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Class 1A - Ankeny Christian vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Special | 2h 20m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The Ankeny Christian Eagles play the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels for the 1A title.
The Ankeny Christian Eagles play the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels for the 1A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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Iowa PBS Presents
Class 1A - Ankeny Christian vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Special | 2h 20m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The Ankeny Christian Eagles play the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels for the 1A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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>> BJ: IT IS TIME FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VOLLEYBALL.
HERE FROM CORALVILLE, IOWA.
YOU HAVE GLADBROOK-REINBECK TAKING ON ANKENY CHRISTIAN IN THIS NEW VENUE.
AFTER 50 YEARS OF BEATING IN CEDAR RAPIDS, WE ARE IN CORALVILLE.
WHAT A TILT BETWEEN ANKENY CHRISTIAN AND GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
>> Kathy: MARILYN AND HER HUSBAND BILL HAVE TWO CHILDREN, SON KYLIE, DAUGHTER KATIE WHO PLAYED ON THE STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM, AND ONE GRANDDAUGHTER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 RECIPIENT OF THE GOLDEN PLAQUE IN VOLLEYBALL.
>> BJ: WE ARE INTO THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE AT XTREAM ARENA AS WE LOOK AT THE MATCHUP BETWEEN GLADBROOK- REINBECK AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THIS ONE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE ARE HERE AT XTREAM ARENA.
THE TEAMS ARE ABOUT READY TO BE INTRODUCED.
KATHY, IT IS GOING TO GET INTERESTING TONIGHT.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE.
>> Kathy: THEY PLAY IN A REGION WITH A LOT OF TOUGH VOLLEYBALL AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!
>> BJ: WAS TURNED OVER TO THE P.A.
ANNOUNCER.
>> FIRST, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE FLOOR, THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN EAGLES!
AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME THE GLADBROOK-REINBECK REBELS!
IT IS NOW TIME TO INTRODUCE PLAYERS AND COACHES.
FIRST, FOR THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN EAGLES, THE NONSTARTERS AND ASSISTANT COACHES.
NUMBER 3, PIPER ANCELL!
NUMBER 4, HAYLEE QUIRK!
NUMBER 9, ELLA BUSSELL!
NUMBER 10, AMBER MOEN!
NUMBER 15, CHLOE ROE!
NUMBER 18, A AVAH HERBEL!
NUMBER 22, ADRA MONAHAN!
THE ASSISTANT COACH IS JOHN GERGEN AND MARKEL STOOD THEM IN.
NOW FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 5, MACEY NEHRING.
SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 6, MORGAN FINCHAM.
SENIOR, NUMBER 11, KASSIDY QUICK.
A SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 21, ANNA WEATHERS.
AND AT LIBERO , JUNIOR, NUMBER RIESE GJERDE.
HEAD COACH IS MICHELE QUICK.
NOW LET'S MEET THE REBELS.
NON-STARTERS AND ASSISTANT COACHES FIRST.
NUMBER 2, MADISON RESENDEZ!
NUMBER 4, JADEN HANSEN!
NUMBER 5, ELLY SIEH!
NUMBER 7, ABBY SIENKNECHT!
NUMBER 9, KLOIE HENDRICKS!
NUMBER 10, BRAELYNN MORGAN!
NUMBER 12, DYLINN BLOHM!
NUMBER 16, MAKENNA COOPER!
THE ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE REBELS, PAIGE EIFFELER!
SENIOR, NUMBER 3, EMMA McCLINTOCK!
SENIOR, NUMBER 6, AVA WYATT!
FRESHMAN, NUMBER 14, KENNEDY BRANT!
SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 15, LILLY DRIPPS!
SENIOR, NUMBER 17, MEGAN COOLEY!
AND LIBERO, SENIOR, NUMBER 11, BREEHAN DUBBERKE.
HEAD COACH FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK, PAULA KELLEY!
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS TIME TO INTRODUCE OUR OFFICIALS.
WERE FIRST REFEREE, JODI WIELINGA!
YOUR LINE JUDGES, TED MOSER AND MARK ROYER.
WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS, OFFICIALS AND SPECTATORS IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
PROFANITY, RACIAL, SEXIST OR ABUSIVE COMMENTS OR INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, PARTICIPANTS, COACHES, TEAM REPRESENTATIVES OR AT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND INVITE YOU TO ENJOY THE GAME.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP VOLLEYBALL!
>> BJ: HERE WE GO !
GLADBROOK- REINBECK, THE THREE SEED, TAKING ON THE FOUR SEED , THE WHAT IS THE KEY FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN?
>> Kathy: THEY HAVE TO KEEP GLAD BROOKE OUT OF THEIR RHYTHM.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS GOT TO BE COGNIZANT OF KATIE QUICK, THE COACH'S DAUGHTER, BECAUSE SHE WILL ATTACK THE BALL.
THEN THEY HAVE SOME AMAZING SWINGS ON THE OUTSIDE.
THEY ARE YOUNG.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SOPHOMORES.
IT SEEMS LIKE ANKENY CHRISTIAN REALLY LIKES HIS SWING ON THE LINE.
THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF IT.
>> BJ: BRINGING YOU THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS!
EACH TEAM SPORTS BLUE COLORS.
THE FLOOR, GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL WEAR ROYAL BLUE WITH WHITE NUMBERS , ANKENY CHRISTIAN WHITE NUMBERS WITH BLUE TRIMMED IN BLACK.
AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN MAKING THEIR SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER STATE TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE!
ALL THE WAY TO THE TITLE GAME.
AS A UNIT THEY HAVE OVER 400 ACES ON THE SEASON.
THEY START OFF WITH AN ACE!
OH BOY!
GETTING IT GOING RIGHT AWAY IS MACEY NEHRING!
>> Kathy: THAT'S A BIG PART OF THEIR OFFENSE.
THEY ARE GOING TO SERVE ACROSS AND THEY EXPECT TO SCORE FROM THE SERVE.
>> BJ: ANKENY CHRISTIAN , JUST TWO SENIORS ON THEIR ROSTER.
THEY SERVE AGGRESSIVE.
NOW, GOING TO SET UP THEIR OFFENSE.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK TRYING TO GET A SIDE OUT HERE.
AND THEY DO!
THEY TIE THIS ONE UP.
>> Kathy: AVA WYATT IS AN ALL- STATE SELECTION.
SHE HAS 400+ KILLS THIS YEAR, BY FARTHER LEADING HITTER.
YOU HAD BETTER IDENTIFY HER.
>> BJ: MEGAN COOLEY.
THIS ONE PLAYED OUT TO THE FRONT.
HERE IS WYATT.
AND A STRIKE!
>> Kathy: NICE SAVE HEREBY CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
IT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING SEEING WHICH TEAMS SETTLE IN QUICKER AND WHICH GET OVER THE NERVES.
>> BJ: QUICK TAP HANDLED BY THE REBELS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE A DOUBLE HIT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE TIED AT TWO.
REBELS HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION BEFORE BACK IN 2020.
IT IS GOING TO BE RULED OUT.
TOO LONG OF A HIT THEREBY CRAIGHEAD.
THE REBELS TAKE A 3-2 LEAD.
RIGHT AWAY ON THE ROTATION, GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL SEND IN KLOIE HENDRICKS TO SERVE HERE.
INTO THE MIDDLE.
THAT COULD BE PLAYED UP.
FREE BALL OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THE REBELS.
THEY GO TO WYATT.
THE POINT WILL GO TO GLADBROOK- REINBECK!
>> Kathy: SHE IS A DOMINANT PLAYER THAT CAN GO AFTER IT AT ANY TIME.
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK LEADING IN DIGS AND ACES.
AND THEY ARE STRIKING AND STRIKING HARD WITH WYATT!
>> Kathy: SHE IS A SENIOR.
SHE SAYS GET ON MY SHOULDERS.
I WILL TAKE YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO.
>> BJ: ANKENY CHRISTIAN UPSET SPRINGVILLE TO GET TO THE TITLE GAME.
CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
>> Kathy: A LOT OF TIMES, TEAMS JUST EXPECT OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE.
FOR HER TO COME OUT OF THE MIDDLE, IT MAKES THE DEFENSE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT.
>> BJ: ANKENY CHRISTIAN NOT THE OPENING SET AGAINST SPRINGVILLE , THEY GO 5-1 TO WIN IT.
BUT HERE, THE DEFICIT GROWING A LITTLE BIT LARGER, NOW DOWN BY THREE.
>> Kathy: THIS IS WHERE YOU BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF .
>> BJ: BACK ROW ATTACK AND IT CATCHES GLADBROOK-REINBECK OFFGUARD!
KATIE QUICK GETS THE KILL!
>> Kathy: THAT WAS A NICE PLAY.
THEY BROUGHT A BIG ATTACK IN FRONT OF HER.
IT PROBABLY KIND OF BLOCKED OFF THE APPROACH OF THE BACKCOURT ATTACK.
>> BJ: THAT WILL MAKE THIS A ONE-POINT SET AT 6-5.
AND THE EAGLES START TO FLY!
THEY TIE THIS ONE UP AT SIX.
>> Kathy: EVEN THOUGH THAT WASN'T AN ACE SERVE, IT IS CONSISTENTLY TAKING GLADBROOK- REINBECK OUT OF THEIR OFFENSE.
>> BJ: CRAIGHEAD AGAIN.
GOOD JOB AT THE NET BY WEATHERS TO REDIRECT THAT ONE BACK IN.
FREE BALL OPPORTUNITY.
COOLEY TO THE FRONT ROW, AND THE QUICK TAP HANDLED BY THE EAGLES.
QUICK WILL SET IT UP TO THE OUTSIDE!
>> Kathy: A COUPLE OF NICE DIGS THEREBY COOLEY.
>> BJ: BOY, AND JUST RAN OUT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
A LONG POINT GOES TO GLADBROOK- REINBECK !
>> Kathy: SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO OUTLAST YOUR OPPONENTS.
GET THOSE LONG RALLIES.
THAT IS A HUGE MORALE BOOSTER.
>> BJ: BREEHAN DUBBERKE , HER SERVE, AND WE'RE TIED AT SEVEN.
>> Kathy: HER SERVE AS THEIR BEST OFFENSIVE WEAPON.
>> BJ: WEATHERS AGAIN.
AND GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL GET THE SIDE OUT.
HANDLES THE SWING AND THEY GET THE POINT.
THEY ARE FINDING SOME NEW PEOPLE UP FRONT.
>> Kathy: THEY ARE PUMPED!
>> BJ: QUICK DIG BY QUICK!
OH!
>> Kathy: SHE TOOK AWAY TWO HANDS ON THE BALL WAS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE NET.
>> BJ: SECOND ON THE TEAM IN KILLS WITH OVER 310 NOW.
KATIE QUICK ABLE TO DUMP THAT ONE DOWN!
>> Kathy: BEAUTIFUL LEFT-HANDER DOWN THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
>> BJ: TIED ONCE AGAIN.
>> Kathy: I WOULD SAY THAT IS THEIR GAME PLAN.
