CLASS 1A STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPSULES
BY: KERRY SHERMAN
Class 1A state volleyball tournament action gets underway on Thursday November 9th at the Denver Coliseum. Twelve teams are in the running for the state championship, including the top overall seed and three time defending titlist, Merino. The classification is guaranteed to have at least one new finalist from the last three seasons, as Fleming, the runner-up each of the last three seasons, was eliminated in the regional round. That snapped a streak of 17 consecutive state appearances for the Lady Wildcats. More impressive was the fact that the program had reached the semifinals in each of those appearances. The top four seeds will receive a first round bye.
#1 MERINO LADY RAMS (23-1)
COACH: Christin Sutter
LEAGUE: Lower Platte champion (8-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Springfield (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 11-1
- WON: Otis (2), Haxtun (2), Simla, Wiggins, Weldon Valley, Limon, Sedgwick County, Kit Carson, Lamar
- LOST: Wiggins
| KILLS | Makenna Sutter (241) | Jaylyn Lynch (187) | Jadelynn Powell (147) |
| ACES | Lynch (61) | Kya Piel (50) | Brooklyn Sutter (48) |
| BLOCKS | M. Sutter (51) | Powell (40) | Lynch (39) |
| DIGS | Piel (412) | M. Sutter (377) | Lynch (249) |
| ASSISTS | B. Sutter (725) | M. Sutter (16) | Piel (11) |
#2 STRATTON LADY EAGLES (21-3)
COACH: Penny Isenbart
LEAGUE: Union Pacific champions (7-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Caprock Academy (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 8-2
WON: Otis (2), Briggsdale, Idalia, Limon, Strasburg, Burlington, Cheraw
- LOST: Simla, Wiggins
| KILLS | McKenna Notter (252) | Sedonia Isenbart (224) | Sophie Isenbart (151) |
| ACES | Clare Miltenberger (60) | Se. Isenbart (49) | Hanna Notter (33) |
| BLOCKS | So. Isenbart (49) | Kali Fox (27) | Se. Isenbart (21) |
| DIGS | Hanna Notter (426) | Se. Isenbart (341) | M. Notter (332) |
| ASSISTS | Jessica Brandon (354) | Se. Isenbart (292) | Claire Cure (28) |
#3 MCCLAVE LADY CARDINALS (22-2)
COACH: Melissa Steinbrunn
LEAGUE: High Plains champions (5-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Sangre de Cristo (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 5-0
- WON: Simla, Idalia, Kit Carson, Cheraw, Swink
- LOST: None
| KILLS | Abrielle Gomez (198) | Avery Hemphill (177) | McKayla Kiniston (144) |
| ACES | Ashlynn Steinbrunn (74) | Emily Melgoza (53) | Hemphill (46) |
| BLOCKS | Gomez (107) | Kiniston (92) | Melgoza (53) |
| DIGS | Steinbrunn (261) | Hemphill (255) | Gomez 162) |
| ASSISTS | Makayla Phillips (252) | Kiniston (240) | Kristen Marks (21) |
#4 SIMLA LADY CUBS (21-3)
COACH: Kelly Kochera
LEAGUE: Black Forest champions (6-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Granada (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-3
- WON: Kit Carson, Stratton, Cheraw, Limon
- LOST: McClave, Merino, Wiggins
| KILLS | Carlee Cox (245) | Kylie Maranville (240) | Elle Leininger (132) |
| ACES | Meadow Nusbaum (70) | Cox (53) | Maranville (39) Morgan Swennes (39) |
| BLOCKS | Leininger (41) | Maranville (23) | Katie Gotschall (20) |
| DIGS | Zaida Harms (260) | Cox (247) | Maranville (203) |
| ASSISTS | Nusbaum (702) | Harms (28) | Amara Mazerall (12) |
#5 OTIS LADY BULLDOGS (17-6)
COACH: Kylee Fiscus
LEAGUE: YWKC champions
REGIONALS: Beat Cheyenne Wells (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-5
- WON: Kit Carson, Briggsdale, Idalia, Weldon Valley
- LOST: Merino (2), Stratton (2), Haxtun
| KILLS | Maddie Willeke (302) | Aedyn Tribelhorn (179) | Kayce Perry (140) |
| ACES | Tribelhorn (41) | Lydia Willeke (25) | K. Perry (25) |
| BLOCKS | M. Willeke (54) | K. Perry (45) | Alli Hornung (39) |
| DIGS | K. Perry (360) | Layce Perry (290) | Tribelhorn (250) |
| ASSISTS | Hornung (618) | L. Perry (23) | Crysten Goble (20) |
#6 IDALIA LADY WOLVES (19-4)
COACH: Lindsey Richards
LEAGUE: Second in YWKC (4-1)
