved a lot over the season and it will be exciting to see what they can do.”

LDNE 17 12 25 25 12
Cedar Bluffs 25 25 21 18 15

Abby Peterson    12 digs
Brandi Simonsen    3 aces 8  digs
Brianne Haskell   12m kills  35 digs
Kelly Wakeley   14 kill  32 digs
Lexie Bacon  3 kills  19 set assists  17 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  15 kills  3 blocks  1 set assist  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen  3 blocks   17  set assists   14  digs
Tessie Collins 4 kills   2 blocks  3 digs

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Lady Cougars Down Pender, Improve Record to 15-15

October 27, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Lady Cougars got an EHC win over Pender last week.  It was a big win because it raised their record to 15-15.  After starting out with a 2-9 record the Cougars have come on strong with thirteen wins their last nineteen matches.

Going into their final regular season match Tekamah-Herman Coach Hathaway stated,  “It is a good feeling going into a game against T-H with a .500 record. We are looking to advance that to a winning record as we head into subs.”

Hathaway commented about the sub-districts that,  ” (14-15)  Bergan is whom we will most likely be playing against 1st round. They are going to be a solid team with a heavy outside hitter. We are probably pretty evenly matched so it will be a good game either way.”

The sub-district matches will be held next week at Oakland-Craig.  Cedar Bluffs, Fremont Bergan, Omaha Christian Academy, Omaha Nation, and LDNE are schools that will be competing.

Northeast defeated the Pendragons in three sets.  Outside hitters Brianne Haskell and Kelly Wakeley had a big night with 12 and 10 kills respectively.  The team tallied 30 kills while hitting 0.195

LDNE 26 26 25
Pender 24 24 10

Abby Peterson   15 digs
Brandi Simonsen  1 dig
Brianne Haskell   2 aces   12kills  2 blocks  10 digs
Kelly Wakeley   1 ace  10 kills  1 block  15 digs
Lexie Bacon   4 aces   15 set assists  11 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt   1 ace  2 kills  3 blocks  1 set assist  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen  1 kill   1 block  6 set assists   7 digs
Libby Henneman  1 dig
Tessie Collins   5 kills   3 blocks   2 digs

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Lady Cougars Improve on Record

October 6, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

It was a busy week for the Northeast  Lady Cougars.  LDNE had seven matches and were able to win four of them.  They have a record of 9-13

Tuesday they journeyed to Wisner for a double triangular competition which put them up against Howells-Dodge and Madison.  The Lady Jaguars are a top ten team in D-1 with a 12-5 record and the Cougars took them to a third game before falling, 2-1.  Northeast out hit Howells-Dodge 38 to 31 in kills and had 7 ace serves to three for H-D.  Brianne Haskell had a match high 14 kills.

Madison with a 2-14 record was a tune up game before they  took on Howells-Dodge.  Northeast swept them 2-0.  Both setters,  Lexie and Mickayla had 11 set assists.

Thursday took the girls to Boys Town  where they beat the hosts in straight sets, 25-7 and 25-12.  They had 13 ace serves against the (6-12) Cowgirls.  Lexie Bacon had 5.

The main event was the contest against (15-4) Cedar Bluffs.  The Wildcats were rated in the top ten in D-1 and lead the Cougars’ sub-district in power points.  After losing the first set, the Cougars came back with a 25-17 win and finished them off 25-22.

“It was a great match up for us. We have had a lot of close games that have not ended in our favor. Cedar Bluffs is a good team and it was a great win for our girls,” said Coach Hathaway.  “We have a possibility to meet up again with Cedar Bluffs. We know we have the capabilities to win that game and it will be a battle. “

Saturday was the Clarkson Tournament.  The Cougars started the brackets against Clarkson/Leigh.  The second match of the season the (7-10)  Patriots took the Cougars to a five set match.  This time the Cougars won easily taking 25-9 and 25-22 wins.

In the semi-finals Northeast took on David City Aquinas.  The (7-7) Monarchs lost four of their first five matches.  They are six and three since then with two losses to rated teams. LDNE took the first game 25-21, but lost 25-18 and 25-19 in the next two.  Both Brianne Haskell and Kelly Wakeley had 9 kills.

Northeast finished in fourth place after losing to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 2-0.  The (13-6) Bulldogs have beaten Northeast twice this season with their tall front line.

