The Sacred Heart Sr. Girls Volleyball team took part in the SHSAA 4A girls Conference playoffs this weekend held in Esterhazy. Sacred Heart was ranked first going into the weekend and the Lady Saints looked to continue their strong play. The first match was against Kamsack and the Lady Saints did not disappoint coming out strong and winning two straight 25-14 and 25-10. Next SHHS faced Melville, in the first set Riana Skikewich used her strong serve to give SHHS an early 10-0 lead and the Saints cruised to a victory winning 25-13. In the second set Melville started strong taking an early six-point lead, but the Saints rallied and tied the score at 10-10. Again Melville surged ahead but SHHS never panicked and tied the score at 23-23. Kristen Jonassen served an ace to take the lead and the Lady Saints took the match 25-23. In the final match of the day the undefeated Saints faced the undefeated Esterhazy Warriors. Both teams played with emotion delivering huge hits and amazing digs on either side of the net. Set one was a seesaw battle, but Sacred Heart was able to earn the victory 26-23. Set two was also a close match, but SHHS pulled away to win 25-19 to earn the Conference Championship.
