BAXTER – The Class 1A No. 6 North Tama netters executed a conference cakewalk in Baxter on Thursday, Oct. 8, defeating both the hosts and GMG in straight sets.

The Redhawks buttoned up the Bolts (10-10) first, taking the match in 25-12, 25-9, and 25-13. Against the Wolverines (9-22), North Tama was equally dominant, cruising to victory in 25-8, 25-12, and 25-6.

Outside hitters Alaney Sienknecht and Lily Sell led the offense for North Tama, racking up 23 kills apiece across the two matches. Defensive specialist Kaeler Ewoldt had seven kills, setter Isabelle Gropper six, outside hitter Eva Williams five, and rightside hitter Jessica Morrison four. Gropper totaled 49 assists.

On defense, defensive specialist Grace Dvorak led the Redhawks with 19 digs. Dvorak also went 41-for-42 at the service line with six aces. Sienknecht had 11 digs, two blocks plus two aces. Ewoldt had nine digs and two blocks. Defensive specialist Harper Rausch had six digs. Williams totaled five digs, while going 29-for-31 at the service line with 10 aces. Morrison had two blocks.

Heading into this past week, North Tama was 22-13 (6-1) on the season. This Saturday, Oct. 17, the Redhawks were set to compete in the Iowa Star Conference Volleyball Tournament hosted by Janesville before playing a Class 1A Region 6 quarterfinal at home the following Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Redhawks will play the winner of the Don Bosco-Keota opening match.

As of presstime this past Monday, Sienknecht continued to dominate in Class 1A, leading in kills with 359 (No. 10 across all classes), while Gropper was No. 7 in Class 1A in assists (595) and Dvorak was No. 13 in digs (324).