>>> THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOLID PERFORMANCES WITH THEIR TWO HITTERS.

>> THE STAGE IS SET.

WE WILL BE SAYING THAT PLAYER'S NAME A LOT.

SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS AT THIS LEVEL AND SHE MADE A PROMISE.

SHE SAID PUBLICLY AFTER LAST YEAR, SHE SAID WE WILL BE BACK.

CAN SHE LEAVE HER TEAM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP?

IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE CONFUSING HERE AS BOTH TEAMS ARE WEARING THE EXACT SAME COLOR UNIFORMS.

IF YOU ARE WATCHING FROM HOME, MOUNT VERNON WEARING THE SLEEVES.

FIRST SERVE COMING FROM WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

BIG TIME RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE AND THAT IS A STATEMENT.

>> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE RUNNING A 31 SET.

REALLY EFFECTIVE THERE OUT OF THE GATES FOR THE WOLFPACK.

>> GOOD BACK ROW UP.

AND IT JUST TIPS IN THE CORNER RIGHT THERE DEFENSIVELY BUT NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT AND IT'S QUICKLY 2-0.

GOING FOR THEIR 20TH STATE TITLE.

THE STUDENTS SECTION IS DECKED OUT IN HAWAIIAN GEAR.

DOUBLE BLOCK WAS THERE.

IT DID NOT IMPACT THE BALL AS SHE TOOK A SMART APPROACH.

AND ME STIR THERE TEAMING UP WITH THE JUNIOR.

>> BRINGING THE DOUBLE BLOCK INTO THE MIDDLE FOR THE WOLFPACK.

SEEING THAT, BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT AND CUTTING AWAY AS THE TALLER BLOCK.

>> AND NOW THE SERVICE ACE UNABLE TO RETURN IT, PUTTING A RUN TOGETHER.

3-0 RUN.

JACKSON SERVING.

ERIN JACKSON SERVING.

GOOD PASS OUTSIDE AND DOWN FOR THE KILL.

>> OUTSIDE SWING FROM WINTER FELT SET A LITTLE INSIGHT.

SHE IS ABLE TO CUT IT SHARP AROUND THE BLOCK.

GOOD SWEEP NOT TO GO INTO HER ARMS.

>> NOW SERVING AT THE NET, PUSHING IT OVER AND IT IS GOING TO DROP.

>> POWER THROUGH ON THE OUTSIDE.

IT WAS AN OUT OF SYSTEM LOSS.

MISCOMMUNICATION FROM THE WOLFPACK ON WHO WOULD TAKE THE SECOND ONE IN A LOUD ARENA LIKE WE'VE GOT HERE.

YOU HAVE GOT TO OVER COMMUNICATE.

>> THE SENIOR CENTER WITH THE SERVE RIGHT BACK DOWN THE LINE AND THROWS IT DOWN.

>> THE 5'7" JUNIOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IS NOT AFRAID.

>> SHE'S GOT THREE ALREADY TO LEAD STUDENT ATHLETES FOR EITHER TEAM.

ME STIR OFF THE HANDS.

SHE HAS THREE KILLS NOW AS WE ARE JUST HEATING UP IN THE FIRST SET.

MEESTER, IF THAT NAME IS FAMILIAR, HER FATHER WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA AND LONGTIME PLAYER IN THE NFL AS HE RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS IN THE STATE OF IOWA FOR HIS FAMILY.

QUICKSET.

OFF THE HANDS AND DOWN FOR THE KILL!

A SPECIAL PLAYER, JUST A FRESHMAN.

IN 105 SETS, SHE HAD 302 KILLS.

328.

>> MISSED CONTACT WITH THAT BALL THERE.

IT GOES OVER AND OUT.

6-5 SCORE HERE.

FIRST IN THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

IT IS GOING TO BE IN.

HOW DIFFICULT IS THAT RUNNING BACK SET TO BE PUT BACK ON THE MONEY FOR A HITTER?

>> GOOD PLACEMENT.

YOU CAN TELL THEY HAVE HAD THAT CONNECTION THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ALL SEASON.

THE KILL FROM MAUI, THE LEFTY ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE.

GOOD SIZE AND GOOD POWER.

>> WITH IT IS WESTERN CHRISTIAN TIPPING IT OVER THE BLOCK.

MOUNT VERNON HAS IT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN CLOCK THE SPEED OF THAT BALL SAILING OVER THE NET BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING AT 100 MILES AN HOUR EVEN IN SLOW MOTION.

>> GOOD SET TO LEAD MEESTER AS SHE JUMPS AND MAKES HER APPROACH THERE SO SHE CAN GET MORE POWER BEHIND IT.

>> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT LAST PLAY WITH THE SIDE OUT.

>> DOUBLE BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE.

FOUR SOLID ARMS.

>> THAT WAS A RARE DEFENSIVE PLAY AS BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HIT REALLY WELL IN THIS SET.

556 FOR MOUNT VERNON AND CLOSE TO 300 FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

>> WE ARE USED TO SEEING THAT EARLY IN MATCHES AS YOU ARE TESTING EACH OTHER OUT, YOU ARE TESTING TO SEE WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AS THE SET GOES ON.

>> RIGHT AT THE BLOCK AND IT RESULTS IN A POINT.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN, GOOD POWER FROM THE OUTSIDE HITTER.

BENTLEY BLIEK, 309 KILLS IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

OH, HE SAYS OUT.

THEN HE SAYS, NO, WAIT, IT IS IN.

WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF REPLAYING.

LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE FELL ON THE LINE.

YOU BE THE JUDGE AT HOME.

IT IS A BANG-BANG PLAY AND I KNOW THAT LINE JUDGE HAS DONE DIVISION 1 VOLLEYBALL AS WELL.

VOTED ON A POINT SYSTEM.

>> IT IS A TOUGH JOB.

WE VALUE THE OFFICIALS.

THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

IT IS A FAST GAME.

FIND YOUR LINES.

SEE IF THERE ARE ANY TOUCHES.

A LOT OF THINGS TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN OFFICIATING VOLLEYBALL.

>> WESTERN CHRISTIAN SO WELL COACHED.

THREE STARTERS RETURNED FROM LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AND IT FEELS LIKE A REBUILDING YEAR BUT HERE THEY ARE AGAIN GOING TOE TO TOE LOOKING TO WIN THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE.

>> BARELY TIPPING IT OVER THE BLOCK.

A LONGER RALLY.

CHASED OFF THE COURT TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND A HEADS UP SMART PLAY USING THAT VISION TO GO RIGHT OVER THE DOUBLE BLOCK.

>> MAUI WITH A GOOD STATE TOURNAMENT SO FAR FOR MOUNT VERNON.

SHE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART HELPING HER TEAM, THE NUMBER ONE SEED TRYING TO GET A TITLE.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN WITH THE POINT.

AND HERE IS THE SENIOR WHO PLAYED IN EVERY SET THIS YEAR.

LAST TOUCH, A POINT, MUSTANGS.

WELL, MOUNT VERNON HAS A STORIED HISTORY OF STATE VOLLEYBALL AND THE INTERESTING THING IS THEY HAVEN'T WON A STATE TITLE SINCE 2019 WHICH WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO IN THE WHOLE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS.

THEY REPRESENT THE CONFERENCE WHERE THEY WENT UNDEFEATED AND CLAIMED FIRST PLACE.

BUT 12 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND YOU CAN NAME A LOT OF PLAYERS THAT PLAYED AT MOUNT VERNON THAT WENT ON TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL OR WERE JUST PART OF THAT GROUP TRADITION.

GOOD PUSH TO WHERE NO ONE WAS AT HOME DEFENSIVELY.

>> WHITAKER GETTING INVOLVED FOR THE MUSTANGS AND MAKING SURE SHE IS AN OPTION EVERY TIME.