IF GLADBROOK-REINBECK CAN'T HANDLE SERVES, THEY CAN'T RUN THE OFFENSE.
>> BJ: QUICK , OH, SO SNEAKY!
>> Kathy: SHE IS SO ACTIVE.
YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR BLOCK UP.
BEAUTIFUL.
>> BJ: WHAT THAT LEFT-HAND , NOW COOLEY AGAIN.
INTO THE MIDDLE THAT TIME WITH EGGERS.
QUICK.
OH, AND WHY IT COMES THROUGH WITH THE KILL TO TIE THIS ONE UP AT 12!
>> Kathy: IT IS GOING TO BE THE QUICK VERSUS WYATT!
>> BJ: AND THE ACE FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK!
COOLEY!
>> Kathy: THAT WAS JUST A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN, LIKE YOU SAID.
THE FIRST SET, YOU ARE STILL FEELING THINGS OUT.
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK MATCHING THEIR LARGEST LEAD AT TWO.
>> BJ: CRAIGHEAD.
>> Kathy: GOOD PASS ACROSS THE NET.
>> BJ: AND IT WAS QUICKLY DISPOSED OF AS THE EAGLES DROP THAT ONE DOWN.
>> Kathy: GREAT CAMERAWORK ONCE AGAIN BY OUR PEOPLE!
>> BJ: MORGAN FINCHAM CHECKS INTO THE KILL DEPARTMENT!
THEY SERVE AGGRESSIVELY!
>> Kathy: THEY DO!
>> BJ: 15-13 YOUR SCORE.
COOLEY GETS A FREE BALL HERE FOR THE EAGLES.
THAT ONE SNUCK UP.
A LONG POINT AGAIN, AND IT PAYS OFF FOR THE REBELS!
>> Kathy: YOU WERE JUST WAITING FOR ONE OF THESE TWO TEAMS TO TAKE MOMENTUM , BUT THEY MIGHT BE MATCHED WITH WHAT THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS ARE THAT THIS MIGHT GO BACK AND FORTH ALL NIGHT.
>> BJ: TIME-OUT TAKEN BY ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
LET'S HEAR FROM MICHELE QUICK, THE HEAD COACH FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
LET'S STAY CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO PUT BALLS DOWN LIKE THEY ARE PUTTING BALLS ON US.
LET'S HIT RIGHT BACK AT THEM.
THERE IS TOO MUCH TIPPING AND THEY ARE COVERING IT REALLY WELL.
LET'S GO HARD AT THEM.
LET'S GET THE BALL UP AND BE AGGRESSIVE AND HIT THAT BALL HARD.
YOU GUYS ARE BOMBERS.
YOU CAN HIT THAT HARD.
LET'S GO AFTER IT.
LET'S GO AFTER IT.
COMMUNICATING.
WORK TOGETHER.
WORK TOGETHER.
WORK TOGETHER.
>> Kathy: TYPICAL COMMUNICATION, AND SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GO SWING.
SOMETIMES THAT IS A SIGN OF A YOUNG TEAM WITH NERVES WHEN YOU ARE AFRAID TO PUT IT OUT ON THE LINE AND SWING AWAY.
WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE SOPHOMORES PLAYING A MAJOR ROLL IN THIS TEAM , AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS EXPERIENCE.
>> BJ: SO ANKENY CHRISTIAN DOWN BY FOUR OFF OF THE TIME- OUT.
QUICK GOES TO THE OUTSIDE.
CRAIGHEAD FINDS THE ".
JUST LIKE THAT, THEY GET THE SIDE OUT.
HERE IS MONAHAN.
WYATT IN THE MIDDLE!
18-14, WYATT WITH HER SIXTH KILL.
MAKE IT HER SEVENTH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.
>> Kathy: SHE IS JUST A GOOD ALL-AROUND PLAYER.
SHE CAN VARY THE DIRECTION OF HER SWING, AND IT MAKES IT TOUGH FOR BLOCKERS.
>> BJ: WE TALKED ABOUT THE EAGLES AND THEIR ACES ON THE GEAR.
>> Kathy: NICE.
>> BJ: GUESS WHO DOESN'T CARE?
CRAIGHEAD!
>> Kathy: SOPHOMORE BURIED IT!
THAT IS WHAT HER COACH WANTED!
TO SHOW THEM THAT WE CAN SWING, TOO!
>> BJ: 18-15 .
WYATT TO THE OUTSIDE.
THIS ONE BLOCKED BACK.
SAW THE EXTRA HIT, FOUR HITS.
>> Kathy: NEVER QUITE TOUCHED ABOVE THE TAPE.
>> BJ: SO NOW DUBBERKE AGAIN.
>> Kathy: NICE DIRECT SHOT!
>> BJ: OFF THE ROLL , ANNA WEATHERS!
ANKENY CHRISTIAN WANTING TO RALLY HERE DOWN THE STRETCH, DOWN BY THREE.
QUICK, BACK TO THE OUTSIDE.
CRAIGHEAD JUST WENT TO THE BACK.
BACK ROW ATTACK HERE BY WYATT !
WHAT A TERRIFIC PASS, THOUGH, BY EMMA McCLINTOCK TO SET THAT UP FOR WYATT!
>> Kathy: WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE BACK MATCH.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SET UP YOUR BACK ROW FOR THE ATTACK, AND SHE DID THAT!
>> BJ: BOY, JUST A STRONG ARM THEREBY MACEY NEHRING!
>> Kathy: SHE POWERED THAT BALL THROUGH!
>> BJ: NEARING POUNDED THAT BALL HOME TO MAKE A 27-17.
AND A SERVICE AREA WILL PUT THIS ONE AT 21-17.
SO THE REBELS' LARGEST LEAD HERE IS NOW AT FOUR.
THERE IS SOME WORK TO DO HERE FOR THE EAGLES.
HERE IS WYATT.
THAT ONE, DEFENSIVE POSTURE, DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL.
>> Kathy: YEAH, THE DEFENSE WAS LINED UP ON HER SHOULDER THE WAY THEY NEEDED TO BE.
PART OF IT IS TIMING.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN AS A DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO TIME-OUT THE HITTER'S TENDENCIES.
>> BJ: AND THE EAGLES GET A HARD-EARNED POINT!
MACEY NEHRING ABLE TO PUNCH THAT ONE DOWN!
>> Kathy: GOOD FRONTCOURT SERIES THERE FOR MACY.
HER TEAM NEEDED THAT.
>> BJ: HERE IS WYATT, AND AGAIN, HER ATTACK PERCENTAGE IS JUST CLIMBING.
>> Kathy: SHE HAS BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, BEEN ON THE ALTERNATE TEAM TWO YEARS AGO.
THAT EXPERIENCE IS INVALUABLE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR LEADER, AND SHE HAS GOT IT!
>> BJ: THE SLIDE, HANDLED BY COOLEY!
WYATT HAD THAT ONE REDIRECTED BACK, AND THE EAGLES GET A SIDE OUT HERE AT 23-19.
HERE IS KATIE QUICK.
BOY, WYATT HIT THAT ONE HARD, AND WE ARE AT SET POINT!
>> Kathy: IT HAS GONE FAST, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE 19- 19.
BUT GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE FIREPOWER AT THE NET.
>> BJ: UNDERNEATH THE NET WAS McCLINTOCK FOR THAT DUNK, AND EAGLES ARE STILL HANGING 24-20.
A TOUGH PASS, AND GUESS WHAT?
ANKENY CHRISTIAN IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
IT IS RALLY NIGHT HERE AT XTREAM ARENA IN CORALVILLE.
>> Kathy: WE HAVE SEEN IT!
>> BJ: THIS IS WYATT.
OH!
LET'S SEE IF THEY FIND WYATT AGAIN.
QUICK TAP.
QUICK WILL FIND IT.
OUT OF THE BACK ROW.
OH, WHAT A POINT AGAIN!
>> Kathy: SUCH CRAFTY DEFENSE BY ANKENY!
>> BJ: AND GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL WIN IT!
25-21 HERE IN THE OPENING SET, GLADBROOK-REINBECK , BEHIND WYATT'S 11 KILLS WILL TAKE THE OPENING SET OF THE GIRLS STATE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH IOWA GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL COMMISSIONER ABOUT THE BIG MOVE.
>> A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES FOR VOLLEYBALL THROUGH AND THROUGH IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
WE WERE THERE FOR 52 YEARS.
CITY THAT LONG, IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
AND THAT IS WHAT MADE IT REALLY, REALLY HARD.
OF THE TRADITIONS THAT I THINK WAS SO GOOD IS THE STUDENT SECTIONS.
SO THEY WERE BEHIND THEIR OWN TEAMS LOOKING DOWN ON THE PLAY.
THERE IS ACTUALLY TWO THAT ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF THE RUN, AND THAT IS NEW HARTFORD AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN.
BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS WERE IN THE HUNT IN THOSE 50 YEARS, AND THEY STILL CONTINUE THEIR PLAY AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE BUILDING IN CEDAR RAPIDS WAS A LITTLE DATED.
SO WE DECIDED TO GO OUT TO SEE IF WE COULD GET EXTRA SPACE AND SOME TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES.
VIDEO BOARDS.
LIGHTS OUT.
INTROS.
ALL OF SO THESE GIRL'S GET TO PLAY IN A VENUE THAT IS COLLEGIATE, BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS HERE.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THESE GIRL'S GET TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
>> BJ: AFTER ONE SET , ANKENY CHRISTIAN LEADS IT.
KATHY, AND THAT OPENING SET, WYATT WAS KEY.
11 KILLS.
>> Kathy: THERE IS NO ANSWER RIGHT NOW FOR WYATT.
THEY HAVE TO GET THEM OUT OF SYSTEM SO THAT SHE CAN'T JUST TAKE THESE BIG HUGE SWINGS.
>> BJ: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS HERE.
A LOT OF WYATT IS FEATURED IN IT.
>> Kathy: THERE SERVES HAVE KEPT THEM IN THE SET EARLY, AND THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THEIR SERVE.
KATIE QUICK CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THE CENTER ATTACK.
SHE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE WHEN SHE SWUNG.
>> BJ: THERE IS ONE OF WYATT'S 11 KILLS IN THAT OPENING SET.
LOOK AT THE HITTING PERCENTAGE FROM GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
THE DIFFERENCE RIGHT THERE.
17 ASSISTS.
McCLINTOCK WITH ALL OF THOSE, AND OF COURSE THEY ARE ABLE TO PLAY SOME PRETTY GOOD DEFENSE, TOO, AS WELL.
THREE ACES FOR ANKENY CENTENNIAL, AS GLADBROOK- REINBECK TAKES THE OPENING SET HERE.
25-21.
BACK INTO MORE ACTION HERE.
ANKENY CENTENNIAL WEARING WHITE UNIFORMS WITH BLUE NUMBERS TRIMMED IN BLACK.
SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE FOR THE EAGLES TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE IN THE SECOND >> Kathy: WEATHERS AND CRAIG ARE BOTH VERY, VERY CAPABLE, GOOD HITTERS.
KATIE QUICK HAS GOT TO KEEP THEM OFF GUARD WITH THAT GOOD SWING SHE DOES.
