Brenna White had 13 kills and Jackie Harper dished out 32 assists as
Douglas (Minden) captured the 4A girls volleyball state title with a dominating 25-20, 25-9, 25-15 over
Green Valley (Henderson) at Bishop Manogue in Reno.
It is the first state title for the Tigers since 1998 and the second straight year that Green Valley finished as the runner-up.
"The girls really came out fast and hard," Douglas coach Suzi Townsell told the Nevada Appeal. "That's what we've been trying to do, but it hasn't happened the last few matches. They came out and really got in Green Valley's face (Saturday). I think it really changed things early on."
Douglas, which features 10 seniors, used a 6-2 spurt to break a 10-all tie in the first game and took control of the second game with an early 11-3 run. Gators outside hitter
Emma Johnson was held to eight kills after putting down 19 kills in a state semifinal victory over Bishop Manogue.
Nikki Drost led Green Valley with 11 kills in the title match.
"I think Douglas is a very well-prepared team and they're like a machine out there," Green Valley coach Erin Hill told Nevadapreps.com. "They were the better team and that's a well-earned state championship, and we congratulate them all the way."
Douglas swept Bishop Gorman 27-25, 25-23, 29-27 in the other state semifinal.
Truckee (Calif.) won its second straight 3A championship as
Annie Reiswig had 18 kills and
Krysta Murphy added 12 in a 25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 28-26 win over
Dayton.
Yerington got 14 kills, four aces, 20 assists, 12 digs and two blocks from
Makenna Lommori to beat
Whittell (Zephyr Cove) 25-19, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17 in the 2A title game. It is the fourth state championship in the five years, and first in 2A, for the Lions. Yerington won three consecutive 3A titles before losing to Truckee in 2009.
Pahranagat Valley (Alamo) won its second straight 1A crown by beating
Coleville 25-20, 25-14, 25-16. Dakota Day paced the Panthers with 12 kills.
David Schoen works at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and is a former
Associate Sports Editor and Turn2 columnist for the Oakland (Calif.)
Tribune. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:ByDavid1@aol.com">ByDavid1@aol.com</a>.
