 Class 1A will be hosted by Hartsburg-Emden. Class 2A will be played
at Bloomington Central Catholic High School with Bloomington Holy
Trinity as the host school. Stephen Decatur Middle School in Decatur
will be the site of Class 3A. Normal Kingsley Junior High School
will host Class 4A.The time schedule for all four tournaments
will be the same. Quarterfinals will be played Saturday, with the
first of four games beginning at 10 a.m. The four quarterfinal
winners will meet in semifinal matches Saturday afternoon, with the
first of two matches set to begin at 3 p.m. and the second at 4:15
p.m. Third-place and championship matches will be played Tuesday,
with the third-place match set for 6 p.m. and the championship match
scheduled for 7:30.
The price of admission Saturday is $7 for adults, $3 for seniors
62 and over and students K-8, and is good for all matches that day.
Children younger than kindergarten are admitted free. Fans attending
the matches Saturday will receive a wristband that is to be worn all
day and will be used for entry into the facility throughout the day.
The price of admission for the third-place and championship match
session Tuesday will be $5 for adults and $2 for seniors and
students K-8. Children younger than kindergarten are again admitted
free.
IESA volleyball for girls began in 1976. There was one-class
competition from 1976 to 1984, and in 1985 the state series was
divided into Class A and Class AA by school size. From 1989 to 2006,
there were Class A and Class AA state series for both seventh grade
and eighth grade. Since 2007, the seventh-grade and eighth-grade
series have four classes each.
Complete pairings for each state final, plus the FanZone, can be
found at www.iesa.org. Click on
the
"Volleyball" line in the orange box at the top of the IESA home
page.
Here is a look at each of the four eighth-grade state final
tournaments:
Class 1A
Defending champion and tournament host Hartsburg-Emden and
unbeaten Springfield Calvary (25-0) headline the field playing in
the Class 1A state tournament. The combined won-loss record of the
eight finalists is 144-31, a winning percentage of .823.
Hartsburg-Emden, Royal Prairieview Ogden and West Salem are
making their second consecutive appearances in the eighth-grade
Class 1A state final. Marseilles Milton Pope, Bowen Southeastern and
Hartsburg-Emden also advanced their seventh-grade teams to the Class
1A state final this year. Hartsburg-Emden beat Kincaid South Fork
25-4, 25-14 for the seventh-grade Class 1A title Tuesday.
In Saturday's eighth-grade Class 1A quarterfinals, Royal
Prairieview Ogden
(22-2) meets Springfield Calvary in the opener at 10 a.m. Then
Marseilles Milton Pope (17-4) faces Bowen Southeastern (14-6) at
11:15 a.m. Hartsburg-Emden (16-7) plays Decatur Garfield Montessori
(17-5) at 12:30 p.m. West Salem (16-3) and Pontiac St. Mary's (17-4)
battle in the last quarterfinal match at 1:45 p.m.
Royal Prairieview Ogden has 10 players on the roster, with 5-7
outside hitter Josey Fruhling and 5-7 middle hitter Taylor Ehmen the
tallest.
Springfield Calvary won the eighth-grade Class 1A girls
basketball title, and seven members of that team are also on the
volleyball team. Alena McCallon, a 5-10 defensive specialist, is the
tallest player for the Saints. Among the outside hitters are 5-8
Danielle Rhodes, and 5-7 Cristen Seiders, 5-5 Zahna Medley and 5-5
Kristina Stroble, all starters on the basketball team. Lauren
Tarpley, a 5-8 middle hitter, did not play on the basketball team.
Marseilles Milton Pope has only eight players on the roster, and
only 5-2 defensive specialist Olivia Bryant is shorter than 5-6. The
Pilots list Alexis Rice and Jacqueline Witczak, both 5-8, as
setters, along with 5-8 Chelsea Humphreys at middle hitter.
Bowen Southeastern was the only state final qualifier needing
three games in the sectional to advance to the state tournament. The
Lady Suns beat Hardin St. Norbert 25-8, 21-25, 26-24 in the
sectional. Tallest players are 5-8 middle hitters Alivia Nelson and
Shianne Flesner.