Northeast has a road match at (2-19) Logan View and will host (10-10) Bancroft-Rosalie this  week.

“B-R is a good team. We are excited to play B-R because we are a fairly evenly matched team. It will be a good match for sure and I believe that defense will be the key to winning that game,” said the Coach.

Next week they will have their last home match when (15-3) North Bend Central come to Lyons.  The Tigers are rated in C-1.  It will be another tough match for the girls.  Coach Hathaway commented,  “I think our schedule helps us out quite a bit. We don’t play “easy” teams by any means. Our schedule is challenging which is what our program need in order to move forward. ”

The EHC tournament starts October 15 with the Cougars being seeded tenth in the sixteen team league.

Wisner Double Triangular

26-24  LDNE
25-23  H-D
25-22  H-D

Abby Peterson  15 digs
Brandi Simonsen  2 aces
Brianne Haskell  1 ace  14 kills  1 block  18 digs
Kelly Wakeley  9 kills  20 digs
Lexie Bacon   18 set assists  13 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  2 aces  5 kills  1 block  4 digs
Mickayla Petersen  1 ace   4 kills  2 blocks  12 set assists  9 digs
Sophia Henneman  1 ace   1 dig
Tessie Collins  6 kills  1 dig

25-20  LDNE
25-14  LDNE

Abby Peterson  17 digs
Brandi Simonsen  1 dig
Brianne Haskell  1 ace  8 kills  8 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   5 kills  14digs
Lexie Bacon 1 kill  11 set assists  2 digs
Libby Henneman  1 set assist  2  digs
Madie Ronnfeldt   4 kills  1 block  1 dig
Mickayla Petersen  12 aces   2 kills   11 set assists  3 digs
Tessie Collins  4 kills   1 set assist  1 dig

Boys Town Double Triangular

25-18  CB
25-17  LDNE
25-22  LDNE

Abby Peterson  21 digs
Brandi Simonsen  3 digs
Brianne Haskell     5 kills   14 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace  10 kills  18 digs
Lexie Bacon   18 set assists  16 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt    6 kills  3 blocks  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen   5 kills  3 blocks  12 set assists  9 digs
Sophia Henneman  2 digs
Tessie Collins  6 kills  1 block  3 digs

25-7    LDNE
25-12  LDNE

Abby Peterson  3 digs
Brandi Simonsen  1 ace  3 digs
Brianne Haskell  3 aces  3 kills  7 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   4 kills  8 digs
Lexie Bacon  5 aces  2 kills 10 set assists  4 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  1 block
Mickayla Petersen     1 kill  1 block  6 set assists  1 dig
Sophia Henneman  2 ace s  2 dig
Tessie Collins  5 kills  2 blocks   1 set assist

Clarkson Tournament

25-9    LDNE
25-22  LDNE

Abby Peterson  11 digs
Brandi Simonsen   2 digs
Brianne Haskell  4 kills  1 block  10 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   6 kills  4 digs
Lexie Bacon  3 aces  7 set assists  3 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  4 blocks  1 dig
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills  2 blocks 8 set assists  4 digs
Tessie Collins  2 kills  2 blocks

25-21  DCA
25-18  LDNE
25-19  DCA

Abby Peterson  1 set assist 18 digs
Brandi Simonsen   3 digs
Brianne Haskell   9 kills  12 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   9 kills  20 digs
Lexie Bacon  1 ace  1 kill  18 set assists  6 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  2 block  s  6 digs
Mickayla Petersen  7 kills 11 set assists  9 digs
Sophia Henneman  2 digs
Tessie Collins  4 kills  1 block   1 dig

25-20  HLHF
25-20  HLHF

Abby Peterson  8 digs
Brianne Haskell   1 ace  8 kills  9 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   6 kills  9 digs
Lexie Bacon  13 set assists  3 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  1 block   1 digs
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills  5 set assists
Sophia Henneman  1 dig
Tessie Collins  2 kills  1 block   1 dig

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Lady Cougars Have Tough Week of Volleyball

September 23, 2015 Leave a comment


By Claire Wiltse, Sports Contributor

It was a tough week for the LDNE volleyball team as they won only one of five matches during the week.

Coach Hathaway stated, “Over the past week we have had some tough matches. We have been close to getting the W, but just have not been able to finish the job. We are becoming a better team every time we hit the floor and we are staying positive as we go into the middle of our season.”

