WIAA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Division One
Monday, November 3rd, 2014 -- 10:15 AM
The 42nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Volleyball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 6-8, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 1 Field....Division 1
Thursday, Nov. 6
4:30 p.m.
DeForest (41-3) vs. Muskego (27-12)
Manitowoc Lincoln (39-4) vs. Burlington (42-3)
7:30 p.m.
Merrill (31-7) vs. Germantown (36-13)
Kimberly (34-10) vs. Divine Savior Holy Angels (42-4)
Friday, Nov. 7
7 p.m.
Semifinal (Thursday's 4:30 p.m. winners)
Semifinal (Thursday's 7:30 p.m. winners)
Saturday, Nov. 8
4:30 p.m.
Championship Match
LAST YEAR: Menomonee Falls won the Division 1 title with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-16 sweep of Westosha Central in the championship final.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 FIELD: Muskego is the lone qualifier in Division 1 that played in the tournament last season. The Warriors are actually making their seventh straight appearance and their 10th in the last 11 years. This is the Warriors' 14th appearance overall, which includes State championships in 2005 and 2009, and runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2010. They defeated Greendale in the Greenfield Sectional final to earn another berth in the State quarterfinals. The Warriors finished second to Division 2 qualifier Catholic Memorial in the Classic Eight Conference this fall. Kimberly will appear in its 10th State Tournament overall and its first since 2004. The Papermakers won the Division 2 championship in 1990 and finished runner-up in 1995 and 1999. They downed Appleton East in five sets in the sectional final held at East to return to State for the first time in a decade. They are the champions of the Fox Valley Association this season. Merrill will make its seventh appearance at State with the last experience coming in 2012 when the Blue Jays advanced to the semifinals before being ousted from title contention. Their first five experiences came in the 1970s and early 1980s with the pool play format. The Blue Jays' State berth comes virtue of their five-set win over Eau Claire Memorial in the Chippewa Falls Sectional final. They are the champions of the Wisconsin Valley Conference this year. Burlington qualifies for the State Tournament for the sixth time and for the first time since winning the second of two State titles in 2012. The Demons furthest advance in the tournament prior to the back-to-back championships was to the semifinals in 1997 and 2009. Their return to the quarterfinals comes following a three-set win over Kenosha Tremper in the sectional final played at Burlington. They finished atop the Southern Lakes Conference standings this season. This will be the seventh appearance for Divine Savior Holy Angels. The Dashers finished runner-up in their most recent State experience in 2012. They won the State title in 2001. This season, they defeated Brookfield East in the sectional final played at East to gain their berth in the State quarterfinals after winning the Greater Metro Conference title. Germantown is making its fourth appearance at State. The three prior experiences came in 1990, 1992 and 2005. The Warhawks seek to get beyond the quarterfinals for the first time. They are the representatives out of the Waukesha West Sectional following their three-set sweep over Mukwonago in the final. The Warhawks are the champions of the North Shore Conference this season. Manitowoc Lincoln makes its third appearance at State and its first since 2008. The Ships' only other experience came in 1998. They are looking to advance past the quarterfinal round for the first time. They defeated West Bend East in the sectional final played at Oshkosh West to reach the State quarterfinals. The Ships were the champions of the Fox River Classic Conference this season. DeForest has qualified for the State Tournament for the first time following the Norski's five-set victory over Sun Prairie in the final that was played at Sun Prairie. They are the champions of the North Division of the Badger Conference this season.
NEED RESULTS?: Results of the State Girls Volleyball Tournament are available on the WIAA website at www.wiaawi.org by accessing the girls volleyball page at http://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/GirlsVolleyball.aspx.
STATE TOURNAMENTS LIVE ON THE WEB: The Division 1 quarterfinals and semifinals of all four divisions of the WIAA State Girls Volleyball Tournament will be streamed live on the WIAA.TV portal of the NFHS Network on a consumer subscription basis. To purchase a subscription to the live programming, log-on to www.nfhsnetwork.com and click on the "JOIN NOW" button in the upper right corner of the page.
FINALS ON FS WISCONSIN: Watch the live broadcast of the WIAA State Girls Volleyball Championship Final matches on FS Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the channel in your area.
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