The HHS Lady Dragons are pictured with their regional volleyball plaque, from left, front row, Aspyn Kinnie, Tayla Martin, Wendy Chaparro, Kylie Purkeypile, Audrey Talavera, Sabryn Burris and Tamara Penzing; and back row, coach Michelle Vieselmeyer, Elise Krogmeier, Kyleigh Jaeger, Correy Koellner, Clover Adler, Kristin Vieselmeyer, Lauren Herman, Elyce Talavera and coach Ashley Hoffner.
Volleyball girls are statebound
For the first time since the fall of 2000, Holyoke volleyball will head to the state tournament after defeating both No. 17 Telluride and No. 8 Vail Mountain in straight sets in regional action Saturday, May 1.
No. 7 Holyoke will play No. 2 Denver Christian at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs.
The winner of the match will meet the winner of No. 3 Sedgwick County and No. 6 Dayspring Christian Academy on Thursday, May 13, at 8 a.m.
Also on Wednesday, No. 1 Wiggins will play No. 8 Yuma and No. 4 Fowler will play No. 5 Vail Christian. Winners will meet in the semifinals Thursday, May 13, at 8 a.m. The championship game is scheduled for 5 p.m. that evening.
Coach Michelle Vieselmeyer said she is very happy to see the girls continue to play aggressively and minimize errors — and she feels they haven’t played their best game yet.
“I’m very excited for the girls,” she said. “They keep getting better and better each week. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Vieselmeyer pointed to the state tournament bracket and acknowledged that a total of four teams from the Lower Platte league qualified for state, illustrating just how competitive the league is and how much tough competition Holyoke has faced already this season.
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