Hartsburg-Emden wins silver bracket of the 2025 Williamsville Invite

[September 15, 2025]  The Hartsburg-Emden Stags won the silver bracket of the very first Williamsville Invite Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.

The Stags finished the weekend with a 4-1 record.

On Friday night, Hartem suffered their only loss in the tournament to a tough Washington team. The Stags lost 25-16 and 25-23.

In typical Stags fashion, they bounced back to beat IVC 25-19 and 25-22.

On Saturday the Stags went undefeated, taking down Orion 23-25, 25-15 and 15-5, to start the day.

The Stags then defeated Newark 25-11 and 25-15.

To end the day, the Stags beat Eureka 25-11 and 25-15.

Coach Jennifer Hayes was very proud of her team for finishing fifth overall in the tournament.

“We came in slow to start the tournament on Friday against Washington and that cost us the match,” said Hayes. “We can’t play from behind against a good team and expect to win. After that, we dug in and made plays and we got better with each match. We had some ups and downs with IVC and Orion, but we won. Then we just flat-out dominated against Newark and Eureka. We played all-around great volleyball. Celia Cross did a great job of running the offense. We mixed around our hitters and we blocked very well. We’ve been working on that. Overall it was a great weekend for the Stags. It was a great tournament and it was ran very well.”

Congratulations to Stags senior Celia Cross for making the all-tournament team!

The Stags improved to 11-3 on the season.

Hartem will host Athens on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. for a JV match. The Varsity game will start at 7:00 p.m.

Rochester won the Williamsville Invite. The Rockets beat Taylorville 25-21 and 25-18.

Stats vs .Washington
Points

Cambelle Hopkins 9
Alayna Briggs 6
Allie Grelck 6
Celia Cross 4
Ellie Klokkenga 3

Kills
Alayna Briggs 9
Emma Eeten 6
Ellie Eeten 5
Cambelle Hopkins 5
Celia Cross 1

Blocks
Alayna Briggs 2.5
Emma Eeten 2
Cambelle Hopkins 2
Ellie Klokkenga 1
Celia Cross .5

Assists
Celia Cross 19

Digs
Alayna Briggs 4
Ellie Klokkenga 3
Ava Eeten 2
Allie Grelck 2
Cambelle Hopkins 1
 


Stats vs. IVC

Points

Alayna Briggs 11
Cambelle Hopkins 9
Allie Grelck 6
Ava Eeten 5
Ellie Klokkenga 5
Celia Cross 3

Kills
Ellie Klokkenga 9
Emma Eeten 8
Alayna Briggs 8
Cambelle Hopkins 6
Lydia Doolin 1
Celia Cross 1

Blocks
Celia Cross 3.5
Emma Eeten 1.5
Ellie Klokkenga 1

Assists
Celia Cross 27

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Digs
Alayna Briggs 4
Ellie Klokkenga 3
Ava Eeten 2
Allie Klokkenga 2
Cambelle Hopkins 1

Stats vs. Orion
Points


Cambelle Hopkins 10
Alayna Briggs 9
Allie Grelck 9
Celia Cross 7
Ellie Klokkenga 6
Ava Eeten 5

Kills
Emma Eeten 10
Alayna Briggs 8
Cambelle Hopkins 7
Ellie Klokkenga 5
Lydia Doolin 3
Celia Cross 1

Blocks
Lydia Doolin 3
Celia Cross 2
Emma Eeten .5

Assists
Celia Cross 28

Digs
Cambelle Hopkins 12
Alayna Briggs 6
Allie Grelck 5
Celia Cross 4
Ava Eeten 3
Ellie Klokkenga 1

Stats vs. Newark
Points
Allie Grelck 8
Cambelle Hopkins 8
Celia Cross 8
Ava Eeten 6
Alayna Briggs 4
Ellie Klokkenga 3

Kills
Alayna Briggs 6
Cambelle Hopkins 5
Ellie Klokkenga 3
Emma Eeten 3

Blocks
Alayna Briggs 3
Ellie Klokkenga 2.5
Celia Cross 2.5
Emma Eeten 2

Assists
Celia Cross 15

Digs
Allie Grelck 6
Alayna Briggs 6
Ellie Klokkenga 5
Cambelle Hopkins 4
Ava Eeten 2
Celia Cross 2
Lydia Doolin 1

Stats vs. Eureka
Points

Alayna Briggs 13
Allie Grelck 13
Celia Cross 6
Ava Eeten 4
Cambelle Hopkins 2
Ellie Klokkenga 2

Kills
Alayna Briggs 13
Cambelle Hopkins 6
Ellie Klokkenga 4
Emma Eeten 2
Celia Cross 2

Blocks
Emma Eeten 4.5
Alayna Briggs 1.5
Cambelle Hopkins 1
Lydia Doolin 1

Assists
Celia Cross 19

Digs
Celia Cross 7
Cambelle Hopkins 6
Alayna Briggs 4
Ellie Klokkenga 4
Ava Eeten 3
Allie Grelck 1

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