RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: D1-6 District Final #6 Cambridge vs #11 Osceola
After winning the D1-11 Subdistrict Final Tuesday night, the Cambridge Trojans clinched a spot in the District Final. As the #6 seed, they will host #11 Osceola on Saturday, October 31st, at 2:00 PM CT.
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Cambridge
The Trojans are 24-6 and are coached by Lauren Carpenter.
Cambridge earned the RPAC Title this year and, as mentioned, won the D1-11 subdistrict with a 3-2 win over Dundy County Stratton on Monday and a 3-2 win over Wauneta-Palisade on Tuesday.
Cambridge has a decorated state history: Class C1 State Champions in 1993, Class C2 State Runner-up in 2007 and 2008, and Class D2 State Runner-up in 2023 and 2025. They are looking to make their 15th state appearance and their 6th straight state appearance with a win on Saturday.
Cambridge has 964 kills as a team this year, averaging 11.8 kills per set, and is hitting 0.184%. Senior Brooklyn Holtze leads the Trojans offense with 356 kills, averaging 4.3 kills per set and hitting 0.231%. Senior Joslyn Holtze has 249 kills, averages 3.2 kills per set, and hits 0.259%; freshman Kyrie Houghtelling has 168 kills, averages 2.0 kills per set, and hits 0.126%; and freshman Peyton Soucie has 101 kills, averages 1.2 kills per set, and hits 0.122%.
Serving has been key to Cambridge's game, earning aces or forcing opponents out of system. As a team, the Trojans have 208 aces. Houghtelling leads the team with 43 aces; B. Holtze has 39; Soucie has 29; J. Holtze has 28; junior Kate Salberg has 21; senior Elisabeth Kubik has 19; and freshman Jayda Kinkade has 19.
The Trojans also take pride in their defense. They have 71 blocks this season. Houghtelling has 30 blocks; J. Holtze has 27; Kinkade has 23; Soucie has 18; and B. Holtze has 10.
Keeping the defense rolling, the Trojans have 1,476 digs this season. Salberg leads the team with 295 digs and averages 3.7 digs per set; Soucie has 278; J. Holtze has 231; B. Holtze has 221; Houghtelling has 188; and Kubik has 158.
While the Trojans have two primary setters, they are comfortable with almost anyone taking their second contact. As a team, they total 904 assists. Soucie has 447 assists and averages 5.5 per set; B. Holtze has 292 and averages 3.6 per set; senior Grace Andrews has 58; Kubik has 30; Kinkade has 29; Houghtelling has 20; and J. Holtze has 14. Freshman Colyns Mowry could also have an impact as she has played in some key moments for the Trojans in 2026.
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Osceola
The Bulldogs are 24-5 and are coached by Brea Goodenkauf.
Osceola earned the Crossroads Conference Runner-up title this year after falling 3-1 to Class C2 Shelby-Rising City (28-3). The Bulldogs won the D1-4 Subdistrict with wins over East Butler and Aquinas Catholic.
The Bulldogs are looking to make just their 4th state appearance in school history and their first since 1993.
Osceola has 957 kills this season, averaging 8.6 kills per set, and is hitting 0.191% as a team. Senior Kenzie Bartling is leading the Bulldog offense with 331 kills, averaging 3.9 kills per set, and hitting 0.267%; senior Bella Recker has 276 kills, averaging 3.3 kills per set, and is hitting 0.193%; and senior Alexis Burritt has 190 kills, averaging 2.3 kills per set, and is hitting 0.246%.
The Bulldogs also have a strong serve, with 219 aces this season, averaging 2.0 aces per set. Sophomore Kalisyn Prososki has 58 aces; Bartling has 40; Recker has 34; Burritt has 27; and sophomore Allison Carlson has 27.
Osceola can put up a big block, with 94 blocks as a team and an average of 0.8 blocks per set. Burritt has 72 blocks, including 24 solo blocks; Recker has 18; Prososki has 17; Carlson has 16; and sophomore Madi Kula has 11.
They are scrappy on defense, too, with 1,355 total digs and an average of 12.2 digs per set. Burritt has 314 digs, averaging 3.8 per set; Recker has 243; Bartling has 222; Prososki has 208; and Carlson has 193.
Carlson leads Osceola in offense, with 777 assists this season and an average of 9.5 assists per set. Junior Halee Peterson could also have an impact.
