Category Archives: Volleyball

The Lady Hawks will take on Leyton in Bayard at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 7th.

The Lady Hawks travelled to Hemingford Tuesday night for their volleyball Parent’s Night, but did not come in ready to play. The Lady Bobcats started off hot and won the first two sets, with scores of 25-18 and 25-15. The Hawks fought back and won the third set, 25-11, but couldn’t keep the momentum going and lost 25-20 in the fourth set.

The leading scorer for the Lady Hawks was Steph Tlustos, with 10 points and 2 aces. She was closely followed by Kate Roberts, who scored 9 points and 4 aces. Freshman Sydney Tlustos scored a total of 7 points, with one ace serve in the mix, and Cydney Jancik scored 6 points with 2 aces. Whitney and Jesse Heiting each scored 5 points and 1 ace for Hay Springs. Whitney Heiting had 11 killer hits for the Hawks, and Kate Roberts was right behind her with 10 kills. Steph Tlustos contributed 8 kills for the Hawks. The leading digger was Cydney Jancik, with 11, followed by Kate Roberts with 8 digs. Katrena Ryan also had 4 digs and Whitney Heiting had 3. Jesse Heiting set up 14 assists for her hitters, and Steph Tlustos had 9. Cydney Jancik and Whitney Heiting also had 1 assist each. The Hawk blockers for the night were Kate Roberts and Whitney Heiting, with 1 block each.

On Saturday, October 12, the Lady Hawks made a long road trip to Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, to compete in a double triangular. The other participating competitors were the Banner County Wildcats, the Leyton Warriors, and the Pine Bluffs Hornets.

The Lady Hawks’ first match of the day was against the Leyton Warriors. The Warriors jumped out to a quick lead and held on for the win in the first set, winning 25-11. The second set of the game was very close, with both of the teams exchanging points back and forth until Leyton was able to close the deal and win the second set, 25-22. For the Lady Hawks, Cydney Jancik had 2 aces, 4 service points, 3 kills, and 4 digs. Whitney Heiting added 5 digs and 2 aces, and Steph Tlustos had 4 digs, 3 kills and 4 assists.

The Lady Hawks’ next game was against the Lady Wildcats of Banner County in the final game of the day. The Hawks were able to win easily in straight sets, with the scores of 25-15 and 25-13. Whitney Heiting had 5 aces and 5 service points for the Lady Hawks, along with 3 kills and 4 digs. Kate Roberts had 6 kills, 3 aces, and an assist, while Steph Tlustos added 3 aces, 5 points, 7 assists and 4 kills.

The Lady Hawks suffered a tough loss on their Homecoming night, losing to Crawford for the first time of the season. Although the Hawk girls have beaten the Rams twice before this year, they could not manage to pull through on Thursday night. The game went 5 sets; the Hawks winning the first and third sets with scores of 25-19 and 25-22. Crawford won the second, fourth, and final sets with scores of 25-11, 25-22, and 15-9.

Steph Tlustos and Cydney Jancik led the Lady Hawks with 11 points each, followed by Whitney Heiting with 8 points, and Sydney Tlustos with 7.  Cydney Jancik also headed off the ace serves, followed by the Tlustos sisters, senior Steph and freshman Sydney, with 7 aces each. Steph Tlustos was the big hitter of the night, scoring 9 kills against the Lady Rams. She was flanked by Whitney Heiting with 7 kills, and Cydney Jancik with 6. The Hay Springs’ girls dug up quite a few Crawford balls; Whitney Heiting leading the team’s digs with 7, trailed by Kate Roberts and Katrena Ryan with 5 digs a piece, and Steph Tlustos and Cydney Jancik, each with 4.  The high blocker for the Hawks was Kate Roberts with 4 blocks against the Rams. Whitney Heiting and Jen Scherbarth each added 2 blocks against their opponents. The senior setters racked up the assists; Steph Tlustos leading with 14 and Jesse Heiting following right behind with 10.

At the end of the night, the Hay Springs Lady Hawks left the gym with a winning record of 11-9. The Hawks play next in Sioux County, for Panhandle Conference. The other teams in the Conference are Morrill, Crawford, Hemingford, Sioux County, and Edgemont.

