Jamestown sweeps past Minot in WDA quarterfinals

John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun By Katie Ringer Today at 8:40 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? JAMESTOWN — The first day of the West Region volleyball tournament had Jamestown High School head volleyball coach Sara Hegerle a little anxious. "I've been doing this 16 years and that first game is so stressful," JHS head volleyball coach Sara Hegerle said. "We have lost in that first round before and that makes the rest of the tournament so stressful." ADVERTISEMENT After her team's performance on Thursday night, Hegerle can breathe a little easier. Jamestown swept Minot to advance to the semifinal round of the West Region tournament. The Blue Jays are set to play in Friday's second semifinal match against either Minot North or Bismarck Legacy. First serve is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m. at Jerry Meyer Arena. Minot will face the loser of the Minot North and Bismarck Legacy quarterfinal on Friday at 3 p.m. Following Jamestown's last regular season game against Minot, Hegerle said she wanted to see her team come out and play to the Jays' level of talent for the entire match. Since wrapping the regular season on Nov. 3, Hegerle has been working with her squad in practice to fine-tune skills while also trying to keep her team relaxed, calm but focused. "Last week on Wednesday, we came in and our kids were super goofy," Hegerle said. "Goofy is not the best route to take if we want that championship. So I said, this is the last day we warm up like this. "We have practiced every week day since our regular season ended," she said. "This is the time we've been waiting for. They know what they know, we have who we have and now we just have to get out there and do it." The team did it against the Majettes The first set started out with a big surge from the Blue Jays, coming back from a 0-2 deficit lead to take a 10-3 lead. The Majettes came back and strung together a 9-3 run but the Majettes soon ran out of steam. With the help of a scrappy Blue Jay defense, Hannah Attleson was able to get the ball out to Lucy Falk, Claire Marker and Amelia Newman. The Jays' trio of hitters helped the Jays finish out the set on a 12-6 run. Morgan Scott was responsible for scoring the final point of the opening set. ADVERTISEMENT John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun Set No. 2 started a little slower for the Jays — or faster for the Majettes. For the first half of the second frame, Jamestown and Minot were separated by three points or less. Once the Jays scored point No. 18 on a kill by Falk, Minot called a timeout to talk things over. The combination of a rolling offense and a seven-point lead helped the Jays fend off Minot's efforts at a comeback. The Blue Jays won the second set 25-18. Newman started the third and final set with an ace to get the host team on the board first. The set was back and forth until Jamestown once again pulled away by way of strong attacking a a scrappy defensive effort. Minot worked to get back in the game and did outscore the Jays 8-7 in the last 15 points of the game but it was too little too late. Up 24-21, Marker scored the match point with a kill that skidded off the defender's arms. MORE BLUE JAYS COVERAGE Region 1B volleyball tournament 12h ago Third straight Dakota Bowl showdown awaits Loboes, Rockets 1d ago Region 1 volleyball tournament to conclude Thursday 1d ago All-State Basketball Teams 1d ago Falk led the Blue Jay offense with 14 kills while Marker and Aylexes Walch both notched eight. Newman was credited with five kills and Scott and Attleson combined for six more. Attleson led the team in assists with 34 and put 10 digs on the official stat sheet. Adisyn Yunck led the team in total digs with 18. Falk earned 11 digs. It was a good first match, now it's on to tomorrow. "No matter who we play tomorrow, it's going to be a good match," Hegerle said. "We can't look past them — but we've been second-place too many times. We need to take care of business on our home court." ADVERTISEMENT Jamestown 3, Minot 0 MIN 15 18 21 JHS 25 25 25 MIN — Stats not available. JHS — Kills: Lucy Falk 14, Claire Marker 8, Alyexes Walch 8, Amelia Newman 5, Hannah Attleson 3, Morgan Scott 3, Claire Iverson 1. Assists: Attleson 34, Scott 1, Walch 1, Adisyn Yunck 1. Digs: Yunck 18, Falk 11, Attleson 10, Walch 8, Newman 6, Milan Martin 5, Quinn Biloff 3, Scott 2, Marker 1, Iverson 1. Aces: Newman 1, Attleson 1. Blocks: Walch 2, Marker 1, Falk 1. Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags PREP SPORTS JAMESTOWN BLUE JAYS JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL By Katie Ringer Katie Ringer is a sports reporter for the Jamestown Sun. Katie joined the Sun staff in the summer of 2019 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire with a degree in journalism. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 701-952-8460. 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