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The Hanover team celebrates after scoring a big point against Linn during the state quarterfinals on Tuesday in Hanover.
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Roof! Kaily Weiche, left, and Sophia Bott (#17) put their hands in the air after Faith Beikman scores on a successful block.
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Hanover beats Linn in state quarter-final match
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Hanover junior Allison Jueneman attempts to hit at the double-block of Linn’s Sophia Bott, left, and Faith Beikman.
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Hanover setter Avery Behrends puts up a jumping back set for one of her teammates to score a kill. Behrends has been named a first team all-TVL setter. Photos by Dan Thalmann
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Linn’s Kendra Damman spikes against a block attempt by Hanover’s Ceegan Atkins.
HANOVER – In a break from the traditional state tournament setup, where the eight sub-state champions would meet for a first day of pool play at a state site, this year’s Class 1A-Division II state volleyball tournament started with a quarter-finals round that pitted two sub-state champions in a best 3-out-of-5 match at a local site.
That matchup happened to pit Hanover and Linn against each…