Good Luck Indian Volleyball
The Indians Face ELC and Storm Lake St. Mary's
by Joe Hopkins & Chase Boeve
On Tuesday, September 5, the Pocahontas Area Indians faced off against the Estherville Lincoln Central Midgets. Jocelyn Johnson (SR) led the team with 17 digs and 11 kills. She was 17 for 18 on serving for the night. Leah Aljets(JR) had the highest amount of assists with 15. She also had 2 kills and was 9 for 12 on serving. Jill Vonnahme had 16 digs along with 9 kills and was 16 for 16 on serving. The Indians kept the ranked Midgets close, but fell short of the win in the 5th set falling 17-19.
On Thursday, September 7, the Indians faced off against Storm Lake St. Mary. The Indians dominated the Panthers winning all three sets 25-19, 25-16, and 25-18. Senior Jocelyn Johnson was the star of the night with 11 kills, 13 digs, 1 blocks, 3 aces, and was 11/11 on serving. Leah Aljets (JR) and Delaney Ehn (SO) both combined for all 30 of the Indians assists.
The Indians are now 7-3. They face off West Bend-Mallard this Tuesday and play both the Alta Aurelia Warriors and the Newell-Fonda Mustangs on Thursday in Fonda. The Indians will also be competing in the Fort Dodge Tournament this weekend.
by Joe Hopkins & Chase Boeve
On Tuesday, September 5, the Pocahontas Area Indians faced off against the Estherville Lincoln Central Midgets. Jocelyn Johnson (SR) led the team with 17 digs and 11 kills. She was 17 for 18 on serving for the night. Leah Aljets(JR) had the highest amount of assists with 15. She also had 2 kills and was 9 for 12 on serving. Jill Vonnahme had 16 digs along with 9 kills and was 16 for 16 on serving. The Indians kept the ranked Midgets close, but fell short of the win in the 5th set falling 17-19.
On Thursday, September 7, the Indians faced off against Storm Lake St. Mary. The Indians dominated the Panthers winning all three sets 25-19, 25-16, and 25-18. Senior Jocelyn Johnson was the star of the night with 11 kills, 13 digs, 1 blocks, 3 aces, and was 11/11 on serving. Leah Aljets (JR) and Delaney Ehn (SO) both combined for all 30 of the Indians assists.
The Indians are now 7-3. They face off West Bend-Mallard this Tuesday and play both the Alta Aurelia Warriors and the Newell-Fonda Mustangs on Thursday in Fonda. The Indians will also be competing in the Fort Dodge Tournament this weekend.
Indians Go 4-1 at St. Edmond Tournament
by Chase Boeve & Lynette Nesbitt
The Pocahontas Area Indians competed last weekend in the the St. Edmond Volleyball Tournament. They went 4-1 on Saturday. The Indians served off against the Southeast Valley Jaguars. The Indians won the first set 21-15, lost the second 12-21, and took the game in the third set 15-12. Jadyn Peterson (FR) led the Indians serving, going 12-12. The Indians, in total, got 42-45 successful serves. Jocelyn Johnson (SR) led the Indians in kills, with twenty-one. Johnson also had an impressive 15 attack attempts and also 6 digs and 7 serves. Jill Vonnahme, (SR) had a great game with an ace, 6 successful serves, 4 digs, and 5 kills.
The second game the Indians played was a loss. The Indians faced the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears. The Indians started off strong, winning the first game 21-15. In the second set, the Indians lost 19-21. In the tiebreaker, the Indians lost 14-16. Jocelyn Johnson was 14/14 with successful serves and also had 9 kills and 12 digs. Delaney Ehn, (SO) had 11 impressive assists and 8/10 successful serves. Jill Vonnahme had 21 attack attempts and 5 kills.
The Indians bounced back after their loss to the Golden Bears with a 2 set victory over St. Edmond. Leah Aljets (JR) was the star of the game with 12 assists, 4 digs, 2 blocks, and was 2 for 2 on kills. Delany Ehn (SO) was 12/12 on serving with 7 assists and 4 digs.
The Indians won another game against Aplington Parkersburg, starting off 21-16, then 7-21, and lastly, 16-14. Both Leah Aljets and Delaney Ehn got 8/9 serves successfully, 2 of those being aces by Aljets. The Indians had 39/42 succesful serves. The seniors, Jill Vonnahme and Jocelyn Johnson, had 16 and 13 attack attempts. Allison Devereaux (JR) also had 12 attack attempts. Devereaux had 4 kills against The Falcons. Jill Vonnahme also had an impressive 7 digs, and Johnson, nine. The Indians ended up defeating the Falcons.