Game from 10/7 has been rescheduled for 10/14. Start time 6:30 pm in Gordon.  Leave time 5pm.

On Saturday, September 21, the Lady Hawks traveled to the Hemingford Tournament. The Lady Hawks faced off against the Hyannis Longhorns in the third game of the day, starting off pool play. The Lady Hawks came out ready to play in the first set, and won 26-24. However, the Lady Hawks lost some fire and couldn’t finish the game, dropping the last two sets 10-25 and 18-25. Whitney Heiting had 5 kills, 2 blocks, and 3 aces for the Lady Hawks. Jesse Heiting had 12 assists and 3 aces. Steph Tlustos had 3 aces, 2 kills, and 9 assists, and Kate Roberts added 6 blocks.

After a one-game wait, the Lady Hawks went up against the Sioux County Warriors in their second game of pool play, and came out on top after three sets. The Warriors took the first set, with a score of 21-25, and the Lady Hawks won the next two sets, 25-23, and 25-20. For the Lady Hawks, Steph Tlustos had 6 aces, 9 points, 4 kills, and 8 assists. Whitney Heiting had 5 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces, and 8 service points. Jesse Heiting added 9 assists and 5 aces. Kate Roberts added 3 blocks.

Later in the day, the Lady Hawks played against the Morrill Lions in the third-place game. They swept by Morrill in two sets, winning 25-19, and 25-18. Whitney Heiting led the way with 7 kills, 3 aces, 6 points, and 5 digs. Cydney Jancik had 5 kills, 8 digs, and 4 aces. Steph Tlustos has 6 assists and 4 digs.

The Lady Hawks are back in action Thursday, and are hosting Mitchell and Leyton in a triangular. They play Mitchell first at 2:30. The Lady Hawks are also traveling to the Crawford Quad this Saturday, where they face off against Banner County at 9 a.m., the first game of the day.

The Hay Springs volleyball team took on 11 sets within 24 hours this weekend, starting with a win against the Edgemont Moguls on the evening of Friday the 13^th. The game was a nail biter; it went to 5 sets! The Hawks came out strong in the first two sets, with scores of 25-16 and 25-22, but couldn’t keep it together for the third and fourth, when they were outscored 20-25 and 13-25.  The final set was won by Hay Springs with a score of 17-15. Leading the Lady Hawks in points was Kate Roberts with 13, who also served 7 aces. Jesse Heiting, Whitney Heiting, and Cydney Jancik each contributed 8 points to the game. Whitney also contributed 5 aces and 13 kills, while Jesse had 3 aces and 16 assists. Cydney served 4 aces and had 6 kills and 5 digs. Stephanie Tlustos also had 16 assists and hammered down 7 kills in the Edgemont game.

The volleyball girls woke up bright and early the next morning to play St. Paul, a C1 school at the Gordon Tournament.  The Lady Hawks were defeated by St. Paul 8-25 and 11-25, and the leading stats were held by Whitney Heiting and Jesse Heiting, who each contributed 2 points to the sets and Kate Roberts, who put down 2 kills.

Shortly after, the Hawks took on the Rams from Crawford and defeated them without trouble in 2 sets. Stephanie Tlustos led the varsity girls with 12 points and 13 aces, followed closely by Kate Roberts with 11 points, 4 aces and 4 blocks. Jesse Heiting commanded the assists with 5, and also contributed 3 kills. Whitney Heiting likewise had 3 kills, along with 9 points and 6 ace serves and Cydney Jancik contributed 10 digs to the Crawford game. After the high from defeating Crawford, the defeat by the Hemingford Bobcats was a buzz-kill with scores of 17-25 and 21-25. The leading scorer for Hay Springs was Jen Scherbarth, with 6 points. Following behind with 4 points was Kate Roberts, who also added 2 aces, 4 kills, 3 digs, and 2 blocks. Steph Tlustos had 4 kills as well, along with 8 assists.

The Lady Hawks came into the tournament with a record of 4-0 and left with a record of 5-2. The Hawks are scheduled to compete in the Hemingford Tournament on Saturday, September 21.