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N.E.W. Lutheran's state run ends, while Bay Port and Kimberly win in straight sets

The 5AM De Pere teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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If you missed it, Thursday's Division 5 semifinal at the ended a long wait for N.E.W. Lutheran. The Blazers lost to Central Wisconsin Christian, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, ending their first state tournament appearance in 19 years. Central Wisconsin Christian now plays in Saturday's state championship game.

N.E.W. Lutheran's semifinal came down to serving and standout seniors

19 years
since N.E.W. Lutheran's last state tournament trip
16
serve errors for N.E.W. Lutheran in the loss
13
kills for Kiley Dhein, a match high
32
assists for Olivia Kirchner, a match high

Sources: Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK

“We were battling, battling, battling, and then we just had too many errors at really inopportune times.”

Mike Schmidt, N.E.W. Lutheran coach

N.E.W. had more kills than Central Wisconsin Christian, 42-38. In Division 1, Kimberly swept Franklin 25-20, 25-19, 25-17 in a quarterfinal. Bay Port swept Chippewa Falls for the first state match win in program history, and now plays Kimberly in the semifinal.

Kimberly and Bay Port both swept their quarterfinals

  • N.E.W. Lutheran1
    Central Wisconsin Christian3
    FinalDivision 5 semifinal; scores are sets won
  • Franklin0
    Kimberly3
    FinalDivision 1 quarterfinal; scores are sets won
  • Chippewa Falls0
    Bay Port3
    FinalDivision 1 quarterfinal; scores are sets won

Sources: The Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK

  • Records going in: N.E.W. 33-12; Central Wisconsin Christian 31-8
  • Seeds: N.E.W. was No. 3, Central Wisconsin Christian No. 2
  • Next in Division 1: Bay Port vs. Kimberly, winner to the title match

Sources: Green Bay Press-Gazette, WLUK, The Post-Crescent, Wiscnews.com

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