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Girls Volleyball History

The WIAA began sponsoring a tournament series in girls volleyball in 1973. Shawano won the first state team championship with West Allis Hale finishing runner-up.

The first two State Tournaments were held at Neenah. The tournament was then moved to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Kolf Fieldhouse from 1975 to 1993 before returning to Neenah in 1994. In 2002, the State Tournament moved to its current home, the Resch Center in Green Bay.

In 2020, the State Tournaments were conducted at four different sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sites were Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School for Division 1, Kaukauna High School for Division 2, Wausau West High School for Division 3 and Little Chute High School for Division 4. The alternate season in 2020-21 was conducted the spring of 2021 and featured two divisions. The semifinals were held at Beaver Dam and Kettle Moraine and the finals of both divisions were held at Kaukauna. 

The tournament format featured eight qualifying teams in Division 1 and four teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 until 2024 when a fifth division with four teams qualifying was added. In 2020, there were only four teams qualifying in Division 1 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Tournament was seeded for the first time in Division 1 in 2018 and for all teams in 2019.

The Tournament Series followed the three division A-B-C format, except for the first year in 1973 when there was only one class. Terminology was changed from classes to divisions in 1990 when the tournament format changed to four divisions of competition.

Waupun leads all schools with 11 State Tournament titles. Catholic Memorial is next on the list with eight State championships. Abbotsford and Catholic Central follow with seven. Divine Savior Holy Angels, Howards Grove, Wauwatosa East and West Bend East are next with six State championships. Kettle Moraine Lutheran and Westosha Central have won five titles; and Burlington, Newman Catholic, Waunakee and West Allis Hale have won four titles. Cambridge, Clayton, Cuba City, Dodgeville, Iowa-Grant, Luxemburg-Casco, McDonell Catholic, Oostburg, Platteville, Turtle Lake and Williams Bay are next with three.

Westosha Central has appeared in the most State Tournaments with 19. Wauwatosa East and West Bend East are next with 17, followed by Waupun with 16 and then Burlington with 15. Divine Savior Holy Angels, Grantsburg, Muskego, Neenah and Newman Catholic have appeared in 14 tournaments. Next on the list are Abbotsford, Cuba City, Kimberly, Menomonee Falls and Watertown with 12. Catholic Memorial and West Allis Hale have advanced to 11 State Tournaments with Clayton qualifying 10 times. 

Waupun is the only program to win five straight championships (2001-05). Howards Grove won four consecutive championships in Division 3 (2019-22), and Newman Catholic won four straight championships in Division 4 (2013-16). There are nine other programs that have won three consecutive State titles. Abbotsford accomplished the feat twice (1981-83, 1997-99) as has Catholic Memorial, winning three straight from 2009-11 and again from 2014-16. Waupun won three titles from 1995-97. Turtle Lake won three consecutive championships from 1993-95; Kettle Moraine Lutheran won three straight from 2002-04; Williams Bay won its three titles from 2003-05; and Luxemburg-Casco earned three titles from 2019-2021. The most recent to with three straight championships is Divine Savior Holy Angels (2022-24).

Tournament Series Results