SHE IS IN THE FRONT ROW WITH MEESTER BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE AN OPTION, AN OUTLET TRYING TO SPREAD THE OFFENSE AROUND.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THAT LAST PLAY.

THROUGH THE BLOCK, DOWN FOR A KILL.

HERE IS WINTERFELD.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE PAST OR CENTER IS WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.

GOOD SECOND OPTION OR IF THE CENTER LOOKS OVER AND SEE SOMETHING DEFENSIVELY, IT MIGHT BE A BETTER PLACE TO SET IT TO YOU TO SEND IT OVER THAN MY ORIGINAL PLAN SO BE PREPARED TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

JUST LIKE IN FOOTBALL, YOU SEND FOUR RECEIVERS OUT.

YOU WANT TO HAVE OPTIONS OUT THERE.

>> AS THE QUARTERBACK ON A VOLLEYBALL COURT, LIKE YOU SAID, MAKING DECISIONS IS A HUGE PART OF THE ROLE OF THAT POSITION AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS VERY QUICKLY, SPLIT SECOND, ASSESS WHAT'S GOING ON ON YOUR SIDE OF THE NET AND THE OTHER SIDE AND EXECUTE BASED ON THAT.

>> SMART IDEA BUT THE BILL -- BALL SALES OFF A TAD AND CHECKING IN IS REITSMA AND WOLFSWINKEL.

AUTUMN WOLFSWINKEL.

28 SERVICE ACES THIS SEASON.

A QUICK SIDE OUT FOR MOUNT VERNON AND THE MUSTANGS WITH A SMALL LEAD.

BOTH TEAMS -- BOTH COACHES GET TWO TIME-OUTS BUT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN NECK AND NECK, THERE IS NO REASON TO USE ONE.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE EXPECTED IN THIS CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

SMART ATTACK OFF THE HANDS OF THE BLOCK.

IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.

ANOTHER SIDE OUT.

>> GOOD COMMUNICATION ON THE WOLFPACK SITE.

EVERY SINGLE PLAYER WE HEARD YELLING OUT JUST TO MAKE SURE AGAIN JUST IN CASE YOUR TEAMMATE DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON THE COURT EVERYONE IS COMMUNICATING OUT.

>> VAN'T HUL IN FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

DOWN THE LINE, ANOTHER POINT.

REALLY BEING AGGRESSIVE ON WHERE THEY ARE PLACING THOSE SWINGS.

>> THAT TIME, MEESTER, NUMBER 17 ON THE OUTSIDE SWINGING BETWEEN THE ANTENNA AND THE BLOCK JUST SQUEEZING IT THROUGH A REALLY HIGH LEVEL SHOT THERE.

GOOD PLACEMENT.

>> NOT A LOT OF ROOM FOR THE BALL TO FIT THROUGH THAT AREA BUT THE SOPHOMORE IS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKING A BIG TIME.

NEEDING TO SEND IT OVER, THEY DO!

AND IT'S DOWN FOR A KILL.

MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOT MUCH THERE.

>> GOOD PLACEMENT FROM SOPHIA MEESTER.

THE WOLFPACK IS ONLY ABLE TO GET TWO TOUCHES AND CANNOT GET IT ALL THE WAY OVER.

>> GOOD JOB BY WINTERFELD TO KEEP IT ALIVE.

ANOTHER POINT AND TAMMY RISES FROM HER COACHING SURE.

MIGHT CALL A TIME-OUTS, AND SHE DOES.

18-14, THE LARGEST LEAD FOR EITHER TEAM INSTEAD ONE OF THIS CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAST, THE ROAD THESE TWO TEAMS HAD HERE TO GET TO THIS MOUNT VERNON ON THE TOP.

THEY DEFEATED PRAIRIE 3-0 AND THE QUARTERFINALS AND TOOK CARE OF CATHOLIC 3-0.

OUT OF THOSE SIX SETS, ONLY ONE TIME DID THEIR OPPONENT SCORED 20 OR MORE.

PRETTY DOMINANT FOR MOUNT VERNON TO GET HERE.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN TOOK CARE OF FIVE WINNING THE FIFTH SET 15-13 IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

YESTERDAY, 3-0 SWEEP AGAINST WEST DELAWARE 25-21, 25-21, 25-14.

IF YOU COULD SQUEAK YOUR WAY THROUGH THE SEMI FINALS THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, YOU ARE A GOOD TEAM AND TWO, A TON OF ENERGY EFFORT AND A GOOD NIGHTS REST.

YOU ARE READY TO GO TODAY.

>> MORE PREPARED FROM AN INTERVIEW STANDPOINT ABSOLUTELY BUT SOMETIMES IF YOU HAVE TO GO THE DISTANCE AND HAVE MORE FIGHT SOMETIMES THAT CAN PAY DIVIDENDS IN A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN ON THURSDAY.

>> GOOD PLACEMENT OUT OF THE TIME-OUTS.

LISTEN TO THE COACH AND RESPOND.

THE SERVE IS GOING TO BE WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

GOING FOR THEIR 20TH STATE TITLE.

MT.

VERNON HAS OTHER IDEAS.

GOOD SET AND KILL TO MAKE IT 19-15.

INTO THE LINEUP, SCHWEER, THE SOPHOMORE.

SEEMS LIKE A GOOD PLAYERS COACH.

>> CONNECTS WITH HER ON BENCH ROSTER, PLAYERS ON THE COURT ENCOURAGING THEM, CALLING OUT STRATEGY AND I LOVE THE HIGH-FIVES.

SHE IS NEVER TOO BUSY ON THE SIDELINE TO GIVE HER PLAYERS HIGH-FIVES.

>> BLOCKED!

RETURN TO SENDER.

BIG TIME STUFF.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT ONE.

>> THE WOLFPACK GETTING A DOUBLE, PRESSING OVER MEESTER AND GOING FOR THE BIG SWING WANTING TO REALLY HAMMER IT.

AT 6'3", SHE CAN HIT OVER THE BLOCK.

CONTACT HI, STAY AWAY FROM THE BLOCK BECAUSE THEY WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO STUFF HER.

>> ERYN JACKSON, ANOTHER SENIOR FOR MT.

VERNON WITH THE SERVE.

SERVICE ACE.

JACKSON DIALS UP HER 77TH SERVICE ACE OF THE YEAR.

BY FAR THE MOST ON ANYONE ON HER TEAM IN SERVICE ACES.

LET'S LISTEN INTO THE WESTERN CHRISTIAN HUDDLE IN THIS TIME OUT.

>> WE KNOW OUR TEAM.

MAKE SURE WE ARE COMMUNICATING.

ALL RIGHT?

JUST RELAX.

WE ARE FINE.

WE ARE GETTING INTO THE FLOW OF THE GAME, RIGHT?

THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE BLOCK.

INCREDIBLE.

HEY, KEEP TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

MORE SHOTS TO THE CORNER.

DOWN THE LINE CORNER.

SWIPE IT OFF.

OKAY?

COME ON.

WE'VE GOT MORE THAN THIS.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR THEM, OKAY?

KEEP PUNCHING BACK.

ONE, TWO, THREE, TEAM.

>> TEAM!

>> THANKS, COACH, FOR LETTING US PUT OUR WIRELESS MICROPHONE ON YOU.

FOR THE VIEWERS WATCHING AT HOME ON IOWA PBS, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE IOWA LEADER IN CAREER STATE TITLES.

HOW MANY?

14 IN TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES.

HOW MANY?

25.

HER RECORD AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT, 62 WINS, 10 LOSSES.

>> INCREDIBLE AND I LOVE LISTENING IN.

WE HAVE DONE IT MULTIPLE YEARS.

EACH YEAR IS JUST SO FASCINATING, THE INSIGHT SHE PROVIDES AND THE INSTRUCTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO HER TEAM.

SHE WAS CELEBRATING THEM AND TELLING THEM, HEY, RELAX.

