Entering the match, Wayne State College was riding off a four-game win streak and in their second week at number one in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
It took a lot of grit to grow an audience of a couple dozen in 1974 to the Memorial-Stadium-filling kind in 2023. The volleyball program started in 1974 and dates back even further as an unsanctioned activity.
Sioux City North picked up a big win in against a ranked opponent, Sioux City West takes home a border battle, and the Hinton Blackhawks continue on their roll.
Arik Gilbert, a sophomore from Marietta, Georgia, was a five-star recruit who was the top-ranked tight end prospect and 2019 Gatorade National Player of the Year.
Logan Masters learned a lot from his time spent on the football field as a Wildcat athlete. He now hopes to pass those lessons down to the next generation of Wildcat athletes.