WIAA State Girls Volleyball Tournament Preview: Division 2
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 -- 11:18 AM
The 50th State Girls Volleyball Tournament will be held this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 3-5, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 2 field....
Division 2
Friday, Nov. 4 - 2 p.m.
#1 Xavier (37-7) vs #4 Bloomer (33-8)
#2 Sauk Prairie (46-3) vs #3 Wisconsin Lutheran (35-16)
Saturday, Nov. 5 - 2:30 p.m.
Championship Match
LAST YEAR: Luxemburg-Casco won its second straight championship with a 25-17, 25-15, 27-29, 25-15 victory over second-seeded McFarland in the title match.
ABOUT THE GIRLS DIVISION 2 FIELD: Top-seeded Xavier is making its fifth State appearance and its first since 2009 when the Hawks finished runner-up. They were also runners-up in 2006. They swept Tomahawk 25-15, 25-15, 25-13 in the Waupaca Sectional final to earn their return to the tourney field. They are the champions in the Bay Conference this season. Second-seeded Sauk Prairie earns a berth in the State Tournament for the second time in the last three seasons and the third time overall. Their previous two appearances at State resulted in a loss in the Division 2 semifinals in 2009 and the Division 1 semifinals in 2020, when only four teams qualified in the division because of COVID accommodations. Their return to the tourney field comes virtue of a 25-13, 25-17, 25-23 win over Edgewood in the sectional final played at McFarland. They finished runner-up in the West Division of the Badger Conference this season. Wisconsin Lutheran is the #3 seed in the bracket. The Vikings make their fourth appearance in the State Tournament and their first since 2019. Their other two experiences came back-to-back in Division 1 in 2001-02. The Vikings seek to advance past the semifinal round for the first time. They completed the regular season in a tie for second place in the West Division of the Woodland Conference. They are the representatives out of the Port Washington Sectional following their 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 victory over Port Washington in the final. Fourth-seeded Bloomer will experience the State Tournament for the second time. The Blackhawks’ only other appearance came in 2019, which resulted in a loss in the semifinals. They downed West Salem 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19 in the Arcadia Sectional final to advance to the State semifinals. The Blackhawks finished in a three-way tie for the title in the Western Division of the Cloverbelt Conference this season with Stanley-Boyd and Division 4 qualifier McDonell Catholic.
RUSH TO THE RESCH: One school qualifying for the State Girls Volleyball Tournament in each of the four girls’ divisions will receive $1000 from the Greater Green Bay Community by selling the most pre-sale tickets for the quarterfinals Division 1 or semifinals Divisions 2, 3 and 4 in their respective division.
NEED RESULTS?: Results of the State Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournaments are available on the WIAA website (www.wiaawi.org) by accessing the boys or girls volleyball tournament page.
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