Eight of the 12 players on the Hartsburg-Emden eighth-grade
roster were on the 2008 seventh-grade team. The four eighth-graders
on the team are 5-2 Alli Watts and 5-4 Kortney Watts, both defensive
specialists, along with 5-5 outside hitter Mark Rankin and 5-5
outside hitter Allie Shoultz.
Decatur Garfield Montessori has only three eighth-graders on the
roster. They are 5-8 middle hitter Sydnee Sturdivant, 5-2 defensive
specialist Katie Malone and 5-6 outside hitter Sara Franks.
West Salem's tallest player is 5-8 eighth-grader Sam Potter, an
outside hitter.
Pontiac St. Mary's can put 5-8 eighth-grade defensive specialists
Brooke Mills and Laine Dohleman at the net together.
Of the 92 players listed on the rosters of the finalists, two are
fifth-graders, three are sixth-graders, 25 are seventh-graders and
62 are eighth-graders.
In IESA competition, school enrollments are determined by the
students in seventh and eighth grade. Class 1A is the smallest
class. The combined enrollment of the eight finalists is 432.
Enrollments of the eight finalists are as follows: Hartsburg-Emden
40, West Salem 40, Marseilles Milton Pope 49, Pontiac St. Mary's 50,
Royal Prairieview Ogden 60, Springfield Calvary 60, Decatur Garfield
Montessori 62 and Bowen Southeastern 71.
Class 2A
Unbeaten Decatur Holy Family (23-0) tops a rugged field in the
Class 2A state tournament, where six of the eight finalists have won
18 or more matches.
While there are no repeaters from last year's state final in this
year's tournament, three of the qualifiers -- Mount Pulaski, Mendon
Unity and Grant Park -- had their seventh-grade teams make the Class
2A state final. Perennial power Mount Pulaski's seventh-graders beat
Lewistown Central 25-9, 25-11 for the Class 2A title Tuesday.
Saturday's first quarterfinal match, at 10 a.m., matches
Lexington (21-2) against Mount Pulaski (18-6). Then Stewardson-Strasburg
(13-9) meets Mendon Unity (18-6) at 11:15 a.m. At 12:30 p.m.,
Decatur Holy Family battles Bartonville Oak Grove West (15-8).
Carrollton GS (19-1) plays Grant Park (22-3) in the last
quarterfinal match at 1:45 p.m.
Lexington's eighth-grade girls basketball team took fourth in the
Class 2A state final. Eight players on that team are on this year's
volleyball squad. Tallest players on the volleyball team are 5-8
outside hitter Taylor Leake and 5-8 middle hitter Bridgette Sims.
Sydney Freed is a 5-6 standout defensive specialist.
There are only four eighth-graders on the Mount Pulaski team.
They are 5-5 outside hitter Katey Bobell, 5-3 outside hitter
Samantha Fanning, 5-5 outside hitter Taylor Schahl and 5-4 defensive
specialist Marlea Elias. Two seventh-graders, 5-6 middle hitter
Lindsay Davis and 5-0 outside hitter Haley Maus, were not on the
seventh-grade team's tournament roster.
Kayla Mummel is the tallest player on the Stewardson-Strasburg
roster at 5-9. Stewardson-Strasburg came back from losing the first
game of the sectional to Albion to earn the trip to the state
tournament with a 14-25, 25-23, 25-23 win.
Mendon Unity also had to go three games to win the sectional. The
Colts beat Hamilton 25-21, 20-25, 25-17. Only two of the 15 players
on the roster are 5-7 or taller. They are 5-8 middle hitter Rachel
Rush and 5-7 setter Brooklyn Moore, a seventh-grader who had seven
service points for her team in the quarterfinal three-game loss to
Albion in the seventh-grade Class 2A state final last weekend.
Decatur Holy Family is the third qualifier to need three games to
win the sectional. The Knights beat rugged Oakland Lake Crest 25-19,
23-25, 25-11 on Tri-County's home court. Decatur Holy Family has
four players 5-7 or taller. They are 5-9 outside hitter Alexis
Clemons, 5-8 middle hitter Claire Raycraft, 5-7 middle hitter Maggie
Good and 5-7 defensive specialist Jordan Rodgers.
