Grafton gets a taste of tough volleyball play

The Grafton High School girls’ volleyball team went 4-3 at the brutal Lynn LaPorte Sprawl in West Bend last Friday and Saturday. The invite includes many ranked teams in the state.

Grafton beat West Bend West, 2-1, and swept Brookfield Central, Manitowoc Lincoln and Oak Creek. It lost, 2-1, to Divine Savior Holy Angels and Kimberly, and was swept by Fond du Lac.

Paige Proefrock had 50 kills, 16 aces and 52 digs. Addison Lempke had 32 kills. Grace Tilley had 24 and Brooke Vanden Berg and Alessandra Austin each had 20. Abby Barthelemy had 82 digs, Vanden Berg had 46 and Paige Arentz had 31. Arentz had 81 assists and Ava Dotson had 60.

“The sprawl was great competition, playing No. 1 in Division 1 DSHA and bringing them to three and also taking top-ranked Kimberly to three. We’re excited to have a break from matches this week and to work on our skills in practice,” coach Ashley Wilson said.

Last Thursday, Grafton swept Nicolet at home, 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.

Lempke had 10 kills and Proefrock had eight. Proefrock fired eight aces and had eight digs. Arentz had seven digs and Barthelemy had six. Arentz had 29 assists.

Grafton, 4-0 in the North Shore Conference and 23-6 overall, plays at 3-1 Slinger on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Hawks host 3-0 Cedarburg on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Cedar Grove-Belgium lost to Howards Grove, 25-7, 25-19, 25-18, on Sept. 22. Claire Lukens and Lauren Lueth each had four kills. Brooklyn Cherney had 11 digs and London Rulli had nine. Rulli had eight assists.

The Rockets, 7-12 overall and 1-3 in the Big East Conference, was to host Ozaukee on Tuesday, Sept. 29. They play at Lodi on Saturday, Oct. 3, and host Living Word Lutheran on Tuesday, Oct. 6.