By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times
While many Campus fans are expecting big things from the boys’ athletic programs this fall, the ladies have stayed below the radar. This has allowed the Lady Colts volleyball team to sneak in and steal the spotlight from their fellow Colts. And now the ladies are preparing to take State.
That’s right, the Lady Colts have had a stellar season this fall. Heading into their Sub-state bracket in Garden City last weekend, Campus held a 25-11 record. And most recently, the ladies won first place at Campus’ own tournament. They placed second at the Goddard tournament followed by a 3-0 stretch against Winfield, Ark City and Derby.
Campus has big goals heading into the post season. It has been ten years since Campus’ last appearance at state in 1996. And the last time the Lady Colts placed at state, Reagan was in office for his first term. But the battle is half won for the ladies. Last week’s travels earned the ladies a ticket to Topeka for State this weekend.
In Garden City last week, the Lady Colts battled for the chance to advance to state. Campus went two matches with Dodge City defeating them 25-19 and 25-20 to advance to the championship bracket. In the championship bracket, the ladies faced off against Wichita Northwest. The Lady Colts showed no signs of slowing down as they defeated Northwest 25-15 and 25-19 to win the Regional Championship.
This is all wonderful news for the ladies, but now comes the hard part. They must wait almost a week before they travel to Topeka this Friday. Campus is seeded number five. The Lady Colts will play three different teams to determine if they will move on the Saturday’s semi-final, consolation and championship matches.
The action starts bright and early for the ladies with a 9:30 am match against Maize followed directly by a match against number one seed Olathe-South. Later in the day, Campus will play Lawrence in their final match of the bracket. The results of those games will determine when the team will play on Saturday.
We would like to congratulate the Lady Colts volleyball team on an outstanding season and wish them the best of luck as they head to Topeka! Go girls!