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Watertown qualifies for state Class AA tourney for fourth-straight year

WATERTOWN — It wasn't the start, but the finish that helped Watertown High School's volleyball team qualify for the state Class AA tournament for the fourth-straight year.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC
Key points
  • "We saw that last year when we lost to Sioux Falls Lincoln during the regular season and came back to beat them in the first round at state." "What's real exciting is that we have competed with these good teams during the season and we were really only a few points away from changing the end result of those games," Heinz said.
  • It's going to be a competitive game no matter what," Watertown first-year head coach Havyn Heinz said.
  • The two teams battled back and forth in the second set with the Bobcats taking an 13-11 lead before Watertown closed with a 14-4 spurt that featured a handful of kills each from Munger and 6-0 junior outside hitter Torrence Tipton.

"We definitely did not," Watertown 6-foot senior middle hitter Reese Munger said when asked about not wanting to be the Arrow team to snap the streak of state-tourney appearances.

Additional details
  • The Arrows scored five of the next six points to pull even and closed out the victory with six-straight points off the serve from senior defensive specialist Hensley Hogue and some key kills from 5-11 senior outside hitter Carighan Klatt.
  • The Bobcats, seeking their first trip to state since 2018, received eight kills from Hadley Devine, 13 digs from Cora Eidem, 27 assists from Abbigail Buisker and two aces from Kendal Linstad.
  • Even though Watertown had posted two 3-0 sweeps over Brookings (15-17) during the regular season, the Arrows knew the third meeting wasn't going to be a cakewalk.
  • Watertown now gets ready to play in the state tournament Nov.
  • We saw that last year with our SoDak 16 match against Huron, every set was close even though they weren't during the season," Munger said.

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