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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

CATHEDRAL RETURNS TO TOP SPOT IN CLASS 4A
Indianapolis Cathedral (36-2) used height to its advan- Muncie Central, coached by Wes Lyon, had rallied for
tage and returned to the top spot in Class 4A volleyball with a 14-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-21 semifinal victory over Floyd
a 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20 victory over Muncie Central at Central in the morning round. Cathedral, guided by coach
Worthen Arena in Muncie. Jean Kesterson, also came back from a game down to beat
Senior Christiana Gray at 6-5 and classmate Mary 2007 runner-up Elkhart Memorial, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20,
Ording at 6-3 provided an intimidating presence at the net 25-18, to earn its spot in the championship match.
both offensively and defensively for Cathedral and helped
the Irish to its second 4A title in three seasons and sixth
championship overall.
It also was the rubber match between the two power-
houses as the Bearcats took a 2-0 decision on Aug. 30,
while the Irish returned the favor with a 3-0 victory on Oct.
2. It was the fourth time the two teams met with the state
championship on the line with the Irish taking it all in 2003
and 2006 and the Bearcats winning in 2004.
Gray was good for 22 kills and a .421 hitting percent-
age along with three block solos and three more block as-
sists. Ording added 14 kills and a .379 clip to go along with
three solo blocks and four assists. Another senior, Kaleigh
Rougraff, added eight kills and led the team with 15 digs.
Christina Barra chipped in 11 digs.
For Muncie Central, it was their fourth state runner-
up finish in their 11th appearance in the state finals. The
Bearcats were led offensively by senior Katelyn Bergdoll
with 12 kills while Kristina Kerrigan, also a senior, added
11. Senior Tessa McGill led with 10 digs, while three others,
Emmy Jackson, Michelle Schmaltz and Ashlin Stassen,
recorded nine each.

DELTA CLAIMS THIRD 3A STATE CROWN
Coach Heidi Zickgraf’s Delta Eagles (33-6) took home advantage. After a Marian time out, the Eagles were able
their third state championship by defeating the Mishawaka to stretch their lead to eight (24-18) before junior outside
Marian Knights (33-7), 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 a year ago at hitter Kaitlin Walton finished off the game with a kill.
Ball State’s Worthen Arena. Delta found itself at a 3-2 deficit in the third game but
Delta started things off by winning the first set 25-21, reclaimed the lead at 5-4 and never relinquished it. The
led by senior outside hitter Darcy Dorton’s nine kills. The Eagles took the deciding game 25-19 to clinch the crown.
Knights kept it close throughout the second game until a Their previous championship victories came in 2001 and
kill by Dorton sparked a four-point Delta run and a 21-15 2002.
Dorton finished the night with a match-high 23 kills and
nine digs. Freshmen setter Morgan Bergren added 34 as-
sists and five digs, while junior outside hitter Kaitlin Walton
contributed seven kills and nine digs.
Marian sophomore Meredith Farkas registered seven
digs and a team-high 10 kills. Senior Claire Farkas had
nine digs and seven kills for the Knights, while senior Mag-
gie Pajakowski added seven kills and six digs.
Marian settled for the state runner-up spot for the
third consecutive year and fourth time overall (1999). The
Knights won the 1973 state championship.
Delta advanced to the championship match by defeat-
ing Brebeuf Jesuit in a hard fought contest, 27-25, 25-23,
21-25, 15-25, 15-7. Mishawaka Marian, led by head coach
Dan Anderson, reached the final for the fifth time in program
history by defeating Boonville in three games.

26 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!

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