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Titans Toppled: Lady Titans donate proceeds from bake sale to Jacobson family

The Rockets walked away with yet another victory this season.

On Monday, Oct. 24, the Rockets traveled to Cooperstown to take on the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans.

The Rockets decided to switch up their rotation again, with Ava Peterson, Kaiya O'Connor and Madisen Myhre all changing positions; Peterson at setter, O'Connor at outside hitter and Myhre at right side hitter.

The Rockets decided to make this change due to needing another great passer in the back row.

"We need a player that can fly through the air to get those digs, like Kennedy Demester used to, and that's how Kaiya is," said head coach Sara Myhre.

Monday's non-region game was the perfect opportunity for the Rockets to test out this new rotation. Even with a close first set, the Rockets were able to pull away and defeat the Lady Titans 3-0.

Big hits came from both sides of the net; for the Rockets, Kelsie Belquist, and for the Lady Titans, Asia Becherl. Belquist and Becherl took every opportunity to blast the volleyball to the weak points of the floor.

The Rockets had great coverage around the blockers/hitters, earning many digs. Kyria Dockter and Peterson led the team in digs, with 16 and 10, respectively.

This game was the last regular season game for the Lady Titans, as they started district play at Barnes County North on Thursday, Oct. 27. Titans fans recognized all players and honored their seniors for volleyball, cross-country and golf before the start of the varsity game. Congratulations to all of the Griggs-Midkota senior athletes.

And the support for the Jacobson family keeps rolling in.

The Lady Titans also hosted a bake sale, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Jacobson family. The Lady Titans also purchased "Battling with Bailey" shirts and presented a gift to Bailey before the start of the varsity game.

Thank you to the Griggs-Midkota community for supporting this young student-athlete.

Non-Region

Girls' Volleyball

Saturday, Oct. 24

NR-S 3, G-M 0

in Cooperstown

NR-S: 27 25 25 - 3

G-M: 25 5 13 - 0

NR-S Individual Stats

Aces: Kelsie Belquist 2, Lucy Meier 2, Kaiya O'Connor 1, Madisen Myhre 1, Kyria Dockter 1.

Assists: Ava Peterson 31, Belquist 4, O'Connor 2, Lora Wobbema 1, Myhre 1.

Blocks: Peterson 4, Wobbema 3, Meier 3, Myhre 2, Belquist 1.

Digs: Dockter 16, Peterson 10, O'Connor 8, Belquist 7, Myhre 5, Wobbema 2, Meier 1.

Kills: Belquist 24, O'Connor 7, Wobbema 4, Myhre 2, Peterson 1, Meier 1.

B-Squad

NR-S 2, G-M 1

NR-S: 24 25 15 - 2

G-M: 26 17 5 - 1

C-Squad

NR-S 1, G-M 2

NR-S: 11 25 10 - 1

G-M: 25 20 15 - 2