WIAA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Division Four
Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 -- 10:12 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 4 Field....Division 4
Friday, Nov. 7
10 a.m.
Southwestern (28-3) vs. Hilbert (37-2)
Clayton (27-5) vs. Newman Catholic (37-3)
Saturday, Nov. 8
9 a.m.
Championship Match
LAST YEAR: Newman Catholic won the Division 4 title with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-20 sweep of Clayton in the championship match.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Defending champion Newman Catholic is making its seventh overall appearance and its sixth in the last seven seasons. The Fighting Cardinals' have two runner-up finishes, one in 2009 and another in 2012. They are the representatives out of the Marathon Sectional, defeating Niagara in three sets in the final. They finished first in the South Division of the Marawood Conference this fall. Last year's runner-up Clayton will make its second straight appearance and its sixth overall. The Bears also finished runner-up in 2008. Prior to that they won two State titles, those coming in 1990 and 1996. They return to the Resch Center this season with a three-set sweep over Washburn in the Rice Lake Sectional final. They tied Division 3 qualifier Cameron for the title of the Central Lakeland Conference this season. Hilbert also returns to the tournament after qualifying last year. It will be the Wolves' fourth appearance overall, and they are attempting to reach the title game for the first time. They defeated Catholic Central in the sectional final played at Hilbert to book their return trip to the Resch Center. The Wolves tied for the Olympian Conference title this year. Southwestern is back at the Resch Center for the second time in the last four seasons. In the Wildcats' only other appearance in the State Tournament, they fell in the 2011 semifinals. After placing second in the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League standings, the Wildcats advanced through the Luther sectional and swept Royall in three sets in the final.
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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