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Kansas (35-4)



School Information

Name: Kansas High School
City: Kansas
City Population: 900
County: Edgar
Enrollment: 89
Nickname: Lady Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Conference: Little Illini
Superintendent: Chris Long
Principal: Don Morgan
Athletic Director: Brenda McCarty
Head Coach: Brenda McCarty
Assistant Coach:
Captain: Audra Allen
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Shelbyville, 15-11, 16-14, in Super-Sectional



Roster

Lt.  Dk.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.    Age  Yr.
  1    1  Gretchen Bennett         S     5-5     15  So.
  4    4  Crystal Graham           OH    5-7     15  So.
  6    6  Britta Lange             OH    5-6     14  Fr.
 11   11  Audra Allen              OH    5-6     17  Sr.
 12   14  Amanda Webb              M     5-9     14  Fr.
 13   13  Lisa Heltsley            OH    5-7     16  Jr.
 15   15  Tanya Taber              D     5-2     16  Jr.
 19   19  Amy Nichols              M     5-9     16  Jr.
 21   21  Sarah Ritchey            OH    5-5     14  Fr.
 27   27  Sarah Harmon             M     5-9     17  Sr.



Statistics

                       Season Totals    Single-Match High
Name                 Kills Blocks  Aces Kills Blocks  Aces
Audra Allen            108     29    76     8      2    12
Gretchen Bennett        34      9    13     3      1     2
Crystal Graham         192     27    38    15      2     7
Sarah Harmon           227     93     8    15      6     2
Lisa Heltsley            3      0     0     3      0     0
Britta Lange             0      0     3     0      0     1
Amy Nichols            293    116    33    15     10     2
Sarah Ritchey            6      0    15     3      0     2
Tanya Taber              0      0     2     0      0     1
Amanda Webb              0      0     0     0      0     0



Scores

Date   Opponent                      W/L 1st   2nd   3rd   
9/3    Toledo (Cumberland)           W   15-1  15-9  
9/9    Neoga                         W   15-5  15-8  
9/10   Oblong                        W   15-5  15-1  
9/12   Hutsonville                   W   15-4  15-4  
Effingham Crossroads Classic
9/13   Dieterich                     W   10-15 15-10 15-13 
9/13   Burlington                    W   15-12 15-11 
9/14   St. Joseph, MO                L   9-15  4-15  
9/14   Montgomery County, MO         L   3-15  5-15  
9/14   Duchense, MO                  W   16-14 10-15 15-13 
9/16   Marshall                      W   15-7  15-3  
9/19   Palestine                     W   15-0  15-0  
9/24   Casey (C.-Westfield)          W   15-10 10-15 15-5  
9/30   Albion (Edwards County)       L   3-15  15-8  2-15  
10/1   Martinsville                  W   15-6  15-7  
Little Illini Conference
10/3   Hutsonville                   W   15-0  15-11 
10/3   Oblong                        W   15-5  15-2  
10/5   Albion (Edwards County)       L   10-15 15-8  7-15  
10/5   Martinsville                  W   15-7  15-5  
10/7   Terre Haute (North), IN       W   15-6  15-7  
10/8   Findlay                       W   15-1  15-1  
Video Emporium Volleyball Classic
10/12  Atwood (A.-Hammond)           W   15-1  15-2  
10/12  Noble (West Richland)         W   15-4  15-5  
10/12  Moweaqua (Central A & M)      W   15-2  15-2  
10/12  Albion (Edwards County)       W   15-12 15-6  
10/12  Casey (C.-Westfield)          W   15-10 15-10 
10/14  Oakland                       W   15-1  15-1  
10/17  Newton                        W   15-6  15-2  
Albion (Edwards County) Invitational Tournament
10/19  Louisville (North Clay)       W   15-4  15-3  
10/19  Cisne                         W   15-7  15-6  
10/19  Newton                        W   15-5  15-13 
10/19  Albion (Edwards County)       W   15-13 15-13 
10/19  Salem                         W   15-3  15-12 
10/22  Strasburg (Stewardson-S.)     W   15-9  15-6  
10/24  Charleston                    W   15-1  15-8  
Martinsville Regional
10/31  Neoga                         W   15-12 15-8  
11/2   Casey (C.-Westfield)          W   17-15 15-10 
Cisne Sectional
11/5   Newton                        W   15-9  15-9  
11/7   Effingham (St. Anthony)       W   15-11 15-4  
Carterville Super-Sectional
11/9   Albion (Edwards County)       W   15-11 15-6  



Head Coach Brenda McCarty

Year   W-L-T     
1989   15-10     
1991   11-8      
1992   31-3      
1993   31-9      
1994   26-11     
1995   33-7      
1996   35-4      

School                             Years     No.     W-L-T     
At Clay City                       1989      1       15-10     
At Kansas                          1991-96   6       167-42    
Total                                        7       182-52    




For Kansas's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.