WE ARE FEELING THEM OUT.

WONDERFUL INSTRUCTION IN THE HUDDLE.

>> QUITE A BIG RUN BEING STRUNG TOGETHER BY NUMBER ONE MT.

VERNON.

IT HAS BEEN THIS PART OF THE ROTATION WITH JACKSON BEHIND THE SERVICE LINE.

IT'S REALLY CAUSING FITS FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS AWAY.

>> YOU'VE GOT MEESTER AS AN OPTION ON THE FRONT SIDE, AND YOU HAVE MAUE AS A BACKUP OPTION WITH HER LEFT HAND AND A GOOD BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE FROM WHITAKER WHO JUMPS AND ELEVATES.

YOU ARE RIGHT, IT IS A GOOD ROTATION FOR THE MUSTANGS.

>> ONE MORE POINT AWAY.

SET POINT FOR MT.

VERNON.

TRYING TO SERVE OUT, HERE IS JACKSON!

THOUGHT SHE MIGHT HAVE A SERVICE ACE AND A GOOD PLAY THERE BY WINTERFELD TO GET THE BALL BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

CHECKING IN IS KOOIMAN TO REPLACE VAN'T HUL.

AT LEAST TO GET SOME MOMENTUM HEADING INTO THE SECOND SET.

SET POINT STILL FOR THE MUSTANGS.

AND IT'S IN.

25-17.

PRETTY DOMINANT AS FAR AS PULLING AWAY WHEN THEY NEEDED TO.

>> CLOSE IN THE EARLY PART OF THE SET BUT THE MUSTANGS, STRONG TO FINISH.

>> FANS OF ALL AGES ARE LOVING IT AND WE HAVE PLENTY MORE COMING YOUR WAY AS WESTERN CHRISTIAN AND MT.

VERNON ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

BACK WITH SET TWO IN THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON IOWA PBS.

>> THE BLUES WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.

WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU FEEL BETTER.

>> FRIDAY EVENING, 8:30 ON IOWA PBS.

>> BACK IN 1974 I DECIDED I WANTED TO DO A RECORD THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN MOST MUSIC THAT WAS PUT OUT.

THAT IS WHAT STARTED THE SOUND.

>> THIS EVENING AT 9:00 ON IOWA PBS.

>> STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND GET YOUR SOUVENIR HOT OFF THE PRESSES.

YOU CAN'T CHEER ON YOUR SCHOOL WITHOUT BRINGING HOME A LITTLE SOUVENIR.

EVEN IF IT DOESN'T TIE INTO YOUR HAWAIIAN THEMED WARDROBE, TAKE IT HOME AND WHERE IT TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.

HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS.

WE ARE IN CLASS 3A AND MOUNT VERNON IS TRYING TO AVENGE LAST YEAR'S LOSS TO THIS VERY TEAM.

THE INTERESTING THING IS WE SAW THAT PUSH RIGHT WHEN THEY NEEDED TO DOWN THE HOME STRETCH.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE BACK AND FORTH.

4 POINT PRETTY MUCH MATCHING EACH OTHER IN RUNS BUT THEN MOUNT VERNON, THEY'VE TURNED IT ON LATE AND PUT UP SOME BLOCKS.

THEY HAD SOME ACES.

THEY SERVED AGGRESSIVE AND WERE ABLE TO CLOSE OUT SET ONE.

>> THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO AS A COACH.

YOU COULD DO A TIME-OUT OR TRY TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTION MOVING PEOPLE DEFENSIVELY IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF HIGH-LEVEL PLAYS.

IT'S LIKE THE BALL BOUNCING INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM HERE.

WE'VE GOT ALL OF THE CAMERA ANGLES COVERAGE TO BRING YOU THESE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THIS MATCH.

15 KILOS FOR MT.

VERNON.

542, FOLKS, AN INCREDIBLE STATISTIC FOR HITTING PERCENTAGE.

FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN, 13 KILOS.

258.

WINTERFELD LED WITH SIX KILLS AND MEESTER, THE TWO SISTERS HAD A COMBINED EIGHT KILLS FOR MOUNT VERNON.

CLEAN SLATE FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

THEY DIDN'T EXPECT TO COME OUT WITH A SWEEP ANYWAY AND NOW TRYING TO WIN THE SECOND ONE TO EVEN UP THE SERIES.

AND A FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING REMINDER, MT.

VERNON IS WEARING MAROON TOPS WITH SLEEVES.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN IS WEARING MAROON TOPS WITH NO SLEEVES.

MT.

VERNON GETS THE FIRST POINT.

>> HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE IOWA PBS CREW AS IT TAKES A BIG TIME CREW WORKING RUNNING THE CAMERAS DOING ALL OF THE LOGISTICS AND WE ARE HONORED TO BRING YOU THE CHAMPIONSHIPS REPRESENTING IOWA.

2-0.

TOUGH SERVE AGAIN.

BLOCKED.

GOING TO BE A BACK ROAD THAT CLIPS OFF THE TOP OF THE NET.

STRUGGLING WITH IT.

IMPRESSIVE FREE BALL OVER THE NET.

LONG RALLY.

AND WINNING THAT LONG RALLY, THE WOLFPACK.

AT LEAST TWO OR THREE MINUTES.

>> THAT ONE HAS TO FEEL GOOD FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

A LOT OF ONE ARM TOUCHES ON BOTH SIDES TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND TO PUT IT AWAY AT THE END.

JUST MAKES THEM BREATHE A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?

AFTER ALL THAT EFFORT.

>> TWO POINTS IN A ROW FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

AND THE SERVE FROM KOOIMAN.

INTERESTING LOOKING AT WESTERN CHRISTIAN'S SCHEDULE.

THEY WENT 33-13, WHICH IS REALLY A DOWN YEAR FOR THEM FROM A WIN/LOSS STANDPOINT BUT OUT OF THEIR LOSSES THEY HAVE PLAYED A TON OF TEAMS FROM OMAHA AND OUT-OF-STATE WHERE THEY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED.

YOU CAN PLACE OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOLS TO GET A DIFFERENT LOOK AND TAMMI VEERBEEK WANTED TO SCHEDULE TOUGH IN ORDER TO PREPARE HER TEAM.

THE WOLFPACK IS REPRESENTING THE CONFERENCE.

THEY PLAYED NORTHWEST, WHO WE SAW IN THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AND WE SAW SOME OF THESE OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL.

SWEPT THEIR WAY IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AND SWEPT HUMBOLDT.

SWEPT WEST DELAWARE YESTERDAY IN THE SEMI FINALS.

>> TOUGH SCHEDULE.

FOUR REGIONALS AND NOW STATE IN CLASS 3A.

AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN, THEY ARE ABOUT FIVE HOURS AWAY FROM CORALVILLE.

YOU MENTIONED GEOGRAPHICALLY SO I'M IMPRESSED WITH THEIR STUDENT SECTION WHO MADE THE TRIP OVER, MADE THAT WONDERFUL DRIVE.

REALLY GOOD SUPPORT.

>> THEY MIGHT DO THIS BUT THEY SHOULD PUT UP A SCHOOL CALENDAR NOT TO HAVE SCHOOL DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

THEY ARE ALWAYS HERE.

IF YOU HAVE A JOB, YOU MIGHT REQUEST PTO A YEAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE YEAR, THEY ARE HERE.

THEY ARE PLAYING --IT IS THEIR 24TH CONSECUTIVE STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE AND THEY ARE GOING FOR THEIR 20TH STATE TITLE.

NO OTHER SCHOOL CAN SAY THAT.

>> IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.

THE NEXT CLOSEST IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS FAR AS CONSECUTIVE STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, YOU SAID 24 FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

>> YES.

>> NEXT IN THE RECORD BOOKS, 11.

11!

THAT IS STILL A LOT BUT 24 FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN, SO YES, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS HISTORY OF SUCCESS.

