Humboldt stuns No. 1 Wolfpack, advance into 3A state volleyball championship!
Members of the Humboldt Wildcat volleyball team embrace at center court after they stunned No. 1 ranked and No. 1 seeded defending state champion Western Christian (Hull) in the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament in Coralville on Nov. 5 inside Xtream Arena. Humboldt rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win in five sets. The Wildcats will meet No. 2 Davenport Assumption in the championship on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 6) at 2:30 p.m. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt volleyball team pulled off a huge upset by rallying past No. 1 Western Christian High School (Hull) in five sets in the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 5 inside Xtream Arena in Coralville. The No. 5 seed Wildcats won by scores of 16-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-19 and 15-13.
Humboldt, 33-6 on the year, will face No. 2 seed Davenport Assumption (27-7) in the 3A finals on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Assumption advanced by beating Carroll Kuemper 21-25, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-16 in the other semifinal round match. Humboldt earned a shot in the semifinals after sweeping Cherokee in three sets on Nov. 4 (25-16, 25-15 and 25-21.
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