Class 1A state volleyball tournament action gets underway on Thursday November 11th at World Arena in Colorado Springs. Twelve teams are entered in the double elimination tournament. Ten have won at least 20 matches this season, including defending champ, Merino and runner-up, Fleming. The top four seeds have a first round bye.
Colorado Preps has setup a texting service for the state volleyball tournament. If you would like to receive final scores from the state event with more frequent updates in the semifinals and championship matches, text the keyword VOLLEYBALL to 855-602-0497. You will receive a confirmation message and then the updates will begin after the first match concludes on Thursday morning.
#1 BRIGGDALE FALCONS (22-3)
COACH: Kelley Hale/Derek Herbert
LEAGUE: North Central co-champions
REGIONALS: Beat Elbert (3-0) and Kit Carson (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 6-3
- WON: Wiley (3-1), Fleming (3-0), Wiggins (3-0), Flatirons Academy (3-0), Haxtun (3-2), Stratton (3-0)
- LOST: Fleming (3-2), Sedgwick County (3-2, 3-1)
| KILLS | Kylie Krise (323) | Courtney Krise (206) | Jenna Krise (205) |
| ACES | Macie Klem (51) | C. Krise (47) | Jillian Bauer (32) |
| BLOCKS | Emily Johnson (38) | K. Krise (33) | M. Klem (28) |
| DIGS | J. Krise (345) | Bauer (279) | K. Krise (237) |
| ASSISTS | Peyton Nicklas (645) | C. Krise (66) | M. Klem (58) |
#2 FLEMING WILDCATS (20-5)
COACH: Megan Chintala
LEAGUE: North Central co-champions
REGIONALS: Beat La Veta (3-0) and Springfield (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 9-4
- WON: Briggsdale (3-2), Akron (3-0), Wiggins (3-2, 2-1), Holyoke (3-0), Sedgwick County (3-0), Idalia (3-0), Denver Christian (2-0), Merino (3-1)
- LOST: Briggsdale (3-0), Haxtun (3-0), Sterling (2-0), Lamar (2-0)
| KILLS | Kally Kirkwood (354) | Whitney Chintala (286) | Madisyn Serrato (49) |
| ACES | Serrato (67) | Chintala (50) | Kirkwood (43) |
| BLOCKS | Kirkwood (85) | Madison Harms (51) | Chintala (22) |
| DIGS | Lexi Schaefer (369) | Chintala (326) | Kirkwood (218) |
| ASSISTS | Kirkwood (308) | Chintala (254) | Serrato (120) |
#3 HAXTUN FIGHTIN’ BULLDOGS (22-3)
COACH: Paige Thompson
LEAGUE: Second in Lower Platte
REGIONALS: Beat Evangelical Christian (3-0) and McClave (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 7-3
- WON: Holyoke (3-0), Wiggins (3-0), Stratton (2-0), Merino (3-0), Fleming (3-0), Wiley (3-0), Akron (3-1)
- LOST: Sedgwick County (3-1, 3-1), Briggsdale (3-2)
| KILLS | Allie Thompson (329) | Taylor Schram (235) | Cassidy Goddard (138) |
| ACES | Thompson (55) | K’lyn Bornhoft (46) | Schram (41) |
| BLOCKS | Thompson (90) | Goddard (74) | Ella Coffin (73) |
| DIGS | Bornhoft (308) | Schram (229) | Coffin (216) |
| ASSISTS | Schram (399) | Thompson (300) | Coffin (58) |
#4 MERINO RAMS (20-5)
COACH: Christin Sutter
LEAGUE: Tied for 3rd in Lower Platte
REGIONALS: Beat Sangre de Cristo (3-0) and Genoa Hugo/Karval (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 6-5
- WON: Holyoke (3-1, 3-0), Limon (3-0), Akron (3-0), Alamosa (2-1), Denver Christian (2-0)
- LOST: Sedgwick County (3-2), Wiggins (3-0), Haxtun (3-0), Lamar (2-1), Fleming (3-1)
| KILLS | Taysa Conger (490) | Makenna Sutter (330) | Veronica Baray (45) |
| ACES | M. Sutter (90) | Conger (44) | Amanda Thorpe (38) |
| BLOCKS | Conger (68) | M. Sutter (29) | Baray (25) |
| DIGS | M. Sutter (430) | Thorpe (391) | Conger (301) |
| ASSISTS | Brooklyn Sutter (872) | Thorpe (21) | M. Sutter (10) |
#5 WILEY PANTHERS (20-2)
COACH: Melissa Larrick
LEAGUE: Arkansas Valley champions
REGIONALS: Beat Cheyenne Wells (3-0) and Weldon Valley (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-2
- WON: Cheraw (3-1), Stratton (3-1), Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-0)
- LOST: Briggsdale (3-1), Haxtun (3-0)
| KILLS | Demi Wollert (136) | Fatima Gomez (122) | Grace Pendleton (77) |
| ACES | Gomez (52) | D. Wollert (39) | Jackie Salgado (27) |
| BLOCKS | Pendleton (42) | Gomez (17) | Grace White (13) |
| DIGS | J. Salgado (262) | Gomez (175) | D. Wollert (152) |
| ASSISTS | D. Wollert (191) | White (190) | J. Salgado (14) |
#6 STRATTON EAGLES (21-4)
COACH: Tom Milligan
LEAGUE: Union Pacific champions
REGIONALS: Beat Otis (3-0) and Belleview Christian (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 4-4