>> BJ: WHEN YOU START THE 2022 VOLLEYBALL SEASON, WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF ANKENY, YOU THINK THE HAWKS LOOKED PRETTY GOOD, BUT IT IS THE EAGLES FLYING HIGH ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THIS SUPER SOPHOMORE GROUP.
>> Kathy: I AM SURE THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR PROGRAM.
WHEN YOU GIVE YOUNG KIDS A TASTE OF A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, THEY ARE GOING TO EXPECT NOT TO THIS GAME.
>> BJ: OFFENSIVE PLAY FOR THE EAGLES, THEY HAVE A FEW PLAYERS THAT CAN REALLY PASS THE BALL, QUICK BEING ONE OF THEM.
BUT DEFENSIVELY THAT HAS GOT TO THROW YOU OFF A LITTLE BIT RIGHT?
TO HAVE SOME PASSERS OUT ON THE FLOOR?
>> Kathy: OH, ABSOLUTELY.
ANYTHING THAT CAN CHANGE UP WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTING TO HAPPEN, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO CHANGE IT UP IS GOING TO HELP YOUR TEAM.
>> BJ: BACK ROW ATTACK HERE.
AND HOW ABOUT THAT?
THE EAGLES SEE THAT ONE COME SPLASHING DOWN BY THE REBELS AS HANSEN COLLECTS THE KILL HERE!
>> Kathy: BEAUTIFUL QUICK SET!
>> BJ: THAT IS AN ACE!
THE PUREST OF ACES!
KLOIE HENDRICKS!
SERVING AGGRESSIVELY, WIN.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SERVE TO AGGRESSIVELY, IT TURNS INTO A SERVICE ERROR.
>> Kathy: IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A HIGH TRAJECTORY THAT GIVES THE DEFENSE A CHANCE TO GET UNDER IT, IT IS A TOUGH SERVE TO MAKE.
>> BJ: SEEN A LOT OF THAT THIS WEEK HERE AT THE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
SHORT SERVICE.
WYATT.
TALK ABOUT THE TEAM'S BEST HITTER.
WYATT WITH ANOTHER KILL!
>> Kathy: SHE IS JUST AN IMPRESSIVE ATHLETE.
SHE REALLY HAS A NICE ARM AND ELEVATES WELL, THEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WILL DELIVER THE BALL, AND EMMA McCLINTOCK IS A GREAT CENTER.
>> BJ: AND IS THAT ONE GOING TO GET IN?
NO!
A LITTLE TOO LONG, AND IT IS 5- 4.
LET'S LOOK AT MICHELE QUICK.
HAS A COUPLE DAUGHTERS HERE ON THE TEAM AT ANKENY CENTENNIAL.
IT IS A BIG DEAL --AT CHRISTIAN.
I BEG YOUR PARDON.
BUT BIG DEAL FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN TO MAKE IT HERE ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEIR SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER APPEARANCE.
WITH SUCH A YOUNG SQUAD -- >> Kathy: YOU HAVE TO GIVE PROVE THAT THEY CAN DO IT.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING EXPERIENCE FOR WHAT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS LIKE.
>> BJ: SOPHOMORE GETS THE EXPERIENCE INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND THE REBELS ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK!
6-5, OR 6-6, EXCUSE ME.
WYATT WILL PLAY THE FREE BALL OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THE EAGLES.
>> Kathy: NICE JOB THERE BY ANNA WEATHERS.
>> BJ: SLAMMED DOWN THEREBY WEATHERS.
>> Kathy: THAT IS WHY SHE IS SO EFFECTIVE AT ATTACKING, AS WELL.
>> BJ: GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE IT A GO.
>> Kathy: THEY RUN SUCH A FAST OFFENSE.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK IS REALLY , REALLY DOING QUICK ATTACKS.
ANKENY CHRISTIAN THIS TIME, McCLINTOCK GOES THE OPPOSITE WAY.
WYATT OUT ON THE BACK.
NOW UP TOP, NEHRING.
ANOTHER BACK ROW ATTACK BY THE EAGLES.
COOLEY TRIED TO HIT THE SLIDER QUICK, AND A DOUBLE HIT CALLED AGAINST GLADBROOK-REINBECK, AND THE EAGLES FINALLY WIN A LONG RALLY!
>> Kathy: THEY HAVE TO WIN SOME OF THOSE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A SCRAPPY TEAM.
A LOT OF THEIR SUCCESS HAS TO HAVE BEEN BASED ON SCRAPPING US AND HEART!
>> BJ: A BLOCK AT THE NET, AND THIS ONE WILL STAY WITH ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
COOLEY.
SO STRONG!
TRENT GLADBROOK-REINBECK TOOK THE OPENING SET 25-21 , NOW WE ARE SEEING THIS ONE PLAY OUT HERE IN THE SECOND.
AND AND ATTACKING ERROR, THE REBELS WILL KEEP SERVING!
WAIT A SECOND!
THEY ARE GOING TO SAY THAT THERE WAS A DEFLECTION, AND EAGLES WILL GET THE POINT!
>> Kathy: I DIDN'T SEE EITHER LINE JUDGE CALL THAT, BUT SOMEBODY MUST HAVE.
>> BJ: REVERSE, NOW IT IS 10-8!
>> Kathy: TOUGH SERVE.
>> BJ: AND AN ACE!
THE FOURTH OF THE SET, THAT ONE PUT DOWN BY MACEY NEHRING.
>> Kathy: A LITTLE PSYCHIC NOT ONE, WASN'T IT?
>> BJ: YEAH!
NEHRING WITH A COUPLE OF ACES IN THE OPENING SET.
A LITTLE TOO LONG.
LEAD DOWN TO TWO.
NOW COOLEY.
NEHRING OUT OF THE BACK, A LITTLE TOO STRONG!
>> Kathy: I WAS HOPING THAT WOULD GO IN!
I JUST LOVE HER GAME!
SHE PLAYS LIKE SHE IS SIX FEET TALL.
>> BJ: DEMANDS THE BALL.
NOW OFF OF THE SLIDE.
BY COOLEY.
BOY, AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN JUST CONTINUES TO GRIND AND GRIND AND GRIND!
CARLEY CRAIGHEAD GETS THE POINT!
SOMEONE IS HOLDING IN THEIR EXCITEMENT!
ANKENY CHRISTIAN WILL PICK UP THE POINT HERE!
>> Kathy: I THOUGHT THAT BOUNCED OFF THE NET.
YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT THE LINE JUDGE WOULD CALL THAT.
YEAH.
SHE IS GOING TO ASK THEM.
>> BJ: SO BACK TO SERVE, KATIE QUICK.
AS THE CONVERSATION MOUNTS.
>> Kathy: I WONDER IF HIGH CHALLENGE LIKE COLLEGE HAS?
>> BJ: I SURE HOPE NOT!
JODY WIELENGA IS REFEREE ONE THERE, AND SHE IS GOING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION.
>> Kathy: I THINK SHE IS GOING TO TELL THEM THAT THE LINE JUDGE SAW IT HIT THE ANTENNA.
>> BJ: WE WILL REDO IT.
COULDN'T DETERMINE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, SO THE SCORE IS BACK TO 12-10.
YOU CAN DO THAT.
>> Kathy: SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
>> BJ: THE SERVICE ERROR WILL PUT THIS ONE AT 12-11.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL PUT IN KLOIE HENDRICKS TO SERVE.
SOMEHOW ANKENY CHRISTIAN ABLE TO KEEP IT IN PLAY.
THE KILL, PUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE BY GLADBROOK-REINBECK'S KENNEDY BRANT!
>> Kathy: JUST PUT ON A CLINIC, DELIVERED A PERFECT BALL.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE NICEST QUICK ATTACKS THAT WE HAVE SEEN ALL DAY , JUST BASING ON HOW SHORT ABOVE THAN THAT IT WAS.
>> BJ: LET'S GO TO THE GLADBROOK-REINBECK BENCH.
>> WE WILL TAKE THAT , EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T --EVEN THOUGH --EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T GET THAT CALL, WE GOT THE BALL BACK, SO NICE JOB WITH THAT!
MAKING SURE --THERE YOU GO.
HEY, MAKE SURE THAT WE READ WHERE SHE COMES OUT OF THE BACK ROW!
BE READY ON THAT RIGHT SIDE!
PUT UP , GET YOUR BLOCKS TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO COVER THOSE!
THEY ARE SLINKING IN BETWEEN YOU GUYS, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE TOGETHER!
LET'S GO DO IT!
>> Kathy: OBVIOUSLY SHE WANTS THEM TO BE AWARE OF WHERE KATIE QUICK IS , WHETHER SHE IS FRONT QUARTERBACK COURT, BUT THEY ARE READING HER HANDS, AND THEY HAVE DONE A NICE JOB OF NEUTRALIZING A LITTLE BIT.
SHE STILL STANDS LIKE A GANG BUSTER UP FRONT.
>> BJ: SHE PLAYED ON THAT GLADBROOK-REINBECK TEAM THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND JUST FELL SHORT THERE.
TRYING TO TURN THE TIDE HERE IN THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT.
WE ARE TIED AT 12, HER TEAM IS UP ONE SET TO NONE.
QUICK, TO THE OUTSIDE.
THAT IS CRAIGHEAD.
>> Kathy: CRAIGHEAD IS THERE LEADING KILLER , LEADER IN KILLS THIS YEAR.
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO START RELYING ON HER AND GIVING HER THE BALL A FEW MORE TIMES.
BECAUSE SHE MIGHT BE THAT OFFENSIVE SPARK PLUG THAT REALLY GETS THEM GOING.
>> BJ: CERTAINLY, AVA WYATT IS ONE OF THOSE, SHE CALLS FOR THE BALL.
SHE WANTED THAT ONE.
>> Kathy: ABSOLUTELY.
NO-HITTER EVER GETS ENOUGH SETS.
>> BJ: 13-13.
WYATT AGAIN.
THIS TIME THE EAGLES HANDLE IT.
THE QUICK TAP -- >> Kathy: OH, NICE SAFE.
>> BJ: FINALLY , THE POINT GOES TO GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
>> Kathy: BOY, SHE PASSES A NICE BALL BOTH SERVING AND IN DEFENSE.
SHE IS JUST SPOT ON.
THAT IS LIKE THE THIRD ONE OFF OF THE QUICK ATTACK.
>> BJ: A FIVE-POINT SWING HERE BY THE REBELS.
AND THIS TIME, SIDE OUT, HANNAH WEATHERS.
>> Kathy: GREAT JOB THERE BY ANNA WEATHERS.
>> BJ: QUICK TO THE OUTSIDE.
NEHRING.
TO THE MIDDLE, BRENT!
AGAIN!
NOW THINGS ARE STARTING TO OPEN UP FOR THE REBELS!
>> Kathy: BRANT IS JUST ON FIRE HERE, AND YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT FROM WATCHING THIS SET!
BUT FRESHMAN, THEY ARE FEARLESS!
THEY DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO BE NERVOUS!
>> BJ: THE SERVICE ERROR WILL GIVE IT BACK TO ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
NOW WEATHERS.
