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November 5, 2005
BREBEUF JESUIT WINS SECOND TITLE IN THREE YEARS
Brebeuf Jesuit completed a
stellar 37-1 campaign with a hard-fought four-game victory over Boonville
(35-3) in the Class 3A championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Coach Brian Murray’s Braves recorded their
second state championship in three years against a Boonville squad that reached
the championship match for the second straight time.
Brebeuf rallied after
dropping the first game to record a 24-26, 25-9, 25-11, 25-23 triumph. The Braves led the opening game 24-21, but
Boonville responded with five straight points to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Boonville senior Mallory Trice served the
last four points of the game, recording a service ace to give her team a 25-24
lead.
Brebeuf turned it on in
dominating the second and third games, recording attack percentages of .423 in
game two and .364 in game three.
Game four was tight the
entire way, with sophomore middle blocker Claire McElheny providing the final
point with her 12th kill of the evening. McElheny led all players with four block
assists, adding two service aces.
Senior middle blocker Kim
Kristoff recorded a match-high 17 kills, adding a solo block, two block assists,
and a .312 hitting percentage. Senior
setter Sam Gray had 45 assists, two service aces, and three block assists for
the Braves. Seniors Sally Fischer and
Sarah Kish anchored the Brebeuf defense with a match-high 15 digs apiece. Junior Erin Wareham led all players with six
service aces.
For Boonville, senior middle
hitter Julie Breivogel led the way with a team-high 12 kills and a .281 hitting
percentage along with a solo block and three block assists. Senior outside hitter Brittney Whitten
recorded a double-double with 11 kills and a team-high 13 digs in addition to
two solo blocks and two block assists. Senior
setter Mindy Mattingly had 28 assists.
Brebeuf reached the finals
with a sweep of Bellmont (29-10) in the semifinals, while Boonville defeated
South Bend St. Joseph’s (26-9) in the semifinals for the straight year, this
time in three games.
BREBEUF JESUIT’S KISH HONORED WITH MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Brebeuf Jesuit
senior libero Sarah Kish is the 2005 winner of the IHSAA Class 3A Mental Attitude
Award presented by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Kish becomes the second Brave to receive the
honor, joining Natalie Mullikin (2003). Kish
helped the 2005 Braves to their second Class 3A state championship in three
years and a 37-1 record this season.
Kish is an
all-around athlete who has earned nine varsity letters already—four
in volleyball, three in softball, and two in basketball. She helped Brebeuf to state championships in
both volleyball and basketball in 2003-04.
After winning the school’s “Freshman of the
Year” in athletics in 2002-03, Kish underwent surgery on her lower leg in the
summer of 2004 for Compartment Syndrome. Last basketball season, she fractured her
tibia and fibula, forcing her to undergo surgery where a rod was placed in her
lower leg (where it will remain until her competitive athletic career is over).
Kish has earned
High Honor Roll status each semester at Brebeuf, compiling a 3.84 cumulative
grade point average while taking advanced placement and honors classes.
“The most
amazing aspect of Sarah’s attitude is the courage she demonstrated over the
course of her playing career,” said Brebeuf principal Andrew F. Noga. “She relishes working with
children and serving as a mentor and role model.”
Kish, the
daughter of John & Kathy Kish, will continue her academic career at Purdue
next fall, majoring in engineering.
Indiana Farm
Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a scholarship check
for $1,000.00 to Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School in the name of Sarah Kish.
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STATE FINALS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
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state finals? You can still purchase a copy of the official souvenir program
while supplies last! Programs are $3.00 if you purchase in person at the IHSAA
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