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D-NH volleyball sweeps Denver

Published by editor on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 5:11pm

DIKE – Payton Petersen struck 13 kills to lead an efficient Dike-New Hartford volleyball attack in the Wolverines' straight-set victory against Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in Dike.

The 2A No. 2 Wolverines defeated the 2A No. 8 Cyclones, 25-11, 25-11, 25-21. D-NH climbed to 13-2 overall, while Denver fell to 13-2.

D-NH had a 10-game winning streak interrupted in a loss to Class 3A No. 2 Osage the weekend prior, but the Wolverines are definitely trending in the right direction.

Sophomore setter Madelyn Norton steered the offense with 36 assists.

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D-NH volleyball takes 2 of 3 at home triangular

Published by editor on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 2:34pm

DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team has work yet to do.

Head coach Diane Harms moved the Wolverines around for their final match of the night against Des Moines Roosevelt, and it paid off and allowed D-NH to leave a four-team round robin with two wins on Thursday in Dike.

D-NH defeated 3A No. 7 Nevada 25-22, 25-20; lost to 5A No. 5 Cedar Falls 17-25, 17-25; and rebounded for a 25-20, 25-23 win against the Roughriders.

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Union ends D-NH volleyball's state appearance streak

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:47pm

GRUNDY CENTER – Union volleyball vanquished Dike-New Hartford in a back-and-forth, five-set rumble in the Class 3A Region 4 Championship, played out to a capacity crowd at Grundy Center High School on Monday, Nov. 4.

The Knights triumphed 25-22, 20-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-11 to improve to 30-11 on the season and return to state for the first time since 2016, when D-NH defeated Union for the 3A state title. The Wolverines' season ends at 29-15, missing state for the first time since 2006, a streak of 12 consecutive appearances that included six state titles.

Union plays Davenport Assumption in a 3A state quarterfinal at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

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"We stayed aggressive and we kept believing and fighting," D-NH head coach Diane Harms said. "We gave ourselves a shot in each set, but Union never gave up and it was back and forth, back and forth, and they just made more plays at the critical times than we did tonight."

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D-NH volleyball pressures Forest City in sweep; now one game from state (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 12:26pm

HAMPTON – Dike-New Hartford volleyball often forced Forest City to make the first mistake in the Wolverines' 3-0 sweep of the Indians at Hampton-Dumont High School last Tuesday, Oct. 29, in a Class 3A Region 4 semifinal.

D-NH, ranked fourth in the state, won 25-14, 25-11, 25-20 and booked a rematch with Union for the 3A Region 4 championship in Grundy Center on Monday, Nov. 4. The Wolverines won the first meeting in straight sets on Oct. 8.

"We were very scrappy defensively," D-NH head coach Diane Harms said. "We kept a lot of balls in play and gave ourselves another swing, another chance, make the team take another swing and give us the opportunity to score that point."

Star senior and Wichita State commit Morgan Weber slapped 19 kills for the Wolverines in 35 attack attempts, paired with 15 digs and four aces on 14-of-15 serving.

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Efficient D-NH volleyball eliminates Bulldogs

Published by admin on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 1:46pm

DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team made the adjustments necessary to eventually overwhelm Hampton-Dumont-CAL for the Wolverines' straight-set victory to open regional play in Class 3A Region 4.

D-NH, ranked fourth, won 25-18, 25-7, 25-14 and will play Forest City on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at Hampton-Dumont High School.

"We knew coming in we had to have a lot of energy," D-NH senior Jill Eilderts said. "Everyone came ready to play and knew what everyone was doing."

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D-NH receives Dave Ramsey financial curriculum grant

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 8:57am

DIKE- It’s often said that schools teach students everything except for how to live on their own once they graduate, but Dike-New Hartford is one of the districts trying to change that. Business teacher Diane Harms has been using the Dave Ramsey financial literacy curriculum for the last two years, and it was recently announced that it was one of 500 schools around the country to benefit from a $1 million donation by the Jackson Charitable Foundation that will fund the Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance course.