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The Rocket volleyball team reacts to their victory over LA/E/M in the Region 4 championship game on Wed., Nov. 9. (l to r) Kaiya O'Connor, Ava Peterson, Madisen Myhre, Kelsie Belquist, Kyria Dockter and Lucy Meier.
Kelsie Belquist spiked the volleyball into the hands of North Prairie blocker, Elizabeth Smith. Belquist set her personal record of kills per match during the game against the Cougars, where she scored 40 kills.
Hip, Hip, HOORAY! The New Rockford-Sheyenne student section was filled with students not only from NR-S, but also from Nelson County. Fans like Bennett Meier jumped for joy after the Rockets took down the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich Cardinals in the first set. The NR-S students donned their best red, white and blue gear, and some even showed up in "jorts." Right, Meier brothers?
After receiving her first kill of the night against North Prairie, Ava Peterson was ecstatic. The Rocket setter had three kills against the Cougars.
New Rockford-Sheyenne head coach, Sara Myhre, was presented with the Region 4 Volleyball Coach of the Year award. Congratulations Coach Myhre!
Kaiya O'Connor digs up a serve during the quarterfinal game against Nelson County. O'Connor scored a total of eight digs on Monday night.
New Rockford-Sheyenne junior, Lucy Meier, embraces her father, Preston, after the semifinal game against the North Prairie Cougars.
The 2022 All Region 4 Team. Back row (l to r): Lanehya Malnourie, Jorie Ahlberg, Aubrey Kenner, Jaylen Anderson, Payton Harpestad, Elle Nicholas, Madisen Myhre, Cora Badding, Jaya Henderson; Front row: Brandi Lippert, Krista Lippert, Madison Samuelson, Lidia Motl, Carmen Elick, Kaiya O'Connor, Kelsie Belquist, Jalynn Swanson, Halle Jabs. Not pictured: Larissa Arnold and Emma Dockter.
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets made NR-S school history at the 3-day Region 4 Volleyball Tournament. Not only did they make it to the championship round, but they defeated Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich to be named Region 4 Champions. The varsity team is pictured above: Back row (from l to r): Assistant coach Kayahna Hopfauf, head coach Sara Myhre, Lora Wobbema, Ava Peterson, Kaiya O'Connor, Kelsie Belquist, Madisen Myhre, Kyria Dockter, Lucy Meier, Addysen Fandrich, assistant coach Dale Peaslee, assistant coach Mindy Meier; Front row: Emmie Belquist, Alivia Yri, Ava Bullinger and Logan Cudworth.
Tournament time. These are the games that really matter during the volleyball season.
New Rockford-Sheyenne entered the Region 4 tournament as the No. 2 seed in the bracket, just behind the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich Cardinals.
After receiving a first round bye, the Rockets were set to play the Nelson County Chargers in the quarterfinals round.
The Rockets breezed past the Chargers in the first set 25-11. Sets two and three weren't as breezy.
The Chargers began to fight back in the second set, but were only able to secure 16 points before the Rockets got to 25.
The third set brought many hitting and passing errors for the Rockets, which aided in many points for the Chargers. Halfway through the third set, the Chargers even had a 2-point lead over the Rockets.
But the Chargers didn't have enough momentum to beat the Rockets. The Chargers were defeated 25-22 and dropped out of the Region 4 Tournament. Here's a short recap of day 1 of the Region 4 Tournament.
The LA/E/M Cardinals swept the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Lady Indians 3-0 (25-3, 25-7, 25-10), to move on to the semifinals.
Game 4 included the North Star Bearcats and the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. The Bearcats conquered the Hornets in three (25-18, 25-19, 25-15), to move on to play the Cardinals in the semifinals round. During the second set of this match, North Star middle hitter Payton Harpestad hit her 500th kill. Congrats Payton!
