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)