Aurora & St Paul advance to C1-8 Sub VB Final

The favorites advanced to the C1-8 Sub-district Volleyball final. Top seed Aurora dominated the first two sets and rallied in the third to eliminate Broken Bow 3-0. The Huskies trailed 20-14 in the third before scoring the final 11 points. Kaitlyn Staehr led the Huskies with 20 kills. Grace Wieseler added 10. Paisley Bartek had five blocks. Baya Chamness topped the defensive with 22 digs and 20 serve receptions. Hailey Hoff provided 38 set assists and served the final 10 points of the match. 

Coach Michaela Perry spoke after the match on 97.3 the Wolf. 

Broken Bow (12-18) 12 12 20
Aurora (24-10)          25 25 25

Second seed St. Paul overcame a slow start for a four-set win over O'Neill. The Wildcats dropped the opener, but took the last three.  Aubree Fitzgerald, Peipyr Klinginsmith and Ariel Wells all hit double digits in kills. 

Coach Matt Koehn-Fairbanks provided his perspective on Country 96.

O'Neill (17-14) 25  16  22  23
St. Paul (20-12) 18  25  25  25

Aurora and St. Paul meet for the Sub-district title at 5pm at the Aurora Middle School Complex. The Huskies downed the Wildcats at the Gothenburg Invitational earlier in the fall.

Listen for the Aurora perspective on 97.3 the Wolf. Wildcat fans can listen to Country 96.