Kewaunee heads to semifinals, falls short in finals

KEWAUNEE – In an exciting match made even better by a remarkable individual achievement, Kewaunee beat Peshtigo last Thursday in Kewaunee in a regional volleyball semifinal by scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 25-22.

The Storm came from behind in every game to earn a shot at the regional final Saturday, where they came up short against host Bonduel.

Jade Kroll had 10 kills and Brianna Demmin six blocks in the win over Peshtigo, which saw Storm junior Gabby Stangel record 31 digs to surpass 1,000 in her career.

Stangel had been averaging about five or six digs per game coming in, and had 970 in three seasons.

But close contests with many extended volleys allowed her to do what she does best, including some outstanding one-handed dives to keep the ball in play.

In fact, it was a key one-handed “up” late in the third game that was her 1,000th.

Meanwhile, at Bonduel, Stangel had 16 digs, Addi Gretz six blocks, Baleigh Saxby 12 assists and Kroll two aces.