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November
4, 2006
CATHEDRAL
DEFEATS
The Cathedral Fighting Irish (38-2) defeated the Muncie
Central Bearcats (33-7) in a thrilling four-game match to capture the 4A IHSAA
state title Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in
The match was tied 1-1 through two games with Cathedral taking the first 25-17 and Muncie Central taking the second 25-23. The turning point occurred in the third game of the match when the Irish outlasted the Bearcats 27-25, thanks to a block from sophomore middle hitter Christiana Gray and senior setter Emily Burke. Cathedral would go on to win the final game 25-18.
The victory marked Cathedral’s fifth state title in school history. The Irish’s offensive attack was led by sophomore middle hitter Christiana Gray with a team-high 18 kills and one service ace. Senior outside hitter Lauren McIntyre and senior hitter Yvonne Marten chipped in with 17 and 14 kills of their own, respectively. Cathedral’s defensive front was led by senior defensive specialist Julie Sylvester with a team-high 18 digs. The blocking duo of sophomore middle hitter Mary Ording and Gray tallied five blocks on the night. Ording had four solos. Also chipping in on defense was senior outside hitter Emily O’Connor with 11 digs and sophomore defensive specialist Christina Barra with 10.
The Bearcats offense and defense was led by senior outside hitter Kim Kuzma with 19 kills and 19 digs, both match-highs. Sophomore outside hitter Tessa McGill also contributed 13 kills and 14 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Kristina Kerrigan rounded out the offensive leaders with 11 kills while senior setter Emily Tschour helped with 12 digs.
Head coach Jean Kesterson’s
Fighting Irish advanced to the final match by defeating
It was the third time in four years, the two schools had met in the championship match with Cathedral winning in 2003 while Muncie Central won in 2004.
KIM KUZMA
NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE WINNER
Muncie Central’s Kim Kuzma was named winner of the 2006 Mental Attitude Award
for Class 4A Volleyball by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee.
Kuzma works with the Saint Francis Church youth group and
volunteers her time for the
Kuzma maintains a 3.80 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. She is also a member of the National Honor
Society and has been a member of the Student Council for three years. The senior outside hitter will attend the
“Kim Kuzma
is an outstanding young lady,” said Principal Dick Daniel. “She is a tremendous athlete, an excellent student,
and gives back to the community.”
Kuzma is the daughter of Tim and Sharon Kuzma
of
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the
IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a scholarship
check for $1,000.00 to
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