Thrilling Comeback Victory Earns Chelan the State Championship

Information and photo released by Coach Rainville

Chelan Volleyball Team 1A State Champions

The last few hours have been a blur. I have been replaying the match against Kings in my head over and over again. We had a great first set but fell short 25-27. We had the worst set of our season next 16-25. Then something amazing happened. The girls came together, played without fear, and were able to win the next two sets. Going in to the fifth set we played freely. Each player did their job, trusted in each other and gave all they had. We were able to win the fifth set 17-15 to win the championship. A few words come to mind when I think of this team: trust, family, effort, never give up mentality, chemistry and resilience to name a few.

Stats from the 4 matches:

Chelan vs Zillah
25-14, 22-25, 25-16, 25-6

  • Emma McLaren 10 kills, 21 digs, 10/10 serving
  • Elly Collins 15 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 10/10 serving, 14 digs
  • Katie Rainville 16 kills, 6 blocks, 2 digs, 6/8 serving with 2 aces
  • AJ Gueller 7 kills
  • Olivia Strandberg 9 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 6/6 serving, 1 dig
  • Leanna Garfoot 3 kills, 48 assists, 5 digs, 13/13 serving with 3 aces
  • Casey Simpson 4 digs, 11/11 serving with 1 ace
  • Morgyn Harrison 4 assists, 21 digs, 29/29 serving with 1 ace

Chelan vs Lynden Christian
28-26, 25-17, 25-18

  • Emma McLaren 19 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs, 11/12 serving
  • Elly Collins 14 kills, 18 digs, 18/18 serving with 1 ace
  • Katie Rainville 8 kills, 5 blocks, 5 digs, 10/10 serving with 1 ace
  • AJ Gueller 3 kills, 1 block
  • Olivia Strandberg 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 12/12 serving
  • Leanna Garfoot 48 assists, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 6/6 serving
  • Casey Simpson 4 digs
  • Morgyn Harrison 1 assist, 20 digs, 10/11 serving

Chelan vs Freeman
25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 25-21

  • Emma McLaren 20 kills, 13 digs, 10/11 serving
  • Elly Collins 16 kills, 10 digs, 16/17 serving with 1 ace
  • Katie Rainville 13 kills, 4 blocks, 7 digs, 13/13 serving
  • AJ Gueller 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig
  • Olivia Strandberg 6 kills, 1 block, 7 digs, 25/26 serving with 1 ace
  • Leanna Garfoot 1 kill, 52 assists, 1 block, 9 digs, 12/12 serving
  • Casey Simpson 4 digs
  • Morgyn Harrison 1 assist, 20 digs, 12/12 serving

Chelan vs Kings State Championship Match
25-27, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 17-15

  • Emma McLaren 20 kills, 22 digs, 20/22 serving with 1 ace
  • Elly Collins 19 kills, 2 assists, 1 block, 16 digs, 15/16 serving
  • Katie Rainville 8 kills, 6 blocks, 2 digs, 10/13 serving with 1 ace
  • AJ Gueller 5 kills, 4 blocks,
  • Olivia Strandberg 8 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 4 digs, 16/18 serving with 1 ace
  • Leanna Garfoot 1 kill, 50 assists, 3 blocks, 12 digs, 15/15 serving with 1 ace
  • Casey Simpson 2 assists, 5 digs
  • Morgyn Harrison 1 assist, 27 digs, 18/19 serving with 1 ace

Thank you to the students and community for your incredible support. We invite you to line the route from CHS over the old bridge and up Woodin Avenue for a Victory Parade starting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 18th. We will conclude the parade at the Lake Chelan School District office for a reception to meet the players and coaches.