Class 1A, Region 6: Timberwolves, Viqueens advance to regional semifinals

Southwest Valley advanced to the Class 1A, Region 6 semifinals with a 25-9, 25-12, 25-17 sweep of Lamoni last Wednesday in Corning.
The No. 13 ranked Timberwolves (29-3) were sharp on their attack in the win, notching 40 kills on .323 hitting. They were led by Ray Helvie’s 16 kills on 20 attempts. Mackenzie Fast added eight kills and Katey Lillie added six.
“Lamoni picked up balls well from our outside hitters tonight but our middles stepped up and took control,” said Southwest Valley coach Lisa Sparks. “It is neat to see all our hitters taking turns each night with the team high. We have options and that creates a great offense.”
Morgan Shuler paced the offense with 34 set assists.
Marley Gray and Fast led the way defensively with 13 digs a piece. 
“Our defense is working hard at reading and anticipating the ball,” Sparks said. “We are scrappy and are ready to be aggressive each time we get an attempt.”
With the win, the Timberwolves advanced to face Stanton in Monday’s regional semifinals in Stanton. Results of that match will appear in the next edition of The Red Oak Express.

Stanton 25-25-25
Lenox 19-14-23
Lauren Johnson knocked down a game-high 23 kills for Stanton in a 25-19, 25-14, 25-23 sweep of Lenox in the Class 1A, Region 6 quarterfinals last Wednesday.
The Viqueens (20-18) hit at a red hot .303 efficiency with 42 kills in the win to advance.
Johnson added 11 digs and an ace on her big night.
Kyla Hart paced the Viqueen offense with 24 set assists. She also added six kills and two aces.
Addy Gettler paced the defense with 12 digs.
Sadie Cox had 14 kills to lead Lenox.

Southwest Valley 25-25-25,
Diagonal 8-11-11
Southwest Valley swept to a 25-8, 25-11, 25-11 victory over Diagonal in Class 1A, Region 6 postseason opening round action last Monday in Corning.
“The seniors were all able to get some playing time in tonight and see some good touches,” said Southwest Valley head coach Lisa Sparks. “We are now on an 18 win streak and ready to play more volleyball.”
Katey Lillie had a team high eight kills and 10 digs to lead the Timberwolves.
Ray Helvie added six kills and Marley Gray and Maddie Bevington had four kills apiece.
Morgan Shuler keyed the offense with 23 set assists.

Stanton 25-25-25,
Orient-Macksburg 6-7-7
Stanton collected 37 kills as a team in a 25-6, 25-7, 25-7 victory over Orient-Macksburg in Class 1A, Region 6 first round action last Monday.
Lauren Johnson led the Viqueens with 18 kills. She also added 10 digs.
Kyla Hart dished up 29 set assists to go with six kills.
Emma Boswell led Orient-Macksburg with four kills.