THE FINALS – Columbus Lakeview & Lincoln Lutheran
TEAM: COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW VIKINGS CLASS: C1 LOCATION: East Central Nebraska in Platte County NSAA TEAM ENROLLMENT (female, grades 9-11): 114 CONFERENCE: Central Conference COACH: K.C. Belitz TEAM: LINCOLN LUTHERAN WARRIORS CLASS: C1 LOCATION: Southeast Nebraska in Lancaster County NSAA TEAM…
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Continue ReadingTEAM: COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW VIKINGS
CLASS: C1
LOCATION: East Central Nebraska in Platte County
NSAA TEAM ENROLLMENT (female, grades 9-11): 114
CONFERENCE: Central Conference
COACH: K.C. Belitz
TEAM: LINCOLN LUTHERAN WARRIORS
CLASS: C1
LOCATION: Southeast Nebraska in Lancaster County
NSAA TEAM ENROLLMENT (female, grades 9-11): 59
CONFERENCE: Centennial Conference
COACH: Sue Ziegler
This is it sports fans! THE FINALS!! Winner takes all!
Today’s matchup is between C1 Columbus Lakeview Vikings and C1 Lincoln Lutheran Warriors. Go to our Twitter feed @nebhsvolleyball to vote them to the CHAMPIONSHIP until 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5!
Thank you to all of the fans that voted along the way. Neither team had an easy road to the finals. Columbus Lakeview was pushed by BDS in the semi’s, 51.5% to 48.5%. Lutheran beat out conference foe GICC 54.8% to 45.2%. With the class designation still unofficial, these teams could very well meet up at the state tournament.
Both teams belong to challenging conferences that require their A game night in and night out. The Vikings in the Central Conference face mostly Class B schools – Grand Island Northwest, York, Aurora, Seward, Adams Central, Holdrege, Crete, Lexington, and Schuyler. Lutheran belongs to the prestigious Centennial Conference with Kearney Catholic, Grand Island Central Catholic, Columbus Scotus, Wahoo Neumann, Omaha Concordia, Hastings St. Cecilia, Lincoln Christian, and Fremont Bergan. All teams that make their presence known throughout the season and definitely in the postseason.
Both teams lose some key players. Lakeview graduates two that had an impact in serve receive and digs. Lutheran had a strong senior core in all areas. But, MANY younger players seem ready to take on the challenge to step it up! The following team stats are for the season by the respective teams in 2019 (line 1) AND stats without the 2019 graduates (line 2), so what each team returns. From year to year, these teams have learned to reload!
2019 SIDE BY SIDE TEAM STATS | ||
Columbus Lakeview | Lincoln Lutheran | |
ATTACKING | ||
Kills |
1061 (2019 Team) |
1335 |
Kills/Set | 11.8 10.2 |
13.2 8.1 |
Hitting % | .160 .173 |
.320 .303 |
SERVING | ||
Aces | 218 189 |
301 144 |
Serving % | 92.5 92.5 |
89.4 88.7 |
BLOCKING | ||
Total Blocks | 127 121 |
181 99 |
DIGGING | ||
Digs | 1694 1119 |
1530 586 |
Digs/Set | 18.8 12.3 |
15.1 5.6 |
BALL HANDLING | ||
Assists | 997 967 |
1221 563 |
Assists/Set | 11.1 10.7 |
12.1 5.3 |
SERVE RECEIVE | ||
Receptions | 1681 983 |
1394 467 |
R/S | 18.7 10.9 |
13.8 4.6 |
If you can’t make it to the gym this fall, check these teams out on their Striv Channel for all home games:
⇒COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW – https://striv.tv/channel/lakeview/
⇒LINCOLN LUTHERAN – https://striv.tv/channel/lincoln-lutheran/
Want your team to win the championship? Vote for them on Twitter @nebhsvolleyball until 9:00 pm. on Friday, June 5, until 9:00 p.m.!