One more sweep for Blue Jays

The Jamestown High School volleyball team continues to dominate.

The Blue Jays made Bismarck St. Mary’s their latest victim with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-14 West Region sweep Thursday in Bismarck.

Only the first game was close, with Jamestown rolling thereafter.

“A lot of times if you play a match like that, the first game is always the tightest,” JHS coach Sara Hegerle said. “There’s a lot of energy and excitement for both sides. We kind of settled into what we’re used to doing — passing and serving tough.”

Jenna Stilwell posted a match-high 13 kills, and Siri Jystad and Addie Eamon added nine and six, respectively for the Jays, who got their seventh consecutive sweep over a region opponent to improve to 9-2 in the conference and 21-7 overall.

“Our hitting percentage was really high — we hit .331 as a team,” Hegerle said.

Julina Niemeier had a match-high four aces, while McKayla Orr had 20 digs. Sister Meghan Orr finished with 14 digs, and Josie Hegerle had a team-high 22 assists.

“This is where we want to be,” Sara Hegerle said. “I think we’ve shown that we’re playing pretty consistently. … We don’t need to get really pumped up or down in the dumps. If we stay steady and take care of the ball, good things are gonna happen.”

The Blue Jays have a big one coming up. Dickinson visits Jamestown on Tuesday night, set for 7 p.m. The Jays will be looking to avenge a five-game road loss from earlier this season.

Jamestown 3, Bismarck St. Mary’s 0

Jamestown 25 25 25

St.Mary’s 23 17 14

Jamestown — Kills, Jenna Stilwell 13, Siri Jystad 9, Addie Eamon 6. Assists, Josie Hegerle 22, Rebekah Horgan 6. Aces, Julina Niemeier 4, Meghan Orr 2, Josie Hegerle 2, McKayla Orr 2. Blocks, Eamon 2, Stilwell 2. Digs, McKayla Orr 20, Meghan Orr 14, Hegerle 6, Niemeier 6.

St. Mary’s — Kills, Mary Roller 12, Katelyn Schaffner 9, Kaylyn Herold 5. Blocks, Herold 2, Schaffner 1, Meghan Huber 1. Assists, Allie Reisenauer 13, Kala Frank 9, Catherine Mahrer 2. Digs, Roller 11, Schaffner 5. Aces, Reisenauer 2, Roller 1.

Sun sportswriter Chris Aarhus can be reached at (701) 952-8462 or by email at caarhus@jamestownsun.com

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