State Tournament Recap: Championship Saturday

<p>LINCOLN – Wahoo and Superior each won state volleyball championships for the first time in school history while Skutt Catholic and Johnson-Brock won their third straight titles and traditional powers Omaha Marian and Exeter-Milligan brought home another title for their schools on Saturday.</p> <p>In Class A, <strong>Emily Bressman</strong> had a career night for Marian, drilling 29 kills while hitting .400 and added 16 digs as the Crusaders won their fourth Class A title in five years with a 24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18 victory over Millard North. <strong>Hailey Zuroske</strong> added 11 kills on .429 hitting while <strong>Lily Heim</strong> had two kills, 51 assists and nine digs for the Crusaders and <strong>Maggie Mullen</strong> had 13 digs.</p> <p>For Millard North, <strong>McKenna Ruch</strong> hit .500 and finished with 15 kills, followed by <strong>Eve Fountain</strong> with 13 kills and eight digs. <strong>Paige Holdsworth</strong> added 11 kills for the Mustangs and <strong>Izzy Lukens</strong> had three kills, 48 assists and nine digs.</p> <p><strong>Lindsay Krause</strong> had 18 kills on .483 hitting to lead Skutt Catholic to its third straight Class B title with a 25-22, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19 win over Omaha Duchesne. <strong>Megan Skovsende</strong> had 13 kills and 10 digs while <strong>Lily Heyne</strong> had 14 kills. <strong>Delaney Saucier</strong> finished the match with 50 assists and 13 digs.</p> <p><strong>Julianna Kalil</strong> had 13 kills and 20 digs for the Cardinals while <strong>Caroline Ortman</strong> had 11 kills and 13 blocks and <strong>Emma Worthington</strong> had nine kills, 27 assists as 12 digs. <strong>Elle Lammers</strong> aided Duchesne with 12 digs.</p> <p>Wahoo won its first volleyball state title with a 28-26, 25-23, 25-15 win over Grand Island Central Catholic. <strong>Elly Larson</strong> had 18 kills and nine digs for the Warriors while <strong>Kyla Swanson</strong> finished with 15 kills and two blocks. <strong>Madilyn Larson</strong> had 10 kills and 13 digs and <strong>Kinsley Tingelhoff </strong>had 48 assists and seven digs.</p> <p>For Grand Island Central Catholic, <strong>Megan Woods</strong> had 17 kills and eight digs and <strong>Averey Kalvoda</strong> had nine kills. <strong>Kamryn Willman</strong> finished with five kills and four blocks and <strong>Katie Maser</strong> had 34 assists and six digs.</p> <p>Superior also won its first state volleyball title as Nebraska recruit <strong>Kalynn Meyer</strong> led the Bulldogs with 27 kills, 12 digs and four blocks in a 15-25, 25-21, 12-25, 25-14, 15-10 win over previously undefeated Hartington Cedar Catholic. <strong>Nicki Kirchhoff</strong> added 11 kills and 10 digs for the Bulldogs while <strong>Megan Miller</strong> had four kills, 31 assists and 10 digs and <strong>Trisha Hayes</strong> had 20 digs. For Hartington Cedar Catholic, <strong>Maddie Wieseler</strong> had 14 kills, 22 assists and seven digs while <strong>Jada Cattau</strong> had 12 kills and 19 digs. <strong>Ashley Hamilton</strong> had 27 assists and 14 digs and <strong>Madalyn Arens</strong> had 23 digs.</p> <p>In the Class D-1 championship, Johnson-Brock won its third-straight state title with a 25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23 win over Meridian. <strong>Fallon Stutheit</strong> had 19 kills and 16 digs and <strong>Kaitlynn Simon</strong> had 18 kills and 22 digs for the Eagles. <strong>Brynn Westenburg</strong> had three kills and 46 assists and <strong>Mattie Nichols</strong> had 10 kills and 13 digs.  For Meridian, <strong>Halle Pribyl</strong> had 21 kills and 13 digs while <strong>Rylee Pieper</strong> had 15 kills and 14 digs and <strong>Erin Johnson</strong> had 39 assists and 21 digs.</p> <p>Exeter-Milligan defeated Ewing 25-19, 25-20, 28-26 in the Class D-2 championship. <strong>Katherine White </strong>had 18 kills, 10 digs and six aces for the Timberwolves and Ewing was led by <strong>Ashley Koenig</strong>’s nine kills and nine digs.</p>