KMCH SPORTS: State Volleyball Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Preview

BY JON SWISHER-SPORTS DIRCTOR:

The West Delaware Hawks had their season come to a close in their Class 3A Semifinal yesterday afternoon inside Xtreme Arena in Coralville on Day 3 of the 54th State Volleyball Tournament. WD fell 25-21/25-21/25-14, 75-56 total match score in a contest that lasted one hour and five minutes. The Hawks finish their outstanding season with a 39-7 mark and say goodbye to 8 seniors.

In our second coverage area semifinal match, Beckman Catholic had their campaign end with a 3-1 loss to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Blazers lost 27-25 in set one before winning game two 25-19. Sets three and four won by the Rockets 25-18 and 25-19. Total match score 96-87 in one hour and twenty-nine minutes. The Blazers end their fantastic season at 36-7 and also say goodbye to 8 seniors.

The championship Thursday schedule is set:

Pleasant Valley vs.  Waukee Northwest	10:00 AM CT	Xtream Arena		State – Class 5A Championship
Bishop Heelan vs.  Pella	12:15 PM CT	Xtream Arena		State – Class 4A Championship
Mount Vernon vs.  Western Christian	2:30 PM CT	Xtream Arena		State – Class 3A Championship		LIVE
Denver vs.  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont	4:45 PM CT	Xtream Arena		State – Class 2A Championship
Ankeny Christian vs.  BCLUW	7:00 PM CT	Xtream Arena		State – Class 1A Championship

The West Delaware Volleyball program will see their first Hall of Fame member inducted this afternoon during the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductions presented by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Carlee ‘Ketchum’ Demmer, a 2016 WDHS grad and current Assistant Coach for the Hawks played varsity all four years of her high school career from 2012-2015 and helped the Hawks go to state each of those seasons. Her senior season in 2015 saw the Hawks first ever state championship as Carlee was named all-tournament captain and the overall statewide player of the year.

Tonight the High School Football Playoffs resume with Class 8-player Quarterfinals. Our lone coverage area team in play is Ed-Co as they travel up to Algona to face Bishop Garrigan. Both teams are 10-0. Our coverage from KMCH Sports on MIX 94.7/kmch.com/the KMCH App  will begin at 6:45 with Jamie Vaske and Luke Imsland.