Elle Hatlevig's 39 Kills, One Off the Class 4A Record, Give Norwalk Its First Iowa Volleyball Title

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Elle Hatlevig had 39 kills in the Iowa Class 4A volleyball final on Thursday. That is one short of the 4A state tournament record, and four of them came in the fifth set, including the one that won Norwalk its first state title.

Norwalk beat Clear Creek Amana 22-25, 25-12, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, according to Your Prep Sports. Norwalk, the top seed, finished 33-6 in only its third state tournament appearance. Clear Creek Amana's 18-match winning streak ended and it finished 35-7.

Elle Hatlevig's Line: 39 Kills, 27 Digs, .438

Hatlevig, a senior and a Michigan State recruit, hit .438 with 27 digs, two blocks and an ace. She had 10 kills at .714 in the second set alone and 12 over the last two sets. High School On SI named her the finals MVP and all-tournament captain. Setter Hadley Michael had 56 assists, and Norwalk out-blocked the Clippers 24-11.

Clear Creek Amana was also chasing its first title. Junior Julia Schlarbaum had 19 kills and six aces, five of them in a row during a first-set run, and senior Bailey Simpson added 12 kills.

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In Class 3A, Western Christian swept Cherokee 25-20, 25-12, 26-24 for its 20th state title, per The Gazette, and coach Tammi Veerbeek is Iowa's career wins leader at 1,232. Dyersville Beckman Catholic beat Hinton in five sets for its first 2A title, Waukee Northwest repeated in 5A and Ankeny Christian won 1A.

In the all-class MaxPreps Iowa rankings read through BallerTube's Parse feed before the finals, Norwalk was No. 8 and Clear Creek Amana No. 9. More on BallerTube's high school volleyball page.