Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Green Bay Preble/Green Bay East, Green Bay Southwest/Green Bay West, Kaukauna, Kimberly
It was predicted to be a battle between Kaukauna and Kimberly and that's pretty much exactly what happened, with the Galloping Ghosts defeating the Papermakers in four sets. Appleton North and Appleton East lost in sectional semifinals.
2009 RANDOM NOTES
- Appleton East On the 35th anniversary of their state volleyball title (the first team in school history to win a WIAA state championship), the Patriots will be relying heavily on senior Noah Mader. As with many teams in this sectional, one early test will be at the Neenah Invite on September 13.
- Appleton North Another team that will make a serious run at state will be the Lightning, who are once again led by 6'7" senior setter Mickey Flynn.
- Appleton West Coach Tim Weiss graduated eight seniors last season and will be working with an entirely new group of student-athletes. Coach Weiss will get a good sense for how this group will match up when he takes them to the Neenah Invite on September 13.
- Green Bay Preble/Green Bay East Coach Brent Duffney will also be tested early at the Neenah Invite on September 13. (more to come)
- Green Bay Southwest/Green Bay West (to come)
- Kaukauna Graduation has certainly taken its toll on last year's sectional champions. Gone are outside Domenic Judkins and his 303 kills, as well as six other seniors. With that in mind, the Galloping Ghosts will look to senior DS Troy Van Zeeland (38 aces and 150 digs in 2008) and senior outside Kevin Biese (117 kills in 2008) as they attempt to punch another ticket to Tosa. The first test of the season will be at (first big tournament here).
- Kimberly Senior Erik Harke was second-team Fox Valley all-conference in 2008. They have a new coach.
OUR PREDICTION
(to come)
