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Dodger volleyball team opens regional tourney

Messenger photo by Britt Kudla Tory Bennett of Fort Dodge bumps the ball in the Dodger gym during the regular season.

ANKENY — The Fort Dodge volleyball team opens Class 5A regional play here on Tuesday night against defending state champion Ankeny Centennial.

Match time is set for 7 p.m.

The winner of this 5A, Region 1 semifinal will take on either No. 5 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln or 15th-ranked Sioux City East next Monday for a spot in the state tournament.

Earlier this year, the ninth-ranked Jaguars (17-14 overall) earned a three-set victory over the Dodgers (5-34) in Fort Dodge.

Fort Dodge owns wins over Emmetsburg, Sioux City West, Ridge View, Stanton and Perry this year.

Junior Kiana Touney leads the Dodgers with 144 kills, followed by senior Ciarra Love’s 61 and Kathryn Cochrane’s 52. Touney also has a team-high 18 aces.

Cochrane, a senior, paces FDSH with 290 assists, adding 121 digs and 23 total blocks. Sophomore Tory Bennett has 307 digs, Love has 199 and Touney 118. Senior Nicole Guerin has a team-high 73 total blocks including 33 solos.

Centennial has won seven of its last nine matches after a four-match losing streak in the middle of the season. They are 6-6 on their home floor.

For the Jaguars, senior Devyn Robinson has 214 kills, with sophomore Olivia Anderson adding 177 and senior Calea Jones 144.

Karenna Larson has 367 assists, Ella Becker has 262 digs and Peyton Mitchell 62 total blocks.

Last year, Centennial went 41-3, avenging its only two losses to Iowa schools in the state semifinals and finals with wins over West Des Moines Valley and Cedar Falls.

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (36-3) and Sioux City East (25-14) meet in Council Bluffs. Sioux City East advanced with a four-set victory over Sioux City North.

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