- WON: Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-0, 2-0), Limon (3-1), Belleview Christian (3-0)
- LOST: Haxtun (2-0), Wiley (3-1), Idalia (3-0), Briggsdale (3-0)
| KILLS | Kennedy Frank (236) | Hannah Rigirozzi (170) | McKenna Notter (147) |
| ACES | Sedonia Isenbart (36) | Notter (34) | Frank (27) |
| BLOCKS | Isenbart (38) | Rigirozzi (31) | Emma Bohnen (26) |
| DIGS | Madison Tagtmeyer (359) | Notter (254) | Frank (227) |
| ASSISTS | Isenbart (525) | Lauren Thompson (25) | Jessica Brandon (15) |
#7 IDALIA WOLVES (17-5)
COACH: Lindsey Richards
LEAGUE: YWKC champions
REGIONAL: Beat North Park (3-0) and Flatirons Academy (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-3
- WON: Belleview Christian (2-1), Stratton (3-0), Flatirons Academy (3-0)
- LOST: Cheraw (3-2), Holyoke (3-0), Fleming (3-0)
| KILLS | Jenna Wieser (233) | Porsha Jacobs (117) | Camren Morris (88) |
| ACES | Morris (68) | Callie Richards (57) | Wieser (37) |
| BLOCKS | Wieser (44) | Tara Hubbard (40) | Morris & Kylie Wingfield (24) |
| DIGS | Morris (191) | Wieser (177) | C. Richards (164) |
| ASSISTS | Morris (468) | Jacobs (33) | Wingfield (32) |
#8 CHERAW WOLVERINES (21-4)
COACH: Kassidy Froese
LEAGUE: High Plains champions
REGIONALS: Beat Simla (3-1) and Dove Creek (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-2
- WON: Idalia (3-2), Dove Creek (3-0)
- LOST: Wiley (3-1), Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-2)
| KILLS | Morgan McReynolds (226) | Kenzie Bartholomew (214) | Delaney Bond (139) |
| ACES | Bartholomew (65) | McReynolds (55) | Crislyn Miell (50) |
| BLOCKS | Bond (22) | McReynolds (16) | Laura Hernandez (8) |
| DIGS | McReynolds (333) | Bartholomew (307) | Bond (289) |
| ASSISTS | Miell (391) | Sheridan Honey (260) | Bond (22) |
#9 DOVE CREEK BULLDOGS (21-4)
COACH: Lacey Murphy
LEAGUE: San Juan Basin champions
REGIONALS: Beat Simla (3-1) , lost to Cheraw (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-1
- WON: Monticello UT (3-0, 3-2), Ignacio (3-1)
- LOST: Cheraw (3-0)
| KILLS | Kylie Gatlin (202) | Trista Barnett (125) | Lexi Gray (115) |
| ACES | Kalie Gatlin (62) | Gray (51) | Shania Kibel and Kylie Gatlin (36) |
| BLOCKS | Gray (41) | Kylie Gatlin (24) | Kibel (16) |
| DIGS | Kalie Gatlin (244) | Kylie Gatlin (231) | Tara Buffington (219) |
| ASSISTS | Kalie Gatlin (539) | Kibel (33) | Gray and Kylie Gatlin (25) |
#10 FLATIRONS ACADEMY BISON (22-3)
COACH: Tarabeth Cole
LEAGUE: 5280 champions
REGIONALS: Beat North Park (3-1) , lost to Idalia (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-2
- WON: Belleview Christian (3-0)
- LOST: Briggsdale (3-0), Idalia (3-0)
| KILLS | Madison Smith (122) | Kenlee Durrill (117) | Emma Cox (111) |
| ACES | Margot Marcantonio (84) | Smith (71) | Rylee Osborn (54) |
| BLOCKS | Katelynn Coulter (37) | Cox (29) | Emily Dehaan (25) |
| DIGS | Osborn (490) | Durrill (210) | Smith (160) |
| ASSISTS | Marcantonio (338) | Avery Thompson (80) | Grace Hopwood (11) |
#11 BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN BRUINS (21-4)
COACH: Janice Aldstadt
LEAGUE: Second in 5280
REGIONALS: Lost to Otis (3-1) and Stratton (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-3
- LOST: Idalia (2-1), Flatirons Academy (3-0), Stratton (3-0)
| KILLS | Bethany Long (172) | Jessica Torres (157) | Elaizha Nelson (83) |
| ACES | Lexie Ewing (96) | Long (60) | Torres (58) |
| BLOCKS | Long (41) | Torres (28) | Jessica Aldstadt (6) |
| DIGS | Victoria Mallory (256) | Long (243) | Nelson (201) |
| ASSISTS | Nelson (253) | Aldstadt (172) | Alivia Cox (90) |
#12 GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL PIRATES (15-10)
COACH: Sherri Carr
LEAGUE: Fifth in Union Pacific
REGIONALS: Beat Sangre de Cristo (3-2), lost to Merino (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-6
- WON: Akron (2-0), Cheraw (3-2)
- LOST: Wiley (3-0), Stratton (3-0, 2-0), Limon (3-1), Sedgwick County (3-0), Merino (3-0)
| KILLS | Glorya Carr (353) | Baylee Kelly (118) | Caryn Hale (97) |
| ACES | Carr (51) | Hale (36) | Jayli Lockhart (33) |
| BLOCKS | Carr (68) | Kelly (18) | Hale (11) |
| DIGS | Carr (347) | Kelly (211) | Hale (194) |
| ASSISTS | Tarra Miller (338) | Carr (25) | Jayli Lockhart (16) |
