MHS - Volleyball / October 23, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane volleyball team made the long trip to Clay Center on Saturday, October 22nd for the 4A Sub-State tournament. The Wildcats faced the Rose Hill Rockets in the second match of the bracket as the Clay Center Tigers had dispatched Wellington in the first match. 
The Cats got off to a little bit of a rocky start and lost the first game 20-25, but bounced back in fine fashion, winning the second game 25-9, and the third game 25-16.
The regional championship game was the Wildcats versus the Tigers. The Wildcats fell in the first game 18-25 and the second game 19-25 to finish their season as 4A Sub-State Runner-Up.
Condensed Stats from sub-state:
* Emily Schmidt - 20 kills, 15 digs, 6 aces
* Karlie Kanaga - 29 digs, 6 aces
* Lexi Cunningham - 12 kills, 5 aces
* Teagan Garrison - 9 kills, 3 aces, 12 digs
* Madi Cunningham - 5 kills
* Makenna Treat - 2 kills, 4 blocks
* Ashlyn Alumbaugh - 29 assists, 9 digs
* Charli Richardson - 16 assists, 5 digs
* Landry Sanders - 4 kills, 2 blocks
* Avery Clasen - 2 blocks
* Tenley Canfield - 1 dig
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The Wildcats celebrated senior night last Tuesday, October 18th at home, hosting the Circle Thunderbirds and the Rose Hill Rockets. The Cats faced the Thunderbirds in the first match and fell 1-2 against the tough Circle team (25-22, 17-25, & 16-25). The girls bounced back in the nightcap and defeated the Rockets 2-0 (27-25 & 25-21). The Cats celebrated the seniors before the last match, Tenley Canfield, Avery Clasen, Karlie Kanaga, Landry Sanders, and Emily Schmidt.
The JV girls closed out their season on Tuesday as well, defeating the Thunderbirds 2-0 (25-16 & 25-21) and the Rockets 2-1 (23-25, 26-24, & 15-11) on the evening.
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The Freshman/Sophomore girls closed out their 2022 season on Thursday, October 13th at Circle High School in a quad against the Wichita Defenders, Winfield Vikings, and Circle Thunderbirds. The Cats swept the evening, winning against the Defenders 2-0 (25-6 & 25-15), the Vikings 2-0 (25-15 & 25-15), and the Thunderbirds 2-1 (25-19, 24-26, & 16-14).
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This year was a historic year for the Mulvane Volleyball program as the varsity team finished with a final record of 22-17. This winning percentage of 0.564 is the 12th highest in the 49 years of Mulvane Volleyball and this team is one of only 3 teams in the program's history to win more than 22 games, and one of only 7 teams to win 20 or more games. The other teams with 22+ wins were 1985 (24-9) and 1990 (22-12). The best season of the programs history is of course 1975 (16-1) when they won the 3A state championship.
The Cats also notched the record books this season as Emily Schmidt finished the season with school record 322 kills, topping the 32 year record held by Kendra Banzet of 280 set in 1990. Karlie Kanaga also made her mark on the record board with an incredible 487 digs, smashing the record of 276 held by Callie Humbolt from the 2019 season.
The JV team finished their season with a 20-9 record, one of the best JV records in the program's history as well, if not possibly the best. The freshman/sophomore girls finished with a 23-8 record, which is also one of the best records of the programs history, if not possibly the best.
