CLASS 1A STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPSULES
BY: KERRY SHERMAN
Class 1A state volleyball tournament action gets underway on Thursday November 12th at the Denver Coliseum. Twelve teams are in the running for the state championship, including the top overall seed Simla, last year’s 2A champion. Last year’s 1A champ, Fleming, did not qualify. The top four seeds will receive a first round bye.
#1 SIMLA LADY CUBS (23-1)
COACH: Kelly Kochera
LEAGUE: Black Forest champion (6-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Peetz (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 12-1
- WON: McClave (2), Haxtun, Merino, Vail Christian, Ignacio, Wiggins, Lyons, Evangel Christian, The Village, Cheraw, Swink
- LOST: Vail Christian
STATE TITLES: 3 (2025, 1996, 1994) all in 2A
| KILLS | Carlee Cox (297) | Brynlee Amendt (182) | Haylee Easler (166) |
| ACES | Amendt (49) | Kinlee Cox (47) | Trenna Kochera (39) Aubrey Layton (39) C. Cox (39) |
| BLOCKS | H. Easler (57) | Shayne Easler (36) | K. Cox (29) C. Cox (29) |
| DIGS | Ava Leininger (195) | Amendt (166) | C. Cox (141) |
| ASSISTS | K. Cox (428) | Kochera (395) |
#2 MCCLAVE LADY CARDINALS (19-5)
COACH: Melissa Steinbrunn
LEAGUE: Third in High Plains (4-2)
REGIONALS: Beat Holly (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 5-4
- WON: Sedgwick County, Evangel Christian, Akron, Granada, Hi-Plains
- LOST: Simla (2), Swink, Cheraw
STATE TITLES: 1 (2024)
| KILLS | Avery Hemphill (374) | Blaire Howe (203) | Myla Oquist (93) |
| ACES | Oquist (53) | Hemphill (50) | Yesenia Almanza (30) |
| BLOCKS | Addison Vallejos (111) | Oquist (64) | Madeline VanDyke (53) |
| DIGS | Howe (323) | Hemphill (323) | Kashlee Randel (281) |
| ASSISTS | Almanza (727) |
#3 SWINK LADY LIONS (22-2)
COACH: Mindy Blasingame
LEAGUE: Second in High Plains (5-1)
REGIONALS: Beat Rocky Mountain Lutheran (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-2
- WON: McClave, Cheraw, Hi-Plains
- LOST: Granada, Simla
STATE TITLES: 1 (2001 2A)
| KILLS | Daisy Heberlie (372) | Emma Gacnik (336) | Lexi Morgan (78) |
| ACES | Heberlie (53) | Larriana Taggart (43) | Morgan (42) |
| BLOCKS | Heberlie (45) | Charlize Pearson (25) | Emma Covington (21) |
| DIGS | Taggart (449) | Gacnik (249) | Heberlie (219) |
| ASSISTS | Kashlyn Blasingame (700) |
#4 CHERAW LADY WOLVERINES (19-4)
COACH: Kassidy Froese
LEAGUE: Second in High Plains (5-1)
REGIONALS: Beat Primero (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-4
WON: Akron, Plateau Valley, Granada, McClave
- LOST: Evangel Christian, Swink, Hi-Plains
STATE TITLES: None
| KILLS | Bristyl Barratt (292) | Tinley Leake (227) | Tristyn White (116) |
| ACES | Barratt (46) | Leake (45) | Hailey Ricken (38) |
| BLOCKS | Barratt (31) | White (30) | Leake (29) |
| DIGS | Emi-Lee Marquez (230) | Barratt (223) | White (214) |
| ASSISTS | Raimy Sisson (483) | Leake (118) |
#5 GRANADA LADY BOBCATS (20-4)
COACH: Ty Lin Williams
LEAGUE: Fourth in High Plains (4-2)
REGIONALS: Beat Briggsdale (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-4
- WON: Caliche, Hi-Plains, Swink
- LOST: Cheraw, Akron, Evangel Christian, McClave
STATE TITLES: None
| KILLS | Camryn Coleman (482) | Dayzriana Quintana (154) | Rhyelin Harper (96) |
| ACES | Kinsley Williams (47) | Nicole Melendez (34) | Leila Pizarro (31) |
| BLOCKS | Coleman (118) | Quintana (69) | Williams (42) |
| DIGS | Quintana (304) | Pizarro (259) | Coleman (256) |
| ASSISTS | Williams (742) |
#6 SARGENT LADY FARMERS (20-4)
COACH: Amber Mortensen
LEAGUE: Southern Peaks champions (6-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Wiley (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-4
- WON: Evangel Christian, Ignacio
- LOST: Dolores, Wiggins, Merino, Sterling
STATE TITLES: None
| KILLS | Kandace Pargin (306) | Denver Holman (139) | Kimberly Pargin (100) |