The Lady Cougars now have a record of 3-9.  If the three set matches had gone their way the could have had a 6-6 mark.  The Cougars went down to defeat to Humphrey/LHF, Oakland-Craig, Tekamah-Herman in contests that required a third game.  Only Omaha Roncalli swept Northeast.  LDNE took care of Fort Calhoun in two sets.

On Tuesday, the Cougars hosted a triangular meet.   They lost to (7-5) Humphrey/LHF 2-1.  They had a strong start with a 25-17 win, but dropped the next two sets.  (8-1) Oakland -Craig went three games with the Cougars.  The Knights who are rated in C-2 took the first and third sets for the win.

Tekamah-Herman hosted a tournament on Saturday.  Northeast had a two set loss to (7-5) Omaha Roncalli followed by a two set win over (5-7) Fort Calhoun.  In the game for second place the Cougars came up short against (8-4) T-H.

25-17  LDNE
25-23 H/LHF
25-21 H/LHF

Abby Peterson 10 digs
Brianne Haskell  4 kills  28 digs
Kelly Wakeley  2 aces   10 kills  8 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace  2 kills  12 set assists  9 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills   1  block     1 dig
Mickayla Petersen  4 kills   1 block  8  set assists  6 digs
Sophia Henneman   1 ace      1 kill    5 digs
Tessie Collins    3 kills    1 block   4 digs

25-14  O-C
25-14  LDNE
25-13  O-C

Abby Peterson 23 digs
Brianne Haskell 1 ace 6 kills  16 digs
Kelly Wakeley    8 kills  14 digs  1 block
Lexie Bacon     15 set assists 15 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills   1  block     6 digs
Mickayla Petersen    1 ace 3 kills  8 set assists  5 digs
Sophia Henneman      2 digs
Tessie Collins    4 kills     1 dig

25-21 ORC
25-20 ORC

Abby Peterson 8 digs
Brianne Haskell  1 ace   2 kills  12 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   8 kills  4 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace    8 set assists  7 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills 4 set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   1 ace      
Tessie Collins    1 kill 1 dig

25-19  LDNE
25-16  LDNE

Abby Peterson 2 digs
Brandi Simonsen  10 digs
Brianne Haskell  8 kills  16 digs
Kelly Wakeley  3 aces   8 kills  7 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace    15 set assists  6 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  1 kill 4 digs
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills  set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   2 ace      s
Tessie Collins    2 kills 1 dig

25-21  T-H
25-21  LDNE
25-21  T-H

Abby Peterson 4 digs  2 set assists
Brandi Simonsen  9 digs
Brianne Haskell  3 aces   8 kills  11 digs
Kelly Wakeley  10 kills  5 digs  2 blocks
Lexie Bacon   1 ace  2 kills   26 set assists  10 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  1 ace  1 kill  10 digs  3 blocks
Mickayla Petersen  4 kills   1 set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   3 aces     
Tessie Collins    4 kills 4 digs  1 block

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Lady Cougars Get Two Wins

September 17, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Northeast volleyball got two wins during the second week of the 2015 season. They clipped Clarkson/Leigh in five sets. At the Wakefield tournament they won one of five matches,

The Lady Cougars opened their season with a second straight five set match when they traveled to Clarkson to take on the Patriots. The EHC foe had the Cougars in a hole as they won the first two sets. Northeast took a two point win in the third set and cruised to a nine point win in the fourth. In the crucial fifth game the teams battled into extra points with LDNE winning 21-19.

Coach Angela Hathaway praised her team, “To come back from a 0-2 deficit was a great mental victory for our girls. It was a battle all the way through the game. We were pretty evenly matched all across the board. It taught us how to fight and finish games even when it seems impossible.”

25-21 C-L
26-24 C-L
26-28 LDNE
25-16 LDNE
21-19 LDNE

Brianne Haskell- 17 kills, 5 blocks, 12 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 11 kills, 13 digs
Lexie Bacon- 4 kills, 20 set assists
Madie Ronnfeldt- 13 kills, 6 blocks
Mickayla Petersen- 6 kills, 3 blocks, 20 set assist
Tessie Collins- 4 kills 2 blocks
Abby Peterson- 15 digs

The Cougars drew a killer pool at the Wakefield tournament. Their three opponents have combined for 21 wins in just two weeks of volleyball. Two were from C-1 schools.

