2A Championship Match Photos, Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/volleyball-2024-2afinal.pdf">Box Score</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Denver had reached the state tournament the previous four years but came up short of securing the program's first championship. That changed this time around at Xtream Arena. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cyclones swept their way to three wins in Coralville, the final one being against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Thursday. They dominated the class all season long, their only loss in 2A coming against defending state champion Dike-New Hartford. They turned the tables on the Wolverines in Wednesday's semifinal. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bailey and [player_tooltip player_id='389009' first='Grace' last='Mullihan'] teamed up for 24 kills in the championship match, while Mylee Thurm added 11. [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'] handed out 38 assists and came up with nine digs, and Alayna Akers had 13 digs. The Cyclones hit .364 in the match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont's [player_tooltip player_id='215426' first='Molly' last='Shafer'] was named captain of the 2A all-tournament team. She recorded 88 kills and 54 digs in three matches, including 24 in the championship match. Her twin sister, [player_tooltip player_id='216055' first='Kate' last='Shafer'], dished out 114 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A All-Tournament</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'], Denver<br>[player_tooltip player_id='216055' first='Kate' last='Shafer'], Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont<br>[player_tooltip player_id='389009' first='Grace' last='Mullihan'], Denver<br>[player_tooltip player_id='215404' first='Alli' last='Scherbring'], Beckman<br>[player_tooltip player_id='261094' first='Reese' last='Naeve'], Regina<br>[player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'], Denver<br>[player_tooltip player_id='215426' first='Molly' last='Shafer'], Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Captain)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Iowa Pork Producers Top Producer of the Match:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'], Denver</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check Out this Prep Dig photo gallery from the 2A final: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:gallery {"linkTo":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"><!-- wp:image {"id":718348,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3923-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718348" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver celebrates at state (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718345,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3889-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718345" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont '25 [player_tooltip player_id='216055' first='Kate' last='Shafer'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718344,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3876-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718344" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont's Ella Ray (8) and Chloe Lyon (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718343,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3833-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718343" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont '25 [player_tooltip player_id='216055' first='Kate' last='Shafer'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718342,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3809-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718342" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (17) celebrates with teammates at state (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718341,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3804-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718341" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718338,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3787-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718338" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont '25 [player_tooltip player_id='215426' first='Molly' last='Shafer'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718336,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3765-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718336" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718335,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3755-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718335" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '28 [player_tooltip player_id='755663' first='Adeana' last='Murch'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718334,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3739-2.jpg?w=683" alt="" class="wp-image-718334" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718332,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3727-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718332" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont celebrates at state (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718330,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3717-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718330" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718329,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3690-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718329" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '25 Alayna Akers (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718328,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3666-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718328" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont '25 [player_tooltip player_id='216055' first='Kate' last='Shafer'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718327,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3660-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718327" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 Mylee Thurm (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718319,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3656-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718319" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver's [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (12) and Mylee Thurm (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718318,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3633-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718318" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718317,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3627-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718317" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718313,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3612-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718313" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718309,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3604-2.jpg?w=683" alt="" class="wp-image-718309" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '26 Madeline Hildebrandt (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":718304,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A3595-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-718304" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Denver '25 Alayna Akers (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></figure> <!-- /wp:gallery -->