The volleyball team won the school’s first volleyball state title by defeating the Blue Valley North Mustangs, 25-23, 25-19, in the 6A state championship at Tony’s Pizza Event Center in Salina Saturday, Oct. 28. The Mustangs were the number one seed in the tournament, and Mill Valley was the second seed.
On the first day of competition, Friday, Oct. 27, the Jags defeated Garden City (2-0), Manhattan (2-0) and Olathe Northwest (2-1) to advance to the semifinals.
In the semifinal match Saturday, Oct. 28, the team took down last year’s state runner-up Blue Valley West, 25-23, 25-20. Then they moved on to defeat the Mustangs in a rematch of last year’s state third place game. Senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Burke had a match-high 15 kills, two blocks and one service ace in the championship. With the win, second-year head coach Kylie Corneliusen became the youngest coach to win the 6A title game at age 26. Burke, along with juniors Ashlyn Blazer and Saida Jacobs, earned a spot on the state all-tournament team.
The Jags finished the season 35-5.
