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Posted Oct 25, 2009; 3:57 AM

Girls volleyball regional finals: Green Bay Preble, De Pere advance

Press-Gazette

The Green Bay Preble girls volleyball swept visiting Appleton West 25-10, 25-16, 25-17 on Saturday in a WIAA Division 1 regional final at Preble to earn a sectional berth.

Rachel Taicher had nine kills, five aces and six digs; Jenna Smits had 23 assists and 12 digs; and Meg Goerdt had 13 digs for the Hornets.

DE PERE — Kelly Higgins had 26 assists, seven digs and six kills as De Pere defeated Appleton East 25-21, 25-16, 25-15.

Jillian Ritchie had seven kills, Kelsey Kraus had 18 digs and Kenzie VanElzen tallied seven kills and four blocks for the Redbirds.

KAUKAUNA — Kau-kauna defeated Bay Port 25-20, 25-17, 25-21.

Alyssa Caelwaerts had 10 digs, 11 assists and four blocks; Jamie Vandermause had 17 digs; and Ellen Joppe had five kills and seven blocks for Bay Port.

Division 2

NEW HOLSTEIN – Luxemburg Casco edged Green Bay Notre Dame 16-25, 25-18, 25-17, 21-25, 15-10.

Kelsey Joniaux had 13 kills, Nicki Dufek had 10 kills and Abby Zellner had 21 assists and 11 digs for the Spartans.

Notre Dame's Erin Lehman had 26 kills, Becca Mastey had 43 assists and Andrea Rowe had four blocks.

SEYMOUR – Seymour knocked off Oconto Falls 25-15, 25-12, 16-25, 25-17.

Melanie Behnke led the Thunder with 20 kills, 12 digs and two blocks. also for Seymour, Alyssa Hynnek had 16 kills, 24 digs and five aces; Mandy Trautmann had 19 digs; and Heather Drephal had 40 assists.

Nicole Garbrecht led Oconto Falls with 18 kills. Beth Rieth added 12 kills and 18 digs, and Kirsten Schneider had 12 digs.

APPLETON — Appleton Xavier tipped Denmark 28-26, 25-14, 22-25, 24-26, 16-14.

Denmark's Courtney Ullmer had 21 kills; Breanne Brocker had 10 kills, 11 digs and four aces; Brianne Loritz had 15 digs; and Kristin Kozlovski had 40 assists.

Division 3

KEWAUNEE — Manitowoc Roncalli rallied to tip Sevastopol 25-18, 23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8.

Hailey Gill had 12 kills and 14 blocks, Kayla Kasper had 11 kills and Corey Paquette had 33 assists to lead Roncalli.

PESHTIGO — Gillett edged Bonduel 25-19, 24-26, 20-25, 25-13, 15-11.

Alaena Wocking had 24 kills and seven blocks; Sam Styczynski had 19 kills and seven blocks; Ali McQuillan had 23 assists; and Shannon Schaal had 19 assists and seven digs for Gillett.

For Bonduel, Jennifer Woldt had 10 kills, five blocks, 22 digs and four aces; Ashley Plamann and Abby Reinke each had 20 assists; Christina Dobratz had 12 kills; and Katie Woldt had 26 digs.

Division 4

BRILLION — Manitowoc Lutheran swept N.E.W. Lutheran 25-15, 25-18, 25-15. Rachel Bordeleau had seven kills and eight digs and Carley Valentine had 14 assists for the Blazers (15-29).

FLORENCE — Wau-saukee edged Wabeno 25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9.

The Rangers' Brooke Arndt and Ashlie Zeutzius had 18 assists apiece, and Trista Fick had 34 assists.