>> MOUNT VERNON HAVING SUCCESS RIGHT NOW LEADING BY FIVE, FORCING AN EARLY TIME-OUT.

THAT WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING FUN.

THE IOWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION HELD THE FIRST VOLLEYBALL EDITION OF THEIR FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIP CLINIC HERE IN CORALVILLE LED BY SIX COACHES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

GIVING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS A TASTE OF THE STATE EXPERIENCE.

THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS SOLD OUT IN EIGHT MINUTES AND THE PLAN IS FOR PEOPLE LIKE HER TO GET A TASTE, TO GET EXPOSED, TO GET THE TRAINING AND BUILD THAT FOUNDATION, KNOWLEDGE, LOVE SO THEY CAN --YOU KNOW, TIME FLIES.

FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, EIGHT YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, WHATEVER IT IS.

THEY COULD PLAY TENNIS.

A COUPLE OF SPORTS.

THE POPULARITY IS THERE, THE DEMAND IS THERE.

>> SUCH AN INCREDIBLE IDEA.

REALLY WELL RUN AND THEY EVEN HAD PINK T-SHIRTS ON.

SO GREAT.

>> I SAW THAT.

THE BRANDING.

IT'S GREAT.

AT A YOUNG AGE, INTRODUCING KIDS TO THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL.

THIS YEAR, THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

AND ATTENDANCE -WISE FOR THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD.

STATE VOLLEYBALL IN ATTENDANCE, 9412.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE OF ANY STATE VOLLEYBALL GAME AND 11,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES WENT OUT FOR THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR.

>> AMAZING POPULARITY.

GROWING GAME.

FUN TO WATCH.

I LIKE WATCHING MAUE HIT OUT THE MIDDLE.

THAT WAS A KILL.

>> NO MATTER WHERE SHE IS, DEFINITELY AN OPTION.

THE BALL IS DOWN AND MAUE, THE SENIOR.

WHEN MEESTER GETS SO MUCH CREDIT AND RESPONSIBILITY AVERAGING 4.

9 KILLS PER SET, MAUE IS RIGHT THERE AVERAGING 4-4-4 EFFICIENCY.

>> TO HAVE TWO DIVISION ONE HIGH-LEVEL TO COMMIT AT YOUR LEVEL, THAT IS PRETTY GOOD.

GOOD OPTIONS TO HAVE OFFENSIVELY.

>> SUBSTITUTION.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY MOUNT VERNON'S CENTER IS GOING TO EVANSVILLE TO PLAY BASKETBALL LAST YEAR.

HER MOM, STACY, FOR ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, SHE WAS PART OF THE FOUNDATION.

AND SO WE SEE THE MULTI SPORT ATHLETES COMING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO HELP THEIR SCHOOL WIN A STATE TITLE.

MEESTER TO SERVE.

LEADING BY EIGHT.

MAKE IT NINE FOR MOUNT VERNON.

>> TRYING TO MIX UP THEIR SHOCKS ON THE WOLFPACK SITE.

RIGHT IDEA GOING OFF-SPEED.

NOT ENOUGH TO GET OVER THERE BUT THEY ARE SEEING THE BLOCK AND WANTING TO CHANGE IT UP TRYING TO GET A GOOD PASS TO GET IN A DIFFERENT ROTATION.

>> GOOD SWING OUT OF REITSMA, THE MIDDLE HITTER.

REITSMA, 163 KILLS THIS SEASON.

ESCAPING THE SERVE.

DENIED!

VAN'T HUL, REITSMA WITH THE BLOCK.

>> TIMING THAT ONE VERY WELL, JUMPING TOGETHER AS BLOCKERS, PRESSING OVER THE HEIGHT OF THE HITTER COMING AT THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY A SERVICE ERROR BEHIND IT BUT A GOOD, SOLID BLOCK.

>> MOUNT VERNON KNEW THEY WOULD BE GOOD THIS YEAR.

THEY RETURNED SIX STARTERS INCLUDING ALL AMERICAN HIGHSCHOOLER CHLOE MEESTER BUT A LOT OF WORK GOES IN THE OFF-SEASON INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A TEAM TO GET BACK TO THIS SPOT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

HIGHFLYING KILL FOR MAUE.

I WANT TO SEE THAT ONE AGAIN.

>> ON THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATES HIGH, CONTACTS HIGH AND LOOK AT THAT SMASH.

SHE CAN SWING CROSSCOURT WELL AND IT'S DIFFERENT BLOCKING A LEFT-HANDED ATTACKER JUST SLIGHTLY WITH THE ANGLES MAKING SURE AS A BLOCKER YOU ARE IN FRONT AND PRESSING INTO THE COURT THERE.

JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN YOUR TYPICAL RIGHT-HAND ATTACKER.

>> ARM SPEED SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WORKED ON A LOT AND THE ARM CAN WITH THROUGH THE BALL BUT MORE LIKELY IT WILL RESULT IN A POINT.

EIGHT POINT LEAD FOR MOUNT VERNON LEADING 1-0.

GOOD PATIENCE.

CALM, COOL DEMEANOR.

OH!

IT DROPPED RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

>> I THINK SHE SAW THE TEAMMATE OUT OF THE CORNER OF HER EYE AND THOUGHT SHE WOULD RUN INTO HER.

DON'T BLAME HER.

RUNNING INTO 6'3" MEESTER, BUT JUST NEEDED SOME EXTRA COMMUNICATION THERE.

>> IT IS SO DIFFERENT PLAYING IN AN ARENA LIKE THIS.

THE INTENSITY, THE VOLUME COMPARED TO A TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL GYM.

>> TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, MOUNT VERNON EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AN OUTDOOR MATCH AT WEST DELAWARE ON THEIR FOOT ALL FIELD.

BROUGHT IN A COURT, PLAYED OUTSIDE ON A BEAUTIFUL FALL EVENING.

HOW FUN?

>> IT'S AWESOME TO SEE CREATIVE WAYS TO GROW THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL HERE IN IOWA HIGH SCHOOL.

A LITTLE COMMUNICATION FROM THE JUDGE.

A LITTLE BIT OF A GAMBLE WHEN YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE FALL.

MIGHT NEED TO WEAR A SWEATSHIRT OR THERE MIGHT BE PRECIPITATION, BUT YEAH, A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TO CELEBRATE THIS SPORT.

ALL RIGHT.

GETTING CLOSE HERE.

TRYING TO PULL BACK INTO THIS.

AS YOU SAW ON THE REPLAY THERE, THE SENIOR SERVING.

GOOD, SMART DECISION TO SEND THAT BALL OVER.

THE ELEMENT OF THIS GUYS.

>> GREAT DIG ON THE ATTACK.

GREAT POWER FROM THE WOLFPACK.

JUST WENT OVER ON ONE.

CATCHING THEM OFF GUARD.

>> SCHWEER SERVING.

MUCH NEEDED POINT FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

>> CUTTING BACK TO HER LEFT SIDE OUT OF THE MIDDLE.

THE MUSTANGS HAVE GOT TO DOUBLE BLOCK ON HER.

GOOD VISION TO CUT IT BACK AWAY FROM THE DOUBLE BLOCK.

>> WINTERFELD, SEVEN KILLS.

375 FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

HITTING PERCENTAGE, NEAR.

200 AN IMPROVEMENT THERE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO SLOW DOWN MOUNT VERNON HITTING.

545.

IT'S LIKE A BATTING AVERAGE IN BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL.

MOUNT VERNON.

545, ONLY 3 ERRORS ON 44 ATTEMPTS.

>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

>> IT REALLY IS.

>> WOW.

>> CHLOE MEESTER WITH EIGHT.

NOW A TIME OUT.

EIGHT POINT LEAD FOR NUMBER ONE MOUNT VERNON LOOKING TO MOVE TO 45-4 OVERALL.

