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Xavier wins the Division 2 volleyball state title

Plus, Little Chute and Freedom meet in a Division 4 football semifinal on Nov. 13.

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Xavier rallies to win the Division 2 girls volleyball state title

Xavier beat Kettle Moraine Lutheran in four sets

  • Kettle Moraine Lutheran1
    Xavier3
    FinalSet scores: 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 27-25.

Sources: WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay, WLUK

If you're still buzzing from Saturday night, you've got reason. Appleton Xavier is the Division 2 state champion, beating Kettle Moraine Lutheran 3-1 at the .

The Hawks took the first two sets, dropped the third and won the fourth 27-25 to avoid a decisive fifth. Coach Luke Herriges called it "a real gutsy effort from our kids not to give in." "I still can't believe it," Bella Daley said afterward.

  • Fourth set: Chargers led 24-19 before Xavier's rally
  • Seeds: Xavier No. 1, Kettle Moraine Lutheran No. 2
  • Xavier's last titles: back-to-back in 2022 and 2023
  • Division 1: DSHA swept Bay Port in the final

Xavier got kills from five players

13
kills for Bella Daley, a match high
10
kills for Kayla Fournillier
8-1
run Xavier used to close the match
5
Xavier players with at least seven kills

Source: WLUK

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Little Chute and Freedom will meet Nov. 13 in a Division 4 state semifinal

Mark your calendar for Fri., Nov. 13. Little Chute (11-1) and Freedom (12-0) meet at 7 p.m. in Ashwaubenon, and the winner plays for the Division 4 title at in Madison.

Little Chute and Freedom won Friday's state quarterfinals

  • Wrightstown14
    Little Chute26
    Final
  • Northwestern6
    Freedom42
    Final
  • Hilbert25
    Coleman22
    FinalDivision 7 quarterfinal.
  • Fox Valley Lutheran24
    La Crosse Logan36
    FinalFox Valley Lutheran's season ended.

Sources: The Post-Crescent, WLUK

Little Chute trailed Wrightstown 14-12 at halftime, then went back to basics in the second half and won 26-14. Hilbert, the No. 3 seed, beat No. 1 Coleman 25-22 on Cashtan Konen's last-second field goal. "I can't wait to have another opportunity," Little Chute coach Mark Krommenacker said of Freedom.

  • Kickoff: Fri., Nov. 13, 7 p.m.
  • Site: Ashwaubenon High School
  • Earlier this season: Freedom won 49-29
  • Freedom's Axzil Eggert: 250 yards on 18 carries, five touchdowns

Freedom beat Little Chute 49-⁠29 earlier this season

11Wins12
1Losses0
26Quarterfinal points42
29Points in first meeting49

Source: The Post-Crescent

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Xavier wins the Division 2 volleyball state title

Plus, Little Chute and Freedom meet in a Division 4 football semifinal on Nov. 13.

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  1. Xavier rallies to win the Division 2 volleyball state title
  2. Little Chute and Freedom meet Nov. 13 in a state semifinal
  3. Menasha leads the T-Mobile stadium contest as voting ends today
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