Bartonville Oak Grove West has only 11 players on the roster,
with the tallest being 5-8 middle hitter Morgan Schwindenhammer, a
seventh-grader.
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Carrollton GS has nine players on the roster who are 5-6 or
taller. Setters are 5-6 Kimberly Lake and 5-4 Jade Pfleger.
Grant Park has the tallest players in the tournament in 6-0
middle hitter Corryn Poby and 5-10 middle hitter Madison Gossett.
The Dragons also have four 5-7 players on the roster, including
setters Katie McNally and Olivia McCormick
The combined win-loss record of the eight finalists is 149-35, a
winning percentage of .810.
Of the 103 players listed on the rosters of the finalists, three
are sixth-graders, 21 are seventh-graders and 79 are eighth-graders.
In IESA competition, school enrollments are determined by the
students in seventh and eighth grade. Class 2A is the
second-smallest class. Enrollments of the eight finalists are as
follows: Stewardson-Strasburg 73, Mount Pulaski 75, Grant Park 90,
Decatur Holy Family 97, Mendon Unity 98, Lexington 100, Carrollton
GS 104 and Bartonville Oak Grove West 109.
Class 3A
Four of the eight teams competing in this year's Class 3A
tournament have won 21 or more matches, including unbeaten Metamora
GS (23-0). Two of the eight finalists played in last year's first
Class 3A event -- Mansfield Blue Ridge JHS and Metamora GS, which
placed fourth.
Four of the eight finalist schools also had teams in the
seventh-grade Class 3A state final. They were Mackinaw Dee-Mack,
Glasford Illini Bluffs, Staunton and Shelbyville Moulton. Mackinaw
Dee-Mack's seventh-graders beat Lockport Kelvin Grove 25-7, 25-20
for the Class 3A title Tuesday.
Mansfield Blue Ridge JHS was seeded second in the regional. In
three state series matches, the team has only once given up more
than 19 points in a game. The Knights have 5-11 middle hitter
Jacquelyn O'Neal and 5-10 middle hitter Kaitlyn Zelhart.
Mackinaw Dee-Mack's only loss this year was to Metamora GS. The
Braves have a strong presence at the net with 5-9 middle hitter
Alyssa Lelm and 5-8 middle hitter Amber Schmidgall. Setter Kayla
Schamberger also is a strong server. Only two members of the
school's seventh-grade team are on the eighth-grade roster. They are
setter Paige Hasty and middle hitter Nicole Welch.
Pleasant Plains has only three players taller than 5-5. They are
5-9 defensive specialist Paige Graham, 5-6 defensive specialist
Madison Oschwald and 5-6 middle hitter Cody Stone. The Redbirds
advanced to the state final by beating Mounds Meridian 23-25, 25-18,
25-23.
Manhattan can throw a huge front line at the net, with 5-10
middle hitters Alyssa Leggero and Colleen Hansen along with 5-10
outside hitter Dee Dee Dowd. Seven other members of the team are 5-6
or taller, including 5-7 setter Amy Bernhard and 5-9 setter Kylie
Bennett.
Glasford Illini Bluffs finished second in the Class 2A
eighth-grade girls basketball tournament, and nine members of that
team are on the eighth-grade Class 3A volleyball team. The Tigers
have size, with 5-10 outside hitter Kenzie Wall and 5-10 setter
Quincy Merritt the tallest. Outside hitters Hannah Wall and Abbie
Tinnon are both 5-8. All but Tinnon were on the basketball team.
Metamora GS has 5-10 middle hitter Nicole Musselman along with
5-9 Kristin Rauh at setter, 5-8 Katie White at middle hitter and 5-7
Lindsey Wille at middle hitter. The Redbirds advanced unbeaten to
the state final with an epic 33-31, 21-25, 25-16 win over Morris
Shabbona in the Wenona Fieldcrest Sectional.
Staunton had little trouble winning the regional but had to fight
off defending Class 3A champion Carlinville 25-18, 25-23 in the
sectional. The tallest player on the Staunton team is 5-8 outside
hitter Katie Yakos.
Ten of the 13 squad members for Shelbyville Moulton are 5-5 or
taller. Amanda Finley is a 5-9 middle hitter and the tallest player
on the team.