LET'S LISTEN INTO THEIR HUDDLE WITH COACH WILLEMS.

>> WE ARE STOPPED.

WE WILL TAKE THE BALL UP AND KEEP RUNNING PAST IT.

YOU ARE DOING SUCH A NICE JOB MIXING IN YOUR OWN SHOTS AND IT IS REALLY, REALLY EFFECTIVE SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

I REALLY WANT TO REMIND US TO TALK ACROSS THE NET EVERY TIME ABOUT WHAT TENDENCY THERE IS SO THE BLOCKERS KNOW AND THE DEFENSE RELEASE NOSE.

ALL RIGHT?

COME ON.

>> WE APPRECIATE COACH WILLEMS LETTING US LISTEN IN.

A LOOK AT HER RESUME, 14 YEARS OF COACHING.

ALL 14 OF THEM COMING AT MOUNT VERNON.

SHE HAS 432 CAREER VICTORIES.

141 LOSSES.

GREAT WINNING PERCENTAGE.

12 STATE APPEARANCES AS WELL.

STATE TITLE IN 2019.

19-11, MOUNT VERNON WON THE FIRST SET AND THEY ARE IN CONTROL HERE UP BY EIGHT.

GOOD SERVING.

ELECTING TO TAP IT RIGHT BACK.

QUICK SET MIDDLE.

OUT OF THE WOLFPACK, MISSED CONNECTION AS WINTERFELD SENDS IT INTO THE NET.

>> REALLY HIGH SET SYSTEM HERE.

TIMING WISE JUST SWINGING AS SHE IS COMING DOWN ON HER APPROACH RATHER THAN AT THE HEIGHT OF HER JUMP SHE NORMALLY WOULD WITH WHAT WE CALL IN-SYSTEM SET.

>> ANOTHER POINT.

SO WESTERN CHRISTIAN LOOKING FOR THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE TITLE.

ONE THING TO NOTE, THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMALLER CLASS 3A SCHOOLS WHEN YOU LOOK AT ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS LESS STUDENT ATHLETES TO CHOOSE FROM.

YOU KNOW, SOME MIGHT BE CROSS-COUNTRY AND SOME MIGHT NOT BE IN OTHER SPORTS IF THEY ARE IN THEATER OR BAND.

THEY ARE NOT ONLY EXCELLING AT A HIGH LEVEL BUT WITH A COUPLE LESS STUDENTS AS WELL.

>> TWO YEARS AGO WESTERN CHRISTIAN WERE THE 2A CHAMPIONS.

LAST YEAR, THE 3A OVER MOUNT VERNON.

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THEY HAD HUGE POPULATION CHANGE WITHIN THOSE YEARS.

YEAH, ON THE SMALLER SIDE OF 3A SCHOOLS BUT STILL HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.

>> THE NUMBER TWO RANKED TEAM HEADING INTO THIS TOURNAMENT.

AGAIN, THE COACHING JOB AS JUST THREE STARTERS RETURN FROM LAST YEAR.

RUNNING INTO A BUZZ SAW NAMED MOUNT VERNON, 44-4 OVERALL AND SO MANY WEAPONS.

HUBER INTO THE NET.

>> SHE COMES IN AND HITS THE BALL SO HARD.

EVEN THOUGH THE BLOCK WAS THERE, SHE GETS THE KILL.

>> KNOWING HOW TO UTILIZE THE ANGLES AND THE HANDS OF THE BLOCKERS TO GO HIGH OFF THE OUTSIDE HAND.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE IS ONE BLOCKER OR TWO BLOCKERS IN FRONT IF YOU'RE SWINGING HIGH OFF HAND.

>> IT HELPS THAT SHE IS PHYSICALLY GIFTED AT 6'3".

SHE HAS THE MUSCLES AND THE LEAPING ABILITIES.

SHE IS SMART AS WELL.

>> SMART IS A BIG PART OF IT IN VOLLEYBALL.

THERE ARE ONLY SIX PEOPLE ON THE COURT AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIZE OF IT ON YOUR SCREEN.

YOU CAN'T COVER EVERY SPOT ON THE COURT EVEN IF YOU ARE FULL OUT DIVING BUT BEING ABLE TO PLACE IT AND BEING SMART CAN SOMETIMES TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN JUST STRAIGHT PHYSICAL TALENT.

>> WESTERN CHRISTIAN MAKING A RUN.

THEY NOW PULL WITHIN FIVE AND A TIME-OUT IS CALLED ON THE COURT.

WELL, RELIVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP EXCITEMENT.

SHARE THESE MOMENTS WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS.

JUST VISIT IOWA PBS.

ORG FOR ARCHIVES OF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ANYTIME.

IF YOU WANT TO RELIVE LAST YEAR, SOFTBALL, WHATEVER.

RELIVE THE EXCITEMENT ON IOWAPBS.

ORG.

LET'S LISTEN INTO THE HUDDLE.

>> WE ARE FIGHTING HERE.

LET'S GO!

KEEP FIGHTING.

LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER.

TEAM ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, TEAM!

>> KEEP FIGHTING.

KEEP BATTLING.

TELLING HER TEAM I'M PROUD OF YOUR EFFORT.

KEEP IT UP.

THEY ARE GOING AGAINST A TOUGH OPPONENT.

>> I THINK THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE THE RESPECT OF YOUR COACH AND YOU KNOW THAT SHE IS IN THE HALL OF FAME ALREADY, LEGENDARY.

SHE LOOKS YOU IN THE EYES AND SAYS I'M PROUD OF YOU AND HOW YOU ARE PERFORMING, I THINK THE STUDENT ATHLETES FEED OFF THAT.

STILL, THEY REALLY WOULD LOVE TO TRY TO EVEN UP THIS OVERALL MATCH AT 1-1.

LOOK AT THAT FIGHT.

LOOK AT THAT EFFORT.

THAT ONE IS IN.

23-17.

>> DEEP ON THE END LINE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, MAUE HERE REALLY EFFECTIVE WITH THAT DEEP CROSSCOURT SHOT.

WE HAVE SEEN THAT FROM HER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THIS MATCH.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SHOT.

IF IT'S WORKING, GO TO YOUR FAVORITE AND DO WHAT IS COMFORTABLE AND WHAT YOU CAN SWING AND BE CONFIDENT IN AND BACK IT UP WITH A BLACK.

THAT DOESN'T HURT EITHER.

>> THAT WILL BRING UPSET POINT HERE IN THE SECOND SET.

24-17.

MEESTER, 10 KILLS.

MAUE WITH EIGHT.

WINTERFELD WITH EIGHT RESPECTIVELY.

SETPOINT FOR MOUNT VERNON HERE IN THE SECOND.

LONG RALLY.

TWO CONTACTS AND 25-17 IS YOUR FINAL SCORE.

MOUNT VERNON CAN SMELL IT.

THEY CAN FEEL IT.

THEY ARE UP 2-0 HEADING INTO THE THIRD SET.

WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE OF THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN MOUNT VERNON AND NUMBER TWO, WESTERN CHRISTIAN, RIGHT AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK HERE ON IOWA PBS.

>> COMING UP ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF IOWA LIFE, WE WILL LEARN ABOUT FARMING FROM A COUPLE.

>> THIS IS A MUSHROOM.

>> WE WILL MEET AN AUTISM AWARENESS ADVOCATE, TYLER LEACH.

>> YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR AUTISM.

>> AND HOW A MINISTRY CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE IN NEED.

ALL OF THAT AND MORE ON THE NEXT IOWA LIFE TUESDAYS AT 6:30 ON IOWA PBS.

>> I LOVE THE PEOPLE, THE PROGRAMMING.

UNBELIEVABLE STUFF TO SEEK IN IOWA.

IT IS JUST FASCINATING.

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING.

IT'S FUN.

IT'S ENTERTAINING.

GREAT PROGRAMS.

