Darlings of Plains and Kismet

After winning the 3A state basketball title in March, this group of Southwestern Heights athletes goes down as one of the best groups ever at the school. Now the 41-1 and Mustang volleyball team looks for a championship during the fall. Heights opens play at state in Salina Friday at 8:30 against Frontenac(20-14), 10:30 against Effingham (36-4), and 12:30 against Central Heights(36-4). The top two from the pool play Saturday at 10 and 11. The other pools includes 35-1 Collegiate, 37-2 Phillipsburg, 30-9 Eureka, and 29-8 Hillsboro. Here’s the results from the sub-state title Saturday. Head coach Julie Tucker was a guest on the Sportguys Tuesday morning and the SWH seniors were featured on the show Wednesday morning on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net. Sportsguys airs weekday mornings from 7:37-9.

Scores/Stats from 3A Sub-state at Larned 10/24/09

Varsity Scores:

SWH Larned 25-4, 25-10

SWH over Lakin 25-15, 25-8

SWH over Hoisington 21-25, 25-23, 25-20 Championship

SWH: Sub-State Champions!!

Varsity record 41-1

Varsity Stats:

Heidi Brown: 21 kills, 3 blocks

Deni Jacobs: 19 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks

Kathy Eakes: 24 kills, 12 blocks

Lindsay Garinger: 19 kills, 1 block, 4 aces

Britny Butler: 4 kills, 1 block, 2 aces ź?? led team in assists