Hitchcock-Tulare hits post-season playing their best volleyball
Oct 30, 2017
By Rich Winter
As the Region 3B volleyball tournament tips off tonight, coach Jordan Opp and the rest of the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots will be interested observers to see who they will face when THEIR portion of play begins Tuesday.
By virtue of a late-season charge, winning ten of their last 12, Opp's Patriots vaulted up in the Region 3B standings, all the way to third place.
Region 3B power points:
| Arlington |
44.069 |
| Deubrook Area |
43.793 |
| Hitchcock-Tulare |
41.333 |
| De Smet |
40.964 |
| Wolsey-Wessington |
40.957 |
| James Valley Christian |
40.478 |
| Lake Preston |
40.038 |
| Castlewood |
39.429 |
| Wessington Springs |
37.731 |
| Estelline |
36.042 |
| Iroquois |
34.435 |
On Monday night, #6 James Valley Christian takes on No. 11, Iroquois. Opp's Patriots will face the winner of that match on Tuesday evening.
On Sep. 23 during tournament play, after a loss to Hanson, the Patiots were just 4-11.
Since then, 10-2 with wins over solid squads: Avon (14-10), JVC (13-10), Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (14-11), Wolsey-Wessington (13-10), Sully Buttes (17-7).
The only losses in tha final five weeks came to a 17-7 Class A Groton squad on Oct. 10 and a regular season ending loss to Class B, No. 1, 29-1 Northwestern.
Final 12-games for Hitchcock-Tulare.
| Sep 23 |
2:00 p.m. CT |
Avon |
SF-Pentagon |
(21-25) (25-19) (25-21) |
W |
47 |
14-10 |
| Sep 23 |
3:00 p.m. CT |
Bon Homme |
SF-Pentagon |
(25-11) (25-17) |
W |
43 |
4-23 |
| Sep 26 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Sunshine Bible Academy |
Hitchcock |
(25-16) (25-12) (25-15) |
W |
44 |
6-16 |
| Sep 28 |
7:30 p.m. CT |
James Valley Christian |
281-Forestburg |
(18-25) (25-19) (25-20) (25-23) |
W |
47 |
13-10 |
| Sep 30 |
1:00 p.m. CT |
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket |
281-Forestburg |
(25-16) (25-19) (25-21) |
W |
47 |
14-11 |
| Sep 30 |
5:00 p.m. CT |
Wolsey-Wessington |
281-Forestburg |
(17-25) (25-13) (25-21) (15-25) (15-9) |
W |
47 |
13-10 |
| Oct 10 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Groton Area |
Tulare |
(16-25) (19-25) (25-20) (17-25) |
L |
41 |
17-5 |
| Oct 12 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Ipswich |
Ipswich |
(25-18) (30-28) (25-22) |
W |
44 |
10-15 |
| Oct 17 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket |
Hitchcock |
(26-24) (19-25) (26-24) (25-23) |
W |
47 |
14-11 |
| Oct 20 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Sully Buttes |
Onida |
(25-23) (12-25) (21-25) (25-12) (15-13) |
W |
47 |
17-7 |
| Oct 23 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Wessington Springs |
Hitchcock |
(25-17) (25-19) (24-26) (25-17) |
W |
44 |
7-19 |
| Oct 24 |
6:30 p.m. CT |
Northwestern |
Mellette |
(7-25) (14-25) (14-25) |
L |
39 |
29-1 |
If the seeds hold, Hitchcok-Tulare would face a 22-7 Deubrook squad who finished the season strong, also winning ten of their last 12 matches.
A Hitchcock-Tulare/Duebrook match to reach the Sweet-16 would take place on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Arlington is the top seed in Region 3B
