Girls Volleyball Crowns 4 Champions
Sunday, November 5th, 2017 -- 7:13 AM
Four champions were crowned at the WIAA State Girls Volleyball Championships on Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay.Division 1:
Burlington (35-10) won the Division 1 girls volleyball championship by outlasting River Falls in the final Saturday evening.
After winning the first two sets of the match, the Demons needed a fifth and deciding set to put away the Wildcats by the game scores of 25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Burlington captures its third State crown in its ninth appearance after finishing runner-up last season. The Demons’ previous two titles came back-to-back in 2011-12. River Falls (43-1) finishes runner-up its second State Tournament experience.
Division 2:
Lakeside Lutheran (39-5) won the first State title in its program’s history, staging an epic comeback to defeat Luxemburg-Casco in the Division 2 State championship match Saturday.
After dropping the first two sets of the match, the Warriors battle back to win the match by scores of 19-25, 13-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10.
The Warriors’ championship comes in their third State Tournament appearance, and the Spartans finish runner-up in their first-ever State experience.
Division 3:
Lake Country Lutheran (45-5) captured the Division 3 State girls volleyball title with a 23-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-19 victory over Regis Saturday.
Regis (26-7) finishes the season as runner-up for the third time in its seventh State appearance. It’s the first State championship for the Lightning, who were making their second appearance at State.
Division 4:
They are celebrating in the community of Clayton (32-2) following the Bears’ win in the championship game in Division 4 Saturday morning.
They defeated Lourdes Academy 25-15, 25-20, 25-27, 25-22 to win the program’s third championship after placing runner-up a year ago.
Lourdes Academy (36-10) advanced to the title match for the first time in Knights’ three State Tournament appearances. The Bears’ have now appeared in nine State Tournaments with the other two State championships coming in 1990 and 1996.
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