COOLEY!
OH!
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS RUN ONE OF THE FASTER OFFENSES I HAVE SEEN ALL WEEK.
THE SERVE.
THE TEAM IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST OFFENSIVE-SERVING TEAMS.
IT IS TRULY AMAZING.
>> BJ: UNABLE TO GAIN TRACTION.
18-15.
LARGEST LEAD FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK OF THE SET.
ANDY TIME-OUT WILL BE TAKEN BY THE EAGLES!
LET'S GO TO THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN BENCH.
>> WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS THAT THEY ARE SMILING AND WE ARE NOT.
THEY ARE SMILING, THEY ARE HAVING FUN, AND I THINK IT IS A CAKEWALK AGAINST US.
LET'S GO OUT THERE AND LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
LET'S PLAY VOLLEYBALL, LET'S SMILE A LITTLE BIT, LET'S LOOSEN UP, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND LET'S GO OUT THERE AND KEEP FIRING!
HIT THAT BALL HARD!
GO AFTER IT, STAY DIALED IN, RIGHT?
LET'S STAY FOCUSED!
THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF OUR HEAD, RIGHT?
SPLIT YOUR HANDS!
SPLIT YOUR HANDS AND STOP HER FROM HITTING AT US!
RIGHT?
SPLIT POINT!
SPLIT THEM WIDE!
>> Kathy: COACH SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT HITTING OVER THE TOP OF US , HIT MOREOVER THE WIDTH OF THE NET, ESPECIALLY ON THE QUICK ATTACK.
AND SHE WANTS HER TEAM TO RELAX.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW.
>> BJ: YOUNG TEAM, AS YOU MENTIONED.
>> Kathy: HOW DO YOU RESPOND?
THIS IS THE BIGGEST MATCH OF THEIR LIFE.
>> BJ: OUT OF THE BACK ROW, CRAIGHEAD JUST COULD NOT FIND THE LINE!
>> Kathy: THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE LAST TIME .
I THINK SOME OF THESE KIDS WILL BE BACK HERE AGAIN.
>> BJ: 19-15 , GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
AND AN ACE!
>> Kathy: THAT WAS A GOOD SERVE, BUT RIGHT NOW ANKENY IS LITTLE RATTLED, AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN, FIND THEIR RHYTHM AND BELIEVE THEY CAN.
THAT'S THE BIG THING.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN HANG WITH THIS TEAM.
>> BJ: FROM THE BACK ROW, THAT'S WYATT!
AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN WITH THE SIDE OUT.
>> Kathy: IT WASN'T EXACTLY WHERE SHE THOUGHT THE BALL WOULD BE SET.
SHE KIND OF CHANGED HER MIND WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
>> BJ: HERE IS GJERDE.
COOLEY.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS SEEING AN OPENING, SHE IS JUST BLASTING!
>> Kathy: I AM MARVELING AT THIS QUICK ATTACK OFF OF SERVE RECEIVE!
IT IS WHATEVER THE COACH DREAMS UP WITH THIS SERVE RECEIVE PASSING.
THERE IS A GOOD PASS.
>> BJ: AND THE BLOCK DOWN!
>> Kathy: IT WAS A GOOD IDEA BY FINCHAM TO TRY TO TAKE THAT BALL INTO THE SECOND QUARTER.
PROGRESSIVE PLAY.
YOU CAN'T FAULT HER FOR THAT.
>> BJ: 22-16.
ANKENY CHRISTIAN ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OUT BY FORCING THE ISSUE.
NOT DONE YET.
22-17.
LET'S SEE WHAT'S IN THE TAPE HERE FOR THE EAGLES.
THEY GOT THE RIGHT PERSON NEHRING.
QUICK.
OUT , AND GLADBROOK-REINBECK WILL TAKE THE POINT.
>> Kathy: THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG POINT FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
I BET QUICK WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THAT WAS A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT.
>> BJ: NOW COOLEY.
OFF OF THE SLIDE, THAT ONE GOES TO CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
>> Kathy: I THINK THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT PLAY A FEW TIMES.
>> BJ: 23-18, THE REBELS JUST A COUPLE POINTS AWAY FROM GOING UP TWO SETS TO NONE.
QUICK TO THE OUTSIDE.
CRAIGHEAD HAS A BLOCK BACK!
DRIPPS!
>> Kathy: THAT IS A RALLY KILLER.
YOU FEEL LIKE MAYBE YOU CAN COME BACK, AND HUGE BLOCK.
>> BJ: SET POINT , 24-18.
KLOIE HENDRICKS SERVES IT.
>> Kathy: NICE ONE.
>> BJ: COOLEY PLAYS IT OVER TO WYATT.
WYATT AGAIN!
THAT ONE, OUT!
24-19.
RALLY TIME FOR THE EAGLES!
>> Kathy: ABSOLUTELY!
WE HAVE SEEN IT TONIGHT.
COULD HAPPEN TO SOME.
>> BJ: ADRA MONAHAN INTO SERVE.
THERE IS SOME PERSPIRATION DOWN ON THE FLOOR.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG WEEK HERE IN CORALVILLE.
FLOOR DRY, THUMBS UP, WE ARE READY TO GO.
MONAHAN.
THE QUICK DUMP IS THERE FOR McCLINTOCK, BUT THE EAGLES SOMEHOW KEPT IT ALIVE!
>> Kathy: KATIE QUICK SAID, NOT ON MY WATCH.
>> BJ: McCLINTOCK TO THE OUTSIDE, WYATT , AND SHE GETS HER 15th KILO OF THE MATCH!
THAT WILL END IT HERE IN THE SECOND SET!
GLADBROOK-REINBECK WINS IT 25- 19!
BACK WITH THE THIRD SET WHEN WE RETURNED!
YOU ARE WATCHING THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS!
>> BJ: IT IS A TWO SETS TO NONE LEAD FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK OVER ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
WHAT HAS STOOD OUT FOR YOU SO FAR FROM GLADBROOK-REINBECK?
>> Kathy: THEY ARE SO OFFENSIVE.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE WYATT , AND COOLEY AND BRANT COMING IN.
RIGHT NOW, ANKENY CHRISTIAN CAN'T MATCH THAT FIREPOWER.
>> BJ: LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS, AND WE THIS TEAM IS ON A MISSION, AND WE ARE SEEING IT!
THE EAGLES GOT OFF TO A GOOD START.
THE ACE WAS A GOOD PLAY FOR THEM.
BUT AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS TURNED AROUND A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH, AND COOLEY IS A MAJOR REASON WHY.
>> Kathy: A LOT OF COOLEY AND THE BACKCOURT.
I LOVE HER PASSING.
BUT SHE CAN DO IT BIG TIME IN THE FRONTCOURT AS WELL.
>> BJ: TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATISTICS HERE.
THE HITTING PERCENTAGE LOOKS REALLY GOOD FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
31 ASSISTS, 36 DIGS , AND HEY, THEY ARE ALMOST GOING TOE TO TOE WITH THE STATE LEADER IN ACES IN ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> Kathy: PART OF THE REASON WHY THE KILL EFFICIENCY IS LOWER FOR CHRISTIAN IS BECAUSE GLADBROOK-REINBECK IS GETTING SO MANY HANDS ON THE BALL AT THE NET.
>> BJ: IT IS THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
OF COURSE WE ARE CROWNING FIVE CHAMPIONS TODAY.
THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH!
5A EARLIER, ASSUMPTION WINNING IN 3A, AND THEN WESTERN CHRISTIAN OUTLASTED NEW HARTFORD.
WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BROADCAST, WE WILL BE RE-AIRING THE CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THAT WILL BE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MATCH TONIGHT.
ANKENY CHRISTIAN SAYS , YEAH, LET'S DELAY THAT ONE HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RALLY FROM DOWN WAY BACK.
>> Kathy: I THINK YOU WILL LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE.
>> BJ: AND ANOTHER BIG BLAST.
WYATT WITH ANOTHER KILL.
THAT IS NUMBER 17 FOR HER.
SHE HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR A LONG TIME AND GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
>> Kathy: THAT IS HER ALMA MATER.
>> BJ: TRYING TO BRING HOME A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE.
AND THE REBELS START TO ROLL.
>> Kathy: I WILL TELL YOU, THAT KENNEDY BRANT IS ONE OF THE NOT JUST HITTERS.
SHE IS GOOD.
>> BJ: AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN !
>> Kathy: SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO REMEMBER ONE DAY WHEN SHE IS A SENIOR THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE A FRESHMAN CENTER , AND THAT WHEN SHE WAS A FRESHMAN SHE HAD A SENIOR CENTER TAKING CARE OF HER.
THESE THINGS SEEM TO GO FULL CIRCLE.
>> BJ: HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND , INDEED.
MONAHAN.
AND IN THE MIDDLE FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK , KENNEDY BRANT MAKING THIS A 5-2 SET.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK GOING FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP , THE SCHOOL'S FIRST IN VOLLEYBALL.
HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS ON THE GRIDIRON, AND TRYING TO GET IT DONE HERE TONIGHT ON THE COURT!
6-2!
>> Kathy: ANKENY CHRISTIAN NEEDS TO RESET.
SOME OF THEIR HITTERS ARE TRANSITIONING .
THEY HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTALS.
>> BJ: QUICK WITH THE QUICK TAP .
>> Kathy: YOU LOVE SAYING THAT.
>> BJ: YEAH!
AND NO ONE HOME, COULD BE A TURNING POINT HERE, LET'S SEE, FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> Kathy: SOMETIMES IT IS THE LITTLEST POINTS THAT COME BACK, AND YOU ARE LIKE YEAH, THAT STARTED IT!
>> BJ: ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE SAYINGS FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK IS ONE AND DONE, LET THEM HAVE THAT POINT AND THEN SIGN OUT.
AND IT DOES!
>> Kathy: GOOD OR BAD POINT, IT'S OVER!
IT'S HISTORY!
>> BJ: BLOCKED IT OUT!
>> Kathy: THERE YOU GO!
NICE ONE BY ANNA WEATHERS!
>> BJ: WYATT, AGAIN, A LITTLE TOO STRONG.
>> Kathy: SHE HAS HAD SOME OF THOSE SAME SCENARIOS IN THE BACKCOURT WHERE THE BALL WAS BEHIND HER AND SHE EXPECTED IT.
JUST GOT TO ROLL SHOT AND KEEP IT IN PLAY.
>> BJ: COOLEY.
THEY ARE GOING TO SAY THAT THAT WAS DEFLECTED , AND GLADBROOK- REINBECK WILL GET THE SIDE OUT.
8-5.
>> Kathy: GOOD CALL.
>> BJ: WEATHERS CAME RIGHT BACK.
WHY IT, FROM THE BACK ROW, CAN'T GET IT UP!
>> Kathy: YEAH, SHE IS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE SHE HAS HAD A FEW MISCUES FROM THE BACKCOURT.
I BET SHE HASN'T HAD MANY THIS YEAR.
>> BJ: RIESE GJERDE, AGAIN.
9-6 ON THE SERVICE ERROR.
HERE IS MADISYN EGGERS.