BENEFICIAL PROGRAMS.

I LOVE ESPECIALLY THE STATE FAIR.

THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.

THAT IS EXCITING.

IT'S FUN AND IT'S FUN TO WATCH.

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A CORPORATE SPONSOR, CALL OR VISIT US ONLINE.

>> COMING UP ON STUDIO 3 LIVE, WE WELCOME THE REAL DEAL BLUES BAND TO THE STAGE.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK BLUES IS SAD MUSIC.

BLUES WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.

IF YOU FEEL SAD WHEN YOU HEAR SOME BLUES, WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU WILL FEEL BETTER.

>> FRIDAY EVENING AT 8:30 ON IOWA PBS.

>> JOIN US AT NASHVILLE'S WHERE WE HONOR THE LEGENDARY PATSY CLINE ONE OF THE GREATEST VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME.

AN AMAZING BLEND OF COUNTRY, POP, AND ROCK.

HER SONGS ABOUT LOVE AND LOSS.

LOOK FOR PATSY CLINE WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT ON GREAT PERFORMANCES.

>> COMING TO IOWA PBS NOVEMBER 25TH.

>> 25-17, 25-17, MOUNT VERNON LEADS TWO SETS TO NONE.

YOU MAY NOTICE A LOT OF PINK OUTSIDE THE ARENA.

WHEN I SAY A LOT, IT IS NOT AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

IT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GIRLS ATHLETIC UNION AND IOWA CITY SPORTS COMMISSION WHO DO AN AWESOME JOB OF PAINTING CORALVILLE PINK FOR THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.

THEY ROLL OUT --I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE RED CARPET.

THEY ROLL OUT LITERALLY A PINK CARPET FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETES TO GO ON AND IT IS JUST CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL WITH THAT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THESE STATS.

YOU CAN SEE THE HITTING PERCENTAGE.

COACHES WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE AT 300 OR ABOVE.

THAT IS JUST OFF THE CHARTS.

>> INCLUDING FOUR ACES FOR THE MUSTANGS.

THAT'S HELPFUL AS WELL.

THE WOLF PACK HITTING OVER 200.

THAT'S NOT HORRIBLE BY ANY MEANS BUT MOUNT VERNON JUST WITH SUCH FORCE ON THEIR ATTACK.

ALMOST 500.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> SERVING.

MOUNT VERNON, 3A RUNNERS-UP LAST YEAR LED BY ALL-AMERICAN CHLOE MEESTER.

POINT FOR MOUNT VERNON.

SMART PLAY.

NOW JACKSON TO SERVE.

>> WHAT EFFORT.

NEEDING TO SEND IT OVER, THE ROLLED SHOT.

GOOD ATTACK.

POINT KOOIMAN WITH ANOTHER ONE.

SHE HAS SIX KILLS.

CHECK OUT VAN'T HUL.

IN TO SERVE.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD FOUNDATION AND PASS.

THE SLIDE.

OH, PICKED UP BY MAUE.

>> THAT BALL WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DROP IN BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS THERE.

QUICK REACTION.

GOOD JOB FROM THE WOLF PACK.

FOLLOW THAT UP MEESTER PUT IT AWAY STRONG.

>> I WILL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT AND ASK YOU A QUESTION.

MEESTER TO ME LAST YEAR LOOKED LIKE AN ALL-AMERICAN.

DIVISION I CALIBER PLAYER.

DO YOU FEEL SHE HAS TAKEN HER GAME TO A NEW LEVEL IN THE LAST 365 DAYS FROM LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP TO WHERE WE ARE NOW?

>> I DEFINITELY HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENT.

FOR ME TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING FROM LAST YEAR, YOU'RE DEFINITELY PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT BUT YES, AN IMPROVEMENT.

ESPECIALLY BEING CONSISTENTLY HIGHER ON HER CONTACT POINT.

>> THAT IS IMPORTANT?

>> WHEN YOU ARE 6'3" AND YOU KNOW YOU CAN CRUSH IT, THE HESITATION IS I CAN LET IT DROP.

I WANT TO POUND IT BUT MAKING SURE YOU ARE CONSISTENTLY CONTACTING HIGH BECAUSE EVERY BLOCK IN FRONT OF HER ONCE, RIGHT?

IF SHE LETS IT COME DOWN, NOT GOING TO HAVE SUCCESS.

I FEEL THAT THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES SEE SOMETHING OUT OF HER AND THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HER AT THE DIVISION I LEVEL NEXT YEAR.

>> YEAH, JUST MATURING ANOTHER YEAR AND LEADERSHIP PROBABLY.

THAT IS THE FUN THING ABOUT DOING THESE BROADCASTS.

SOMETIMES WE SEE FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE AND YOU FAST-FORWARD AND SEE THEM A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD LIKE, WOW, THEY REALLY GREW AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

MEANWHILE KOOIMAN IS STARTING TO TAKE THIS GAME OVER A BIT.

FOLKS, SHE IS ONE OF THOSE FRESHMEN AS WELL, MORGAN KOOIMAN, THE 6'2" FRESHMAN.

MARK MY WORDS, NOT ONLY WILL THE WOLFPACK BE BACK AT STATE, SHE WILL BE A PLAYER THAT WILL DEVELOP SO MUCH OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

>> SHE PLAYS SO CONFIDENTLY YOU WOULDN'T THINK SHE WAS A FRESHMAN.

SHE'S HAD REALLY GOOD SWINGS ESPECIALLY TODAY OUT OF THE MIDDLE.

IT WILL BE FUN TO WATCH HER DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

>> MOUNT VERNON WITH THE VOLLEYBALL.

THE ONE POINT LEAD AND LEADING THE SERIES 2-0.

IN THE NET.

CALLED AGAINST THE MUSTANGS AND WE ARE TIED AT 5-5.

SO HARD TO STOP YOUR MOMENTUM AS YOU ARE TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO THE NET BUT CAN'T TOUCH IT.

>> AS AN ATTACKER WHEN YOU ARE TRANSITIONING OUT AND APPROACHING BACK IN, YOU'RE TRYING TO NOT LONG JUMP IT INTO THE NET LIKE YOU SAID BUT PLANTING AND JUMPING STRAIGHT UP, STRAIGHT DOWN, SAVE YOUR ANKLES FROM UNDERNEATH THE NET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

HAVING THE BODY CONTROL TO STAY OUT OF THE NET, YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE FOR A REALLY GOOD SWING.

>> REITSMA IS DOWN.

SHE TRIED TO USE HER FIST TO POP IT UP.

SOME OF THE FANS ARGUING THAT CALL.

GREAT TURNOUT HERE AND WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THESE SCHOOLS AND FAN BASES THEY REALLY KNOW THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL.

THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT TO CHEER FOR AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP THEIR SCHOOLS.

AN EDUCATED CROWD.

>> WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF MATCHES OVER THE YEARS.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF BOTH PROGRAMS.

THEY'VE SEEN MATCHES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

THEY KNOW THE SPORT.

>> GREAT PLAY S ON BOTH SIDE OF THE NET.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

ONE-HANDED UP.

NOT REALLY A SET, BUT SHE DID SET IT UP FOR HER TEAMMATE AND IT RESULTS IN A POINT.

THE SERVER GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.

IT'S NOW 8-6 AND THE ROTATION WILL COME SCHWEER AS SHE REPLACES SOPHIA MEESTER.

TAMMI VEERBEEK LOOKS ON.

NO RETURNING THAT ONE AS IT SALES OVER THE MUSTANGS BENCH AND OUT OF BOUNDS.

WELL, IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US OR TUNING IN TO IOWA PBS, YOU MISSED SOME FUN.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

10:00 A.

WE SAW PLEASANT VALLEY WINNING IN FOUR.

AND AT 12:30, SIOUX CITY WINNING IN THREE.