Pierce was the opening opponent. The three time State champion in basketball had faced tough C-1 competition and came into the meet with a 1-3 record. They would end up winning three matches and taking second in the tournament.

25-20 Pierce
25-12 Pierce

Brianne Haskell- 4 kills, 0 blocks, 6 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 6 kills, 2 digs 1 ace
Lexie Bacon- 2 kills, 5 set assists
Madie Ronnfeldt- 1 kill,
Mickayla Petersen- 2 kills, 8 set assist
Tessie Collins- 1 kill
Abby Peterson- 2 digs
Sophia Henneman – 1 ace

Stanton is rated in C-1 volleyball. The Fillies went undefeated at Wakefield to take the Championship. They had not loss a set this season, but the Northeast girls picked up a 25-19 win in set one and challenged to take the second set before losing 2-1.

25-19 LDNE
28-26 Stanton
25-17 Stanton

Brianne Haskell- 10 kills, 16 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 16 kills,10 digs 3 aces 1 block
Lexie Bacon- 14 set assists 13 digs 1 block
Madie Ronnfeldt- 3 kills 2 blocks 4 digs 2 aces
Mickayla Petersen- 1 kill, 16 set assists 11 digs
Tessie Collins- 3 kills 2 blocks 2 digs
Abby Peterson- 9 digs
Sophia Henneman – 2 aces

The Cougars opened their Saturday morning with a loss to Hartington Cedar Catholic. They had won five of six matches coming into he tournament. Northeast played their morning matches without Mickayla Petersen, Abby Peterson and Tessie Collins.

25-18 HCC
25-12 HCC

Brianne Haskell- 3 kills, 4 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 3 kills,10 digs 1 ace
Lexie Bacon- 7 set assists 3 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt- 4 kills 1 block 3 digs
Sophia Henneman – 1 kill 1 ace 1 dig
Brandi Simonsen 4 digs

In medal play the Cougars drew Laurel-Concord for their first match. The shorthanded Northeast team won in two sets.

25-21 LDNE
25-18 LDNE

Brianne Haskell- 7 kills, 17 digs 2 aces
Kelly Wakeley- 10 kills,10 digs
Lexie Bacon- 19 set assists 3 digs 2 kills
Madie Ronnfeldt- 2 kills 6 digs 1 ace
Brandi Simonsen 3 aces
Sophia Henneman – 2 aces 2 digs

In the battle for fifth place the Cougars had a rematch against Hartington CC. The Trojans won again in two sets.

25-15 HCC
25-18 HCC

Brianne Haskell- 5 kills, 11 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 5 kills 11 digs 1 block
Lexie Bacon- 6 set assists 6 digs 2 aces
Madie Ronnfeldt- 3 blocks 2 digs
Mickayla Petersen- 2 kills, 7 set assists 8 digs
Tessie Collins- 7 kills 2 digs
Abby Peterson- 9 digs
Brandi Simonsen 1 dig

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2014 LDNE Volleyball Statistics

November 17, 2014 Leave a comment


Attacking

 

Kills   Attempts      Errors          Hit %

 

Madie Ronnfeldt             104    326              75                .089

Brianne Haskell               245    709              89                .220

Tessie Collins                 102    287              74                .098

Abby Peterson                   2       15              3                -.067

Victoria Maslonka              2         3             0                .667

Mickayla Petersen           92     275              63                .105

Sophia Henneman             2         4              1                .250

Kelly Wakeley                 213    644              89                .193

Destanie French                 0         1             0                .000

Lexie Bacon                    16       44              4                .273

Darcey                            64     259              48                .062

Season Totals               842    2567           446             .154

 

 

Serving

 

                                      Aces            Serves         Errors                   Serve Pts.