WYATT WILL PLAY IT OVER.
AND WHY IT WITH ANOTHER KILL!
18 ON THE NIGHT!
10-6, REBELS!
WHAT A NIGHT!
GREAT VISION OFF -- MACEY NEHRING ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OUT.
>> Kathy: SHE HAS HAD A NICE NIGHT TONIGHT, NEHRING.
SHE HAS HAD SOME NICE, CLUTCH HITS AND SOME GREAT SERVES.
>> BJ: QUICK, TRY TO DUMP THAT ONE, BUT COOLEY WAS HANGING!
11-7!
>> Kathy: YEAH, GLADBROOK- REINBECK IS SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCIPLINE IN THE BASE DEFENSE.
>> BJ: ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OUT.
GOES TO GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, COACH.
AND INTO THE NET GOES WYATT, SO ANKENY CHRISTIAN WILL GET THAT BALL BACK.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK TOOK THE OPENING SET AND THE SECOND SET BY SIX, 25-19, AND HERE IN THE THIRD , THEY HAVE A FOUR-POINT LEAD.
AND THE POWER STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH, KENNEDY BRANT.
SHE HAS 13 KILLS -- >> Kathy: THEY ARE ALL QUICK ATTACKS, JUST ABOUT!
DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> BJ: AND THERE YOU GO!
>> Kathy: BEAUTIFUL DELIVERY.
>> BJ: TOUGH TO STOP.
13-9, MONAHAN BACK INTO SERVE.
FROM THE OUTSIDE, WYATT, AND THEY COULD NOT CAPITALIZE ON IT!
>> Kathy: OH, I FEEL TERRIBLE FOR CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
SHE WANTS A DO OVER ON THAT ONE SO BAD!
SUCH A GOOD SAVE THERE BY WEATHERS !
>> BJ: INTO THE MIDDLE -- >> Kathy: NICE BLOCK!
>> BJ: COMES RIGHT BACK TO YOU WITH ANNA WEATHERS.
IT HAS GOT TO BE GO TIME!
>> Kathy: ABSOLUTELY.
ANOTHER BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEY HAVE TO DO THAT.
IT'S PLAYED UP.
COOLEY WITH THE GOOD EFFORT.
NOW FROM THE BACK ROW.
ANKENY CHRISTIAN MAKES THIS A THREE-POINT SET!
>> Kathy: SO FRUSTRATING AS A COACH WHEN IT IS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
MY GOODNESS , YOU'RE PASSING PERFECT WITH GREAT SERVES, THEN YOU LET THAT DROP.
>> BJ: McCLINTOCK, OH, SHE FOUND THE OPENING!
>> Kathy: BEAUTIFUL.
A LOT OF TIMES CENTERS GO HIGH AND SLOW.
THAT WAS A REALLY QUICK TWO- HANDED DUNK.
>> BJ: TO THE OUTSIDE, THAT ONE JUST DID GET IN FOR ANNA WEATHERS.
NOW TO THE OUTSIDE.
ROLL SHOT HANDLED, TO THE BACK ROW.
LITTLE TOO MUCH THERE!
BACK TO A FOUR-POINT LEAD.
HAS MADE IT INTERESTING!
ANKENY CENTENNIAL --OR EXCUSE ME, ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> Kathy: WE ARE SO USED TO SAYING CENTENNIAL!
>> BJ: YEAH!
BUT ANKENY CHRISTIAN HAS HAD SUCH A HARD TIME GETTING GOING HERE AND IS LOOKING FOR THAT MOMENTUM SWING.
CAN I FIND IT HERE?
QUICK TO THE OUTSIDE, WHITE THAT BE THE SWING THEY NEED?
NEHRING GETS THE POINT.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE EAGLES UPSET SPRINGVILLE, TOP- RANKED IN THE STATE, 3-0.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK TOOK DOWN GENEVA, WHO CAME IN WITH A SUB .500 RECORD, BUT BOY DID THEY MAKE SOME NOISE AS THEY KNOCKED OFF , THEN IT WAS GLADBROOK- REINBECK OUTLASTING MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND NOW THE BLAST PUT DOWN BY COOLEY!
>> Kathy: SHE SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
>> BJ: 18-14.
NOW EGGERS.
>> Kathy: BROKEN PLAY THERE.
NICE DIG.
>> BJ: NEHRING, WAS IT DEFLECTED?
NO!
NO TOUCH.
SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS A TOUCH.
THEY ARE GOING TO ASK FOR SOME HELP ON THIS.
>> Kathy: NEITHER OFFICIAL OR LINE JUDGE CALLED A TOUCH, SO -- GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
AND THE REBELS TAKE A 20-13 LEAD.
>> Kathy: STARTING TO ASSERT THEMSELVES JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE.
STARTING TO FEEL IT.
THERE YOU GO.
>> BJ: FROM THE BACK ROW.
AND THE REBELS GET THE HARD- EARNED POINT AND GROW THEIR LEAD TO SEVEN AT 21-14, AND A TIME-OUT GOING TO BE TAKEN HERE BY THE EAGLES!
LET'S GO TO THE REBEL HUDDLE!
>> NICE JOB!
OKAY!
HEY , PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS, LET'S GO ALL THE WAY TO THE END!
COME ON, LET'S DO IT!
REBELS ON THREE!
>> BJ: PAULA KELLEY, NOT MUCH YOU CAN SAY IN THIS HUDDLE, RIGHT?
WHEN YOU ARE IN POSITION?
>> Kathy: SHE IS FEELING IT NOW.
DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
LET'S KEEP THE FUNDAMENTALS AND PUSH THROUGH.
I THINK SHE LIKES WHAT SHE IS SEEING RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU ARE ANKENY CHRISTIAN, GOT TO FIND THAT SPARK .
THAT ONE BIG PLAY.
IT STARTS WITH A PERFECT SERVICE.
THEY HAVE BEEN PASSING REALLY WELL.
THERE IS A GOOD PASS.
>> BJ: QUICK.
WENT TO THE BACK, TRYING TO FIND HER SLUGGERS BACK THERE.
>> Kathy: SECOND TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED, WHERE NEITHER KNEW WHERE IT WAS GOING.
>> BJ: AND NEHRING IS ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OUT .
>> Kathy: FORGET THAT NEHRING IS A SOPHOMORE!
SHE IS A SPARK PLUG!
>> BJ: HERE IS THE BIG SWING.
McCLINTOCK TO WYATT.
AND THAT ONE WAS MISHANDLED BY COOLEY!
21-16.
>> Kathy: THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BY COOLEY!
A COUPLE MORE POINTS HERE AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN COULD THINK, HEY, YEAH, WE CAN DO THIS.
>> Kathy: WYATT, A LITTLE TOO LONG!
>> BJ: WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS GAME WE WILL BE REBROADCASTING THE CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN IOWA LIBERTY !
WE ARE GOING TO REAR THE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ONE HERE TODAY.
21-17, WYATT .
INTO THE FOR THE EAGLES!
OFF OF THE SLIDE!
>> Kathy: NICE POINT!
THAT IS EXACTLY THE SPARK THEY NEEDED!
THEY HAD A COUPLE HITTING ERRORS.
>> BJ: NOW A TIME-OUT TAKEN BY GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
THAT SEVEN-POINT LEAD IS NOW DOWN TO THREE.
LET'S GO TO ANKENY CHRISTIAN'S HUDDLE.
>> EXPECT EVERY BALL.
EXPECT THE BALL BACK.
QUICKER, QUICKER, QUICKER, AND FIRE.
FIRE AT THEM.
GO GET IT!
EAGLES!
THAT'S RIGHT!
THAT'S RIGHT!
>> BJ: 21-18!
YOU KNOW, SOME TEAMS WOULD HAVE JUST GIVEN UP, IF YOU WILL.
ABSOLUTELY.
DOWN BY SEVEN.
NOT THIS YOUNG SQUAD.
>> Kathy: FOR A WHILE, THEIR BODY LANGUAGE WAS LIKE, OH.
I WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
BUT IT JUST TAKES THAT ONE PLAYER TO LIGHT THAT FIRE.
IT IS LIKE NO, WAIT, WE GOT A SHOT!
>> BJ: MACEY NEHRING READY TO TEE UP HERE.
AND INTO THE NET WENT McCLINTOCK .
THIS ONE IS GETTING A LITTLE TIGHTER!
21-19!
GOING FOR YOUR SCHOOLS FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP IS NEVER EASY.
McCLINTOCK WILL PUT IT UP.
QUICK.
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS LOST THEIR OFFENSE .
>> BJ: 21-20!
>> Kathy: YOU GET THEM BELIEVING IN THEMSELVES, AND YOU COULD BE GOING TO FIVE AGAIN!
>> BJ: 21-20!
TRYING TO ERASE THE SEVEN-POINT DEFICIT, AND McCLINTOCK WITH HER 38 ASSIST!
>> Kathy: THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THAT WAS HER FIRST REALLY GOOD PASS OFF OF A SERVICE IN THE PAST FIVE OR SIX SERBS.
>> BJ: COOLEY.
ABLE TO FIND HER TEAMMATE.
THIS ONE IS BACK TO A ONE-POINT SET.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK TRYING TO WIN THE FIRST EVER STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> Kathy: THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS HER WIDE OPEN.
>> BJ: ANKENY CHRISTIAN , IN THEIR FIRST EVER 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE, TRYING TO MAKE A BIG COME BACK HERE.
AND INTO THE NET!
A FOOT WAS ON THE LINE!
>> Kathy: THEY SAID SHE ATTACKED IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NET!
THAT IS A BIG CALL!
>> BJ: WOW, AND WE ARE TIED AT 22!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AND IN THE MIDDLE!
KENNEDY BRANT SAYS I AM HERE FOR YOU, TEAM!
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK JUST HAS TO RUN THEIR OFFENSE.
IF ANKENY CHRISTIAN MAKES A RUN , IT IS WHEN THEY KEEP SENDING IN FREE BALLS.
THEY JUST HAVE TO SWING.
>> BJ: KLOIE HENDRICKS, AND IT IS AN ACE!
AND NOW WE ARE AT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT!
>> Kathy: THAT IS NOT HOW YOU WANT THIS TO GO DOWN AT THE END!
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK TRYING TO SERVE IT OUT HERE!
HENDRICKS .
>> Kathy: THERE YOU GO!
>> BJ: HANGING AROUND!
ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> Kathy: MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT EXCITING HERE!
>> BJ: NOW MONAHAN.
WYATT .
IT IS BLOCKED, AND WE ARE TIED AT 24!
JUST THE SECOND TIME HERE IN THE SET!
WHAT A COMEBACK!
HATS OFF TO ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
THIS IS AMAZING!
>> BJ: AND HOW ABOUT THIS?
SET POINT FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
HELLO!
LET'S GO TO THE GLADBROOK- REINBECK HUDDLE.
>> LET'S RELAX.
GET RIGHT UP TO THE NET SO YOU GET A BIG SWING OUT OF THAT.
YOU GUYS GOT IT!
LET'S GO!
>> BJ: SET POINT.
FORCE A FOURTH SET.