The Indians lost their first set to the Webster City Lynx, but bounced back, winning both sets to get the victory over the Lynx. The first set went 22-20, the second, 21-18, and the third, 15-12. Senior, Elizabeth Ricke, and Junior, Leah Aljets, were the serving queens of the match. Together they had 23 succesful serves and 8 aces. Also, Jocelyn Johnson went 10/11 for serves. The team's total successful serves were 49/55, including 9 aces. The team had 18 total kills all together, and 15 assists.
The Pocahontas Area Indians increase to 5-1 on the season after the annual St. Edmond tournament. Next week they will face off against the 0-1 Sioux Central Rebels on Tuesday and then the 4-5 East Sac Raiders on Thursday.
by Chase Boeve & Lynette Nesbitt
The Pocahontas Area Indians competed last weekend in the the St. Edmond Volleyball Tournament. They went 4-1 on Saturday. The Indians served off against the Southeast Valley Jaguars. The Indians won the first set 21-15, lost the second 12-21, and took the game in the third set 15-12. Jadyn Peterson (FR) led the Indians serving, going 12-12. The Indians, in total, got 42-45 successful serves. Jocelyn Johnson (SR) led the Indians in kills, with twenty-one. Johnson also had an impressive 15 attack attempts and also 6 digs and 7 serves. Jill Vonnahme, (SR) had a great game with an ace, 6 successful serves, 4 digs, and 5 kills.
The second game the Indians played was a loss. The Indians faced the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears. The Indians started off strong, winning the first game 21-15. In the second set, the Indians lost 19-21. In the tiebreaker, the Indians lost 14-16. Jocelyn Johnson was 14/14 with successful serves and also had 9 kills and 12 digs. Delaney Ehn, (SO) had 11 impressive assists and 8/10 successful serves. Jill Vonnahme had 21 attack attempts and 5 kills.
The Indians bounced back after their loss to the Golden Bears with a 2 set victory over St. Edmond. Leah Aljets (JR) was the star of the game with 12 assists, 4 digs, 2 blocks, and was 2 for 2 on kills. Delany Ehn (SO) was 12/12 on serving with 7 assists and 4 digs.
The Indians won another game against Aplington Parkersburg, starting off 21-16, then 7-21, and lastly, 16-14. Both Leah Aljets and Delaney Ehn got 8/9 serves successfully, 2 of those being aces by Aljets. The Indians had 39/42 succesful serves. The seniors, Jill Vonnahme and Jocelyn Johnson, had 16 and 13 attack attempts. Allison Devereaux (JR) also had 12 attack attempts. Devereaux had 4 kills against The Falcons. Jill Vonnahme also had an impressive 7 digs, and Johnson, nine. The Indians ended up defeating the Falcons.
The Indians lost their first set to the Webster City Lynx, but bounced back, winning both sets to get the victory over the Lynx. The first set went 22-20, the second, 21-18, and the third, 15-12. Senior, Elizabeth Ricke, and Junior, Leah Aljets, were the serving queens of the match. Together they had 23 succesful serves and 8 aces. Also, Jocelyn Johnson went 10/11 for serves. The team's total successful serves were 49/55, including 9 aces. The team had 18 total kills all together, and 15 assists.
The Pocahontas Area Indians increase to 5-1 on the season after the annual St. Edmond tournament. Next week they will face off against the 0-1 Sioux Central Rebels on Tuesday and then the 4-5 East Sac Raiders on Thursday.
Indians Take Care of E-Hawks
by Jace Davidson & Mark Koezen
The Pocahontas Area Indians defeated the Emmetsburg E-Hawks here at Pocahontas last Thursday, winning 3-1. This group of girls worked well together and fought hard to get their win. Allison Devereaux lead the way with 12 kills on 22 attempts. Overall the team served well with a serving efficiency of 91%, with 5 players over 90% serving efficiency. The key for the Indians win was them playing together and putting up 33 assists on the night, led by Leah Aljets and Delaney Ehn. Both ended up with a team high 16 assists. Senior leader, Jocelyn Johnson, did a little bit of everything to make the Indians successful last Thursday night. Johnson was first on the team with digs (5), first with serving efficiency ( 100%), and second with aces (3). As you can see, the girls have had a good start to their season and hope to continue to make their season a success.
by Jace Davidson & Mark Koezen
The Pocahontas Area Indians defeated the Emmetsburg E-Hawks here at Pocahontas last Thursday, winning 3-1. This group of girls worked well together and fought hard to get their win. Allison Devereaux lead the way with 12 kills on 22 attempts. Overall the team served well with a serving efficiency of 91%, with 5 players over 90% serving efficiency. The key for the Indians win was them playing together and putting up 33 assists on the night, led by Leah Aljets and Delaney Ehn. Both ended up with a team high 16 assists. Senior leader, Jocelyn Johnson, did a little bit of everything to make the Indians successful last Thursday night. Johnson was first on the team with digs (5), first with serving efficiency ( 100%), and second with aces (3). As you can see, the girls have had a good start to their season and hope to continue to make their season a success.
