State volleyball: 1A capsules

Team capsules for the Class 1A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order: 

No. 6 STANTON (37-5)

Nickname: Viqueens

Coach: Jody Druivenga (2nd year, 71-8)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, and fourth in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Heidi Vanderholm

5-8 

Jr. 

OH 

4 

Macy Elwood 

5-4 

Sr. 

S 

5 

Moriah Kammerer 

5-4 

Sr. 

OH 

9 

Haley Weis 

5-8 

Jr. 

MH 

13 

Carmen Subbert 

5-7 

Sr. 

OH 

14 

Erin Dekay 

5-9 

Sr. 

MH 

16 

Ashley Palmquist 

5-1 

Sr. 

DS 

 No. 5 LE MARS GEHLEN (23-11)

Nickname: Jays

Coach: Mike Meyer (34th year, 802-271; 196-88 at Gehlen)

Tourney history: 7th appearance, and fifth in a row.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

4

Morgan Whitehead

 

Jr.

MH

5

Maria McCarty

 

Sr.

S

7

Jill Kessenich

 

So. 

DS 

8 

Taylor Peters 

 

Jr. 

S 

11 

Hannah Kessenich 

 

Sr.

MH 

13 

Baily Wiltgen 

 

Sr. 

OH 

14 

Alison Schnepf 

 

Sr. 

OH 

 GUTHRIE CENTER (23-6)

Nickname: Tigers

Coach: Kara Boyer (6th year, 49-24)

Tourney history: 1st appearance.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

1 

Mallory Osen 

 

Sr. 

OH

4 

Kacie Schreck 

 

Sr. 

OH 

6 

Neta Boyer 

 

So. 

OH 

7 

Rachel Long 

 

So. 

OH 

8 

Claire Thompson 

 

Jr. 

S 

9 

Sydney Danker 

 

Jr. 

DS 

14 

Morgan Mozingo 

 

Sr. 

MH 

 No. 1 FORT MADISON HOLY TRINITY (45-4)

Nickname: CrusadersCoach: Melissa Freesmeier (21st year, 729-146; 9th year at Holy Trinity, 374-60)

Tourney history: 7th appearance, including four straight.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3 

Maria Vonderhaar 

5-6 

Jr. 

S 

10 

Meggie Meyer 

5-6 

Jr. 

OH 

14 

Madlyn Orton 

5-9 

So. 

OH 

16 

Kristin Brinck 

5-7 

Jr. 

DS 

20 

Nicole Wilkens 

5-9 

Jr. 

OH 

21 

Mikaela Foecke 

6-4 

Jr. 

MH 

12/1 

Lauren Pothitakis 

5-6 

Jr. 

L 

 No. 11 SPRINGVILLE (30-10)

Nickname: Orioles

Coach: Claude Howard (1st year, 30-10)

Tourney history: 2nd appearance. 2008 semfinalist in 1A.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

3

Tracy Kilburg

 

Sr. 

OH 

9 

Leanna Mysak 

 

Sr. 

OH 

10 

Kerrigan Riley 

 

Sr. 

OH 

14 

Megan Wagaman 

 

So. 

MH 

20 

Sidney Hopkins 

 

Sr. 

S 

21 

Ashley Brady  

 

So. 

DS 

44 

Sarah Matus 

 

Jr. 

L

 No. 2 JANESVILLE (35-4)

Nickname: Wildcats

Coach: Shelly Sorensen (23rd year at Janesville, 489-229; 27th year overall)

Tourney history: 4th appearance, and fourth in a row. Semifinalist last year.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

3

Destiny Christopher 

5-1 

Sr. 

L 

6 

Victoria Leyh 

5-6

Sr.

DS

7

Kendyl Sorge

5-6

Jr. 

OH

8

Brittney Hanson

5-8

Sr. 

S 

12

Sylvia Amlie

5-10 

Sr. 

OH 

14

Annamarie Backstrom 

5-10 

Sr. 

MH 

16 

Gillian Gergen 

5-10 

Fr. 

MH 

 No. 7 TRIPOLI (24-14)

Nickname: Panthers

Coach: Will Baumann (9th year at Tripoli, 260-59; overall, 296-68)

Tourney history: 15th appearance, all in the last 16 years. 11-time state champion, including five straight.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

 

Yr.

Pos.

1

Lauren Block

 

Jr. 

DS 

2 

Peyton Benson 

 

Jr. 

DS 

3 

McKayla Meyer 

 

Sr. 

OH 

7 

Elizabeth Seehase 

 

Sr. 

OH 

10 

Toni Moeller 

 

Sr. 

S 

12 

Heather Heine 

 

So. 

MH 

17 

Paige Figanbaum 

 

Sr. 

L 

 No. 4 CENTRAL LYON (27-6)

Nickname: Lions

Coach: Jamie Helmers (3rd year, 64-28)

Tourney history: 1st appearance.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

2 

Ashley VandeStouwe 

5-11 

Sr. 

MH 

4 

Claire Snyder 

5-4 

Sr. 

S 

5 

Ashley Boer 

5-6 

Fr.

OH

8 

Sarah Halse 

5-8 

Jr. 

OH 

11 

Sydney Petersen 

5-9 

Jr. 

MH 

12 

Mattie Knobloch 

5-7 

So. 

DS 

19 

Angel Rasmussen 

5-2 

Jr. 

L