THEY HAVE COME ALIVE AFTER BEING DOWN 21-14 TO TIE IT UP AT 22, THEN TIED UP AGAIN AND 24 AND TAKE THE LEAD AT 25-24.
HERE IS THE SET POINT STILL FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
THE BLOCK, AND THE REBELS ARE ABLE TO TIE IT UP!
>> Kathy: THEY GO TO THE FRESHMAN ON THAT BIG A POINT!
>> BJ: WHY NOT?
>> Kathy: SHE HAS BEEN DELIVERING!
>> BJ: NOW AVA WYATT, THE FIVE FEET 11 SENIOR.
AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN WILL ANSWER WITH ANNA WEATHERS.
>> Kathy: THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SET , QUICK ATTACK OUT OF THE >> BJ: NOW WITH 10 KILLS ON THE NIGHT.
SET POINT AGAIN FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
COOLEY TO THE FRONT.
McCLINTOCK.
NOW QUICK, PLAYED UP, AND THAT WAS FOUR HITS!
TIED AT 26!
HERE IS DUBBERKE.
NEHRING , SOFT TAP, HANDLED BY THE REBELS, BUT THEN -- >> Kathy: GEEZ!
>> BJ: OH MY, 27-26!
SET POINT AGAIN FOR THE EAGLES!
COOLEY!
GOES WIDE, AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE?
WE WILL BE HEADING TO A FOURTH SET, AS THE EAGLES, SCREAMING BACK DOWN BY SEVEN!
WE WILL BE AT THE FOURTH SET WHEN WE RETURN.
YOU ARE WATCHING THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS!
>> BJ: WOW, WHAT A JOB!
WELL DONE THERE BY ANKENY CHRISTIAN TO RALLY BACK!
THEY LOOKED LIKE A TEAM THAT WAS READY TO PACK THEIR BAGS AND GO BACK TO ANKENY, BUT A BIG TURN AROUND HERE!
>> Kathy: I THINK THAT MOST SPECTATORS IN THIS ARENA , EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, THOUGHT IT WAS DONE.
THEY SCRAPPED AND THEY FOUGHT, AND HERE WE GO!
>> BJ: WE WILL SEE IF GLADBROOK-REINBECK CAN GET IT .
WE WILL LOOK AT THE THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS.
REBELS BUILD A SEVEN POINT LEAD LATE, THEN THE EAGLES DUG IN.
>> Kathy: WE SAID, THEY JUST NEED ONE OR TWO THINGS TO SPARK THEM , AND GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAD A FEW UNFORCED ERRORS AND LET THEM CRAWL BACK IN , THEN THEIR OFFENSE GOT GOING.
>> BJ: THERE IS YOUR STATS.
SIX ACES SO FAR BY THE EAGLES.
YOU SEE THAT HITTING PERCENTAGE WENT UP A LITTLE BIT ON GLADBROOK-REINBECK FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT , WHO ARE BELOW .300 TONIGHT OVERALL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> Kathy: A LOT OF THEIR HITTING ERRORS WERE UNFORCED.
>> BJ: AND AN ACE TO START THINGS OUT FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
YOU KNOW, TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, I GUESS THIS IS LIKE LIFE LESSONS BEING PLAYED OUT.
IT IS NEVER EASY FOR ANYTHING.
YOU STILL HAVE TO FINISH THE JOB.
QUICK COME INTO THE OUTSIDE, NEHRING HAD A BLOCK BACK BY COOLEY!
2-0, REBELS JUMP OUT IN FRONT.
>> Kathy: I AM NOT WRITING OFF CHRISTIAN!
I THINK ANKENY, THEY ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.
>> BJ: OFF OF THE SLIDE, THE QUICK BLOCK, AND IT IS A 3-0 LEAD.
A DETERMINED EFFORT HERE BY THE REBELS.
ABLE TO FIND HER TEAMMATE, AND LILY DROPS WILL PICK UP THE KILL, AND IT IS A 4-0 LEAD FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
>> Kathy: I DON'T NUMBER THEM RUNNING THAT PLAY AND THAT ROTATION BEFORE, AND IT REALLY CAUGHT ANKENY CHRISTIAN BY SURPRISE.
>> Kathy: THEY WERE FEELING IT RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WERE LAST SET, TOO.
JUST SUCH A FUNNY MOMENTUM TO THIS GAME.
THERE IS A GOOD PASS.
>> BJ: AND QUICK!
ABLE TO GET THE SIDE OUT, 5-1.
AND THE SERVICE AREA MAKES IT 6- 1.
AND A SIDE OUT FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> Kathy: NICE JOB BY CARLEY CRAIGHEAD , AND ONCE AGAIN, KATIE QUICK.
SHE GOT DOWN AND SHE GAVE HER A GREAT SET.
>> BJ: AND THE BLOCK!
>> Kathy: HUGE BLOCK!
CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
HERE COME THE EAGLES AGAIN.
>> BJ: ABSOLUTELY.
WYATT'S SHOT HANDLED FROM THE BACK ROW.
>> Kathy: THEY ARE REALLY FINDING THE HOLES IN THE DEFENSE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE TIP COMING.
EVERYBODY IS SCREAMING TIP.
>> BJ: THE BACK PASSED DIDN'T QUITE WORK , NEHRING , AND IT TURNS INTO A POINT!
THAT IS WHY YOU NEVER GIVE UP!
>> Kathy: ABSOLUTELY!
LOOK AT KENNEDY BRANT ON THAT OVERPASS.
THAT IS SUCH A YOUNG HITTER'S MISTAKE.
>> BJ: AND WE ARE TIED AT SIX.
AND THE LEAD!
ANKENY CHRISTIAN WHAT THEIR FIRST LEAD HERE IN THE FOURTH SET!
THEY COME FROM FIVE POINTS DOWN TO TAKE A 7-6 ADVANTAGE.
LET'S GO TO THE GLADBROOK- REINBECK HUDDLE.
>> JUST GOT TO GET BACK.
GET THAT FIRST PASS IN THERE SO THAT WE CAN RUN GET THAT ENERGY BACK UP.
>> Kathy: SHE JUST WANTS HER KIDS TO GET OUT OF THEIR HEADS.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE STRUGGLING ON SERVICING.
WE ARE SEEING MORE OFFENSE FROM ANKENY CHRISTIAN, TOO.
>> BJ: YEAH.
THE EXECUTION IS THERE WYATT IS THERE!
>> Kathy: WHAT HAS REALLY BEEN EFFECTIVE FOR THEM IS KENNEDY BRANT.
LIKE THEIR COACH IS SAYING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD PASS TO DO THAT.
TIED AT EIGHT.
>> BJ: WYATT, REDIRECTS IT BACK.
OUTSIDE, AND THE SMASH PUT DOWN BY CRAIGHEAD!
9-8 EAGLES!
>> Kathy: DID YOU BRING YOUR SLEEPING BAG?
>> BJ: 2A CHAMPIONSHIP WENT FIVE SETS.
WE ARE GETTING THERE, BUT WYATT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
TIED AT NINE.
>> Kathy: WE HAVE SEEN THIS WITH OTHER TEAMS.
>> BJ: QUICK TO THE OUTSIDE, AND THE SHARPSHOOTER CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
10-9, ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> Kathy: THEY HAVE TO GET UP JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER ON THAT ONE.
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK TOOK THE FIRST AND SECOND SET , AND THIRD SET , ONLY TO SEE THE EAGLES RALLY TO TAKE THE THIRD SET.
HERE WE ARE IN THE FOURTH.
THE EAGLES LEAD THE REBELS HERE AT 11-10.
AND DUBBERKE WITH THE ACE!
>> Kathy: THEY HAVE TO GIVE THEM THAT ONE.
THE BALL WAS WAY OUT.
>> BJ: DUBBERKE WILL DO IT AGAIN.
A LITTLE MISCOMMUNICATION BY THE EAGLES.
COOLEY WAS THE BLAST!
OUR SECOND LEAD CHANGE OF THE FOURTH SET.
DON'T FORGET, GLADBROOK- REINBECK STARTED OUT THE SET WITH A 5-0 LEAD!
AND TUCK!
>> Kathy: THAT IS KIND OF HOW ANKENY CHRISTIAN HAS DONE IT TONIGHT.
THEY FALL BEHIND, THEY SCRAPPED BACK , THEY GET THE MOMENTUM.
>> BJ: 13-11, COOLEY WAS THE KILL!
AND A TIME-OUT WILL BE TAKEN HERE BY ANKENY CHRISTIAN'S MICHELE QUICK.
>> ALL WE NEED IS A BREATH RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE GOING TO REGROUP.
WE ARE RIGHT IN THIS GAME.
WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN THIS GAME AND PUT IT RIGHT BACK AT THEM.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
LET'S JUST TAKE A SECOND.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
BRING IT BACK TOGETHER.
WORK WITH EACH OTHER AND GO BACK AT THEM.
GO BACK AT THEM.
YOU GOT THIS.
LIFT YOUR HEADS HIGH.
>> Kathy: YOU JUST WANT TO REASSURE KIDS.
I THINK WE FORGET THAT THEY HAVE FIVE SOPHOMORES YOU JUST WANT THEM TO RELAX, GET A BIG BREATH, DO WE NEED TO DO.
I THINK THAT SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE A YOUNG TEAM, YOU ARE DOWN TWO POINTS.
YOU ARE LIKE OH MY GOSH, I AM SO FAR BEHIND, BUT YOU ARE NOT.
IT IS A FULL SET.
>> BJ: DUBBERKE STILL SERVING FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
AND THAT ONE BLOCKED, OUT!
SIDE OUT, ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> Kathy: ANNA WEATHERS, THESE LAST FEW SETS, HAS BEEN A SPARK PLUG FOR THEM.
>> BJ: INTO THE MIDDLE, BLOCKED BACK DOWN, AND THAT WILL PAY OFF!
TIED AT 13!
HERE WE ARE IN THE FOURTH SET WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BROADCAST WE WILL BE REAIRING THE CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN IOWA CITY AND LIBERTY AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT VOLLEYBALL TONIGHT, WHICH HAS EXTENDED SOME THINGS OUT.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK ABLE TO GET THE KILL .
THIS ONE COMING FROM JADEN HANSEN.
>> Kathy: ABLE TO PUT DOWN A GREAT BALL, GET HER TEAM PUMPED UP AND GET A LITTLE EXCITED.
>> BJ: EMMA McCLINTOCK NOW SERVING.
46 ASSISTS ON THE NIGHT.
AND QUICK, ABLE TO GET THE POINT.
WE ARE TIED AT 14.
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK TENDS TO CREEP UP ON THOSE RALLIES.
THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE VULNERABLE AT THE CORNERS THERE.
>> BJ: SIX TIES, FOUR LEAD CHANGES HERE IN THE FOURTH SET.
COOLEY WITH THE BIG ARMS.
NOW MADISYN EGGERS.
OH , AT THE NET, SO STRONG!
COOLEY IS ABLE TO REDIRECT THAT ONE BACK.
>> Kathy: THAT WAS A NICE PLAY BY COOLEY.
WE KNOW WHAT A GREAT JOB QUICK DOES.