Madie Ronnfeldt             17                204              22                89.2

Brianne Haskell               19                217              17                92.2

Tessie Collins                 25                250              35                86.0

Abby Peterson                2                  26              1                96.2

Mickayla Peterson           5                100              4                96.0

Kelly Wakeley                 31                326              11                96.6

Lexie Bacon                    31                185              26                85.9

Darcey Simonsen            27                251              40                90.0

Season Totals               157             1559           156             90.0

 

Blocking

 

Total Blocks                   Block Errors

Madie Ronnfeldt             44                         44

Brianne Haskell               17                `        9

Tessie Collins                 51                         45

Abby Peterson                0                           2

Mickayla Petersen            27                         30

Kelly Wakeley                 11                         6

Darcey Simonsen            23                         21

Season Totals               173                       160

 

 

Digging

                                      Sets Played           Digs            Digs/Match

Madie Ronnfeldt             85                         113              3.6

Brianne Haskell               85                         408              13.2

Tessie Collins                 85                         75               2.4

Abby Peterson                85                         205              6.6

Victoria Maslonka           81                         228              7.9

Mickayla Petersen           77                         89               3.3

Sophia Henneman           2                            0               0.0

Kelly Wakeley                 85                         352              11.4

Destanie French              1                            0               0.0

Lexie Bacon                    65                         183              6.5

Darcey Simonsen            78                         389              13.4

Season Totals               85                         2042           65.9

 

Ball Handling

                                      Assists        BH Attempts         BH Errors

Madie Ronnfeldt             7                 41                         3

Brianne Haskell               5                 46                         4

Tessie Collins                 3                 17                         2

Abby Peterson                0                 27                         0

Victoria Maslonka           0                 8                          1

Mickayla Petersen           46                278                       6

Kelly Wakeley                 4                 31                         1

Lexie Bacon                    199              958                        24

Darcey Simonsen            384              1892                      56

Season Totals               648             3298                     97

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Lady Cougars Have Close Competitive Matches

September 25, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Cougar Volleyball played some very competitive games this past week. Oakland-Craig hosted a tri-angular meet with the Cougars and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy family.  All the matches went three sets as they teams were equally skilled.  Unfortunately, Northeast ended up losing both of the EHC contests.  (7-4) H/LHF won the final two sets after Northeast took the  first game 29-27.  All three sets were close as Oakland-Craig took their match 2-1.  The (5-3) Lady Knights took set one 26-24.  LDNE had a 25-23 win in the next game.  The tie breaker went to O-C 25-22.

 

H/LHF             27        25        25

LDNE              29        16        22

 

Madie R  2  3  3 3,  Brianne H  9  0 0  9,  Tessie C  1  1  2  0,  Abby P  0  0  0  8,  Victoria M 0  0  0  8,  Mickayla P  3  0  1  4,  Kelly W  9  1  0  9,  Darcey S  8  5  0  11.  Set Assists: Darcey 20,  Mickayla 2,

 

LDNE              24        25        22

O-C                 26        23        25

 

Madie  4  2  3  2,  Brianne  8  1  0  12,  Tessie  4  2  0  0,  Abby  0  0  0  7,  Victoria 0  0  0  12,  Mickayla  3  0  3  5,  Kelly  5  3  0  13,  Lexie  1 0  0  1,  Darcey  2,  2  1  9.  Set Assists:  Darcey  20,  Lexie 2.

 

 

Fort Calhoun    20        15

LDNE              25        25

 

Madie 0  0  0  3,  Brianne  7  2  0  11,  Tessie  1  0  1  3,  Abby  0  0  0  6,  Victoria  0  90  0  16,  Mickayla  2  1  0  3,  Kelly  6  0  0  12,  Lexie  0  1  0  0,  Darcey  0  1  2  6. Set
Assists:  Darcey  12

 

LDNE              25        25

T-H                  19        127

 

Madie  1  1  1  2,  Brianne  10  1  1  6,  Tessie  1  2  3  2,  Abby  0  0  0  2,  Victoria  0  0  0  4,  Mickayla  5  0  0  0,

 

Kelly  7  0  0  9,  Lexie  0  0  0  0,  Darcey  2  1  0  7.  Set Assists:  Darcey 15,,Lexie  3.

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Lady Cougars Have Busy Week

September 18, 2014 Leave a comment


It was a busy week for Cougar volleyball with 6 matches during the week.  The Cougars won two matches and lost four.  Their season record stands at 2-5.

 

On Tuesday, Northeast hosted Clarkson-Leigh in an East husker Conference match. It was a Black Out Night as the Cougar faithful were clad in black as they cheered on their team.

 

The team came out full of energy and jumped to a 5-0 lead.  Darcey Simonsen served up two aces and Kelly Wakeley added a kill.  After a side out Kelly Wakeley served four more points to boost the lead to 10-2.