RIGHT NOW, MOUNT VERNON LEADS AT TWO SETS TO NON-OVER TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

WE STILL HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2A AND 1A CHAMPIONSHIPS LATER TODAY.

HERE IS THE LAST PLAY.

>> WHEN IN DOUBT DEEP CROSSCOURT WE HAVE SEEN IT THROUGHOUT THE SNATCH, ROUTE THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE CORNERS ARE TOUGH TO DEFEND.

FIND THE CORNERS AND YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE SUCCESS.

>> BLOCKED FOR A POINT.

KOOIMAN, VAN'T HUL PUTTING UP A BRICK WALL.

HERE IS OUR NET CAMERA ANGLE.

THE BALL RETURNED AND DOWN FOR THE POINT.

9-8.

HARD TO GET UNDERNEATH THAT AND GET A GOOD PASS AS WE LOOK UP ON THE STATISTICS.

MEESTER NOW WITH 13 KILLS.

MAUE WITH 10.

REALLY, WEAPONS ON BOTH SIDES.

>> AS BLOCKERS FOR THE WOLFPACK, STAY WITH YOUR HEADER BECAUSE ALL THREE IN THE FRONT ROW RIGHT NOW ARE THREATS.

MEESTER ON THE LEFT SIDE, MAUE ON THE RIGHT.

IF IT IS A PERFECT PASS YOU CANNOT CHEAT AND GO TO ANY ONE OF THE ATTACKERS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL READY.

>> KICKED THE BALL.

THAT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL.

YOU CAN USE HER ELBOW, SHOULDER, CHEST, NOSE, WHATEVER YOU CAN TO TRY TO KEEP THE BALL OFF THE COURT.

BUT IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.

LET'S LISTEN TO THE MOUNT VERNON HUDDLE WITH COACH WILLEMS.

>> OKAY, GUYS, THIS IS ALL ABOUT ONE POINT AT A TIME AND REMINDING OURSELVES THAT WE HAVE TRAINED FOR THIS.

THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW US ANYTHING WE CAN'T HANDLE AND YOU ARE GOING TO BATTLE FOR THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU AND ALWAYS PLAY TO WIN.

WE CAN COMMUNICATE ABOUT WHAT'S OPEN AND TAKE CONTROL.

KEEP COMING AT THEM.

KEEP COMING AT THEM.

LET'S GO.

HEY, MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY FOR CONTROL.

>> BEST AND ERIC JOINING YOU ON THE CALL.

WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THAT TIME-OUT CALL?

>> THE COACH REMINDING HER HITTERS WE CAN USE OFF-SPEED SHOTS.

WE CAN USE TIPS AND ROLLS BUT RIGHT NOW KEEP HAMMERING AT.

TELLING HER HITTERS TO SWING AWAY WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND REMINDING THEM TOO IF THEY START TO BRING A COME BACK, IT IS NOT ANYTHING WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

STAY CALM AND COMMITTED TO THE GAME PLAN.

>> GOING RIGHT AT THE BLOCK WAS WINTERFELD AND SHE IS NOW IN DOUBLE DIGITS FOR KILLS AND GETS TO GO BEHIND THE SERVICE LINE AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH SOME TOUGH SERVES.

>> A RESPONSE FROM WINTERFELD OUT OF THAT TIME-OUT.

SHE RESPONDS REALLY WELL.

THAT IS FUN TO SEE WHEN A PLAYER TURNS IT AROUND LIKE THAT.

>> I LOVE HOW SHE APPROACHES THE GAME.

SHE DOES SO MUCH.

A LITTLE UNDERSIZED AT 5'7" AS AN OUTSIDE HITTER.

IF SHE WERE 6'3", LIKE MEESTER, SHE COULD DO EVEN MORE DAMAGE.

MEESTER SHOWS US ANOTHER STRONG SHOT.

>> QUALITY PASS FROM THE MUSTANGS.

NICE HIGH SET GIVES MEESTER TIME FOR HER FULL-TIME APPROACH.

SHE CONTACTS HIGH SO SHE CAN SLAM IT OVER THE BLOCK.

>> SLAM IS RIGHT.

A GOOD RETURN FOR KOOIMAN.

PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF THIS THOUGH IS THE PASS.

I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A SERVICE ACE.

AS IT WAS COMING OVER.

SERVING FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

WE'VE GOT A MINI RUN GOING ON HERE.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

THE SIDE OUT, NOW A POINT AND WE'VE GOT A ONE-POINT GAME HERE IN THE THIRD SET.

NET CAM.

AND DENIED WAS MAUE.

BLOCKED DOWN FOR A POINT.

MOUNT VERNON SEES THEY ARE GETTING CLOSER AND IMMEDIATELY GETS THE SIDE OUT THE VERY NEXT PLAY.

>> OUTSIDE SET FOR MOUNT VERNON HAD TIME TO SET UP THEIR BLOCK.

THE WOLFPACK I THINK GOT A CHICKEN WING ON IT, AN ELBOW TO TRY TO COVER IT BUT SALES OUT OFF THE ARM AND ENDS THEIR MINI RUN.

>> GREAT ANGLE ON THAT.

TEXTBOOK PASS, SET, AND KILL.

SHE MADE CONTACT HIGH.

>> WESTERN CHRISTIAN HAVING SUCCESS OUT OF THE MIDDLE RUNNING THE HIGHER TEMPO TOO.

MAYBE 1 1/2 GIVING THEM TIME TO CUT AROUND THE MOUNT VERNON BLOCK.

IT WAS NOT SO QUICK AND CLOSE TO THE NET GIVING THEM TIME TO WORK.

THEY WILL WANT TO SEE MORE OF THAT AS THEY CONTINUE IN THIS SET.

>> ADJUSTMENTS BEING MADE IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP 3A MATCH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NET.

BACK ROW SWING.

IT IS RETURNED.

GOING TO TRY IT AGAIN.

THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

MAUE'S CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO RISE HERE AS SHE HAS ALMOST WON ONE OF THE GO TO HITTERS.

>> WHAT A LUXURY TO HAVE SUCH A QUALITY RIGHT SIDE AS A LEFTY.

HUBER TOOK THE FIRST FALL AND SET IT.

>> IMMEDIATELY.

>> INSTEAD OF SENDING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE TO SET IT UP.

>> HUBER IS SO TALENTED.

PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN EVANSVILLE.

INTERESTING TO SEE, 55 KILLS THE REGULAR SEASON TO GO ALONG WITH 1162 ASSISTS, AVERAGING 10.

9 ASSISTS PER SET FOR SYDNEY HUBER.

FALLS OUT OF BOUNDS.

NO TOUCH.

CALLED BY THE OFFICIAL.

POINT MOUNT VERNON.

17-13.

>> OUT OF BOUNDS IS SCHURBON.

ATTEMPTED AT THE BACK ROW WHERE THE DEFENSE WAS A BIT.

>> THE WOLFPACK BLOCK GOT TRICKED OUT BY THE FRONT ROW CENTER FOR MOUNT VERNON SO IT WAS WIDE OPEN BUT A LITTLE TOO MUCH POWER THERE.

>> TIP.

GREAT HUSTLE.

TRIPPING OVER EACH OTHER.

OH, THEY HAVE GOT TO BOUNCE UP.

AND IN THE NET IS THE CALL FOR THE OFFICIAL.

LOOK AT THE HUSTLE AND THE EFFORT.

AND THE POINT WILL GO TO MOUNT VERNON AS ONE OF THE WOLFPACK MEMBERS GOT TIED UP IN THE NET.

>> I DIDN'T CATCH EXACTLY WHO IT WAS OR WHO SAW THE PLAY BUT WHAT A SCRAMBLE ON BOTH SIDES.

THE EFFORT.

>> FRUSTRATION AT THAT MIST CONTACT BY WINTERFELD AND NOW A TIME-OUT CALLED.