The final game of the night was between the North Prairie Cougars and the Benson County Wildcats. The Cougars clawed their way past the Wildcats (25-9, 25-14, 25-14) to earn a chance in the semifinals against the Rockets. 1,000 digs were major for two athletes during this matchup. Jaylen Anderson from Benson County and Rylee Hanlan from North Prairie each secured their 1,000th dig. Congratulations to Jaylen and Rylee!
Region 4 Volleyball tournament day two. Only four teams left in the semifinals: New Rockford-Sheyenne, North Prairie, North Star and Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich.
To kick off night two the LA/E/M Cardinals and the North Star Bearcats battled it out. The Cardinals overcame the Bearcats 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-17), earning a chance at the region championship match.
The second and final match of the night included the NR-S Rockets and the North Prairie Cougars. This matchup kept fans on their toes.
The Cougars capsized on the Rockets in the first set, taking a 25-22 win. But never fear, the Rockets bounced back and took the Cougars down 25-14 in the second set.
The Rockets and Cougars were all tied up.
Set three landed in the Rockets favor yet again, with a 25-22 win. The Cougars came crawling back in the fourth set to take the Rockets down 25-23.
All tied up once more, the teams settled in for the fifth and final set of the evening.
The Rockets and Cougars rallied point-by-point in this set. A tip to the front corner by Lora Wobbema concluded the match. The Rockets defeated the Cougars 15-12, earning their first ever chance at the championship round.
Kelsie Belquist and Ava Peterson each set personal match records. Belquist scored a total of 40 kills against the Cougars and Peterson scored 55 assists. Congrats Kelsie and Ava!
With impending weather, the Region 4 Tourney games were pushed ahead to Wednesday, Nov. 9, starting at 4 p.m.
The consolation game included the North Prairie Cougars and the North Star Bearcats, where the Bearcats conquered, taking down the Cougars 3-2 (25-23, 11-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12). The Bearcats received third place and the Cougars received fourth place. Congrats to both.
Championship time. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich made it back to the championship round for the eighth consecutive time, whereas this was New Rockford-Sheyenne's first time ever in history.
The game started off slowly for the Rockets, with minor errors coming from the passers. But this wasn't how the Rockets came to play.
After the jitters of playing in the championship round faded, the Rockets played their best game of the season. Belquist went kill for kill against LA/E/M middle hitter Cora Badding.
A key player for the Rockets was NR-S junior, Lora Wobbema. From kills to blocks, Wobbema was there and she wasn't leaving anytime soon.
Nearly 90 percent of the Cardinals serves were spot-served to NR-S sophomore, Kaiya O'Connor. Although some passes weren't easy, O'Connor was found diving after each and every one.
The first set ended with a huge double block on Badding from Lucy Meier and Peterson. The Rockets took set one 25-23. This set the momentum for not only the Rockets players, but also the Rocket fans.
Set two was a different story for the Rockets. Although they kept up with the Cardinals, they were unable to win. LA/E/M defeated the Rockets 25-19 in the second set, but this set loss didn't seem to affect the Rockets.
NR-S came back swinging in the third set, with big kills yet again from Belquist and Wobbema. With each kill, the gym was filled with cheers from not only NR-S fans, but also Nelson County fans.
The Rockets pulled away with a 25-22 win in the third set, to lead the Cardinals 2-1. Will they win the next set and become the Region 4 champs? Or will they lose and play into set five?
Did you guess the first one? If so, reader, you were very correct.
The Rockets capsized the Cardinals in the fourth set, with a big kill coming from Meier.
Rocket players and fans stormed the court as they won their first Region 4 championship game. Fans were filled with excitement, and some were even crying tears of joy.
New Rockford-Sheyenne will compete in their first ever Class B State Volleyball Tournament on November 17-19. Shocking, right?
This team and the coaches have gone through a lot this season, with many rotation and position changes.
After the championship game ended, awards were given out.