 

The team rode their emotional opening to a 17-8 lead as Brianne Haskell tallied 2 kills and an ace and Madie Ronnfeldt and Mickayla Petersen scored kills.  Momentum made quick switch with the Patriot scoring seven of the next eight points and closing to within 19-15.

 

The team regrouped and closed out the win.  Mickayla Petersen came up big during Darcey Simonsen’s turn to serve.  The junior front liner had a key kill and block as Northeast added five points  After a side out Kelly Wakeley served up the winning point with the help of a kill by Tessie Collins.

 

The second game hard a slower start for the Cougars.  The score stood at five points apiece before the Cougars ran off four straight points. Brianne Haskell got aside out point with a kill and then served up three points with the help of kills by Madie Ronnfeldt and Kelly Wakeley.

 

After both teams sided out, The Cougars got on a roll and jumped out to a 17-8 lead.  Mickayla Petersen had two kills during the rally.  The Patriots were not going to go down easy and scored the next five points.  Northeast got some breathing room as Tessie Collins had two aces to get LDNE to 21 points.

 

The teams each sided out on the next four serves.  Tessie Collins’s kill gave Northeast their 25th point for a 25-17 win.

 

Clarkson/Leigh got a fast start in game three.  They ran off five straight for a 5-2 lead.  By mid-set they had a 17-10 lead.  The Cougars started a rally by out scoring the Patriots 6 to 2.   Two service errors by C/L teamed with a block by Brianne Haskell, a kill by Darcey Simonsen, and an ace by Mickayla Petersen were keys in turning the tide as Northeast pulled to within three points, 19-16.

 

Clarkson/Leigh maintained their three point advantage and reached game point with a 24-21 lead.  A side out made it 24-22.  Brianne Haskell got a kill and the Patriots hit into the net tying  the score at 24.  The score remained tied with each team slamming a kill, Mickayla Peterson’s gave Northeast a game point situation, but C/L tied it at 25.  A block on Clarkson’s serve set the winning points. Madie Ronnfeldt faked a set and stroked a kill for the match winner.

“I told the team that I am only in my twenties, but I getting gray hairs with games like that,” joked Coach Hathaway.  She said, I was really happy with their play.  They really hustled and a great start to the match.”

 

C/L                  16        17        25

LDNE              25        25        27

 

Madie R  4  0  3  1,   Brianne H 7  0  1  11,   Tessie C  2  2  1  4,  Abby P  0  0  0  6,  Victoria M  0  0  0  10,  Mickayla  7  0  2  5,  Kelly W  6  0  14  1,  Darcey S  1  1  1  20. Set   Assists:  Darcey S   18  Mickayla P  2  Kelly W  1  Tessie C 1.

 

 

The Cougars went 1-4 at the Wakefield Tournament.  In Pool Play they had one win and two losses.  In medal play Northeast went winless in two matches.

 

On Thursday,  they had a 2-1 win over (5-6) Lutheran High Northeast.  Their other match was a 2-0 loss to (7-3) Wakefield.

 

The Cougars finished pool play with a 2-0 loss to (4-8) Winside.  Their other Saturday matches resulted in a 2-0 loss to (3-8) Hartington Cedar Catholic and (2-5) Laurel-Concord.

 

Wakefield         25        25

LDNE              16        15

 

Madie R 0  0  1 1,  Brianne H  3  0  0 6,  Tessie C 2  0  3  2,  Abby P 0  0  0  5,  Victoria M  0  0  0  6,  Mickayla P  2  0  1  2,  Kelly W  5  0 2  3,  Darcey S  2  1  0  9.

Set Assists:  Dasrcey 7  Mickayla 1

 

 

LHNE              18        25        15

LDNE             25        16        25

 

Madie 3  0  0  3,  Brianne  12  1  0  10,  Tessie   3  2  1  1,   Abby  0  0  0 10,  Victoria  0  0  0  5,  Mickayla 3  0  0 3,  Kelly  5  0  0  18,  Darcey 2  1  0  16.

Set Assists:  Darcey  19  Mickayla 1  Madie 1

 

Winside            25        25

LDNE              23        20

 

Madie  4  0  0  0,  Brianne  10  0  1  7,  Tessie  5  1  2  1,  Abby  0  0  0  13,  Mickayla 3  1  0  10,  Kelly  4  0  1  12,  Lexie  0  0 00 7.      Set Assists:  Lexie 18    Mickayla 1 Madie 1.

