Class 1A state volleyball tournament action gets underway on Wednesday May 12th at World Arena in Colorado Springs. Eight games are entered in the single elimination tournament and all seek three victories to win a state championship.
Teams are listed in order by seed. Games open at 11:00am on the 12th.
#1 FLEMING WILDCATS (13-2)
COACH: Doug Kamery
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 7 (tied for 7th all-time) 19, 16, 14, 13, 10, 08, 07
LEAGUE: North Central champion
REGIONALS: Beat La Veta 3-0
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 6-2
- WON: Wiley (3-0), Yuma (3-0), Wiggins (3-2), Sedgwick County (3-0), Briggsdale (3-0), Holyoke (3-0)
- LOST: Merino (3-0), Sterling (3-0)
| KILLS | Kally Kirkwood (233) | Whitney Chintala (183) | Kendyl Kirkwood (63) |
| ACES | Samantha Pope (23) | Chintala (23) | Madisyn Serrato (20) |
| BLOCKS | Kendyl Kirkwood (25) | Kally Kirkwood (19) | Maddy Harms (15) |
| DIGS | Chintala (258) | Kendyl Kirkwood (161) | Lexi Schaefer (159) |
| ASSISTS | Kendyl Kirkwood (423) | Serrato (19) | Kally Kirkwood (11) |
#2 WILEY PANTHERS (15-1)
COACH: Melissa Larrick
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Ark Valley champions
REGIONALS: Beat Evangelical Christian (3-0) and McClave (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-1
- WON: Yuma (3-1)
- LOST: Fleming (3-0)
| KILLS | Demi Wollert (156) | Fatima Gomez (144) | Grace Pendleton & Taira Weber (66) |
| ACES | Macy Rowan (34) | Gomez (22) | Wollert (20) |
| BLOCKS | Gomez (69) | Pendleton (57) | Jaelin Parker (46) |
| DIGS | Rowan (430) | Grace White (151) | Kirsten Summers & Weber (139) |
| ASSISTS | Weber (217) | Wollert (157) | Rowan (40) |
#3 MERINO RAMS (14-2)
COACH: Christin Sutter
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 10 (tied for 3rd all-time) 01, 99, 97, 93, (5 straight from 87-91), 85
LEAGUE: Shared Lower Platte championship with Wiggins & Sedgwick County
REGIONALS: Beat Flagler (3-0) and Elbert (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-2
- WON: Holyoke (3-0), Wiggins (3-1), Yuma (3-1), Fleming (3-0)
- LOST: Sterling (3-0), Sedgwick County (3-2)
| KILLS | Taysa Conger (261) | Makenna Sutter (153) | Faith Trenkle (126) |
| ACES | Makenna Sutter (44) | Trenkle (37) | Conger (32) |
| BLOCKS | Conger (44) | Trenkle (23) | Makenna Sutter (18) |
| DIGS | Makenna Sutter (246) | Trenkle (223) | Conger (178) |
| ASSISTS | Madison Sutter (519) | Conger (12) | Makenna Sutter (8) |
#4 SIMLA CUBS (16-0)
COACH: Carissa Cox
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2 / 96, 94
LEAGUE: Black Forest champions
REGIONALS: Beat Flatirons Academy (3-0) & Genoa Hugo (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-0
| KILLS | Kaitlyn Rector (279) | Halle Lutz (179) | Mercedes Smith (43) |
| ACES | Lutz (100) | Jill Nippl (51) | Smith (40) |
| BLOCKS | Ryann Eurich (35) | Rector (26) | Smith (17) |
| DIGS | Lutz (189) | Ashlynn Howard (180) | Nippl (160) |
| ASSISTS | Smith (465) | Lutz (16) | Howard (16) |
#5 STRATTON/LIBERTY KNIGHTED EAGLES (15-1)
COACH: Tom Milligan
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: No titles as combined school or as individual Stratton or Liberty
LEAGUE: Union Pacific champions
REGIONALS: Beat South Baca (3-1) & Dove Creek (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-1
- WON: Otis (3-1)
- LOST: Briggsdale (3-2)
| KILLS | Kennedy Frank (215) | Hannah Rigirozzi (125) | Lucero Ontiveros (116) |
| ACES | Emma Bohnen (27) | Ontiveros (21) | Crystal Bouchier (19) |
| BLOCKS | Ontiveros (30) | Rigirozzi (29) | Frank (6) |
| DIGS | Bouchier (413) | Mattie Crouse (265) | Frank (196) |
| ASSISTS | Crouse (491) | Lauren Thompson (25) | Ontiveros (19) |
#6 BRIGGSDALE FALCONS (13-3)
COACH: Kelley Hale
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: 2nd in North Central
REGIONALS: Beat Haxtun (3-2) & Kit Carson (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-2
- WON: Stratton/Liberty (3-2)
- LOST: University (3-1), Fleming (3-0)
| KILLS | Kylie Krise (226) | Jenna Krise (109) | Emily Johnson (83) |
| ACES | Macie Klem (27) | Kylie Krise (27) | Shelby Hoffman (24) |
| BLOCKS | Johnson (60) | Jillian Bauer (32) | Klem (26) |
| DIGS | Hoffman (391) | Kylie Krise (209) | Jenna Krise (179) |
| ASSISTS | Courtney Krise (406) | Bauer (30) | Klem (21) |
#7 SANGRE DE CRISTO THUNDERBIRDS (13-3)
COACH: Leilani Curtis
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Southern Peaks champions
REGIONAL: Beat Cheraw (3-2) & Belleview Christian (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-0
| KILLS | Avery Palmgren (108) | Ashley Mortensen (102) | Hannah Provence (60) |
| ACES | Mortensen (52) | Tymberlynn Rogers (32) | Renae Sinclair (25) |
| BLOCKS | Palmgren (49) | Provence (36) | Rogers (16) |
| DIGS | Jordyn Cantu (184) | Sinclair (120) | Mortensen (106) |
| ASSISTS | Sinclair (285) | Rogers (37) | Mortensen (4) |
#8 OTIS BULLDOGS (12-3)
COACH: Bonnie Wallin-Kuntz
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5 / 15, 11, 09, 02, 98
LEAGUE: YWKC champion
REGIONALS: Beat Weldon Valley 3-0
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-1
- WON:
- LOST: Stratton/Liberty (3-1)
| KILLS | Becca Bleak (260) | Rowan Tribelhorn (149) | Anthoneya Schaffert (59) |
| ACES | Bleak (41) | Schaffert (37) | Azariah Erickson (26) |
| BLOCKS | Tribelhorn (29) | Bleak (18) | Erickson (12) |
| DIGS | Schaffert (366) | Bleak (336) | Tribelhorn (137) |
| ASSISTS | Ali Hornung (504) | Hailey Stivers (9) | Schaffert (9) |