>> BJ: AND THAT SHOT IS A LITTLE TOO LONG, AND NOW IT IS A THREE-POINT LEAD, 17-14 .
THE REBELS ARE STARTING TO GAIN SOME TRACTION.
AND THE EAGLES BACK WITH A SIDE OUT, THAT IS KATIE QUICK.
>> Kathy: COMING THROUGH AGAIN!
JUST THAT MISDIRECTION.
DIFFERENT SPEED ON THE COURT.
>> BJ: WYATT, DEFLECTED AT THE NET.
DUBBERKE OUT OF THE BACK.
McCLINTOCK, TO WHITE, DID THAT ONE GO ALONG?
NO!
WENT OUT!
SIDE OUT, GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
>> Kathy: IT IS A LONG LIFE OF THESE LINE JUDGES TO STAY FOCUSED THIS WHOLE TIME, TOO.
>> BJ: WE ARE GOING TO SEE A DOUBLE HIT.
LEAD TO FOUR.
>> Kathy: WE ALL KNOW THAT NO LEAD IS SAVE AGAINST THIS TEAM.
>> BJ: THAT WILL BE FOUR.
NO, THREE!
I BEG YOUR PARDON!
STILL ALIVE, AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN GETS THE POINT!
LET'S SEE IT AGAIN.
19-16.
>> Kathy: THERE GO THOSE DEEP CORNERS AGAIN!
>> BJ: HERE COME THE EAGLES!
>> Kathy: THE MIDDLE BACKS HAVE TO ROTATE AROUND AND TAKE THOSE.
THOSE AREN'T HARD BALLS TO PICK UP.
>> BJ: CRAIGHEAD WITH 16 KILLS TONIGHT TO LEAD ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
>> Kathy: NICE FROM KATIE QUICK.
AND THEY GOT IT UP!
AND THAT COUNTS AS A KILL.
>> BJ: 20-17 COOLEY WILL TRACK IT.
WYATT.
>> Kathy: NICE DIG.
>> BJ: WHAT A POINT!
>> Kathy: ABLE TO GET IT DOWN !
>> BJ: BY THE ANGLE, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING OUT!
>> Kathy: 16 KILLS FOR WYATT TO LEAD GLADBROOK-REINBECK, AND IT LOOKS LIKE OVER THE LINE SURF.
21-18.
THAT IS WHERE YOU KICK YOURSELF AS A SERVER.
>> BJ: BLOCKED OUT.
SIDE OUT, REBELS.
22-18.
GETTING CLOSER AGAIN.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK TRYING TO CLOSE THIS ONE OUT AND PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
CAN THEY DO IT?
AND THE SMASH, PUT DOWN BY CRAIGHEAD!
SET.
THEY PASSED WELL ENOUGH THAT THEY COULD SEND BRANT ON A QUICK.
>> BJ: GOING TO PLAY IT UP, NEHRING, TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
>> Kathy: SMART PLAY , TOOK THE CENTER OUT OF THE FREE BALL.
>> BJ: AND THAT ONE WILL GET DOWN!
ANNA WEATHERS!
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK NEEDS TO GET THIS THING HOME.
>> BJ: CARLEY CRAIGHEAD WILL SERVE.
AND BRANT MISFIRES, 22-21!
EVERY TIME GLADBROOK-REINBECK STARTS KNOCKING ON CHAMPIONSHIP POINT , THIS UPSTART EAGLE GROUP COMING BACK, BUT A SERVICE ERROR PUTS THIS ONE A 23-21!
>> Kathy: THAT HURTS SO BAD, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE GOT COOLEY BACK IN THE FRONTCOURT.
SHE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
>> BJ: NOW DUBBERKE, WHO HAS HAD BIG SERVES TONIGHT.
>> Kathy: NOW ANNA WEATHERS HAS COME ON.
DANG!
IT IS TOUGH!
SHE IS IN THE BACKCOURT, BUT -- >> BJ: IS THIS NOT GREAT ENTERTAINMENT?
>> Kathy: IT SURE IS.
>> BJ: THE 2A AND 1A CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALL OF THEM TODAY, HAVE LIVED UP TO THE BILLING.
AND A POINT FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK PUTS THEM AT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT HERE!
24-22, AND A TIME-OUT HERE BY THE EAGLES!
LET'S GO TO THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN HUDDLE.
>> THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE BALL UP AND GO RIGHT BACK AT THEM.
EVERYBODY READY TO ROLL.
EVERYBODY READY TO ROLL.
TURN THOSE HANDS IN THE METAL FAST UP, AND LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
EAGLES!
>> BJ: WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE IN THE THIRD SET.
SMILES BREAKOUT FOR HEAD COACH MICHELE QUICK, WHAT A GREAT JOB SHE HAS DONE WITH THIS GROUP.
>> Kathy: I AGREE, AND HOW MUCH >> BJ: TWO SENIORS ON THE ROSTER, MANY UNDERCLASSMEN.
McCLINTOCK WILL SERVE IT OUT.
NEHRING WITH A -- >> Kathy: OF COURSE IT WOULD BE NEHRING!
WHO ELSE?
>> BJ: STILL AT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT!
>> Kathy: MY FAVORITE 5'5" SOPHOMORE SAYS I WILL TAKE THAT MUCH POINT!
>> BJ: RIESE GJERDE SERVING HERE.
ABLE TO SET IT UP.
NEHRING , OFF THE TAPE , McCLINTOCK CAME CLOSE TO THE NET, NOW QUICK TO NEHRING!
THIS ONE STILL UP.
COOLEY WILL GET IT OVER.
NEHRING!
AT 24!
>> Kathy: OH MY!
>> BJ: GOT TO WIN BY TWO , TO TAKE THE SET OR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
NEHRING!
AND GUESS WHAT, THE CARDIAC KIDS ARE NOW AT SET POINT!
>> Kathy: ANKENY CHRISTIAN SAYS IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GO ON OFFENSE, WE WILL!
>> BJ: 25-24!
GLADBROOK-REINBECK KNOCKING ON THE DOOR ONCE AGAIN FOR THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LET'S GO TO THEIR HUDDLE.
>> FRONT ROW.
FRONT ROW.
BACK ROW.
NO.
SO THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING, AND WE ARE GOING TO UP, OKAY!
SO GET YOUR HANDS UP.
MAKE SURE YOU TURN IN.
BE READY!
MIDDLE BACK!
HERE WE GO!
ONE, TWO, THREE, REBELS!
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK HAS TO RALLY TO NOT GO TO A FIFTH SET!
>> Kathy: SHE WAS FOCUSED ON WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO DEFENSIVELY AGAINST THEM.
RIGHT NOW I THINK SHE IS ASSUMING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH A GREAT PAST WHAT THEY HAVE ALL NIGHT.
GLADBROOK-REINBECK NEEDS TO COME BACK ON OFFENSE HERE.
>> BJ: AND THE SET GOES TO ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
WE WILL GO TO FIVE!
>> Kathy: WOW!
>> BJ: THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE DECIDED IN FIVE SETS!
BACK IN A MOMENT, HERE ON IOWA PBS!
>> BJ: OH BOY!
AFTER FOUR SETS, GLADBROOK- REINBECK TOOK THE FIRST TWO.
THEY WERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP POINT INSETS THREE AND FOUR, BUT THE EAGLES HAVE COME BACK TO TIE THIS ONE UP AT TWO SETS APIECE.
>> Kathy: WE CALLED IT!
>> BJ: I THINK YOU DID!
KATHY, WE GO TO THE FIFTH.
OBVIOUSLY MOMENTUM IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EAGLES, BUT THE REBELS HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE!
>> Kathy: THEY ARE SCRAPPY!
THEY ARE GOING TO WIN THE LONG POINTS!
>> BJ: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE FOURTH SET .
AGAIN, JUMPING OUT TO A 5-0 LEAD IS GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
THEY WERE IN CRUISE CONTROL .
THEY HAD A FOUR-POINT LEAD.
BUT THE EAGLES?
THEY ARE SCRAPPY BUNCH!
>> Kathy: WITHOUT IT WAS OVER.
THEY HAD AN INSURMOUNTABLE LEAD.
BUT AS WE SAID, THIS TEAM BEAT THE NUMBER ONE TEAM.
>> BJ: HITTING PERCENTAGE STARTING TO EVEN OUT A LITTLE BIT.
THESE CENTERS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN AMAZING TONIGHT.
THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
SO HERE WE GO!
IT IS A RACE TO 15!
THE 2A CHAMPIONSHIP WENT TO FIVE SETS.
WESTERN CHRISTIAN RALLIED BIG- TIME LATE TO WIN THE 2A TITLE GAME, AND HERE AT 1A, LET'S SEE HOW THIS WILL PLAY OUT.
FREE BALL OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK, AND COOLEY WITH THE BLAST.
NEHRING WILL PUT IT ON THE TAPE!
PLAYED UP TO THE OUTSIDE, THAT IS WYATT WHO WILL GET THE FIRST POINT!
>> Kathy: WHEN WYATT JUMPS BEHIND THE SET , SHE JUST HAS A GREAT SWING.
>> BJ: FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND NOW NEHRING WILL TIE IT UP AT ONE APIECE!
>> Kathy: REALLY HAD A NICE SWING THERE.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN HER GET THERE MUCH TONIGHT.
>> BJ: THIS IS THE FIRST FIVE- SET MATCH OF THE SEASON FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK , AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN TAKES THE LEAD AT 2- 1.
THE EAGLES ARE STARTING TO FLY UP THE NET WITH THE BLOCK.
>> Kathy: IT WAS A GREAT BLOCK.
WHEN YOU SHUTDOWN THE OTHER TEAM 'S LEAD HITTER.
>> BJ: ANKENY CHRISTIAN HAS NOT PLAYED IN A FIVE-SET MATCH THIS SEASON.
AND WE ARE TIED AT TWO.
>> Kathy: THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO GET YOUR FEET WET ON THAT WERE DOWN 0-2!
>> BJ: COOLEY!
QUICK TO THE OUTSIDE, THAT IS CRAIGHEAD, HER BLAST GETS BLOCKED!
>> Kathy: THAT IS DRIPPS, WASN'T IT?
SOLO BLOCK, WELL DONE.
>> BJ: TWO LEAD CHANGES SO FAR.
FIRST ONE TO 15, BUT YOU MUST WIN BY TWO.
NEHRING.
HITS TAPE AND GETS DOWN!
>> Kathy: GOT TO LOVE THOSE TAPE ROLLS SOMETIMES OFF HITS.
NICE SERVE.
THE BOTTOM JUST DROPPED OUT OF THAT SERVE AND WENT ACROSS THE >> BJ: ANOTHER LEAD CHANGE, NINTH ACE OF THE NIGHT FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN.
FOR KATIE QUICK, HER SECOND.
AND GLADBROOK-REINBECK BEHIND THEIR SENIOR LEADER AVA WYATT ABLE TO TIE THIS ONE BACK UP.
SPEED TO SEE IF THEY GO TO WEATHERS IN THE MIDDLE HERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE IT IN A HAS TO DIG IN.
