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Posted November 6, 2012
State volleyball: 1A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 1A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament (in bracket order):

No. 6 STANTON (34-2)

Nickname: Viqueens

Coach: Jody Druivenga (1st year, 34-2)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
6 Rachel Sorensen 5-6 Sr. OH
8 Ragen Anderson 5-4 Sr. S
10 Kara Allen 5-11  Sr. MH
12 Rochelle Sink 5-6 Sr. S
13 Carmen Subbert 5-7 Jr. OH
14 Erin Dekay 5-9 Jr. MH

 

No. 4 JANESVILLE (31-8)

Nickname: Wildcats

Coach: Shelly Sorensen (22nd year at Janesville, 453-222; 26th year overall)

Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row. Semifinalists last year.

Starting lineup:

No. Name   Yr. Pos.
Destiny Christopher    Jr. L
7 Kendyl Sorge   So. OH
8 Brittney Hanson   Jr. S
12 Sylvia Amile   Jr. OH
13 Emily Ruth   Sr. MH
14 Anna Backstrom   Jr. OH

 

No. 14 GRANDVIEW PARK BAPTIST (29-6)

Nickname: Defenders

Coach: Matt Thompson (15th year, 381-185)

Tourney history: 8th appearance, most recent in 2010. State champions in 2002.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
2 Emily Wolfe 5-7 Jr. OH
10 Kaylee Whittington 5-11 So. MH
14 Dani DeGraff 5-6 So. OH
15 Maddie Thompson 6-0 Jr. MH
16 Bailey Oberbroeckling 6-0 Sr. OH
17 McKaylla Bell 5-6  Jr.

 

No. 1 GRUNDY CENTER (33-6)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Darwin Sents (15th year, 446-124)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, and third in a row.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
3 Samantha Meyers 5-11 Sr. OH
5 Peyton Ralston 5-6 So. DS
8 Riley Sents 5-5 So. L
9 Stephanie Faust 5-10 So. MH
11 Heather Hook  6-0 Sr. S
12 Riley Ackerman 5-9 Sr. OH

 

No. 7 LE MARS GEHLEN (21-10)

Nickname: Jays

Coach: Mike Meyer (33rd year, 779-259; 173-76 at Gehlen)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, and fourth in a row. Runners-up last year.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
4 Morgan Whitehead 5-10 So. MH
7 Abby Freking  5-6 Sr.
12 Katelin Langel 5-10 Sr. OH
13 Bailey Wiltgen 5-9 Jr. OH
14 Alison Schnepf 5-9 Jr. OH
3/16 Shannon Smith 5-4 Sr. L

 

No. 3 TRIPOLI (35-5)

Nickname: Panthers

Coach: Will Baumann (8th year at Tripoli, 236-45; overall, 272-54)

Tourney history: 14th appearance, all in the last 15 years. Ten-time state champions, including four in a row.

Starting lineup:

No. Name   Yr. Pos.
4 Bailey Kirchhoff   Sr. OH
8 Ashlen Damm   Sr. OH
10 Toni Moeller   Jr. S
12 Heather Heine   Fr. MH
15 Courtney Anderson   Sr. MH
17 Paige Figanbaum   Jr.

 

No. 8 BELLEVUE MARQUETTE (29-5)

Nickname: Mohawks

Coach: Jill Herrig (4th year, 95-38)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance, other was in 2004.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
Kelli Herrig 5-8 Sr. MH
7 Jacquel Frett 5-8 Sr. OH
8 Danielle Bender 5-11 Sr. OH
10 Kelsey Tebbe 5-6 Sr. S
11 Erica Sieverding 5-9 Sr. MH 
12  Lauren Swain 5-11 Sr. OH

 

No. 2 FORT MADISON HOLY TRINITY (43-4)

Nickname: Crusaders

Coach: Melissa Freesmeier (20th year, 685-142; 8th year at Holy Trinity, 329-55)

Tourney history: 6th appearance, including three straight. West Point Marquette was an eight-time qualifier with two titles.

Starting lineup:

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
Amanda Welding 5-2 Sr. L
2 Jordan Freesmeier 5-9 Sr. OH
7 Emily Tinguely 5-5 Sr.
11 Caitlin Fraise  5-11 Sr. OH
20 Nicole Wilkens 5-10 So. OH
21 Mikaela Foecke 6-3 So. MH 

 

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