19-14, THIRD SET OF THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

LET'S SEE WHAT COACH TAMMI VEERBEEK HAS TO SAY INSIDE THEIR HUDDLE.

>> DON'T GET DOWN ON YOURSELVES, OKAY?

GREAT HUSTLE PLAY.

OKAY?

THAT IS WHAT I LOVE.

OKAY?

STAY AGGRESSIVE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.

LAY IT OUT ON THE FLOOR.

OKAY?

KEEP SWINGING.

GET IN THEIR SPACE ON DEFENSE, RIGHT?

GET AROUND THOSE BLOCKS.

OKAY?

HERE WE GO.

SAY TEAM.

ONE, TWO, THREE, TEAM.

>> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN.

>> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN.

REMINDING HER TEAM TO HAVE FUN, PLAY FOR EACH OTHER, CALLING THEM DOWN A BIT.

IT IS GOING TO TAKE A RUN HERE TO GET BACK IN IT.

>> IOWA LEADER IN CAREER STATE TITLES, 14 STATE APPEARANCES, 25.

AGAIN, 62 WINS AND 10 LOSSES.

THAT IS JUST STATE TOURNAMENT NUMBERS.

A TIME-OUT AND A SERVICE ERROR AND POINT TO THE WOLFPACK.

19-15.

AND THE TREMENDOUS SENIOR --ALL RIGHT.

TWO POINTS BACK.

PULLING WITHIN JUST THREE POINTS.

>> LITTLE BY LITTLE, CHIPPING AWAY AT THAT LEAD.

>> YOU PLAYED OBVIOUSLY HIGH SCHOOL, ALL-CONFERENCE AT THE DIVISION I LEVEL.

HOW DO YOU TRY TO MAKE IT SO WHEN IT IS TIGHT, LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW, SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY OUT OF THIS SITUATION?

>> RIGHT?

TRY TO HAVE THAT PRESSURE CEILING IN PRACTICE.

YOU COULD TRY TO EMULATE THAT.

DRILLS WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR TEAM STARTING DOWN 0-5 AND THE GAME IS TO SEVEN.

ONE TIME --SIDE HAVE TO GET SEVEN AND THE OTHER HAS TO GET TWO.

THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU REALLY FEEL IT BUT IT'S HARD TO HAVE IT BE APPLES TO APPLES ESPECIALLY IN A STATE TITLE MATCH WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE AS WELL.

>> 20-17.

A LOT OF THESE PLAYERS PLAY VOLLEYBALL MANY MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND JUST TRY BE BATTLE TESTED FOR THIS MOMENT.

IT IS A MUST WIN SCENARIO FOR WESTERN CHRISTIAN TRYING TO MAKE IT A 2-1 SERIES.

MOUNT VERNON WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO SWEEP THEIR WAY TO THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

AS WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT, MEESTER, 4.

9 KILLS PERCENT.

NUMBER ONE IN CLASS 3A IN THAT CATEGORY.

SMART DECISION.

>> THE WOLFPACK, HANGING AROUND WITHIN THREE, TRYING TO PLAY ALL OUT FROM A DEFENSIVE STANDPOINT.

>> AND IT IS OUT OF BOUNDS.

22-18 NOW.

MOUNT VERNON REMEMBERED IN THE QUARTERFINALS SWEPT PRAIRIE THREE SETS TO NONE.

25-22, 25-16 IN THE SEMI FINALS.

MOUNT VERNON TOOK CARE OF WALLER CATHOLIC 25-12, 25-19, 25-17.

CLOSE TO THE NET, PUSHED OVER, THE MUSTANGS HAVE IT.

AND IT'S ANOTHER POINT.

>> USING HANDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE SWING AND TWO DEFENDERS FOR THE WOLFPACK LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, NEITHER OF THEM ABLE TO MAKE A PURSUIT ON THAT BALL.

>> CHLOE MEESTER AGAIN.

WHY NOT?

LAST YEAR THE JUNIOR LOSING TO WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SHE VOWED PUBLICLY, WE WILL BE BACK.

WELL, THEY MADE IT BACK.

NOW THEY ARE ONE POINT AWAY FROM TAKING THAT FINAL STEP.

>> THERE IS THE BLOCK.

THERE IS THE POINT, AND THERE IS MOUNT VERNON CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN VOLLEYBALL SINCE 2019 AS THEY AVENGE LAST YEAR'S LOST TO WESTERN CHRISTIAN AND SENDING THE SENIORS OUT ON TOP AS CHAMPIONS.

AS THE PLAYERS CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER IN THE HANDSHAKE LINE, HERE IS HOW IT ENDED IN THE GAME-WINNER.

A BLOCK FOR A POINT.

25-18, THE FINAL.

AND MOUNT VERNON SHOWED THAT THEY WERE NO DOUBT THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN CLASS 3A.

FINAL SCORE, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18.

45-4, THE OVERALL RECORD FOR MOUNT VERNON.

WE WILL NAME THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM MEMBERS.

WE WILL HAND OUT THE TEAM TROPHIES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND RUNNER-UP.

>> RESENTING AWARDS FOR THE ATHLETIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ZACH CLARK AND TONYA MOLE.

PRESENTING AWARDS TO THE 2024 CLASS 3A TEAM IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER TONYA.

FANS, HERE IS YOUR 2024 CLASS 3A TEAM.

FROM MOUNT VERNON, SYDNEY MAUE.

FROM WESTERN CHRISTIAN, SCARLETT WINTERFELD.

FROM CATHOLIC, OLIVIA DONOVAN.

FROM WEST DELAWARE, HANNAH CANTWELL.

FROM MOUNT VERNON, SYDNEY HUBER.

FROM WESTERN CHRISTIAN, MAGGIE VAN SCHEPEN.

AND YOUR 2024 CLASS 3A TEAM CAPTAIN.

FROM MOUNT VERNON, CHLOE MEESTER.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE CLASS 3A ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM.

MEESTER NAMED THE TEAM CAPTAIN.

4.

9 KILLS IS AMONG THE BEST FOR CLASS 3A QUALIFIERS.

SHE HAS THE STATE RUNNER-UP AND NOW THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM TITLE AS WELL AS SHE WILL GRADUATE AND GO ON TO PLAY AT THE DIVISION I LEVEL BUT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES, CONGRATULATIONS.

>> FOR THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, TAYLOR HENDERSON OF THE IOWA GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

THIS PRODUCER OF THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FROM MOUNT VERNON, SYDNEY HUBER.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO SYDNEY HUBER.

SHE IS DONE PLAYING VOLLEYBALL.

SHE WILL PLAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEXT YEAR BUT YOU NEED A GOOD QUARTERBACK AND SENT HER TO WIN A STATE TITLE.

SHE WAS JUST THAT.

>> 3A RUNNER-UP THE WOLFPACK OF WESTERN CHRISTIAN AND HEAD COACH TAMMI VEERBEEK.

AND THE TICKET WAS PUNCHED TO REACH THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

TODAY THEY REDEEM IT AS YOUR CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS, COACH MAGGIE WILLEMS AND THE MUSTANGS OF MOUNT VERNON.

>> THAT HAS GOT TO FEEL GOOD TO HAVE A GOAL AND TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF THAT.

>> THEY USED LAST YEAR AS A MOTIVATING FACTOR TO GET BACK TO THE TOURNAMENT, TO GET BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE GAME AND NOW THEY HAVE WON IT.

>> THERE IS THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET AND THERE IS MOUNT VERNON PLACED AS THE CHAMPION.

WELL, AGAIN, 11,000 GIRLS PLATE VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR AND WE STILL HAVE TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS TO GO.

PLEASANT VALLEY, YOUR 5A CHAMPION.

YOUR 4A CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE ARE DONE FOR THE DAY.

WE WILL HAND IT OVER TO BJ AND COACH KATHY FOR SOME EXCITING TWO WAY MATCH UPS.

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