MONAHAN, WHO HAS BEEN ELECTRIC ON THE SERVE TONIGHT.
WHY IT IN THE MIDDLE.
THERE IS A SPLASH WITH THE RIGHT HAND!
>> Kathy: MAKES SENSE TO RUN WYATT IN THE MIDDLE SINCE THERE IS USUALLY ONLY A SINGLE BLOCK THERE.
>> BJ: AVA WYATT NOW SERVING.
>> Kathy: GREAT SAVE BY KATIE QUICK.
>> BJ: BRANT, WAS IT DEFLECTED?
YES!
THERE WAS A TOP!
AND A LEAD CHANGE!
GLADBROOK-REINBECK BACK OUT IN FRONT 6-5.
FOUR LEAD CHANGES, FOUR TIMES SO FAR.
AND HOW ABOUT THAT?
SOME CHICANERY!
THE ONE WHO PUT IT DOWN WAS WEATHERS.
TIED AT SIX.
>> Kathy: I THINK THAT WILL BE THE THEME THE SET.
TIED, TIED --THERE WAS A GOOD PASS.
>> BJ: OH MY, NEHRING ABLE TO GET THE -- >> Kathy: I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE DOES THAT!
>> BJ: AFTER THAT 2A CHAMPIONSHIP , WESTERN CHRISTIAN, WHICH CAME BACK TO BEAT DIKE, NOW IT IS ANOTHER INSTANT CLASSIC, 7-6.
WYATT.
THAT ONE DOUBLE HIT, ON THE PAST, 8-6.
A TIME-OUT TAKEN HERE BY THE REBELS.
>> CAN WE GET UP THERE?
YOU HAVE TO BLOCK IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU WANT THAT UP.
COVER THE BACK HERE.
WATCH YOUR CORNERS.
PUT YOUR MIND TO IT!
YOU GOT IT!
REBELS ON THREE!
ONE, TWO, THREE, REBELS!
YOU GOT THIS!
YOU GOT THIS!
>> Kathy: SHE WANTS THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BACK STAYS DEEPER .
SHE WANTS TO CALM HER TEAM, THAT WAS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE IT.
>> BJ: SENIOR-LED SQUAD, THE BIG THREE FOR THE REBELS GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY UP.
McCLINTOCK, AND THAT IS GOING TO PAY OFF FOR A POINT!
>> Kathy: SHE HASN'T EVEN ATTEMPTED ANYTHING FOR A WHILE!
>> BJ: 8-7.
DUBBERKE BACK INTO SERVE .
AND A LITTLE STRONG.
>> Kathy: GUT CHECK TIME, BOTH TEAMS.
GREAT SERVE.
>> BJ: OUT OF THE BACK ROW, THAT'S WYATT.
MISDIRECTION, QUICK ABLE TO FORCE THE ISSUE, AND NOW, HOW ABOUT THIS?
ANKENY CHRISTIAN WITH A FOUR- POINT LEAD, AND THEY HAVE NEVER LED BY THIS MUCH IN THIS ENTIRE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
BUT COOLEY SAYS, JUST WAIT.
>> Kathy: YEAH.
WE ARE NOT DONE HERE.
>> BJ: 10-POINT LEAD.
THE LEAD NOW TRIMMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO EIGHT.
>> Kathy: GOOD PASS.
>> BJ: NEHRING --IN THE RULEBOOK IT SAYS YOU PLAY TO 15 AND FIVE.
THESE GUYS MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN STORE TONIGHT.
McCLINTOCK WITH THE SERVE, AND WHAT A GREAT SERVE!
LEFT IT SOFT, AND THAT ONE HIT TAPE!
>> Kathy: OH NO!
>> BJ: AND ANKENY CHRISTIAN WILL TAKE THE POINT, 11-9.
OUT OF THE BACK ROW, CARLEY CRAIGHEAD GETS THE KILL.
>> Kathy: SHE BARELY HIT IT OVER, AND THEY GOT THE POINT!
>> BJ: THAT IS HER 19th KILL TONIGHT!
OH MY!
>> Kathy: OH MY HEAVENS!
>> BJ: ALMOST!
NEHRING.
McCLINTOCK, AND THE BLOCK PUT DOWN THIS TIME BY MORGAN FINCHAM!
12-9, ANKENY CHRISTIAN !
THEY ARE MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES HERE TONIGHT!
>> Kathy: GLADBROOK-REINBECK DESPERATELY NEEDS A SIDE OUT TO GET ONE OF THEIR BIG SWINGERS UP TO THE FRONT COURT.
>> BJ: NEHRING , DUBBERKE , AND 13-9 GOES THE SCORE!
REBELS ARE GOING TO NEED A TIME- OUT, THEY GET ONE RIGHT HERE.
LET'S GO TO THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN HUDDLE WITH MICHELLE .
>> THIS IS THE TIME TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GOT.
EVERYBODY HAS TO TURN AND LOOK.
ONE AT A TIME HERE, ONE AT A TIME HERE.
GET YOURSELF A DRINK.
GET YOURSELF A DRINK.
BELIEVE IT.
BELIEVE IT.
RIGHT NOW.
BELIEVE IT.
THIS IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS UP THERE QUICK, MOVE FAST AND MOVE FORWARD.
EVERYTHING PRESSES FORWARD.
STAY IN, PRESS FORWARD.
>> Kathy: THERE IS COACH.
SHE WANTS HER KIDS TO PUT PEDAL TO THE METAL.
SHE WANTS QUICKER HANDS ON THE NET .
SHE WANTS HER KIDS TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN DO IT.
I THINK THEY DO.
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK, ANKENY CHRISTIAN HERE IN THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WHAT DO THE REBELS HAVE ?
RIESE GJERDE SERVES HERE FOR THE EAGLES.
COOLEY!
>> Kathy: THAT WAS A BIG DIG TO GET COOLEY UP!
>> BJ: GETS THE POINT , AND GUESS WHAT?
WE ARE AT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT!
>> Kathy: SHE KEEPS IT IN PLAY AND SHE FINDS A HOLE IN THE COURT!
>> BJ: GLADBROOK-REINBECK LET THIS TWO SETS TO NONE!
ANKENY CHRISTIAN RALLIED FROM WAY DEEP IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH SET, NOW HERE IN THE FIFTH THEY ARE AT CHAMPIONSHIP POINT.
HERE IS GJERDE.
AND THE REBELS NOT DONE YET!
CHAMPIONSHIP POINT!
AND MADISYN EGGERS ON THE ROTATION WILL COME INTO SERVE.
>> Kathy: THIS IS GLADBROOK- REINBECK'S MOST POTENT ROTATION, SO THEY HAVE GOT TO SCORE THE POINTS NOW.
>> BJ: DOES THE THING.
GETS IT OVER.
QUICK.
QUICK TAP.
NEHRING , AND IT IS A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> Kathy: AND WHO GOT IT?
MACEY NEHRING!
NO ONE THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE.
>> BJ: A LOT OF YOUNGSTERS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAD.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY RALLIED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO WIN A STATE TITLE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WINNING POINT AGAIN.
>> Kathy: OH MY GOSH, RIGHT THROUGH THE HOLE!
FOR BOTH TEAMS THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THE LAST TIME YOU PLAY IN THAT UNIFORM.
LITERALLY, THAT IS THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD.
>> BJ: YOU FEEL FOR GLADBROOK- SO CLOSE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
BUT ANKENY CHRISTIAN ABLE TO BATTLE THEIR WAY BACK AND WIN THREE SETS TO TWO HERE IN THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
IT IS A LONG CELEBRATION, AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
THESE GUYS, YOU HAVE A FEELING THEY ARE GOING TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
>> Kathy: YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE A YOUNG TEAM THAT TASTE!
BOY, THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR THE REST OF THE 1A FIELD NEXT YEAR.
SOPHOMORE, SOPHOMORE, SOPHOMORE, SOPHOMORE.
IT IS LIKE HOLY COW!
>> BJ: LET'S GO TO THE AWARDS PRESENTATION.
>> BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WES ADAMS.
JIM BEAMER.
PRESENTING AWARDS TO THE 2022 CLASS 1A ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM DIRECTOR JIM BEAMER.
FANS, YOUR 2022 CLASS 1A ALL- TOURNAMENT TEAM.
FROM ANKENY CHRISTIAN , CARLEY CRAIGHEAD!
FROM GLADBROOK-REINBECK , MEGAN COOLEY!
FROM AGWSR, BRYNN SMITH!
FROM AGWSR, TREVON SMITH!
FROM SPRINGVILLE, FROM GLADBROOK-REINBECK, AVA WYATT!
AND THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR 2022 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, FROM ANKENY CHRISTIAN , KATIE QUICK!
>> BJ: WHAT AN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HERE AT 1A HEADLINED BY KATIE QUICK, SHE WAS MONUMENTAL HERE TONIGHT.
QUICK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAD EIGHT CHICK KILLS, 15 DIGS, 15 ASSISTS , AND A FIVE-CENTER.
WOW.
>> Kathy: FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
>> BJ: HUGE TONIGHT.
THINK ABOUT 220 KILLS FOR CRAIGHEAD, 18 FOR NEHRING , 15 FOR WEATHERS FOR GLADBROOK- REINBECK.
LED BY AVA WYATT.
17 KILLS, 15 DIGS, A DOUBLE- DOUBLE FOR COOLEY.
57 ASSISTS FOR McCLINTOCK TONIGHT.
WHAT A CHAMPIONSHIP, INSTANT CLASSIC AGAIN!
>> Kathy: YOUR HEART BREAKS FOR GLADBROOK-REINBECK.
THEY HAVE HAD SUCH A GREAT SEASON AND THEY PLAYED A GOOD MATCH.
IT JUST DIDN'T ROLL THEIR WAY AT THE END.
>> THIS YEAR'S TOP PRODUCER OF THE 1A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, FROM ANKENY CHRISTIAN, KATIE QUICK!
FANS, INTRODUCING YOUR CLASS 1A RUNNER-UP.
THE GLADBROOK-REINBECK REBELS AND HEAD COACH PAULA KELLEY!
AND NOW, YOUR 2022 CLASS 1A CHAMPIONS, COACH MICHELE QUICK AND THE EAGLES FROM ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> BJ: THERE IS YOUR CHAMPION!
THE ANKENY CHRISTIAN EAGLES, FIRST EVER STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE, FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP , AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ANKENY CHRISTIAN!
>> Kathy: IT WAS A GREAT TOURNAMENT.
FUN TO WATCH ALL THIS ACTION.
>> BJ: WELL, THE CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN DECIDED.
ANKENY CHRISTIAN WINS IN THE NIGHTCAP.
WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE MORE VOLLEYBALL COMING UP NEXT.
IT IS THE FIVE A CHAMPIONSHIP, A REPLAY COMING UP HERE IN MERE MOMENTS.
BUT FOR KATHY BRESNAHAN AND THE ENTIRE CREW HERE AT IOWA PBS , I AM BJ.
THE BAR HAS BEEN SET REALLY HIGH AT XTREAM ARENA HERE IN CORALVILLE AS YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS IOWA GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS!
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