The combined won-loss record of the eight Class 3A finalists is
153-21, a winning percentage of .879.
Of the 99 players listed on the rosters of the finalists, six are
seventh-graders and 93 are eighth-graders.
In IESA competition, school enrollments are determined by the
students in seventh and eighth grade. Class 3A is the second-largest
class. Enrollments of the eight finalists are as follows: Mansfield
Blue Ridge JHS 135, Glasford Illini Bluffs 141, Mackinaw Dee-Mack
160, Metamora GS 172, Shelbyville Moulton 187, Staunton 192,
Pleasant Plains 209 and Manhattan 259.
Class 4A
Three of the top four finishing teams in last year's first
eighth-grade Class 4A state tournament return this year, with
defending champion Normal Kingsley leading the way. Also back are
third-place finisher Shorewood Troy, fourth-place finisher Lansing
Memorial and quarterfinalist Champaign Jefferson.
Three of the teams also had their seventh-grade teams qualify for
the state final. They were Edwardsville Lincoln, Lansing Memorial
and Chatham Glenwood. The Chatham Glenwood team lost to Bloomington
JHS 25-22, 25-19 for the Class 4A state title Tuesday.
Winning the Class 4A state tournament literally will be a tall
order. Of the 102 players listed on the team rosters for the eight
finalists, 16 are 5-8 or taller. And seven of the eight teams have
at least one player that tall, including defending champion Normal
Kingsley with four.
Channahon has one of the tall ones in 5-8 middle hitter Megan
Butler. Top-seeded in the regional, the Indians needed three games
to get past Minooka in the regional final and another three games to
win the sectional over Coal City 24-26, 25-9, 25-15.
Edwardsville Lincoln can match Normal Kingsley's height at the
net. At middle hitter are 5-10 Emily Shashack and 5-8 Erin Bell.
Taylor Marshall is a 5-8 outside hitter, and 5-8 Sarah Mislan is one
of four setters on the team.
Shorewood Troy also qualified its Class 4A girls basketball team
for the state final. Five members of that team are on this
volleyball squad, including 6-0 Ashley Clemmons.
Peotone is the shortest team in the field, with only four of its
11 squad members taller than 5-6. Middle hitter Robin Osmolski and
setter Kayce Nagel are the tallest players on the team at 5-7.
Normal Kingsley beat crosstown rival Normal Chiddix in three
games to win the regional title, then rolled past Morton JHS 25-9,
25-12 to win the sectional. The Cavaliers went 20-2 last year to
take the initial Class 4A crown. The Cavaliers can throw a trio of
5-9 hitters at their opponents in addition to 6-1 setter Maggie
Dunbar. The 5-9 hitters are Brittany Bond, Holly Pollock and Tori
Brown, a seventh-grader.
Lansing Memorial has 5-10 outside hitter Danijela Jerkan and 5-8
outside hitter Nicole Gill. After rolling through the regional, the
Mustangs needed three games to capture the sectional with a 25-11,
23-25, 25-5 win over Calumet City Wentworth.
Champaign Jefferson needed three games in the sectional to beat
Urbana MS 25-16, 19-25, 25-15. Seeded No. 2 in the regional, the
Jaguars had to go three games in the semifinals against Rantoul
Eater before knocking off No. 1 seed Danville North Ridge 25-18,
25-23 in the regional final. Champaign Jefferson can cover the net
with 5-10 middle hitter Jill Patterson, 5-9 middle hitter Megan
McLennard and 5-10 outside hitter Jennifer Wise.
Chatham Glenwood has 5-8 outside hitter Maddie Hannah. Eleven
players on the roster of 15 are 5-5 or taller.
The combined win-loss record of the quarterfinalists is 153-31, a
winning percentage of .832.
Of the 102 players listed on the rosters of the finalists, three
are seventh-graders.
In IESA competition, school enrollments are determined by the
students in seventh and eighth grade. Class 4A is the largest class.
Enrollments of the eight finalists are as follows: Peotone 301,
Channahon 340, Champaign Jefferson 464, Edwardsville Lincoln 524,
Lansing Memorial 575, Chatham Glenwood 634, Normal Kingsley 666 and
Shorewood Troy 846.
[Text from file received from Jim Flynn,
IESA]
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