WIAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament Preview - Division 4

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 -- 9:34 AM

The 51st State Girls Volleyball Tournament will be held this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4, at the Resch Center in Green Bay.  Of the 472 programs eligible for the girls volleyball tournament, eight teams will play for the State title in Division 1 with four teams still in contention for the State crown in Divisions 2, 3 and 4.  Here's a preview of the Division 4 field.....

LAST YEAR: Top-seeded McDonell Catholic won the Division 4 crown for the second year in a row by defeating third-seeded Monticello 22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-16 in the championship match.

Girls Division 4

Friday, Nov. 3 - 9 a.m.

#1 Wonewoc-Center (28-2) vs. #4 Fall River (30-10)

#2 Newman Catholic (30-12) vs. #3 Prentice (33-8)          

Saturday, Nov. 4 - 9 a.m.

Championship Match

ABOUT THE GIRLS DIVISION 4 FIELD:  Top-seeded Wonewoc-Center returns to State for the third consecutive season after making their first-ever appearance in 2021. The Wolves are attempting to advance beyond the semifinals for the first time. They earned their return to Green Bay with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-21 win over Columbus Catholic in the sectional final hosted by Cashton. They are the runners-up in the Scenic Bluffs Conference this season. Second-seeded Newman Catholic is back in the tourney field for the 13th time overall and for the first time since 2019. The Fighting Cardinals had a run of nine straight appearances from 2011-19. During that span, they won four straight titles from 2013-16. In addition, they have a pair of runner-up finishes as well, those coming in 2009 and 2012. They make their return to State following a 25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 25-21 win over Valley Christian (Oshkosh) in the Suring Sectional final. The Fighting Cardinals finished runners-up in the South Division of the Marawood Conference this fall. Third-seeded Prentice qualifies for the second time in program history with its initial experience coming in 2020. That appearance resulted in a loss in the semifinals. The Buccaneers defeated Frederic 25-10, 25-15, 25-17 in the Bruce Sectional final to advance to the tourney field this season. They placed second in the North Division of the Marawood Conference in 2023. Fall River is the fourth seeded making its first-ever appearance in the State Tournament. The Pirates earned their initial berth in the tourney by taking down Barneveld 20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 in the Johnson Creek Sectional final. They are the champions in the West Division of the Trailways Conference this year.

FINALS TO AIR ON WIAA STATE TELEVISION NETWORK:  Watch the live broadcast of the WIAA State Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament finals Saturday on the WIAA State Television Network of stations.  In our area:

Wausau

WAOW 9.2

Spectrum 14/610

TDS channel 35/1035

DISH Channel 10

Solarus Channel 10

La Crosse

WXOW 19.2

Spectrum 15/610

Mediacom 4/9/10/133/820

Eau Claire

WQOW 18.2

Spectrum 15/610

The finals will also be streamed live on the WIAA State Television Network station websites at no cost or registration on WKOW.com, WAOW.com, WXOW.com and WQOW.com. In addition, watch the championship finals live on the 27 News Now, News 9 WAOW , WXOW News 19 La Crosse and WQOW News apps.

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