 

HCC                25        25

LDNE              14        22

Madie 2  1  0  2,  Brianne 3  0  1  5,  Tessie   0  0  0  0,  Abby  0 0  0 4,  Victoria  0  0  0  6,  Mickayla  4  1  0  10,  Kelly  6  0  0  10,  Darcey  1  0  0  9.

Set assists:  Darcey 10,   Lexie 1  Madie 1.

 

L-C                  25        27

LDNE              18        25

 

Madie 2  1  2  1,  Brianne  8  1  0  6,  Tessie  0  0  1  2,  Abby  0  0  0  13,  Mickayla 4  1  0  4,  Kelly  5   1  0  7,  Lexie  1  1  0  11.

Set  assists:  Lexie  8.

Kelly Wakeley sends the ball back to Clarkson Leigh. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

Kelly Wakeley sends the ball back to Clarkson Leigh. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

Brianne Haskell readies herself for the ball as Abby Peterson is ready to help. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

Brianne Haskell readies herself for the ball during the Wakefield tournament as Abby Peterson is ready to help. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

Darcey Simonsen sets the ball up for Maddie Ronnfeldt during the Clarkson Leigh match. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

Darcey Simonsen sets the ball up for Maddie Ronnfeldt during the Clarkson Leigh match. Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen.

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Petersen S&W’s Player of the Game

September 10, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Northeast volleyball opened on the road at West Point-Beemer.  The Cadets took the match by the score of 3-1.  WP-B opened with 25-20 wins in the first two sets.  Northeast countered with a 25-16 game.  In the final set the Cougars had an early lead before the Cades out scored them 15 to 4 on the way to a 25-17 win.

 

“West Point has a good team and we hung with them,” said Coach Angela Hathaway.  “This is as good as I have seen the girls play a first match.  The whole team were aggressive and worked well together.”

 

When asked about the win in the third game, the coach said, “We came out of the huddle with the mindset that we were not going to quit.   We served well and jumped out to a big lead.  We saw what we could do.”

 

Darcey Simonsen started the team off with 4 service points.  Kelly Wakeley followed up after a side out with 7 more points.  The Cougars had a 12-1 lead.   Wakeley had 2 ace serves in the rally.

 

The team continued to have a ten point lead throughout the match.  They got stuck on 22 points as WP-B  ran off five straight points before Madie Ronnfeldt scored a kill. Mickayla Petersen served out for the win.

 

In the final game, the Cougars got a 3-1 lead as Kelly Wakeley served.  Brianne Haskell came up with a key block and kill to keep Northeast up 5-3.  The teams traded points before the Cadets ran off four straight to take the lead, 9-8.  The momentum shifted as the host team out scored Northeast 11-3 to build a 20-11 advantage on the way to a 25-17 win.

 

The Coach chose Kelly Wakeley as the MaxPreps player of the Match.  “The whole team played well, but she stood out with her aggressive play at the net and serving,”  said the coach.  She had nine kills and two aces along with nine digs.

 

KTIC radio covered the match and they chose Mickayla Petersen as S&W’s player of the game.  Mickayla had 6 kills, 7 assists, and 1 block.

 

The Cougars host Clarkson/Leigh on September 9 for first of only three home matches. It will Blackout  Night as they face a young Patriot team which has a which has lost their first two contests by lopsided scores.

 

Thursday,  September  11, the team will be at Wakefield for the first night of a two day event.  Wakefield and Lutheran High NE will be  their pool opponents.

 

LDNE              20        20        25        17

WP-B              25        25        16        25

 

LDNE Stats:   (K  A  B  D)   Madie Ronnfeldt  5  0  4  2,  Brianne Haskell  14  0  3  8, Tessie Collins  5  1  3 0,  Abby Peterson 0  0  0  2,  Mickayla Petersen  6  0  1 0,  Kelly Wakeley  9  2  1 9,  Victoria Maslonka 0  0  0  7,  Lexie Bacon 0 0 0 0,  Darcey Simonsen 0 1 0 5.  Set Assists:  Simonsen 25,  Petersen 7,  Collins 1,  Bacon 1

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