New Bremen topples Tiffin Calvert for state title
Volume 2 Issue 44
The New Bremen Cardinals took down fellow Northwest Ohio school and volleyball power Tiffin Calvert to win the state championship yesterday. New Bremen came into the game 24-4 while Calvert was 27-1.
New Bremen got out to a strong start. Getting out to a 22-14 lead in the first set. However, Calvert battled back to make it 24-22 until a kill by Toledo commit Olivia Heitkamp gave the set to the Cardinals.
The second set was a closely contested battle as the margin never got bigger than three points. The set ended up tied 25-25 and then again at 26-26 until two straight points by Calvert gave them the set to tie it up 1-1.
The third set again found the Cardinals off and running and holding nearly a seven point lead for most of the set. Yet the Senecas battled back, scoring 6 straight points to make it 23-22. However the Cardinals responded with two points of their own to take the third set and go up 2-1.
The fourth set started off neck-and-neck with the score at 8-7. Then New Bremen rattled off 7 straight point to make it 15-7. Calvert battled back to make it 18-16 but the powerful Cardinals scored seven straight points to win the set and take home the state title.
This is New Bremen’s second straight state title and fourth (‘17, ‘19, ‘22, ‘23) in program history. It is also the 20th volleyball state title for the Midwest Athletic Conference and 5th in Auglaize County history. Every Division 4 state title has been won by a Northwest Ohio school since 2017.
Leading Updates
Micah Hyde (Fostoria) out with injured for undisclosed amount of time.
Notable Game Updates
On November 6th Casey Santoro (Bellevue) had 15 points in a a Florida Gulf Coast win over Brown.
On November 8th Grace VanSlooten (Toledo/Notre Dame) had 19 points and 11 rebounds in a Oregon win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
On November 8th Ivy Wolf (Minster) had 16 points in a Dayton loss to Connecticut.
On November 8th Dalton Andrews (Pemberville/Eastwood) had one reception for a touchdown in a Toledo win over Eastern Michigan.
On November 8th Tahj Staveskie (Sandusky) had 12 points in a Canisius loss to Syracuse.
On November 8th Dakota Mathias (Elida) had 25 points in an Ulm win over Oldenburg.
On November 9th Nigel Hayes-Davis (Toledo/Whitmer) had 23 points in a Fenerbahce loss to Partizan.
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Just For Fun
Volleyball state champions prior to 2023
1978- Archbold Div.3
1979- Perrysburg Div.2
1981- Archbold Div.3
1985- St. Henry Div.3
1987- St. Henry Div.3
1990- St. Henry Div.3
1990- Fort Recovery Div.4
1991- Hilltop Div.4
1992- Otsego Div.3
1992- Antwerp Div.4
1993- Eastwood Div.3
1993- Buckeye Central Div.4
1994- St. Henry Div.4
1995- St. Henry Div.4
1996- Parkway Div.3
1996- Buckeye Central Div.4
1997- Parkway Div.3
1997- Hopewell-Loudon Div.4
1998- Archbold Div.3
1998- Hopewell-Loudon Div.4
1999- Galion Div.2
1999- Huron Div.3
1999- Hopewell-Loudon Div.4
2000- Galion Div.2
2000- Hopewell-Loudon Div.4
2001- Hopewell-Loudon Div.4
2002- Huron Div.3
2002- Norwalk St. Paul Div.4
2004- Toledo St. Ursula Div.1
2004- St. Henry Div.4
2006- Norwalk St. Paul Div.4
2007- Toledo Central Catholic Div.2
2007- Lima Central Catholic Div. 3
2007- Maria Stein Marion Local Div.4
2008- Maria Stein Marion Local Div.4
2009- Huron Div.3
2009- Maria Stein Marion Local Div.4
2010- Toledo St. Ursula Div.1
2011- St. Henry Div.4
2012- Maria Stein Marion Local Div.4
2013- Maria Stein Marion Local Div.4
2014- Huron Div.3
2017- New Bremen Div.4
2018- Tiffin Calvert Div.4
2019- Findlay Liberty-Benton Div.3
2019- New Bremen Div.4
2020- Huron Div.3
2020- Tiffin Calvert Div.4
2021- Findlay Liberty-Benton Div.3
2021- New Knoxville Div.4
2022- New Bremen Div.4