REGIONALS: Beat Eads (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-4
- WON: Kit Carson
- LOST: Briggsdale, McClave, Otis, Stratton
| KILLS | Kyndal Richards (239) | Jaylyn Kechter (195) | Addyson Juhnke (178) |
| ACES | Kechter (50) | Juhnke (32) | Krista Wieser (29) |
| BLOCKS | Kechter (53) | Brigette Kite (21) | Wieser (18) |
| DIGS | Juhnke (270) | Kite (237) | Callie Richards (210) |
| ASSISTS | Kite (544) | C. Richards (98) | Addison Richards (75) |
#7 BRIGGSDALE LADY FALCONS (19-5)
COACH: Jared Nelson
LEAGUE: North Central co-champions (7-1)
REGIONAL: Beat Flatirons Academy (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-5
- WON: Haxtun, Idalia, Weldon Valley
- LOST: Sedgwick County, Otis, Wiggins, Weldon Valley, Stratton
| KILLS | Jenna Krise (483) | Kayl Klem (302) | Claire Brown (48) |
| ACES | Klem (42) | J. Krise (33) | Libby Slinger (25) |
| BLOCKS | J. Krise (35) | Klem (22) | Kaycee Krise (11) |
| DIGS | J. Krise (305) | Klem (293) | Kayce Krise (191) |
| ASSISTS | Slinger (841) | Elexis Sullivan (16) | Brown (9) |
#8 DOVE CREEK LADY BULLDOGS (22-2)
COACH: Lacey Murphy
LEAGUE: Second in San Juan Basin (8-1)
REGIONALS: Beat De Beque (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 5-1
- WON: Ignacio (2) Monticello UT (2), Mancos
- LOST: Mancos
| KILLS | Ralynn Hickman (307) | Kylie Gatlin (300) | Halee Beanland (88) |
| ACES | Hickman (67) | Kalie Gatlin (55) | Ky. Gatlin (39) |
| BLOCKS | Hickman (27) | Ky. Gatlin (17) | Ka. Gatlin (10) |
| DIGS | Hickman (223) | Ka. Gatlin (207) | Ky. Gatlin (195) |
| ASSISTS | Ka. Gatlin (641) | Allex Williams (27) | Hickman (15) |
#9 HAXTUN FIGHTIN’ LADY BULLDOGS (17-7)
COACH: Don Schelling
LEAGUE: Third in Lower Platte
REGIONALS: Beat Belleview Christian (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-6
- WON: Sedgwick County (2), Otis, Weldon Valley
- LOST: Merino (2), Briggsdale, Wiggins, Timnath, Weldon Valley
| KILLS | Cassidy Goddard (171) | Bobbi Starkebaum (162) | Megan Walker (128) |
| ACES | Walker (44) | Goddard (32) | Lilly Lemesany (32) |
| BLOCKS | Starkebaum (44) | Jayleigh Bullard (39) | Goddard (37) |
| DIGS | Julia Freeman (219) | Goddard (203) | Walker (175) |
| ASSISTS | Walker (306) | Kelsie Hadeen (293) | Starkebaum (59) |
#10 CHERAW LADY WOLVERINES (20-4)
COACH: Kassidy Froese
LEAGUE: Second in High Plains (3-2)
REGIONALS: Beat Fleming (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-3
- WON: Kit Carson, Burlington
- LOST: McClave, Simla, Stratton
| KILLS | Delaney Bond (220) | Adi Miell (94) | Lili Ontai (91) |
| ACES | A. Miell (60) | Crislyn Miell (54) | Bond (41) |
| BLOCKS | Bond (39) | Ontai (21) | Jentry Matthew (5) |
| DIGS | Kieran Harris (319) | Bond (271) | C. Miell (245) |
| ASSISTS | C. Miell (303) | A. Miell (272) | Bond (13) |
#11 WELDON VALLEY LADY WARRIORS (16-8)
COACH: Jerry Spooner
LEAGUE: North Central co-champions (7-1)
REGIONALS: Beat Hi-Plains (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-7
- WON: Haxtun, Briggsdale
- LOST: Sedgwick County, Wiggins, Timnath, Briggsdale, Merino, Otis, Haxtun
| KILLS | Annie Onufrak (359) | Kyra Keating (184) | Ellie Koch (69) |
| ACES | Onufrak (27) | Keating (26) | Jaci Sanders (23) |
| BLOCKS | Onufrak (28) | Koch (16) | Kylee Nelson (16) |
| DIGS | Onufrak (185) | Keating (112) | Hayden Houser (111) |
| ASSISTS | Sanders (480) | Skylar Scott (111) | Chloie Cuckow (69) |
#12 KIT CARSON LADY WILDCATS (14-10)
COACH: Jasmine Jacobs
LEAGUE: Third in High Plains (3-2)
REGIONALS: Beat La Veta (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-7
- WON: Burlington
- LOST: Simla, Otis, Limon, McClave, Cheraw, Merino, Idalia
| KILLS | Lindsey Mayhan (227) | Paige Booker-Rady (185) | Avery Johnson (88) |
| ACES | Johnson (64) | Shay Rady (44) | Mayhan (34) |
| BLOCKS | Booker-Rady (50) | Mayhan (31) | Ashlee Koch (21) |
| DIGS | Booker-Rady (221) | Johnson (182) | Nadaya Buttry (150) |
| ASSISTS | Rady (532) | Johnson (33) | Booker-Rady (13) |
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