The announcer started off with the All Region 4 Team. The 2022 All Region 4 team consists of Jaylen Anderson and Aubrey Kenner, Benson County; Lanehya Malnourie, Four Winds/Minnewaukan; Emma Dockter and Larissa Arnold, Harvey/Wells County; Cora Badding, Jaya Henderson, Jalynn Swanson and Halle Jabs, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich; Krista Lippert and Brandi Lippert, Nelson County; Madisen Myhre, Kelsie Belquist and Kaiya O'Connor, New Rockford-Sheyenne; Carmen Elick, Lidia Motl and Madison Samuelson, North Prairie; Jorie Ahlberg, Payton Harpestad and Elle Nicholas, North Star. Congratulations to all!
Next up was the 2022 Senior Athlete of the Year award. This award was presented to Halle Jabs of Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich. Congrats Halle!
NR-S head coach, Sara Myhre, was presented with the 2022 Coach of the Year award. Congrats Sara!
Readers, this final game of the region tournament couldn't have happened without the outpouring support from each and everyone who cheered on the team at the tournament. You all aided in this outstanding win.
Now let's go to state! We hope to see many familiar faces at the Bismarck Event Center on Nov. 17-19!
Class B, Region 4 Volleyball Tournament
Quarterfinals
NR-S 3, Nelson Co. 0
Monday, Nov. 7
at Devils Lake
NR-S: 25 25 25 - 3
Nelson Co.: 11 16 22 - 0
NR-S Individual Stats
Aces: Madisen Myhre 4, Ava Peterson 4, Kyria Dockter 3, Kelsie Belquist 2, Kaiya O'Connor 2.
Assists: Peterson 22, O'Connor 2, Myhre 1.
Blocks: Belquist 1.
Digs: Dockter 11, Belquist 9, O'Connor 8, Myhre 6, Peterson 5, Lucy Meier 2, Lora Wobbema 1.
Kills: Belquist 11, Meier 7, Myhre 3, O'Connor 2, Wobbema 1, Peterson 1.
Nelson County Individual Stats
Aces: Krista Lippert 1, Brandi Lippert 1.
Assists: Nevaeh Huso 11, B. Lippert 3, Rylan Parsley 1.
Blocks: Sydnee Johnston 6, B. Lippert 3, Parsley 2, Huso 1.
Digs: Brooke Watkins 10, Parsley 10, Huso 6, K. Lippert 5, Riley Lippert 1.
Kills: B. Lippert 4, Johnston 4, Parsley 2, Watkins 2, K. Lippert 2, Huso 1.
Class B, Region 4 Volleyball Tournament
Semifinals
NR-S 3, North Prairie 2
Tuesday, Nov. 8
at Devils Lake
NR-S: 22 25 25 23 15 - 3
NP: 25 14 22 25 12 - 2
NR-S Individual Stats
Aces: Myhre 2, Dockter 1, Peterson 1, O'Connor 1.
Assists: Peterson 55, Myhre 4, Meier 2, Belquist 2, O'Connor 1.
Blocks: Myhre 5, Wobbema 4, Meier 2, Peterson 1.
Digs: Dockter 42, O'Connor 34, Belquist 24, Myhre 19, Peterson 14, Meier 10.
Kills: Belquist 40, Meier 10, Myhre 5, O'Connor 5, Wobbema 4, Peterson 3.
North Prairie Individual Stats
Stats unavailable at press time.
Class B, Region 4 Volleyball Tournament
Championship
NR-S 3, LA/E/M 1
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at Devils Lake
NR-S: 25 19 25 25 - 3
LA/E/M: 23 25 22 19 - 1
NR-S Individual Stats
Aces: Peterson 4, Dockter 2, Meier 2, O'Connor 2.
Assists: Peterson 34, Belquist 3, Meier 3, O'Connor 3, Myhre 1, Dockter 1, Wobbema 1.
Blocks: Myhre 4, Meier 3, Wobbema 3, Peterson 2, Belquist 1.
Digs: Belquist 31, O'Connor 24, Dockter 18, Peterson 16, Meier 9, Myhre 6, Wobbema 2.
Kills: Belquist 24, O'Connor 7, Wobbema 6, Myhre 5, Meier 5, Peterson 1.
LA/E/M individual stats not available as of press time.
