ASHWAUBENON — The Kaukauna Ghosts’ boys’ volleyball team moved one step closer to a possible WIAA state title Thursday with a 3-0 win Thursday over Indian Trail.
Kaukauna, the No. 1 seed, defeated No. 8 seed Indian Trail 25-16, 25-20, 25-16.
Kaukauna plays again in the semifinal match at 5 p.m. Friday at the Resch Center in Ashwuabenon.
Kaukauna made the most of its first appearance at the WIAA state boys’ volleyball tournament since 2017, falling behind briefly in the third set before closing out the match.
The Galloping Ghosts are tied with Marquette for the most titles of any existing school program with nine.
Those championships came in 1967–when the boys season was played in the spring–1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 2015.
In addition, the Ghosts have placed runner-up in the fall seasons of 1967, 1974, 1976, 2011 and in 2017.
Kaukauna ousted Appleton North 25-19, 26-24, 30-28 in the final of the sectional hosted at Kaukauna to advance into the final field of eight. The Galloping Ghosts are the champions of the Fox Valley Association this year.
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2021 State Boys Volleyball Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 4-6
Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis.
Quarterfinals – Thursday, Nov. 4
#2 Marquette vs. #7 Wauwatosa East – 10 a.m.
#3 Catholic Memorial vs. #6 Arrowhead – 10 a.m.
#4 Kettle Moraine vs. #5 Westosha Central – 4 p.m.
#1Kaukauna vs. #8 Kenosha Indian Trail – 4 p.m.
Boys Semifinals – Friday, Nov. 5
Winners of 10 a.m. Quarterfinals – 5 p.m.
Winners of 4 p.m. Quarterfinals – 5 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, Nov. 6
Winners of Semifinals – 5 p.m.
