Waukee Northwest tops DCG to win 2nd straight IGHSAU volleyball title
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CORALVILLE − For the third time in Waukee Northwest volleyball's young history, they are state champions.
The No. 1 seed Wolves knocked off No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes three sets to none (25-13, 25-19, 25-19) to clinch their second straight Class 5A Iowa high school volleyball state championship on Thursday, Nov. 5 at Xtream Arena.
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This marked Northwest's fourth straight year in the finals, moving to 3-1 all-time state title matches. In six years as a program, the Wolves are 11-2 in the state tournament.
Senior Logan Vogt led the way on Thursday, recording 16 total kills in her final high school volleyball match. Fellow senior stars Leah Janulewicz (10) and Piper Ladwig (10) combined for 20 kills. Lyla Nelson and Kennedy Jackson distributed the ball across the offense, combining for 43 assists in the victory.
Waukee Northwest cruised through the first set, winning 25-13 and closing on an 8-2 run. Vogt had team high seven kills and three digs in the first set while Janulewicz also tallied four kills in the frame. The Wolves trailed by as many as 8-6 early in the second set, but rallied to win 25-19. Senior Cassidy Danburg had the final two kills of the set as the Wolves finished on an 8-3 run to take a 2-0 advantage in the match.
In the third set, the Mustangs once again got out to a nice start with Ava Smid tallying a trio of kills to push the Mustangs out to an 8-6 lead. However, the Wolves regained control and secured the state title with a 25-19 victory in the final set. The final point came from an ace by Anna Jackson.
Waukee Northwest finishes a dominant year at 32-2 and on a 22 match win streak. The Mustangs finish with a 35-3 record in the program's first year in Class 5A. This was DCG's first-ever appearance in the state finals and the sixth time the Mustangs have been to the state tournament.
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
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