Goessel’s Stephany Meyers returns fire during pool play Friday at the Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament in Emporia as teammate Savanna Wuest (26) prepares for a possible block. Goessel’s oh-so-close unbeaten volleyball season ended one step from perfection with the Bluebirds’ second-place finish at the Class 2A state tournament on Saturday. Coming into the tournament with a 39-0 record, Goessel […]

Eden Hiebert attacks the net against Lebo Friday in pool play at the Class 1A, Division I state tournament. Goessel defeated Lebo and swept all three pool play matches. The Bluebirds went on to finish third in the state. The defending state champion Goessel volleyball team finished third at the Class 1A, Division I state tournament Saturday at Gross Memorial […]

For the fourth-consecutive year, the Goessel volleyball team has punched its ticket to the state tournament with a sub-state championship victory. As the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A, Division I sub-state hosted by Peabody-Burns Saturday, the Bluebirds secured a first-round bye. Goessel faced fifth-seeded Burlingame in the semifinals and earned a 2-0 win, 25-9, 25-7. That pitted Goessel […]

Fueling the defending state champion Goessel Bluebird volleyball team this fall are returning letter-winners and seniors (from left) Leah Booton, Olivia Duerksen, Brittney Hiebert and Eden Hiebert. The Goessel volleyball team heads into 2016 after completing a magical season: they never lost. Goessel secured its sixth consecutive Wheat State League title with a 7-0 record—the Bluebirds are undefeated in WSL […]

Trojans? goal of a championship ?four-peat? falls just short The Hillsboro volleyball team poses with its runner-up trophy after losing a tough battle against Silver Lake, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A, in the finals of the state tournament in Emporia. Members of the team, which finished the season with a 39-5 record, are: front row (from left), […]