| ACES | Aubree Ullery (53) | Kandace Pargin (52) | Zoey Barlow (28) |
| BLOCKS | Emily Capron (34) | Barlow (30) | Kandace Pargin (26) |
| DIGS | Holman (225) | Kandace Pargin (214) | Audrina Knorr (176) |
| ASSISTS | Ullery (554) |
#7 HI-PLAINS LADY PATRIOTS (18-6)
COACH: Lindsey Richards
LEAGUE: YWKC champions (5-0)
REGIONALS: Beat Elbert (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-5
- WON: Prairie, Flagler, Cheraw, Caliche
- LOST: Flagler, Granada, Swink, McClave, Yuma
STATE TITLES: 1 (2003)
| KILLS | Cambria Seaman (322) | Brianna Rueb (235) | Taylor Hartman (145) |
| ACES | Addison Richards (50) | Seaman (44) | Taylor Hartman (35) |
| BLOCKS | B. Rueb (33) | Taylor Hartman (27) | Trista Hartman (17) |
| DIGS | Seaman (307) | Maggie Gorton (265) | Rueb (173) |
| ASSISTS | Richards (722) |
#8 PRAIRIE LADY MUSTANGS (19-5)
COACH: Jenny Nelson
LEAGUE: North Central champions (7-1)
REGIONALS: Beat Mile High Academy (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-3
- WON: Flagler, Caliche, Haxtun
- LOST: Akron, Hi-Plains, Holyoke
STATE TITLES: 2 (1976, 1975)
| KILLS | Hannah Kugler (341) | Macie Jaeger (282) | Molly Walker (75) |
| ACES | Kali Sutter (63) | Walker (43) | Kugler (38) |
| BLOCKS | Kugler (44) | Jaeger (26) | Walker (17) |
| DIGS | Kali Sutter (384) | Kugler (219) | Jaeger (195) |
| ASSISTS | Walker (650) |
#9 PLATEAU VALLEY COWGIRLS (18-6)
COACH: Britany Miller
LEAGUE: Second in Western Slope (13-1)
REGIONALS: Beat South Baca (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-4
- WON: None
- LOST: Evangel Christian, Cheraw, Akron, Vail Christian
STATE TITLES: None
| KILLS | Vivian Arthur (273) | Ava Johnson (174) | Presley Hawkins (106) |
| ACES | Siena Fino (57) | Arthur (52) | Bailee Taylor (34) |
| BLOCKS | Johnson (44) | Macy Bevan (25) | Shelby Blanck (22) |
| DIGS | Fino (322) | Arthur (121) | Johnson (117) |
| ASSISTS | Morgann Miller (441) | Taylor (235) |
#10 CALICHE LADY BUFFS (16-8)
COACH: Kylee Blecha
LEAGUE: Fifth in LPAA (3-4)
REGIONALS: Beat Stratton (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-8
- WON: Holyoke, Haxtun, Akron
- LOST: Granada, Merino (2), Holyoke, Prairie, Yuma, Sedgwick County, Hi-Plains
STATE TITLES: 1 (2000)
| KILLS | Alexis Breidenbach (250) | Faye Lueck (240) | Ellie Willis (136) |
| ACES | Breidenbach (55) | Hayden Walker (48) | Aniston Marostica (44) |
| BLOCKS | Lueck (59) | Elizabeth Girdler (34) | Reese Waitley (25) |
| DIGS | Walker (514) | Breidenbach (292) | Lueck (257) |
| ASSISTS | Lily Armstrong (390) | Marostica (359) |
#11 HAXTUN FIGHTIN’ LADY BULLDOGS (16-8)
COACH: Katlin Fetzer
LEAGUE: Fourth in LPAA (4-4)
REGIONALS: Beat Eads (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-7
- WON: Holyoke, Akron
- LOST: Sedgwick County (2), Simla, Caliche, Yuma, Merino, Prairie
STATE TITLES: None
| KILLS | Ashlyn Wolff (250) | Leah Edwards (226) | Lexi Firme (140) |
| ACES | Wolff (36) | Peyton Biesemeier (29) | Scarlett Crossland (29) |
| BLOCKS | Wolff (76) | Emma Lemesany (31) | Taivyn Bullard (25) |
| DIGS | Edwards (346) | Wolff (281) | Crossland (272) |
| ASSISTS | Crossland (339) | Haylie Carpenter (337) |
#12 FLAGLER LADY PANTHERS (17-7)
COACH: Shelby Loutzenhiser
LEAGUE: Union Pacific champions (6-0)
REGIONAL: Beat Otis (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-3
- WON: Evangel Christian, Hi-Plains
- LOST: Akron, Prairie, Hi-Plains
STATE TITLES: 4 (1996, 1995, 1994, 1992)
| KILLS | Rylie Berry (352) | Sydnie Berry (232) | Clara Hermes (113) |
| ACES | S. Berry (49) | Hermes (29) | Kenzie Schulte (26) |
| BLOCKS | R. Berry (26) | Braelyn Brent (19) | Schulte (18) |
| DIGS | Elexx Lahm (332) | S. Berry (298) | R. Berry (291) |
| ASSISTS | Lahm (351) | Schulte (341) |
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