STATE VOLLEYBALL: Class 2A team capsules

(Teams listed in bracket order)

RIDGE VIEW

Nickname: Raptors

Ranking & record: Unranked, 29-13.

Coach: Scott Mitchell (14th year, 340-149)

State-tournament history: 1st appearance in its first year of existence. Schaller-Crestland qualified the last two years.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

16

Brooke Wiese

OH

5-7

Sr.

8

Egypt Clayton

S

5-8

Sr.

4

Shannon Rohlk

MB

5-9

Sr.

1

Roxanne Grundmeier

OH

5-9

Sr.

10

Beth Schwanz

DS

5-4

Sr.

5

Gretchen Kistenmacher

OH

5-6.

So.

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN CHRISTIAN

Nickname: Wolfpack

Ranking & record: No. 1, 44-3.

Coach: Tammi Veerbeek (12th year, 522-59; overall: 581-82 in 15 years).

State-tournament history: 28th appearance, its 10th in a row. Winner of 12 championships.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

13

Brandi Van Zee

L

5-5

Sr.

Abby Horstman

OH

5-9

Sr.

3

Kayla Gesink

S

5-8

Sr.

12

Brooke Wolterstorff

MB

5-11

So.

5

Breanna Bolkema

OH

5-9

Sr.

10

Jami Driesen

OH

5-10

Jr.

8

Ashley Van Der Brink

MB

5-11

Sr.

DIKE-NEW HARTFORD

Nickname: Wolverines

Ranking & record: No. 8, 35-8.

Coach: Diane Harms (8th year, 256-68; overall: 17th year, 521-162).

State-tournament history: 20th appearance. Winner of seven titles, most recently in 1997.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

5

Abbie Perez

S

5-8

Jr

3

McKaila Bruns

MB

6-0

Sr.

9

Sara Koch

MB

5-9

Jr.

11

Ashtyn Dove

OH

5-10

Sr.

10

Morgan Samec

OH

5-7

So.

6

Kaity Brouwer

MB

5-9

Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

GRUNDY CENTER

Nickname: Spartans

Ranking & record: No. 7, 37-5.

Coach: Darwin Sents (13th year, 370-115)

State-tournament history: 4th appearance, most recently in 2004.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

7

Sarah Frisch

MB

6-0

Jr

4

Katie McMartin

OH

6-0

Jr.

8

Abby Graves

OH

5-10

Sr.

3

Samantha Meyers

MB

6-0

So.

11

Heather Hook

S

6-0

So.

1

Meghan Krausman

OH

5-10

Jr.

6

Carissa Sternhagen

L

5-8

Jr.

CLARINDA

Nickname: Cardinals

Ranking & record: No. 14, 26-5.

Coach: Maria Jacobus (7th year, 103-107).

State-tournament history: 8th appearance, first since 1991.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

9

Sarah Steinauer

S

5-9

Sr.

11

Jenny Bair

OH

5-8

Fr.

3

Darcy Sunderman

MB

6-0

Fr.

17

Teal Driscoll

OH

6-0

Sr.

12

Kaylee Buch

MB

5-9

Jr.

16

Allyson Karr

MB

6-0

Jr

5

Jennifer Geer

L

5-6

Sr.

MEDIAPOLIS

Nickname: Bullettes

Ranking & record: No. 3, 42-3.

Coach: Dennis Jandrey (24th year, 660-184)

State-tournament history: 5th appearance.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

9

Sarah Calderwood

S

5-7

Sr.

3

Elizabeth Schulte

OH

5-9

Jr.

6

Kalyn Ertz

MB

5-8

Jr.

12

Ellie Miller

MB

5-11

Sr.

5

Kensley Heater

OH

5-8

So.

8

Jessica Holsteen

MB

5-10

So.

 

 

 

 

 

PELLA CHRISTIAN

Nickname: Eagles

Ranking & record: No. 9, 26-11.

Coach: John Evenhouse (19th year at Pella Christian, 489-202; 31st year overall)

State-tournament history: 10th appearance, its 4th in a row.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

9

Paige Zylstra

MB

5-10

Sr.

6

Sarah Faber

S

5-8

Jr.

4

Jasmin Schelhaas

OH

5-6

Jr.

13

Jenna Horstman

MB

6-0

Jr.

3

Cali Vink

OH

5-7

Jr.

5

Meredith Fopma

OH

5-10

Sr.

2

Ashley Van Kooten

L

5-4

Sr.

LAKE MILLS

Nickname: Bulldogs

Ranking & record: No. 6, 43-1.

Coach: Jim Boehmer (19th year, 509-153).

State-tournament history: 4th appearance, most recent was 2001.

Probable starters

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

11

Micah Peters

DS

5-6

Sr.

9

Abbey Honsey

OH

5-10

Sr.

8

Morgan Fjelstad

S

5-6

Jr.

21

Josie Brackey

OH

5-8

Jr.

7

Haley Matthews

DS

5-6

Sr.

6

Amanda Lampman

MB

6-0

Sr.