Westfield Celebrates Sectional Volleyball Title
Published October 23, 2011 | 
LADY ROCKS: 2011 CLASS 4A SECTIONAL 8 CHAMPIONS!
Westfield High School finally got what it wanted — a Class 4A Sectional volleyball championship.
It’s the first in 4A for the school — the first sectional since 2002 (Class 3A) — and the first title for several of the three-year team members of the Lady Rocks.
That’s something coach Stacie Pagnard was looking forward to with great anticipation. Especially after Westfield started its quest by upending No. 4 Carmel in five last Thursday.
Westfield's Erica Oberbroeckling (3) and Brooke Kranda go high for a block against HSE's Delaney Burgess/HC Sports Daily photos: Jon Hartley.
On Saturday morning, the Lady Rocks got past Zionsville in the semifinals, and then defeated the host Lady Royals 25-8, 25-16 and 25-9 Saturday night to capture Sectional 8 at Hamilton Southeastern on Saturday night.
Westfield (29-6) advances to the regional and will play the host Mavericks at McCutcheon at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
McCutcheon, like Westfield a Hoosier Crossroads Conference member, defeated Logansport 25-18, 22‐25, 25‐15 and 25‐9.
The regional champion will advance to Huntington North on Saturday.
Westfield, Zionsville Go The Distance To Advance
Published October 20, 2011 |
Westfield's Erica Oberbroeckling goes high for a slam against No. 4 Carmel/HC Sports Daily photo Jon Hartley.
The only ranked team in the Sectional 8 field and the defending champion were bounced out of the Class 4A tournament at Hamilton Southeastern on Thursday night.
Both Westfield and Zionsville won in five sets.
Saturday’s Pairings
North Central vs. Hamilton SE, 11 a.m.
Westfield vs. Zionsville, 12:30 p.m.
Championship – 7 p.m.
Westfield junior Alexis Mapes (5) makes a point as she runs the show. The talented setter had a triple-double/HC Sports Dailey photo: Jon Hartley.
The Rocks defeated No. 4 Carmel 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25 and 15-13, and 23-game winner Fishers faltered down the stretch and fell to the Eagles 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Westfield, in particular, proved it’s going to be a tough out.
“They’re a good team . . . they should do well the rest of the way,’’ said first-year coach Rich Coleman, whose Lady Greyhounds bowed out with a 26-4 record. “They challenged our block more than what we’re used to. They were very aggressive up front.”
Fishers coach Jarrett Carrico-Habel tries to fire up his Lady Tigers in a tight finish/HC Sports Daily photo; Mark Morrow.
Motivation played a big role for Westfield (27-6).
“We knew they’d come at us hard. We beat them in five sets early this season and came from a 11-3 deficit in the final set,’’ Coleman said. “That’s a lot of motivation.’’
Westfield coach Staci Pagnard put it even more in perspective.
“We played them without two key players, and it was a tough loss. So, yes, we really wanted another shot at Carmel. It’s our biggest win,” she said. ” But our motivation was even more. We had something to prove. We haven’t won a sectional in Class 4A, and we knew the challenge was to get past Carmel to have a shot at one.
“We have many three-year starters who’ve never won a sectional. That’s left a bitter taste. Our girls responded well. They take care of each other. We took care of business, and there will be no letdown after beating Carmel. We’ll stay focused.’’
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