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Xavier and Howards Grove win WIAA State Volleyball titles

Xavier and Howards Grove win WIAA State Volleyball titles
Posted at 8:27 PM, Nov 05, 2022
and last updated 2022-11-05 21:54:08-04

GREEN BAY — Legacies were cemented on Saturday afternoon as two Northeast Wisconsin volleyball teams took home a gold ball.

In Division 3, (1) Howards Grove took down (2) St. Croix Falls in straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-14). It's their fourth-straight state title.

Wisconsin commit — Tigers' Saige Damrow led the way with 15 kills. She finished her career with a whopping 998. Mallory Gozdziewski had 14 kills.

In Division 2, (1) Xavier had tougher time than the Tigers did. The Hawks were taken to four sets (25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 25-16) in a dominant win over (2) Sauk Prairie.

Hawks' junior Halle Vande Hey had a team-high 15 kills as Xavier won their first volleyball state title in school history.

Interviews can be found in the video at the top of this article.