Paullina, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – The Class 1A Region 2 Quarterfinals were brought to you from Paullina Wednesday night on News Radio 102.5 and AM 1240 KICD. The #4 seed South O’Brien was coming off of a 3-0 sweep of #13 seed GTRA in the first round and welcomed War Eagle Conference foe, #12 seed Trinity Christian of Hull to town who upended the #5 seed Harris-Lake Park on Monday. It was the 3rd time the two teams have squared of this season.
Some early violations in the first set by Trinity Christian spotted the Wolverines some points. South O’Brien went on a long run through the middle of the set with Greta Hustedt on the serve, who picked up what would be one of many aces for the Wolverines over the course of the evening. Reagan Plagge racked up four aces in set 1 alone, and South O’Brien won 25-13.
Early in set 2, Tori Schueller was really strong at the net for the Wolverines, picking up a block and three kills in the set. The Wolverines built up a 4-point lead, but the Tigers came back to get the set within 1 at 12-11. Reagan Plagge got back on the serve though and helped power a 4-point run of their own. South O’Brien came away with the 25-18 win in Set 2.
In the 3rd set, Tori Schueller would rack up 3 aces in a row, forcing a Trinity Christian timeout. The Wolverine Senior added two more aces in the same serving run that brought the set from tied at 8, to a 16-8 lead for South O’Brien. despite some comeback attempts by the Tigers, South O’Brien cruised to a 25-16 win in the set, taking the match 3 sets to nothing.
Trinity Christian of Hull’s season comes to an end with a 10-14 overall record. The Tigers went 5-6 in the War Eagle Conference where they took 8th.
South O’Brien improves to 15-7 overall and advance in the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament to the Semifinals where they will face off with top-seeded Boyden-Hull. We will bring you coverage of that match in Hull on Monday, October 26th through News Radio 102.5 and AM 1240 KICD. The winner advances to the Regional Championship at a to-be-determined neutral site on October 28th against either the #2 seed Saint Ansgar or the #6 seed St. Edmond of Fort Dodge.
