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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Carmel Takes Down Cathedral for First Volleyball Crown

The third time was the charm for Carmel. After three
straight trips to the state championship match and five visits
over the years, the Greyhounds (32-7) finally won it all.
Following its four-set win, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18 over
top-ranked Indianapolis Cathedral (32-5), the No. 5 Grey-
hounds celebrated their first state championship in the sport
on Saturday at Ball State’s Worthen Arena.
The two teams had split a pair of meetings during the
regular season with Carmel winning 2-0 on Aug. 30 and
Cathedral taking a 3-2 road victory on Sept. 30.
Carmel’s Carly Skjodt was the big hitter in the match
leading all with 22 kills, followed by Carly Cason with nine.
Morgan Seaman led the Greyhounds with 40 assists and
Hannah Costlow tallied six aces. Rich Coleman coached
the Carmel winners.
Four Irish players totaled double figures in kills with Nia
Parker-Robinson leading the way with 14. She was followed
by Tarah Wylie with 11 and Anna Jensen and Megan Sloan
with 10 each.
The loss snapped Cathedral’s 20-match winning streak and
it was the first time this season the Irish had lost back-to-
back sets. Jean Kesterson was the Cathedral coach who
has guided the Irish to six state championships over the
years.
Fort Wayne Concordia Wins First Volleyball State Title

After falling short in this match three times before, Fort
Wayne Concordia Lutheran returned to capture its first vol-
leyball state championship with a 3-0 sweep of Northview in
the Class 3A title match at Worthen Arena in Muncie.

The second-ranked Cadets (32-6) took a 25-21, 25-22, 25-
16 decision from the eighth-ranked Knights (36-4) in their
fourth appearance in the state championship match. It was
the school’s fifth title overall.

Tionna Williams, the mental attitude award winner, led the
field with 23 kills followed by DeJour Young with 14. Kara
Bowersox and Rachel Kammeyer had 23 and 21 assists,
respectively. Northview’s Morgan Stearley stood out for her
team with 10 kills, Taylor Hess accounted for 23 assists and
Madison McDonald tallied three aces.

Coach Tricia Miller’s Cadets completed a sweep of six of
their seven tournament foes including a win over top-ranked
Mishawaka Marian in last weekend’s semi-state.

Coach Scott McDonald led Northview to its first appearance
in the volleyball state finals winning 20 straight matches
heading into today’s final.
20 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!