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Blake Ress, Commissioner
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November 8, 2008
DELTA CLAIMS THIRD 3A STATE
CROWN
Coach Heidi Zickgraf’s
Delta Eagles (33-6) took home their third state championship by defeating the
Mishawaka Marian Knights (33-7), 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 Saturday evening at Ball
State’s Worthen Arena.
Delta started things off by winning
the first set 25-21, led by senior outside hitter Darcy Dorton’s
nine kills. The Knights kept it close
throughout the second game until a kill by Dorton
sparked a four-point Delta run and a 21-15 advantage. After a Marian time out, the Eagles were able
to stretch their lead to eight (24-18) before junior outside hitter Kaitlin
Walton finished off the game with a kill.
Delta found itself at a 3-2 deficit
in the third game but reclaimed the lead at 5-4 and never relinquished it. The Eagles took the deciding game 25-19 to clinch
the crown. Their previous championship victories came in 2001 and 2002.
Dorton finished the night with a
match-high 23 kills and nine digs.
Freshmen setter Morgan Bergren added 34
assists and five digs, while junior outside hitter Kaitlin Walton contributed
seven kills and nine digs.
Marian sophomore Meredith Farkas registered seven digs and a team-high 10 kills. Senior Claire Farkas
had nine digs and seven kills for the Knights, while senior Maggie Pajakowski added seven kills and six digs.
Marian settled for the state
runner-up spot for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall (1999).
The Knights won the 1973 state championship.
Delta advanced to the championship
match by defeating Brebeuf Jesuit in a hard fought
contest, 27-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-25, 15-7.
Mishawaka Marian, led by head coach Dan Anderson, reached the final for
the fifth time in program history by defeating Boonville in three games.
DELTA’S
DARCY DORTON NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD WINNER
Darcy Dorton of Delta High School was named the winner of the
Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A following the state championship match by
members of the IHSAA Executive Committee.
The award is
presented annually to a senior participant in the state finals who was
nominated by her principal and coach and has demonstrated excellence in mental
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability.
She
maintains a 3.4 GPA while taking a rigorous course load that includes classes
in AP Microeconomics, Calculus, Fine Arts and Honors English. She also acts as
a Cadet Teacher working with elementary students each day in the afternoons.
Dorton
was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior and held
positions with the Student Council during her first two years in high
school. She served as part of the NCAA Ambassadors program as a sophomore and
junior and has volunteered time working junior volleyball camps with the Munciana Volleytots.
Dorton
was a Prep All-American and a member of the USA Junior National Team the last
two years and is a three-time First Team All-State selection. She currently is
a candidate for the Gatorade National and State Volleyball Player of the Year
and has accepted a volleyball scholarship to Penn State University beginning next
fall. She is undecided on her field of study.
She is the
daughter of Joe and Juli Dorton
of Muncie.
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate
partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Delta High School in the name of
Darcy Dorton.
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